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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2011, 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.max.graal.nodes.extended;
+
+import com.oracle.max.graal.nodes.*;
+import com.oracle.max.graal.nodes.type.*;
+
+/**
+ * The {@code SwitchNode} class is the base of both lookup and table switches.
+ */
+public abstract class SwitchNode extends ControlSplitNode {
+
+    @Input private ValueNode value;
+
+    public ValueNode value() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new Switch.
+     * @param value the instruction that provides the value to be switched over
+     * @param successors the list of successors of this switch
+     * @param stateAfter the state after the switch
+     */
+    public SwitchNode(ValueNode value, BeginNode[] successors, double[] probability) {
+        super(StampFactory.illegal(), successors, probability);
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the number of cases that this switch covers (excluding the default case).
+     * @return the number of cases
+     */
+    public int numberOfCases() {
+        return blockSuccessorCount() - 1;
+    }
+}