1 /* GNU Objective-C Runtime API.
2 Copyright (C) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This file is part of GCC.
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19 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
21 /* As a special exception, if you link this library with files compiled
22 with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause the resulting
23 executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. This
24 exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
25 executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
27 #ifndef __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU
28 #define __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU
33 #include "objc-decls.h"
39 #endif /* __cplusplus */
41 /* For functions which return Method_t */
42 #define METHOD_NULL (Method_t)0
43 /* Boolean typedefs */
45 ** Method descriptor returned by introspective Object methods.
46 ** This is really just the first part of the more complete objc_method
47 ** structure defined below and used internally by the runtime.
49 struct objc_method_description
51 SEL name
; /* this is a selector, not a string */
52 char *types
; /* type encoding */
55 /* Filer types used to describe Ivars and Methods. */
67 #define _C_LNG_LNG 'q'
68 #define _C_ULNG_LNG 'Q'
75 #define _C_CHARPTR '*'
79 #define _C_UNION_B '('
80 #define _C_UNION_E ')'
81 #define _C_STRUCT_B '{'
82 #define _C_STRUCT_E '}'
89 ** Call objc_error() or objc_verror() to record an error; this error
90 ** routine will generally exit the program but not necessarily if the
91 ** user has installed his own error handler.
93 ** Call objc_set_error_handler to assign your own function for
94 ** handling errors. The function should return YES if it is ok
95 ** to continue execution, or return NO or just abort if the
96 ** program should be stopped. The default error handler is just to
97 ** print a message on stderr.
99 ** The error handler function should be of type objc_error_handler
100 ** The first parameter is an object instance of relevance.
101 ** The second parameter is an error code.
102 ** The third parameter is a format string in the printf style.
103 ** The fourth parameter is a variable list of arguments.
105 extern void objc_error(id object
, int code
, const char* fmt
, ...);
106 extern void objc_verror(id object
, int code
, const char* fmt
, va_list ap
);
107 typedef BOOL (*objc_error_handler
)(id
, int code
, const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
108 extern objc_error_handler
objc_set_error_handler(objc_error_handler func
);
112 ** These are used by the runtime library, and your
113 ** error handling may use them to determine if the error is
114 ** hard or soft thus whether execution can continue or abort.
116 #define OBJC_ERR_UNKNOWN 0 /* Generic error */
118 #define OBJC_ERR_OBJC_VERSION 1 /* Incorrect runtime version */
119 #define OBJC_ERR_GCC_VERSION 2 /* Incorrect compiler version */
120 #define OBJC_ERR_MODULE_SIZE 3 /* Bad module size */
121 #define OBJC_ERR_PROTOCOL_VERSION 4 /* Incorrect protocol version */
123 #define OBJC_ERR_MEMORY 10 /* Out of memory */
125 #define OBJC_ERR_RECURSE_ROOT 20 /* Attempt to archive the root
126 object more than once. */
127 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_DATA 21 /* Didn't read expected data */
128 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_KEY 22 /* Bad key for object */
129 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_CLASS 23 /* Unknown class */
130 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_TYPE 24 /* Bad type specification */
131 #define OBJC_ERR_NO_READ 25 /* Cannot read stream */
132 #define OBJC_ERR_NO_WRITE 26 /* Cannot write stream */
133 #define OBJC_ERR_STREAM_VERSION 27 /* Incorrect stream version */
134 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_OPCODE 28 /* Bad opcode */
136 #define OBJC_ERR_UNIMPLEMENTED 30 /* Method is not implemented */
138 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_STATE 40 /* Bad thread state */
141 ** Set this variable nonzero to print a line describing each
142 ** message that is sent. (this is currently disabled)
144 extern BOOL objc_trace
;
147 /* For every class which happens to have statically allocated instances in
148 this module, one OBJC_STATIC_INSTANCES is allocated by the compiler.
149 INSTANCES is NULL terminated and points to all statically allocated
150 instances of this class. */
151 struct objc_static_instances
162 ** Whereas a Module (defined further down) is the root (typically) of a file,
163 ** a Symtab is the root of the class and category definitions within the
166 ** A Symtab contains a variable length array of pointers to classes and
167 ** categories defined in the module.
