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12<h1>new-instance</h1>
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14<h2>Purpose</h2>
15
16<p>
17Construct a new instance of the indicated type, storing a reference to it in the
18destination. The type must refer to a non-array class.
19</p>
20
21<h2>Details</h2>
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23<table class="instruc">
24<thead>
25<tr>
26  <th>Op &amp; Format</th>
27  <th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
28  <th>Arguments</th>
29</tr>
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31<tbody>
32<tr>
33  <td>22 21c</td>
34  <td>new-instance vAA, type@BBBB</td>
35  <td><code>A:</code> destination register (8 bits)<br/>
36    <code>B:</code> type index</td>
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38</tbody>
39</table>
40
41<h2>Constraints</h2>
42
43<ul>
44  <li>
45    A must be a valid register index for the current stack frame.
46  </li>
47  <li>
48    B must be a valid index into the type pool.
49  </li>
50  <li>
51    Type constant pool entry B must contain a valid type descriptor for a
52    non-array class.
53  </li>
54</ul>
55
56<h2>Behavior</h2>
57
58<ul>
59  <li>
60    An attempt is made to get a reference to the class C the name of which is
61    contained in type pool entry B.
62  </li>
63  <li>
64    If C has not been loaded and resolved before, it is being loaded and
65    resolved. All exceptions that are possible during class loading can occur at
66    this point.
67  </li>
68  <li>
69    An attempt is made to create a new instance I of C. All exceptions that are
70    possible during instantiation can occur at this point.
71  </li>
72  <li>
73    A reference to the new instance is stored in register vA, that is vA' = I.
74  </li>
75  <li>
76    If v(A-1) is the lower part of a register pair, v(A-1)' becomes undefined.
77  </li>
78  <li>
79    If v(A+1) is the upper part of a register pair, v(A+1)' becomes undefined.
80  </li>
81</ul>
82
83<h2>Exceptions</h2>
84
85<ul>
86  <li>
87    All exceptions that are possible during class loading can occur.
88  </li>
89  <li>
90    All exceptions that are possible during instantiation can occur.
91  </li>
92</ul>
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