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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.jvmci.meta;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for values.
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractValue implements Value, KindProvider {
+
+    public static final AllocatableValue ILLEGAL = Value.ILLEGAL;
+
+    private final Kind kind;
+    private final LIRKind lirKind;
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes a new value of the specified kind.
+     *
+     * @param lirKind the kind
+     */
+    protected AbstractValue(LIRKind lirKind) {
+        this.lirKind = lirKind;
+        if (getPlatformKind() instanceof Kind) {
+            this.kind = (Kind) getPlatformKind();
+        } else {
+            this.kind = Kind.Illegal;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a String representation of the kind, which should be the end of all
+     * {@link #toString()} implementation of subclasses.
+     */
+    protected final String getKindSuffix() {
+        return "|" + getKind().getTypeChar();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the kind of this value.
+     */
+    public final Kind getKind() {
+        return kind;
+    }
+
+    public final LIRKind getLIRKind() {
+        return lirKind;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the platform specific kind used to store this value.
+     */
+    public final PlatformKind getPlatformKind() {
+        return lirKind.getPlatformKind();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return 41 + lirKind.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj instanceof AbstractValue) {
+            AbstractValue that = (AbstractValue) obj;
+            return kind.equals(that.kind) && lirKind.equals(that.lirKind);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if this value is identical to {@code other}.
+     *
+     * Warning: Use with caution! Usually equivalence {@link #equals(Object)} is sufficient and
+     * should be used.
+     */
+    @ExcludeFromIdentityComparisonVerification
+    public final boolean identityEquals(AbstractValue other) {
+        return this == other;
+    }
+}