[GROOVY-11415] Bytecode for identity

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented

Language

groovy

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniel Sun
• Created: 22/Jun/24 00:35
• Updated: 01/Oct/24 22:08
• Resolved: 01/Oct/24 22:08

Description

The bytecode for === and !== is to invoke static method, e.g. compareIdentical, compareNotIdentical.

We could generate better bytecode by leveraging IF_ACMPEQ, IF_ACMPNE, which is same to the bytecode generated by Java compiler.