169 typedef struct objc_symtab
{
170 unsigned long sel_ref_cnt
; /* Unknown. */
171 SEL refs
; /* Unknown. */
172 unsigned short cls_def_cnt
; /* Number of classes compiled
173 (defined) in the module. */
174 unsigned short cat_def_cnt
; /* Number of categories
175 compiled (defined) in the
178 void *defs
[1]; /* Variable array of pointers.
179 cls_def_cnt of type Class
180 followed by cat_def_cnt of
181 type Category_t, followed
182 by a NULL terminated array
183 of objc_static_instances. */
188 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for each module that
189 ** composes the executable (eg main.m).
191 ** This data structure is the root of the definition tree for the module.
193 ** A collect program runs between ld stages and creates a ObjC ctor array.
194 ** That array holds a pointer to each module structure of the executable.
196 typedef struct objc_module
{
197 unsigned long version
; /* Compiler revision. */
198 unsigned long size
; /* sizeof(Module). */
199 const char* name
; /* Name of the file where the
200 module was generated. The
201 name includes the path. */
203 Symtab_t symtab
; /* Pointer to the Symtab of
204 the module. The Symtab
207 the classes and categories
208 defined in the module. */
213 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for a class that has
214 ** instance variables defined in its specification.
216 typedef struct objc_ivar
{
217 const char* ivar_name
; /* Name of the instance
218 variable as entered in the
220 const char* ivar_type
; /* Description of the Ivar's
223 int ivar_offset
; /* Byte offset from the base
224 address of the instance
225 structure to the variable. */
228 typedef struct objc_ivar_list
{
229 int ivar_count
; /* Number of structures (Ivar)
230 contained in the list. One
231 structure per instance
232 variable defined in the
234 struct objc_ivar ivar_list
[1]; /* Variable length
236 } IvarList
, *IvarList_t
;
240 ** The compiler generates one (or more) of these structures for a class that
241 ** has methods defined in its specification.
243 ** The implementation of a class can be broken into separate pieces in a file
244 ** and categories can break them across modules. To handle this problem is a
245 ** singly linked list of methods.
247 typedef struct objc_method
{
248 SEL method_name
; /* This variable is the method's
250 The unique integer passed to
251 objc_msg_send is a char* too.
252 It is compared against
253 method_name using strcmp. */
254 const char* method_types
; /* Description of the method's
255 parameter list. Useful for
257 IMP method_imp
; /* Address of the method in the
261 typedef struct objc_method_list
{
262 struct objc_method_list
* method_next
; /* This variable is used to link
263 a method list to another. It
264 is a singly linked list. */
265 int method_count
; /* Number of methods defined in
267 Method method_list
[1]; /* Variable length
269 } MethodList
, *MethodList_t
;
271 struct objc_protocol_list
{
272 struct objc_protocol_list
*next
;
278 ** This is used to assure consistent access to the info field of
281 #ifndef HOST_BITS_PER_LONG
282 #define HOST_BITS_PER_LONG (sizeof(long)*8)
285 #define __CLS_INFO(cls) ((cls)->info)
286 #define __CLS_ISINFO(cls, mask) ((__CLS_INFO(cls)&mask)==mask)
287 #define __CLS_SETINFO(cls, mask) (__CLS_INFO(cls) |= mask)
289 /* The structure is of type MetaClass */
290 #define _CLS_META 0x2L
291 #define CLS_ISMETA(cls) ((cls)&&__CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_META))
294 /* The structure is of type Class */
295 #define _CLS_CLASS 0x1L
296 #define CLS_ISCLASS(cls) ((cls)&&__CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_CLASS))
299 ** The class is initialized within the runtime. This means that
300 ** it has had correct super and sublinks assigned
302 #define _CLS_RESOLV 0x8L
303 #define CLS_ISRESOLV(cls) __CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_RESOLV)
304 #define CLS_SETRESOLV(cls) __CLS_SETINFO(cls, _CLS_RESOLV)
307 ** The class has been send a +initialize message or a such is not
308 ** defined for this class
310 #define _CLS_INITIALIZED 0x04L
311 #define CLS_ISINITIALIZED(cls) __CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_INITIALIZED)
312 #define CLS_SETINITIALIZED(cls) __CLS_SETINFO(cls, _CLS_INITIALIZED)
315 ** The class number of this class. This must be the same for both the
316 ** class and its meta class object
318 #define CLS_GETNUMBER(cls) (__CLS_INFO(cls) >> (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2))
319 #define CLS_SETNUMBER(cls, num) \
320 ({ (cls)->info <<= (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2); \
321 (cls)->info >>= (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2); \
322 __CLS_SETINFO(cls, (((unsigned long)num) << (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2))); })
325 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for each category. A class
326 ** may have many categories and contain both instance and factory methods.
