[GROOVY-5223] Bytecode optimizations: make use of LDC for class literals

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-beta-3
• Labels: breaking
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: Cédric Champeau
• Created: 30/Dec/11 09:59
• Updated: 13/May/12 03:30
• Resolved: 03/Jan/12 02:29

Description

Class literals are currently loaded using generated $get$class$ methods which increase bytecode size and may prevent some optimizations. In most situations though, we may use the LCD bytecode instruction to load the class literal.