public static Object initializeScalarHeader(Address ptr,TIB tib,int size){
  Object ref=Magic.addressAsObject(ptr.plus(OBJECT_REF_OFFSET));
  return ref;
}

public static Object initializeScalarHeader ( Address ptr , TIB tib , int size ) { Object ref = Magic . addressAsObject ( ptr . plus ( OBJECT_REF_OFFSET ) ) ; return ref ; }
perform any required initialization of the java portion of the header .
