Identifiers

Typedefs
typedef const char	ident
	Identifier. More...

Functions
ident *	new_id_from_str (const char *str)
	Store a string and create an ident. More...
ident *	new_id_from_chars (const char *str, size_t len)
	Store a string and create an ident. More...
ident *	new_id_fmt (char const *fmt,...)
	Create an ident from a format string. More...
const char *	get_id_str (ident *id)
	Returns a string represented by an ident. More...
ident *	id_unique (const char *tag)
	helper function for creating unique idents. More...

Detailed Description

Typedef Documentation

ident

typedef const char ident

Identifier.

Note

This is currently defined as a normal C string, but you should not rely on that and always use get_id_str() before using it as a C string.

Definition at line 50 of file firm_types.h.

Function Documentation

get_id_str()

const char* get_id_str

(

ident *

id

)

Returns a string represented by an ident.

Returns the string represented by id. This string is NULL terminated. The string may not be changed.

Parameters

id

the ident

Returns

cp a string

id_unique()

ident* id_unique

(

const char *

tag

)

helper function for creating unique idents.

It contains an internal counter and appends it separated by a dot to the given tag.

new_id_fmt()

ident* new_id_fmt	(	char const *	fmt,
			...
	)

Create an ident from a format string.

Returns

a handle for the generated ident

new_id_from_chars()

ident* new_id_from_chars	(	const char *	str,
		size_t	len
	)

Store a string and create an ident.

Stores a string in the ident module and returns a handle for the string. Copies the string. This version takes non-zero-terminated strings.

Parameters

str	the string (or whatever) which shall be stored
len	the length of the data in bytes

Returns

id a handle for the generated ident

new_id_from_str()

ident* new_id_from_str

(

const char *

str

)

Store a string and create an ident.

Stores a string in the ident module and returns a handle for the string.

Copies the string. str must be zero terminated

Parameters

str	the string which shall be stored

Returns

id a handle for the generated ident