Does the Dalvik file format (*.dx) support more instructions than a Java .class file?

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Published on 2010-04-17T11:54:18Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 12:03 UTC
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Is there anything the Dalvik VM supports (in terms of bytecode) which is not used currently because the .class files don't have it?

As an example, if people would write their own Source-to-DX converter for their functional language XYZ, would they be able to implement e. g. full tail calls although the .class file does support tail calls only under certain circumstances?

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