Understanding Java bytecode
Java bytecode Java bytecode is the instruction set of the Java virtual machine. Each bytecode is composed of one, or in some cases two bytes that represent the instruction (opcode), along with zero or more bytes for passing parameters. Of the 255 possible byte-long opcodes, as of 2015, 198 are in use (~78%), 54 are reserved for future use (~21%), and 3 instructions (~1%) are set aside as permanently unimplemented. The Java bytecode system does not directly support floating point operations beyond 32 bits, except indirectly via bytecodes that enable use of 64-bit and 80-bit intermediate IEEE floating point operations. Java machine level language outer: for ( int i = 2 ; i < 1000 ; i ++) { for ( int j = 2 ; j < i ; j ++) { if ( i % j == 0 ) continue outer ; } System . out . println ( i ); } A Java compiler might translate the Java code above into byte code as follows, assuming the above was put ...