type.h

/**
 * @file type.h
 *
 * Project:     libFIRM                                                   <br>
 * File name:   ir/tr/type.h                                              <br>
 * Purpose:     Representation of types.                                  <br>
 * Author:      Goetz Lindenmaier                                         <br>
 * Modified by:                                                           <br>
 * Created:                                                               <br>
 * Copyright:   (c) 2001-2003 Universität Karlsruhe                       <br>
 * Licence:     This file protected by GPL -  GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. <br>
 * CVS-ID:      $Id$
 *
 *
 *  Datastructure to hold type information.
 *
 *  This module supplies a datastructure to represent all types
 *  known in the compiled program.  This includes types specified
 *  in the program as well as types defined by the language.  In the
 *  view of the intermediate representation there is no difference
 *  between these types.  Finally it specifies some auxiliary types.
 *
 *  There exist several kinds of types, arranged by the structure of
 *  the type.  A type is described by a set of attributes.  Some of
 *  these attributes are common to all types, others depend on the
 *  kind of the type.
 *
 *  Types are different from the modes defined in irmode:  Types are
 *  on the level of the programming language, modes at the level of
 *  the target processor.
 *
 *  @see  tpop.h
 */

# ifndef _TYPE_H_
# define _TYPE_H_

#include <stdbool.h>

# include "firm_types.h"
# include "tpop.h"
# include "firm_common.h"
# include "ident.h"
# include "irmode.h"
# include "dbginfo.h"
# include "tr_inheritance.h"

/**
 *  An abstract data type to represent types.
 *
 *  This is the abstract data type with which any type known in the
 *  compiled program can be represented.  This includes types specified
 *  in the program as well as types defined by the language.  In the
 *  view of the intermediate representation there is no difference
 *  between these types.
 *
 *  There exist several kinds of types, arranged by the structure of
 *  the type.  These are distinguished by a type opcode.
 *  A type is described by a set of attributes.  Some of these attributes
 *  are common to all types, others depend on the kind of the type.
 *
 *  The following describes the common attributes.  They can only be
 *  accessed by the functions given below.
 *
 *  The common fields are:
 *
 *  - firm_kind: A firm_kind tag containing k_type.  This is useful
 *               for dynamically checking whether a node is a type node.
 *  - type_op:   A tp_op specifying the kind of the type.
 *  - mode:      The mode to be used to represent the type on a machine.
 *  - name:      An identifier specifying the name of the type.  To be
 *               set by the frontend.
 *  - size:      The size of the type, i.e. an entity of this type will
 *               occupy size bits in memory.  In several cases this is
 *               determined when fixing the layout of this type (class,
 *               struct, union, array, enumeration).
 *  - alignment  The alignment of the type, i.e. an entity of this type will
 *               be allocated an an address in memory with this alignment.
 *               In several cases this is determined when fixing the layout
 *               of this type (class, struct, union, array)
 *  - state:     The state of the type.  The state represents whether the
 *               layout of the type is undefined or fixed (values: layout_undefined
 *               or layout_fixed).  Compound types can have an undefined
 *               layout.  The layout of the basic types primitive and pointer
 *               is always layout_fixed.  If the layout of
 *               compound types is fixed all entities must have an offset
 *               and the size of the type must be set.
 *               A fixed layout for enumeration types means that each enumeration
 *               is associated with an implementation value.
 *  - visit:     A counter for walks of the type information.
 *  - link:      A void* to associate some additional information with the type.
 *
 *  These fields can only be accessed via access functions.
 *
 *  Depending on the value of @c type_op, i.e., depending on the kind of the
 *  type the adt contains further attributes.  These are documented below.
 *
 *  @see
 *
 *  @link class_type class @endlink, @link struct_type struct @endlink,
 *  @link method_type method @endlink, @link union_type union @endlink,
 *  @link array_type array @endlink, @link enumeration_type enumeration @endlink,
 *  @link pointer_type pointer @endlink, @link primitive_type primitive @endlink
 *
 *  @todo
 *      mode maybe not global field??
 */
#ifndef _TYPE_TYPEDEF_
#define _TYPE_TYPEDEF_
typedef struct type type;
#endif

# include "type_or_entity.h"

/** frees all entities associated with a type.
    Does not free array entity.
    Warning: make sure these entities are not referenced anywhere else.
*/
void        free_type_entities(type *tp);

