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00001 // RTTI support for -*- C++ -*-
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00026 
00027 /** @file typeinfo
00028  *  This is a Standard C++ Library header.
00029  */
00030 
00031 #ifndef _TYPEINFO
00032 #define _TYPEINFO
00033 
00034 #pragma GCC system_header
00035 
00036 #include <exception>
00037 
00038 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
00039 
00040 extern "C++" {
00041 
00042 namespace __cxxabiv1
00043 {
00044   class __class_type_info;
00045 } // namespace __cxxabiv1
00046 
00047 // Determine whether typeinfo names for the same type are merged (in which
00048 // case comparison can just compare pointers) or not (in which case strings
00049 // must be compared), and whether comparison is to be implemented inline or
00050 // not.  We used to do inline pointer comparison by default if weak symbols
00051 // are available, but even with weak symbols sometimes names are not merged
00052 // when objects are loaded with RTLD_LOCAL, so now we always use strcmp by
00053 // default.  For ABI compatibility, we do the strcmp inline if weak symbols
00054 // are available, and out-of-line if not.  Out-of-line pointer comparison
00055 // is used where the object files are to be portable to multiple systems,
00056 // some of which may not be able to use pointer comparison, but the
00057 // particular system for which libstdc++ is being built can use pointer
00058 // comparison; in particular for most ARM EABI systems, where the ABI
00059 // specifies out-of-line comparison.  The compiler's target configuration
00060 // can override the defaults by defining __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE to
00061 // 1 or 0 to indicate whether or not comparison is inline, and
00062 // __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES to 1 or 0 to indicate whether or not pointer
00063 // comparison can be used.
00064 
00065 #ifndef __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
00066 // By default, typeinfo names are not merged.
00067 #define __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES 0
00068 #endif
00069 
00070 // By default follow the old inline rules to avoid ABI changes.
00071 #ifndef __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
00072   #if !__GXX_WEAK__
00073     #define __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE 0
00074   #else
00075     #define __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE 1
00076   #endif
00077 #endif
00078 
00079 namespace std 
00080 {
00081   /**
00082    *  @brief  Part of RTTI.
00083    *
00084    *  The @c type_info class describes type information generated by
00085    *  an implementation.
00086   */
00087   class type_info 
00088   {
00089   public:
00090     /** Destructor first. Being the first non-inline virtual function, this
00091      *  controls in which translation unit the vtable is emitted. The
00092      *  compiler makes use of that information to know where to emit
00093      *  the runtime-mandated type_info structures in the new-abi.  */
00094     virtual ~type_info();
00095 
00096     /** Returns an @e implementation-defined byte string; this is not
00097      *  portable between compilers!  */
00098     const char* name() const
00099     { return __name[0] == '*' ? __name + 1 : __name; }
00100 
00101 #if !__GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
00102     // In old abi, or when weak symbols are not supported, there can
00103     // be multiple instances of a type_info object for one
00104     // type. Uniqueness must use the _name value, not object address.
00105     bool before(const type_info& __arg) const;
00106     bool operator==(const type_info& __arg) const;
00107 #else
00108   #if !__GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
00109     /** Returns true if @c *this precedes @c __arg in the implementation's
00110      *  collation order.  */
00111     // Even with the new abi, on systems that support dlopen
00112     // we can run into cases where type_info names aren't merged,
00113     // so we still need to do string comparison.
00114     bool before(const type_info& __arg) const
00115     { return (__name[0] == '*' && __arg.__name[0] == '*')
00116     ? __name < __arg.__name
00117     : __builtin_strcmp (__name, __arg.__name) < 0; }
00118 
00119     bool operator==(const type_info& __arg) const
00120     {
00121       return ((__name == __arg.__name)
00122           || (__name[0] != '*' &&
00123           __builtin_strcmp (__name, __arg.__name) == 0));
00124     }
00125   #else
00126     // On some targets we can rely on type_info's NTBS being unique,
00127     // and therefore address comparisons are sufficient.
00128     bool before(const type_info& __arg) const
00129     { return __name < __arg.__name; }
00130 
00131     bool operator==(const type_info& __arg) const
00132     { return __name == __arg.__name; }
00133   #endif
00134 #endif
00135     bool operator!=(const type_info& __arg) const
00136     { return !operator==(__arg); }
00137 
00138     // Return true if this is a pointer type of some kind
00139     virtual bool __is_pointer_p() const;
00140 
00141     // Return true if this is a function type
00142     virtual bool __is_function_p() const;
00143 
00144     // Try and catch a thrown type. Store an adjusted pointer to the
00145     // caught type in THR_OBJ. If THR_TYPE is not a pointer type, then
00146     // THR_OBJ points to the thrown object. If THR_TYPE is a pointer
00147     // type, then THR_OBJ is the pointer itself. OUTER indicates the
00148     // number of outer pointers, and whether they were const
00149     // qualified.
00150     virtual bool __do_catch(const type_info *__thr_type, void **__thr_obj,
00151                 unsigned __outer) const;
00152 
00153     // Internally used during catch matching
00154     virtual bool __do_upcast(const __cxxabiv1::__class_type_info *__target,
00155                  void **__obj_ptr) const;
00156 
00157   protected:
00158     const char *__name;
00159     
00160     explicit type_info(const char *__n): __name(__n) { }
00161     
00162   private:
00163     /// Assigning type_info is not supported.
00164     type_info& operator=(const type_info&);
00165     type_info(const type_info&);
00166   };
00167 
00168   /**
00169    *  @brief  Thrown during incorrect typecasting.
00170    *  @ingroup exceptions
00171    *
00172    *  If you attempt an invalid @c dynamic_cast expression, an instance of
00173    *  this class (or something derived from this class) is thrown.  */
00174   class bad_cast : public exception 
00175   {
00176   public:
00177     bad_cast() throw() { }
00178 
00179     // This declaration is not useless:
00180     // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
00181     virtual ~bad_cast() throw();
00182 
00183     // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
00184     virtual const char* what() const throw();
00185   };
00186   
00187   /** 
00188    *  @brief Thrown when a NULL pointer in a @c typeid expression is used.
00189    *  @ingroup exceptions
00190    */
00191   class bad_typeid : public exception 
00192   {
00193   public:
00194     bad_typeid () throw() { }
00195 
00196     // This declaration is not useless:
00197     // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
00198     virtual ~bad_typeid() throw();
00199 
00200     // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
00201     virtual const char* what() const throw();
00202   };
00203 } // namespace std
00204 
00205 #pragma GCC visibility pop
00206 
00207 } // extern "C++"
00208 #endif