Runtime Type Encoding

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At runtime, when we need to describe an Eiffel type (TYPE_A instance in the compiler), we use the following encoding:


TYPE A encodings.png


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  • Words in uppercase refer to constant defined in $EIFFEL_SRC/C/run-time/include/rt_gen_types.h
  • Words in red refer to another abstraction described in the above diagram
  • Eiffel type_id refers to the `type_id' in finalized mode and the `static_type_id' in workbench mode.
  • All other words should be self explanatory
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