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+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahStringDedup.inline.hpp	Sun Jan 20 12:20:37 2019 -0500
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SHARE_GC_SHENANDOAH_SHENANDOAHSTRINGDEDUP_INLINE_HPP
+#define SHARE_GC_SHENANDOAH_SHENANDOAHSTRINGDEDUP_INLINE_HPP
+
+#include "classfile/javaClasses.inline.hpp"
+#include "gc/shenandoah/shenandoahStringDedup.hpp"
+
+bool ShenandoahStringDedup::is_candidate(oop obj) {
+  return java_lang_String::is_instance_inlined(obj) &&
+         java_lang_String::value(obj) != NULL;
+}
+
+#endif // SHARE_GC_SHENANDOAH_SHENANDOAHSTRINGDEDUP_INLINE_HPP