328 typedef struct objc_category
{
329 const char* category_name
; /* Name of the category. Name
330 contained in the () of the
331 category definition. */
332 const char* class_name
; /* Name of the class to which
333 the category belongs. */
334 MethodList_t instance_methods
; /* Linked list of instance
335 methods defined in the
336 category. NULL indicates no
337 instance methods defined. */
338 MethodList_t class_methods
; /* Linked list of factory
339 methods defined in the
340 category. NULL indicates no
341 class methods defined. */
342 struct objc_protocol_list
*protocols
; /* List of Protocols
344 } Category
, *Category_t
;
347 ** Structure used when a message is send to a class's super class. The
348 ** compiler generates one of these structures and passes it to
351 typedef struct objc_super
{
352 id self
; /* Id of the object sending
357 Class
class; /* Object's super class. */
361 IMP
objc_msg_lookup_super(Super_t super
, SEL sel
);
363 retval_t
objc_msg_sendv(id
, SEL
, arglist_t
);
368 ** This is a hook which is called by objc_lookup_class and
369 ** objc_get_class if the runtime is not able to find the class.
370 ** This may e.g. try to load in the class using dynamic loading.
371 ** The function is guaranteed to be passed a non-NULL name string.
373 objc_EXPORT
Class (*_objc_lookup_class
)(const char *name
);
376 ** This is a hook which is called by __objc_exec_class every time a class
377 ** or a category is loaded into the runtime. This may e.g. help a
378 ** dynamic loader determine the classes that have been loaded when
379 ** an object file is dynamically linked in.
381 objc_EXPORT
void (*_objc_load_callback
)(Class _class
, Category
* category
);
384 ** Hook functions for allocating, copying and disposing of instances
386 objc_EXPORT
id (*_objc_object_alloc
)(Class _class
);
387 objc_EXPORT
id (*_objc_object_copy
)(id object
);
388 objc_EXPORT
id (*_objc_object_dispose
)(id object
);
391 ** Standard functions for memory allocation and disposal.
392 ** Users should use these functions in their ObjC programs so
393 ** that they work properly with garbage collectors as well as
394 ** can take advantage of the exception/error handling available.
397 objc_malloc(size_t size
);
400 objc_atomic_malloc(size_t size
);
403 objc_valloc(size_t size
);
406 objc_realloc(void *mem
, size_t size
);
409 objc_calloc(size_t nelem
, size_t size
);
412 objc_free(void *mem
);
415 ** Hook functions for memory allocation and disposal.
416 ** This makes it easy to substitute garbage collection systems
417 ** such as Boehm's GC by assigning these function pointers
418 ** to the GC's allocation routines. By default these point
419 ** to the ANSI standard malloc, realloc, free, etc.
421 ** Users should call the normal objc routines above for
422 ** memory allocation and disposal within their programs.
424 objc_EXPORT
void *(*_objc_malloc
)(size_t);
425 objc_EXPORT
void *(*_objc_atomic_malloc
)(size_t);
426 objc_EXPORT
void *(*_objc_valloc
)(size_t);
427 objc_EXPORT
void *(*_objc_realloc
)(void *, size_t);
428 objc_EXPORT
void *(*_objc_calloc
)(size_t, size_t);
429 objc_EXPORT
void (*_objc_free
)(void *);
432 ** Hook for method forwarding. This makes it easy to substitute a
433 ** library, such as ffcall, that implements closures, thereby avoiding
434 ** gcc's __builtin_apply problems.
