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package com.oracle.graal.nodes;

import com.oracle.graal.nodes.type.*;

/**
 * Base class for {@link AbstractBeginNode}s that are associated with a frame state.
 * 
 * TODO (dnsimon) this not needed until {@link AbstractBeginNode} no longer implements
 * {@link StateSplit} which is not possible until loop peeling works without requiring begin nodes
 * to have frames states.
 */
public abstract class BeginStateSplitNode extends AbstractBeginNode implements StateSplit {

    public BeginStateSplitNode() {
    }

    protected BeginStateSplitNode(Stamp stamp) {
        super(stamp);
    }

    /**
     * A begin node has no side effect.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean hasSideEffect() {
        return false;
    }
}