Difference between revisions of "Runtime Type Encoding"
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− | At runtime, when we need to describe an Eiffel type, we use the following encoding to describe | + | At runtime, when we need to describe an Eiffel type (TYPE_A instance in the compiler), we use the following encoding to describe: |
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+ | [[Image:TYPE A encodings.png]] | ||
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+ | Legend: | ||
+ | *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 describe in the above diagram | ||
+ | *All other words should be self explanatory |
Revision as of 10:58, 1 August 2008
At runtime, when we need to describe an Eiffel type (TYPE_A instance in the compiler), we use the following encoding to describe:
Legend:
- 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 describe in the above diagram
- All other words should be self explanatory