Java Bytecode - Example

Example

Consider the following Java code:

outer: for (int i = 2; i < 1000; i++) { for (int j = 2; j < i; j++) { if (i % j == 0) continue outer; } System.out.println (i); }

A Java compiler might translate the Java code above into byte code as follows, assuming the above was put in a method:

0: iconst_2 1: istore_1 2: iload_1 3: sipush 1000 6: if_icmpge 44 9: iconst_2 10: istore_2 11: iload_2 12: iload_1 13: if_icmpge 31 16: iload_1 17: iload_2 18: irem 19: ifne 25 22: goto 38 25: iinc 2, 1 28: goto 11 31: getstatic #84; //Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream; 34: iload_1 35: invokevirtual #85; //Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(I)V 38: iinc 1, 1 41: goto 2 44: return

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