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package soot.dexpler.instructions;

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import soot.Body;
import soot.Type;
import soot.dexpler.DexBody;

/**
 * Interface for instructions that can/must be retyped, i.e. instructions that assign to a local and have to retype it after
 * local splitting.
 *
 * @author Michael Markert 
 */
public interface RetypeableInstruction {
  /**
   * Swap generic exception type with the given one.
   *
   * @param body
   *          the body that contains the instruction
   * @param t
   *          the real type.
   */
  public void setRealType(DexBody body, Type t);

  /**
   * Do actual retype.
   *
   * Retyping is separated from setting the type, to make it possible to retype after local splitting.
   *
   * @param body
   *          The body containing the processed statement
   */
  public void retype(Body body);
}