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### class:VolatileCallSite [NONE]
public non-sealed class VolatileCallSite extends CallSite A `VolatileCallSite` is a `CallSite` whose target acts like a volatile variable. An `invokedynamic` instruction linked to a `VolatileCallSite` sees updates to its call site target immediately, even if the update occurs in another thread. There may be a performance penalty for such tight coupling between threads. Unlike `MutableCallSite`, there is no syncAll operation on volatile call sites, since every write to a volatile variable is implicitly synchronized with reader threads. In other respects, a `VolatileCallSite` is interchangeable with `MutableCallSite`. Since: 1.7 See Also: `MutableCallSite`

### constructor:VolatileCallSite(java.lang.invoke.MethodType) [NONE]
### VolatileCallSite public VolatileCallSite (MethodType type) Creates a call site with a volatile binding to its target. The initial target is set to a method handle of the given type which will throw an `IllegalStateException` if called. Parameters: `type` - the method type that this call site will have Throws: `NullPointerException` - if the proposed type is null

### constructor:VolatileCallSite(java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle) [NONE]
### VolatileCallSite public VolatileCallSite (MethodHandle target) Creates a call site with a volatile binding to its target. The target is set to the given value. Parameters: `target` - the method handle that will be the initial target of the call site Throws: `NullPointerException` - if the proposed target is null

### method:getTarget() [NONE]
### getTarget public final MethodHandle getTarget() Returns the target method of the call site, which behaves like a `volatile` field of the `VolatileCallSite`. The interactions of `getTarget` with memory are the same as of a read from a `volatile` field. In particular, the current thread is required to issue a fresh read of the target from memory, and must not fail to see a recent update to the target by another thread. Specified by: `getTarget` in class `CallSite` Returns: the linkage state of this call site, a method handle which can change over time See Also: `setTarget(java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle)`

### method:setTarget(java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle) [NONE]
### setTarget public void setTarget (MethodHandle newTarget) Updates the target method of this call site, as a volatile variable. The type of the new target must agree with the type of the old target. The interactions with memory are the same as of a write to a volatile field. In particular, any threads is guaranteed to see the updated target the next time it calls `getTarget`. Specified by: `setTarget` in class `CallSite` Parameters: `newTarget` - the new target Throws: `NullPointerException` - if the proposed new target is null `WrongMethodTypeException` - if the proposed new target has a method type that differs from the previous target See Also: `getTarget()`

### method:dynamicInvoker() [NONE]
> ### dynamicInvoker public final MethodHandle dynamicInvoker() Produces a method handle equivalent to an invokedynamic instruction which has been linked to this call site. This method is equivalent to the following code:
>      MethodHandle getTarget, invoker, result;
>      getTarget = MethodHandles.publicLookup().bind(this, "getTarget", MethodType.methodType(MethodHandle.class));
>      invoker = MethodHandles.exactInvoker(this.type());
>      result = MethodHandles.foldArguments(invoker, getTarget)
Specified by: `dynamicInvoker` in class `CallSite` Returns: a method handle which always invokes this call site's current target