/** Frees the memory used by the type.
 *
 * Removes the type from the type list. Does not free the entities
 * belonging to the type, except for the array element entity.  Does
 * not free if tp is "none" or "unknown".  Frees entities in value
 * param subtypes of method types!!! Make sure these are not
 * referenced any more.  Further make sure there is no pointer type
 * that refers to this type.                           */
void        free_type(type *tp);

const tp_op*get_type_tpop(const type *tp);
ident*      get_type_tpop_nameid(const type *tp);
const char* get_type_tpop_name(const type *tp);
tp_opcode   get_type_tpop_code(const type *tp);

ident*      get_type_ident(const type *tp);
void        set_type_ident(type *tp, ident* id);
const char* get_type_name(const type *tp);

/** This enumeration flags the visibility of entities and types.
 *
 * This is necessary for partial compilation.
 * We rely on the ordering of the flags.
 */
typedef enum {
  visibility_local,              /**< The entity is only visible locally.  This is the default for
				      entities.
				      The type is only visible locally.  All instances are allocated
				      locally, and no pointer to entities of this type are passed
				      out of this compilation unit. */
  visibility_external_visible,   /**< The entity is visible to other external program parts, but
				      it is defined here.  It may not be optimized away.  The entity must
				      be static_allocated.
				      For types:  entities of this type can be accessed externally.  No
				      instances of this type are allocated externally.  */
  visibility_external_allocated  /**< The entity is defined and allocated externally.  This compilation
  				      must not allocate memory for this entity. The entity must
				      be static_allocated.  This can also be an external defined
				      method.
				      For types:  entities of this type are allocated and accessed from
				      external code.  Default for types.  */
} visibility;

/** The visibility of a type.
 *
 *  The visibility of a type indicates, whether entities of this type
 *  are accessed or allocated in external code.
 *
 *  An entity of a type is allocated in external code, if the external
 *  code declares a variable of this type, or dynamically allocates
 *  an entity of this type.  If the external code declares a (compound)
 *  type, that contains entities of this type, the visibility also
 *  must be external_allocated.
 *
 *  The visibility must be higher than that of all entities, if the
 *  type is a compound.  Here it is questionable, what happens with
 *  static entities.  If these are accessed external by direct reference,
 *  (a static call to a method, that is also in the dispatch table)
 *  it should not affect the visibility of the type.
 *
 *
 * @@@ Do we need a visibility for types?
 * I change the layout of types radically when doing type splitting.
 * I need to know, which fields of classes are accessed in the RTS,
 * e.g., [_length.  I may not move [_length to the split part.
 * The layout though, is a property of the type.
 *
 * One could also think of changing the mode of a type ...
 *
 * But, we could also output macros to access the fields, e.g.,
 *  ACCESS_[_length (X)   X->length              // conventional
 *  ACCESS_[_length (X)   X->_split_ref->length  // with type splitting
 *
 * For now I implement this function, that returns the visibility
 * based on the visibility of the entities of a compound ...
 *
 * This function returns visibility_external_visible if one or more
 * entities of a compound type have visibility_external_visible.
 * Entities of types are never visibility_external_allocated (right?).
 * Else returns visibility_local.
 */
visibility get_type_visibility (const type *tp);
void       set_type_visibility (type *tp, visibility v);



/** The state of the type layout. */
typedef enum {
  layout_undefined,    /**< The layout of this type is not defined.
              Address computation to access fields is not
              possible, fields must be accessed by Sel
              nodes.  This is the default value except for
              pointer, primitive and method types. */
  layout_fixed         /**< The layout is fixed, all component/member entities
              have an offset assigned.  Size of the type is known.
              Arrays can be accessed by explicit address
              computation. Default for pointer, primitive and method
              types.  */
} type_state;

/** Returns a human readable string for the enum entry. */
const char *get_type_state_name(type_state s);

/** Returns the type layout state of a type. */
type_state  get_type_state(const type *tp);

/** Sets the type layout state of a type.
 *
 * For primitives, pointer and method types the layout is always fixed.
 * This call is legal but has no effect.
 */
void        set_type_state(type *tp, type_state state);

/** Returns the mode of a type.
 *
 * Returns NULL for all non atomic types.
 */
ir_mode*    get_type_mode(const type *tp);

