Class PointerKind

Identifies a particular kind of pointer.

Inheritance

System.Object

PointerKind

Implements

System.IEquatable<PointerKind>

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Flame.TypeSystem

Assembly: Flame.dll

Syntax

public abstract class PointerKind : IEquatable<PointerKind>

Fields

Box

The pointer kind for box pointers. This kind of pointers is used both for boxed 'struct' values and for references to 'class' values.

Declaration

public static readonly PointerKind Box

Field Value

Type	Description
PointerKind

Reference

The pointer kind for reference pointers, which are pointers to a value that may or may not be tracked by the garbage collection runtime.

As a rule, reference pointers should never be used as the type of a field or as the element type of a container.

Declaration

public static readonly PointerKind Reference

Field Value

Type	Description
PointerKind

Transient

The pointer kind for transient pointers.

Declaration

public static readonly PointerKind Transient

Field Value

Type	Description
PointerKind

Methods

Equals(PointerKind)

Checks if this pointer kind equals another pointer kind.

Declaration

public abstract bool Equals(PointerKind other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerKind	other	The other pointer kind.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Equals(Object)

Declaration

public override bool Equals(object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Overrides

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

GetHashCode()

Declaration

public abstract override int GetHashCode()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32

Overrides

System.Object.GetHashCode()

ToString()

Declaration

public abstract override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String

Overrides

System.Object.ToString()

Implements

System.IEquatable<T>