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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

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<title>goto/32</title>
<link rel=stylesheet href="opcode.css">
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<h1>goto/32</h1>

<h2>Purpose</h2>

<p>
Unconditionally jump to the indicated instruction.
</p>

<h2>Details</h2>

<table class="instruc">
<thead>
<tr>
  <th>Op &amp; Format</th>
  <th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
  <th>Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
  <td>2a 30t</td>
  <td>goto/32 +AAAAAAAA</td>
  <td><code>A:</code> signed branch offset (32 bits)<br/></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Constraints</h2>

<ul>
  <li>
    A must point to a valid bytecode instruction inside the current method.
  </li>
</ul>

<h2>Behavior</h2>

<ul>
  <li>
    The (otherwise invisible) program counter PC is set to the address of the
    instruction plus the given offset, that is, PC' = PC(goto) + A.
  </li>
  <li>
    Executions resumes at PC'.
  </li>
</ul>

<h2>Exceptions</h2>

<p>
None.
</p>

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