/** Sets the mode of a type.
 *
 * Only has an effect on primitive, enumeration and pointer types.
 */
void        set_type_mode(type *tp, ir_mode* m);

/** Returns the size of a type in bytes, returns -1 if the size is NOT
 *  a byte size, i.e. not dividable by 8. */
int         get_type_size_bytes(const type *tp);

/** Returns the size of a type in bits. */
int         get_type_size_bits(const type *tp);

/** Sets the size of a type in bytes.
 *
 * For primitive, enumeration, pointer and method types the size
 * is always fixed. This call is legal but has no effect.
 */
void        set_type_size_bytes(type *tp, int size);

/** Sets the size of a type in bits.
 *
 * For primitive, enumeration, pointer and method types the size
 * is always fixed. This call is legal but has no effect.
 */
void        set_type_size_bits(type *tp, int size);

/** Returns the alignment of a type in bytes.
 *
 *  Returns -1 if the alignment is NOT
 *  a byte size, i.e. not dividable by 8. Calls get_type_alignment_bits(). */
int         get_type_alignment_bytes(type *tp);

/** Returns the alignment of a type in bits.
 *
 *  If the alignment of a type is
 *  not set, it is calculated here according to the following rules:
 *  -#.) if a type has a mode, the alignment is the mode size.
 *  -#.) compound types have the alignment of there biggest member.
 *  -#.) array types have the alignment of there element type.
 *  -#.) method types return 0 here.
 *  -#.) all other types return 8 here (i.e. aligned at byte).
 */
int         get_type_alignment_bits(type *tp);

/** Sets the alignment of a type in bytes. */
void        set_type_alignment_bytes(type *tp, int size);

/** Sets the alignment of a type in bits.
 *
 * For method types the alignment is always fixed.
 * This call is legal but has no effect.
 */
void        set_type_alignment_bits(type *tp, int size);

unsigned long get_type_visited(const type *tp);
void          set_type_visited(type *tp, unsigned long num);
/* Sets visited field in type to type_visited. */
void          mark_type_visited(type *tp);
int           type_visited(const type *tp);
int           type_not_visited(const type *tp);

/** Returns the associated link field of a type. */
void*         get_type_link(const type *tp);
/** Sets the associated link field of a type. */
void          set_type_link(type *tp, void *l);

/**
 * Visited flag to traverse the type information.
 *
 * Increase this flag by one before traversing the type information
 * using inc_master_type_visited().
 * Mark type nodes as visited by mark_type_visited(type).
 * Check whether node was already visited by type_visited(type)
 * and type_not_visited(type).
 * Or use the function to walk all types.
 *
 * @see  typewalk
 */
void          set_master_type_visited(unsigned long val);
unsigned long get_master_type_visited(void);
void          inc_master_type_visited(void);

/**
 * Checks whether a pointer points to a type.
 *
 * @param thing     an arbitrary pointer
 *
 * @return
 *     true if the thing is a type, else false
 */
int is_type            (const void *thing);

/**
 *   Checks whether two types are structurally equal.
 *
 *   @param typ1  the first type
 *   @param typ2  the second type
 *
 *   @return
 *    true if the types are equal, else false.
 *
 *   Types are equal if :
 *    - they are the same type kind
 *    - they have the same name
 *    - they have the same mode (if applicable)
 *    - they have the same type_state and, ev., the same size
 *    - they are class types and have:
 *      - the same members (see same_entity in entity.h)
 *      - the same supertypes -- the C-pointers are compared --> no recursive call.
 *      - the same number of subtypes.  Subtypes are not compared,
 *        as this could cause a cyclic test.
 *      - the same peculiarity
 *    - they are structure types and have the same members
 *    - they are method types and have
 *      - the same parameter types
 *      - the same result types
 *    - they are union types and have the same members
 *    - they are array types and have
 *      - the same number of dimensions
 *      - the same dimension bounds
 *      - the same dimension order
 *      - the same element type
 *    - they are enumeration types and have the same enumerator names
 *    - they are pointer types and have the identical points_to type
 *      (i.e., the same C-struct to represent the type, type_id is skipped.
 *       This is to avoid endless recursions; with pointer types cyclic
 *       type graphs are possible.)
 */
int equal_type(type *typ1, type *typ2);

