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023package jdk.internal.jvmci.meta;
024
025import java.nio.*;
026
027/**
028 * Represents a compile-time constant that can be converted to a byte array.
029 */
030public interface SerializableConstant extends Constant {
031
032    /**
033     * Return the size in bytes of the serialized representation of this constant.
034     */
035    int getSerializedSize();
036
037    /**
038     * Serialize the constant into the ByteBuffer. There must be at least
039     * {@link #getSerializedSize()} bytes available capacity in the buffer.
040     */
041    void serialize(ByteBuffer buffer);
042}