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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:11:00 -0000
From: Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
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Subject: getType().getSize() safe/correct way to determine Register size?
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As the subject says, but pedantically:

    int registerSize = IA32Registers.EAX.getType().getSize();
    byte[] byteOrderedRegister = new byte[registerSize];
    task.access(IA32Registers.EAX, 0, registerSize, byteOrderedRegister, 
0, false);

Is this a safe/correct way to determine register size?

If not, any other way?

Regards

Phil