/**
 *   Checks whether two types are structural comparable.
 *
 *   @param st pointer type
 *   @param lt pointer type
 *
 *   @return
 *    true if type st is smaller than type lt, i.e. whenever
 *    lt is expected a st can be used.
 *    This is true if
 *    - they are the same type kind
 *    - mode(st) < mode (lt)  (if applicable)
 *    - they are class types and st is (transitive) subtype of lt,
 *    - they are structure types and
 *       - the members of st have exactly one counterpart in lt with the same name,
 *       - the counterpart has a bigger type.
 *    - they are method types and have
 *      - the same number of parameter and result types,
 *      - the parameter types of st are smaller than those of lt,
 *      - the result types of st are smaller than those of lt
 *    - they are union types and have the members of st have exactly one
 *      @return counterpart in lt and the type is smaller
 *    - they are array types and have
 *      - the same number of dimensions
 *      - all bounds of lt are bound of st
 *      - the same dimension order
 *      - the same element type
 *      @return or
 *      - the element type of st is smaller than that of lt
 *      - the element types have the same size and fixed layout.
 *    - they are enumeration types and have the same enumerator names
 *    - they are pointer types and have the points_to type of st is
 *      @return smaller than the points_to type of lt.
 *
 */
int smaller_type (type *st, type *lt);

/**
 *  @page class_type    Representation of a class type
 *
 *  If the type opcode is set to type_class the type represents class
 *  types.  A list of fields and methods is associated with a class.
 *  Further a class can inherit from and bequest to other classes.
 *  @@@ value class???
 *  The following attributes are private to this type kind:
 *  - member:     All entities belonging to this class.  This are method entities
 *                which have type_method or fields that can have any of the
 *                following type kinds: type_class, type_struct, type_union,
 *                type_array, type_enumeration, type_pointer, type_primitive.
 *
 *  The following two are dynamic lists that can be grown with an "add_" function,
 *  but not shrinked:
 *
 *  - subtypes:   A list of direct subclasses.
 *
 *  - supertypes: A list of direct superclasses.
 *
 *  - peculiarity: The peculiarity of this class.  If the class is of peculiarity
 *                 "description" it only is a description of requirements to a class,
 *                 as, e.g., a Java interface.  The class will never be allocated.
 *                 Peculiarity inherited is only possible for entities.  An entity
 *                 is of peculiarity inherited if the compiler generated the entity
 *                 to explicitly resolve inheritance.  An inherited method entity has
 *                 no value for irg.
 *                 Values: description, existent, inherited.  Default: existent.
 *
 */

/** Creates a new class type. */
type   *new_type_class (ident *name);

/** Creates a new class type with debug information. */
type   *new_d_type_class (ident *name, dbg_info *db);

/* --- manipulate private fields of class type  --- */

/** Adds the entity as member of the class.  */
void    add_class_member   (type *clss, entity *member);

/** Returns the number of members of this class. */
int     get_class_n_members (const type *clss);

/** Returns the member at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_member */
entity *get_class_member   (const type *clss, int pos);

/** Returns index of mem in clss, -1 if not contained. */
int     get_class_member_index(type *clss, entity *mem);

/** Finds the member with name 'name'. If several members with the same
 *  name returns one of them.  Returns NULL if no member found. */
entity *get_class_member_by_name(type *clss, ident *name);

/** Overwrites the member at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_member with
 *  the passed entity. */
void    set_class_member   (type *clss, entity *member, int pos);

/** Replaces complete member list in class type by the list passed.
 *
 *  Copies the list passed. This function is necessary to reduce the number of members.
 *  members is an array of entities, num the size of this array.  Sets all
 *  owners of the members passed to clss. */
void    set_class_members  (type *clss, entity *members[], int arity);

/** Finds member in the list of members and removes it.
 *
 *  Shrinks the member list, so iterate from the end!!!
 *  Does not deallocate the entity.  */
void    remove_class_member(type *clss, entity *member);


/** Adds subtype as subtype to clss.
 *
 *  Checks whether clss is a supertype of subtype.  If not
 *  adds also clss as supertype to subtype.  */
void    add_class_subtype   (type *clss, type *subtype);

/** Returns the number of subtypes */
int     get_class_n_subtypes (const type *clss);

/** Gets the subtype at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_subtype. */
type   *get_class_subtype   (type *clss, int pos);

/** Returns the index to access subclass as subtype of class.
 *
 *  If subclass is no direct subtype of class returns -1.
 */
int get_class_subtype_index(type *clss, const type *subclass);

