Integer widening operators: some preliminary statistics.

[Daniel Cheng]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:34 AM, Ruslan Shevchenko <rssh at gradsoft.com.ua> wrote:
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> Good day, Bruce.
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> Some data about integer widening operator:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-March/000906.html
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> 3 checks was implemented:
>  1. model check for expression like  ($x && 0xff) or (0xff &  $x) where $x
> must have a type byte (original request). This check named as "widening
> operator (semantics)"
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> 2. syntax check for expression like  ($x && 0xff) or (0xff &  $x) where $x
> can have any type. This check named as "widening operator (syntax)"
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>  Example of second but not first:
> <pre>
>  public static short reverseBytes(short s) {
>    return (short) (((s & 0xff) << 8) | ((s & 0xff00) >> 8));
>  }
> </pre>
> <pre>
>       byte[] nounce = new byte[24];
>        for (int i=0;i<8;i++)
>        {
>            nounce[i]=(byte)(ts&0xff);
>            ts=ts>>8;
>            nounce[8+i]=(byte)(sk&0xff);
>            sk=sk>>8;
>        }
> </pre>
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> 3. count of all expressions with bitwise and. (names as all bit ands)
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> Than, results for jetty was:
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> all bit ands    :       121
> widening operator (semantics)   :       10
> widening operator (syntax)      :       20
>
> // some other counts, to compare with:
> rethrow clause  :       34
> string in switch        :       19
>
> hibernate does not use bitwise and at all.
> gwt-users have 2 entries of syntax pattern (actually this is reverseBytes
> function).
>
> Result for jdk I will publish tomorrow, when ones will be ready.

I expect this kind of usage are more common in low level formats.
Try MINA SSH, OpenDS, etc..

> It was preliminary data (one from 3 packages use 'bitwise and') more
> statistics and some analysis will be available throught few days (with
> data about for-s and ERP in dataset).
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>  Best Regards !
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