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package org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.Constants;

/** 
 * This class is derived from the abstract 
 * <A HREF="org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile.Constant.html">Constant</A> class 
 * and represents a reference to a Utf8 encoded string.
 *
 * @author  <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
 * @see     Constant
 */
public final class ConstantUtf8 extends Constant {

    private final String bytes;


    static ConstantUtf8 getInstance(DataInput input) throws IOException {
        return new ConstantUtf8(input.readUTF());
    }


    /**
     * @param bytes Data
     */
    private ConstantUtf8(String bytes) {
        super(Constants.CONSTANT_Utf8);
        if (bytes == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("bytes must not be null!");
        }
        this.bytes = bytes;
    }


    /**
     * @return Data converted to string.
     */
    public final String getBytes() {
        return bytes;
    }
}