/** Sets the subtype at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_subtype.
 *
 *  Does not set the corresponding supertype relation for subtype: this might
 *  be a different position! */
void    set_class_subtype   (type *clss, type *subtype, int pos);

/** Finds subtype in the list of subtypes and removes it  */
void    remove_class_subtype(type *clss, type *subtype);

/* Convenience macros */
#define add_class_derived_type(clss, drvtype)       add_class_subtype(clss, drvtype)
#define get_class_n_derived_types(clss)             get_class_n_subtypes(clss)
#define get_class_derived_type(clss, pos)           get_class_subtype(clss, pos)
#define get_class_derived_type_index(clss, drvtype) get_class_subtype_index(clss, drvtype)
#define set_class_derived_type(clss, drvtype, pos)  set_class_subtype(clss, drvtype, pos)
#define remove_class_derived_type(clss, drvtype)    remove_class_subtype(clss, drvtype)

/** Adds supertype as supertype to class.
 *
 *  Checks whether clss is a subtype of supertype.  If not
 *  adds also clss as subtype to supertype.  */
void    add_class_supertype   (type *clss, type *supertype);

/** Returns the number of supertypes */
int     get_class_n_supertypes (const type *clss);

/** Returns the index to access superclass as supertype of class.
 *
 *  If superclass is no direct supertype of class returns -1.
 */
int     get_class_supertype_index(type *clss, type *super_clss);

/** Gets the supertype at position pos,  0 <= pos < n_supertype. */
type   *get_class_supertype   (type *clss, int pos);

/** Sets the supertype at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_supertype.
 *
 *  Does not set the corresponding subtype relation for supertype: this might
 *  be at a different position! */
void    set_class_supertype   (type *clss, type *supertype, int pos);

/** Finds supertype in the list of supertypes and removes it */
void    remove_class_supertype(type *clss, type *supertype);

/** Convenience macro */
#define add_class_base_type(clss, basetype)  add_class_supertype(clss, basetype)
#define get_class_n_base_types(clss)  get_class_n_supertypes(clss)
#define get_class_base_type_index(clss, base_clss) get_class_supertype_index(clss, base_clss)
#define get_class_base_type(clss, pos)  get_class_supertype(clss, pos)
#define set_class_base_type(clss, basetype, pos) set_class_supertype(clss, basetype, pos)
#define remove_class_base_type(clss, basetype)  remove_class_supertype(clss, basetype)

/** Convenience macro */
#define add_class_base_type(clss, basetype)        add_class_supertype(clss, basetype)
#define get_class_n_base_types(clss)               get_class_n_supertypes(clss)
#define get_class_base_type_index(clss, base_clss) get_class_supertype_index(clss, base_clss)
#define get_class_base_type(clss, pos)             get_class_supertype(clss, pos)
#define set_class_base_type(clss, basetype, pos)   set_class_supertype(clss, basetype, pos)
#define remove_class_base_type(clss, basetype)     remove_class_supertype(clss, basetype)

/** This enumeration flags the peculiarity of entities and types. */
typedef enum peculiarity {
  peculiarity_description,     /**< Represents only a description.  The entity/type is never
                            allocated, no code/data exists for this entity/type.
                        @@@ eventually rename to descriptive (adjective as the others!)*/
  peculiarity_inherited,       /**< Describes explicitly that other entities are
                            inherited to the owner of this entity.
                            Overwrites must refer to at least one other
                            entity.  If this is a method entity there exists
                            no irg for this entity, only for one of the
                            overwritten ones.
                        Only for entity. */
  peculiarity_existent         /**< The entity/type (can) exist.
                    @@@ eventually rename to 'real' i.e., 'echt'
                        This serves better as opposition to description _and_ inherited.*/
} peculiarity;
const char *get_peculiarity_string(peculiarity p);

/** Returns the peculiarity of the class. */
peculiarity get_class_peculiarity (const type *clss);
/** Sets the peculiarity of the class. */
void        set_class_peculiarity (type *clss, peculiarity pec);

/* Set and get a class' dfn --
   @todo This is an undocumented field, subject to change! */
void set_class_dfn (type *clss, int dfn);
int  get_class_dfn (const type *clss);

/** Returns true if a type is a class type. */
int is_Class_type(const type *clss);

