rubyx/lib/register/instructions/load_constant.rb

module Register
  # load a constant into a register
  #
  # first is the actual constant, either immediate register or object reference (from the space)
  # second argument is the register the constant is loaded into

  class LoadConstant < Instruction
    def initialize source , constant , register
      super(source)
      @register = register
      @constant = constant
    end
    attr_accessor :register , :constant

    def to_s
      "LoadConstant: #{register} <- #{constant_str}"
    end

    private
    def constant_str
      case @constant
      when String , Symbol , Fixnum , Integer
        @constant.to_s
      else
        if( @constant.respond_to? :sof_reference_name )
          constant.sof_reference_name
        else
          constant.class.name.to_s
        end
      end
    end
  end
  def self.load_constant source , constant , register
    LoadConstant.new source , constant , register
  end
end