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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015, 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 jdk.vm.ci.hotspot;
+
+import static java.util.FormattableFlags.ALTERNATE;
+import static java.util.FormattableFlags.LEFT_JUSTIFY;
+import static java.util.FormattableFlags.UPPERCASE;
+
+import java.util.Formattable;
+import java.util.Formatter;
+
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.JavaMethod;
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.ResolvedJavaMethod;
+
+abstract class HotSpotMethod implements JavaMethod, Formattable {
+
+    public static String applyFormattingFlagsAndWidth(String s, int flags, int width) {
+        if (flags == 0 && width < 0) {
+            return s;
+        }
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(s);
+
+        // apply width and justification
+        int len = sb.length();
+        if (len < width) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < width - len; i++) {
+                if ((flags & LEFT_JUSTIFY) == LEFT_JUSTIFY) {
+                    sb.append(' ');
+                } else {
+                    sb.insert(0, ' ');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        String res = sb.toString();
+        if ((flags & UPPERCASE) == UPPERCASE) {
+            res = res.toUpperCase();
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    protected String name;
+
+    /**
+     * Controls whether {@link #toString()} includes the qualified or simple name of the class in
+     * which the method is declared.
+     */
+    public static final boolean FULLY_QUALIFIED_METHOD_NAME = false;
+
+    protected HotSpotMethod(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String toString() {
+        char h = FULLY_QUALIFIED_METHOD_NAME ? 'H' : 'h';
+        String suffix = this instanceof ResolvedJavaMethod ? "" : ", unresolved";
+        String fmt = String.format("HotSpotMethod<%%%c.%%n(%%p)%s>", h, suffix);
+        return format(fmt);
+    }
+
+    public void formatTo(Formatter formatter, int flags, int width, int precision) {
+        String base = (flags & ALTERNATE) == ALTERNATE ? getName() : toString();
+        formatter.format(applyFormattingFlagsAndWidth(base, flags & ~ALTERNATE, width));
+    }
+
+    public JavaMethod asJavaMethod() {
+        return this;
+    }
+}