/**
 *  @page struct_type   Representation of a struct type
 *
 *  Type_strct represents aggregate types that consist of a list
 *  of fields.
 *  The following attributes are private to this type kind:
 *  - member:  All entities belonging to this class.  This are the fields
 *             that can have any of the following types:  type_class,
 *             type_struct, type_union, type_array, type_enumeration,
 *             type_pointer, type_primitive.
 *             This is a dynamic list that can be grown with an "add_" function,
 *             but not shrinked.
 *             This is a dynamic list that can be grown with an "add_" function,
 *             but not shrinked.
 */
/** Creates a new type struct */
type   *new_type_struct (ident *name);
/** Creates a new type struct with debug information. */
type   *new_d_type_struct (ident *name, dbg_info* db);

/* --- manipulate private fields of struct --- */

/** Adds the entity as member of the struct.  */
void    add_struct_member   (type *strct, entity *member);

/** Returns the number of members of this struct. */
int     get_struct_n_members (const type *strct);

/** Returns the member at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_member */
entity *get_struct_member   (const type *strct, int pos);

/** Returns index of member in strct, -1 if not contained. */
int     get_struct_member_index(type *strct, entity *member);

/** Overwrites the member at position pos, 0 <= pos < n_member with
   the passed entity. */
void    set_struct_member   (type *strct, int pos, entity *member);

/** Finds member in the list of members and removes it. */
void    remove_struct_member (type *strct, entity *member);

/** Returns true if a type is a struct type. */
int     is_Struct_type(const type *strct);

/**
 * @page method_type    Representation of a method type
 *
 * A method type represents a method, function or procedure type.
 * It contains a list of the parameter and result types, as these
 * are part of the type description.  These lists should not
 * be changed by a optimization, as a change creates a new method
 * type.  Therefore optimizations should allocated new method types.
 * The set_ routines are only for construction by a frontend.
 *
 * - n_params:   Number of parameters to the procedure.
 *               A procedure in FIRM has only call by value parameters.
 *
 * - param_type: A list with the types of parameters.  This list is ordered.
 *               The nth type in this list corresponds to the nth element
 *               in the parameter tuple that is a result of the start node.
 *               (See ircons.h for more information.)
 *
 * - value_param_ents
 *               A list of entities (whose owner is a struct private to the
 *               method type) that represent parameters passed by value.
 *
 * - n_res:      The number of results of the method.  In general, procedures
 *               have zero results, functions one.
 *
 * - res_type:   A list with the types of parameters.  This list is ordered.
 *               The nth type in this list corresponds to the nth input to
 *               Return nodes.  (See ircons.h for more information.)
 *
 * - value_res_ents
 *               A list of entities (whose owner is a struct private to the
 *               method type) that represent results passed by value.
 */

/* These macros define the suffixes for the types and entities used
   to represent value parameters / results. */
#define VALUE_PARAMS_SUFFIX  "val_param"
#define VALUE_RESS_SUFFIX    "val_res"

/** Create a new method type.
 *
 * @param name      the name (ident) of this type
 * @param n_param   the number of parameters
 * @param n_res     the number of results
 *
 * The arrays for the parameter and result types are not initialized by
 * the constructor.
 */
type *new_type_method (ident *name, int n_param, int n_res);

/** Create a new method type with debug information.
 *
 * @param name      the name (ident) of this type
 * @param n_param   the number of parameters
 * @param n_res     the number of results
 * @param db        user defined debug information
 *
 * The arrays for the parameter and result types are not initialized by
 * the constructor.
 */
type *new_d_type_method (ident *name, int n_param, int n_res, dbg_info* db);

/* -- manipulate private fields of method. -- */

/** Returns the number of parameters of this method. */
int   get_method_n_params  (const type *method);

/** Returns the type of the parameter at position pos of a method. */
type *get_method_param_type(type *method, int pos);
/** Sets the type of the parameter at position pos of a method.
    Also changes the type in the pass-by-value representation by just
    changing the type of the corresponding entity if the representation is constructed. */
void  set_method_param_type(type *method, int pos, type* tp);
/** Returns an entity that represents the copied value argument.  Only necessary
   for compounds passed by value. This information is constructed only on demand. */
entity *get_method_value_param_ent(type *method, int pos);
/**
 * Returns a type that represents the copied value arguments.
 */
type *get_method_value_param_type(const type *method);