436 objc_EXPORT
IMP (*__objc_msg_forward
)(SEL
);
438 Method_t
class_get_class_method(MetaClass _class
, SEL aSel
);
440 Method_t
class_get_instance_method(Class _class
, SEL aSel
);
442 Class
class_pose_as(Class impostor
, Class superclass
);
444 Class
objc_get_class(const char *name
);
446 Class
objc_lookup_class(const char *name
);
448 Class
objc_next_class(void **enum_state
);
450 const char *sel_get_name(SEL selector
);
452 const char *sel_get_type(SEL selector
);
454 SEL
sel_get_uid(const char *name
);
456 SEL
sel_get_any_uid(const char *name
);
458 SEL
sel_get_any_typed_uid(const char *name
);
460 SEL
sel_get_typed_uid(const char *name
, const char*);
462 SEL
sel_register_name(const char *name
);
464 SEL
sel_register_typed_name(const char *name
, const char*type
);
467 BOOL
sel_is_mapped (SEL aSel
);
469 extern id
class_create_instance(Class _class
);
471 static inline const char *
472 class_get_class_name(Class _class
)
474 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
)?_class
->name
:((_class
==Nil
)?"Nil":0);
478 class_get_instance_size(Class _class
)
480 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
)?_class
->instance_size
:0;
483 static inline MetaClass
484 class_get_meta_class(Class _class
)
486 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
)?_class
->class_pointer
:Nil
;
490 class_get_super_class(Class _class
)
492 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
)?_class
->super_class
:Nil
;
496 class_get_version(Class _class
)
498 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
)?_class
->version
:-1;
502 class_is_class(Class _class
)
504 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
);
508 class_is_meta_class(Class _class
)
510 return CLS_ISMETA(_class
);
515 class_set_version(Class _class
, long version
)
517 if (CLS_ISCLASS(_class
))
518 _class
->version
= version
;
522 class_get_gc_object_type (Class _class
)
524 return CLS_ISCLASS(_class
) ? _class
->gc_object_type
: NULL
;
527 /* Mark the instance variable as innaccessible to the garbage collector */
528 extern void class_ivar_set_gcinvisible (Class _class
,
529 const char* ivarname
,
533 method_get_imp(Method_t method
)
535 return (method
!=METHOD_NULL
)?method
->method_imp
:(IMP
)0;
538 IMP
get_imp (Class _class
, SEL sel
);
540 /* Redefine on NeXTSTEP so as not to conflict with system function */
542 #define object_copy gnu_object_copy
543 #define object_dispose gnu_object_dispose
546 id
object_copy(id object
);
548 id
object_dispose(id object
);
551 object_get_class(id object
)
553 return ((object
!=nil
)
554 ? (CLS_ISCLASS(object
->class_pointer
)
555 ? object
->class_pointer
556 : (CLS_ISMETA(object
->class_pointer
)
562 static inline const char *
563 object_get_class_name(id object
)
565 return ((object
!=nil
)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object
->class_pointer
)
566 ?object
->class_pointer
->name
567 :((Class
)object
)->name
)
571 static inline MetaClass
572 object_get_meta_class(id object
)
574 return ((object
!=nil
)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object
->class_pointer
)
575 ?object
->class_pointer
->class_pointer
576 :(CLS_ISMETA(object
->class_pointer
)
577 ?object
->class_pointer
583 object_get_super_class
586 return ((object
!=nil
)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object
->class_pointer
)
587 ?object
->class_pointer
->super_class
588 :(CLS_ISMETA(object
->class_pointer
)
589 ?((Class
)object
)->super_class
595 object_is_class (id object
)
597 return ((object
!= nil
) && CLS_ISMETA (object
->class_pointer
));
601 object_is_instance (id object
)
603 return ((object
!= nil
) && CLS_ISCLASS (object
->class_pointer
));
607 object_is_meta_class (id object
)
609 return ((object
!= nil
)
610 && !object_is_instance (object
)
611 && !object_is_class (object
));
615 objc_get_uninstalled_dtable(void);
619 #endif /* __cplusplus */
621 #endif /* not __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU */