protected final void resolveClass(Class<?> clazz){
  RVMType cls=JikesRVMSupport.getTypeForClass(clazz);
  cls.resolve();
  cls.instantiate();
  cls.initialize();
}

protected final void resolveClass ( Class < ? > clazz ) { RVMType cls = JikesRVMSupport . getTypeForClass ( clazz ) ; cls . resolve ( ) ; cls . instantiate ( ) ; cls . initialize ( ) ; }
forces a class to be linked ( initialized ) . if the class has already been linked this operation has no effect .