/** Returns the number of results of a method type. */
int   get_method_n_ress   (const type *method);
/** Returns the return type of a method type at position pos. */
type *get_method_res_type(type *method, int pos);
/** Sets the type of the result at position pos of a method.
    Also changes the type in the pass-by-value representation by just
    changing the type of the corresponding entity if the representation is constructed. */
void  set_method_res_type(type *method, int pos, type* tp);
/** Returns an entity that represents the copied value result.  Only necessary
   for compounds passed by value. This information is constructed only on demand. */
entity *get_method_value_res_ent(type *method, int pos);

/**
 * Returns a type that represents the copied value results.
 */
type *get_method_value_res_type(const type *method);

/**
 * This enum flags the variadicity of methods (methods with a
 * variable amount of arguments (e.g. C's printf). Default is
 * non_variadic.
 */
typedef enum variadicity {
  variadicity_non_variadic, /**< non variadic */
  variadicity_variadic      /**< variadic */
} variadicity;

/** Returns the null-terminated name of this variadicity. */
const char *get_variadicity_name(variadicity vari);

/** Returns the variadicity of a method. */
variadicity get_method_variadicity(const type *method);

/** Sets the variadicity of a method. */
void set_method_variadicity(type *method, variadicity vari);

/**
 * Returns the first variadic parameter index of a type.
 * If this index was NOT set, the index of the last parameter
 * of the method type plus one is returned for variadic functions.
 * Non-variadic function types always return -1 here.
 */
int get_method_first_variadic_param_index(const type *method);

/**
 * Sets the first variadic parameter index. This allows to specify
 * a complete call type (containing the type of all parameters)
 * but still have the knowledge, which parameter must be passed as
 * variadic one.
 */
void set_method_first_variadic_param_index(type *method, int index);

/** Returns true if a type is a method type. */
int   is_Method_type     (const type *method);

/**
 *   @page union_type   Representation of a union type.
 *
 *   The union type represents union types.
 *   - n_types:     Number of unioned types.
 *   - members:     Entities for unioned types.  Fixed length array.
 *                  This is a dynamic list that can be grown with an "add_" function,
 *                  but not shrinked.
 */
/** Creates a new type union. */
type   *new_type_union (ident *name);

/** Creates a new type union with debug information. */
type   *new_d_type_union (ident *name, dbg_info* db);

/* --- manipulate private fields of struct --- */

/** Returns the number of unioned types of this union */
int     get_union_n_members      (const type *uni);

/** Adds a new entity to a union type */
void    add_union_member (type *uni, entity *member);

/** Returns the entity at position pos of a union */
entity *get_union_member (const type *uni, int pos);

/** Overwrites a entity at position pos in a union type. */
void    set_union_member (type *uni, int pos, entity *member);

/** Finds member in the list of members and removes it. */
void    remove_union_member (type *uni, entity *member);

/** Returns true if a type is a union type. */
int     is_Union_type          (const type *uni);

/**
 * @page array_type Representation of an array type
 *
 * The array type represents rectangular multi dimensional arrays.
 * The constants representing the bounds must be allocated to
 * get_const_code_irg() by setting current_ir_graph accordingly.
 *
 * - n_dimensions:    Number of array dimensions.
 * - *lower_bound:    Lower bounds of dimensions.  Usually all 0.
 * - *upper_bound:    Upper bounds or dimensions.
 * - *element_type:   The type of the array elements.
 * - *element_ent:    An entity for the array elements to be used for
 *                      element selection with Sel.
 * @todo
 *   Do we need several entities?  One might want
 *   to select a dimension and not a single element in case of multi
 *   dimensional arrays.
 */

/** Create a new type array.
 *
 * Sets n_dimension to dimension and all dimension entries to NULL.
 * Initializes order to the order of the dimensions.
 * The entity for array elements is built automatically.
 * Set dimension sizes after call to constructor with set_* routines.
 */
type *new_type_array         (ident *name, int n_dimensions,
                  type *element_type);

/** Create a new type array with debug information.
 *
 * Sets n_dimension to dimension and all dimension entries to NULL.
 * Initializes order to the order of the dimensions.
 * The entity for array elements is built automatically.
 * Set dimension sizes after call to constructor with set_* routines.
 * A legal array type must have at least one dimension set.
 */
type *new_d_type_array         (ident *name, int n_dimensions,
                  type *element_type, dbg_info* db);

