MemoryLayoutSpec (relax-utils 0.7.2 API)

```
public interface MemoryLayoutSpec
```
Describes constant memory overheads for various constructs in a JVM implementation.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getArrayHeaderSize()`	Returns the fixed overhead of an array of any type or length in this JVM.
`int`	`getObjectHeaderSize()`	Returns the fixed overhead of for any `Object` subclass in this JVM.
`int`	`getObjectPadding()`	Returns the quantum field size for a field owned by an object in this JVM.
`int`	`getReferenceSize()`	Returns the fixed size of an object reference in this JVM.
`int`	`getSuperclassFieldPadding()`	Returns the quantum field size for a field owned by one of an object's ancestor superclasses in this JVM.
`static MemoryLayoutSpec`	`resolveEffective()`

- Method Detail
  - getArrayHeaderSize
```
int getArrayHeaderSize()
```
    Returns the fixed overhead of an array of any type or length in this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fixed overhead of an array.
  - getObjectHeaderSize
```
int getObjectHeaderSize()
```
    Returns the fixed overhead of for any Object subclass in this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fixed overhead of any object.
  - getObjectPadding
```
int getObjectPadding()
```
    Returns the quantum field size for a field owned by an object in this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    
    the quantum field size for an object.
  - getReferenceSize
```
int getReferenceSize()
```
    Returns the fixed size of an object reference in this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    
    the size of all object references.
  - getSuperclassFieldPadding
```
int getSuperclassFieldPadding()
```
    Returns the quantum field size for a field owned by one of an object's ancestor superclasses in this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    
    the quantum field size for a superclass field.
  - resolveEffective
```
static MemoryLayoutSpec resolveEffective()
```