/* --- manipulate private fields of array type --- */

/** Returns the number of array dimensions of this type. */
int   get_array_n_dimensions (const type *array);

/**
 * Allocates Const nodes of mode_I for one array dimension.
 * Upper bound in Firm is the element next to the last, i.e. [lower,upper[
 */
void  set_array_bounds_int   (type *array, int dimension, int lower_bound,
                                                          int upper_bound);
/**
 * Sets the bounds for one array dimension.
 * Upper bound in Firm is the element next to the last, i.e. [lower,upper[
 */
void  set_array_bounds       (type *array, int dimension, ir_node *lower_bound,
                                                          ir_node *upper_bound);
/** Sets the lower bound for one array dimension, i.e. [lower,upper[ */
void  set_array_lower_bound  (type *array, int dimension, ir_node *lower_bound);

/** Allocates Const nodes of mode_I for the lower bound of an array
    dimension, i.e. [lower,upper[ */
void  set_array_lower_bound_int (type *array, int dimension, int lower_bound);

/** Sets the upper bound for one array dimension, i.e. [lower,upper[ */
void  set_array_upper_bound  (type *array, int dimension, ir_node *upper_bound);

/** Allocates Const nodes of mode_I for the upper bound of an array
    dimension, i.e. [lower,upper[. */
void  set_array_upper_bound_int (type *array, int dimension, int upper_bound);

/** Returns true if lower bound != Unknown. */
int       has_array_lower_bound     (const type *array, int dimension);
/** Returns the lower bound of an array. */
ir_node * get_array_lower_bound     (const type *array, int dimension);
/** Works only if bound is Const node with tarval that can be converted to long. */
long      get_array_lower_bound_int (const type *array, int dimension);
/** returns true if lower bound != Unknown */
int       has_array_upper_bound     (const type *array, int dimension);
/** Returns the upper bound of an array. */
ir_node * get_array_upper_bound     (const type *array, int dimension);
/** Works only if bound is Const node with tarval that can be converted to long. */
long      get_array_upper_bound_int (const type *array, int dimension);

/** Sets an array dimension to a specific order. */
void set_array_order (type *array, int dimension, int order);

/** Returns the order of an array dimension. */
int  get_array_order (const type *array, int dimension);

/** Find the array dimension that is placed at order ord. */
int find_array_dimension(const type *array, int order);

/** Sets the array element type. */
void  set_array_element_type (type *array, type *tp);

/** Gets the array element type. */
type *get_array_element_type (type *array);

/** Sets the array element entity. */
void  set_array_element_entity (type *array, entity *ent);

/** Get the array element entity. */
entity *get_array_element_entity (const type *array);

/** Returns true if a type is an array type. */
int    is_Array_type(const type *array);

/**
 * @page enumeration_type   Representation of an enumeration type
 *
 * Enumeration types need not necessarily be represented explicitly
 * by Firm types, as the frontend can lower them to integer constants as
 * well.  For debugging purposes or similar tasks this information is useful.
 *
 * - *enum:         The target values representing the constants used to
 *                  represent individual enumerations.
 * - *enum_nameid:  Idents containing the source program name of the enumeration
 *                  constants
 */
/** Create a new type enumeration -- set the enumerators independently. */
type   *new_type_enumeration    (ident *name, int n_enums);

/** Create a new type enumeration with debug information -- set the enumerators independently. */
type   *new_d_type_enumeration    (ident *name, int n_enums, dbg_info* db);

/* --- manipulate fields of enumeration type. --- */

/** Returns the number of enumeration values of this enumeration */
int     get_enumeration_n_enums (const type *enumeration);

/** Sets the enumeration value at a given position. */
void    set_enumeration_enum    (type *enumeration, int pos, tarval *con);

/** Returns the enumeration value at a given position. */
tarval *get_enumeration_enum    (const type *enumeration, int pos);

/** Assign an ident to an enumeration value at a given position. */
void    set_enumeration_nameid  (type *enumeration, int pos, ident *id);

/** Returns the assigned ident of an enumeration value at a given position. */
ident  *get_enumeration_nameid  (const type *enumeration, int pos);

/** Returns the assigned name of an enumeration value at a given position. */
const char *get_enumeration_name(const type *enumeration, int pos);

/** Returns true if a type is a enumeration type. */