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	description: "Real data type for code generation"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class POINTER_I

inherit
	BASIC_I
		redefine
			same_as
		end

feature -- Access

	level: INTEGER is
			-- Internal code for generation
		do
			Result := {SHARED_C_LEVEL}.c_pointer
		end

	tuple_code: NATURAL_8 is
			-- Tuple code for class type
		do
			Result := {SHARED_GEN_CONF_LEVEL}.pointer_tuple_code
		end

	element_type: INTEGER_8 is
		do
			Result := {MD_SIGNATURE_CONSTANTS}.Element_type_i
		end

	sk_value: INTEGER is
		do
			Result := {SK_CONST}.sk_pointer
		end

	c_string: STRING is
			-- String generated for the type.
		do
			 Result := pointer_string
		end

	typed_field: STRING is "it_p"
			-- Value field of a C structure corresponding to this type

	hash_code: INTEGER is
			-- Hash code for current type
		do
			Result := {SHARED_HASH_CODE}.pointer_code
		end

	new_attribute_description: POINTER_DESC is
			-- Type description for skeleton
		do
			create Result
		end

feature -- Status Report

	is_feature_pointer: BOOLEAN is True
			-- Is the type a feature pointer type ?

feature -- Byte code generation

	make_default_byte_code (ba: BYTE_ARRAY) is
			-- Generate default value of basic type on stack.
		do
			ba.append ({BYTE_CONST}.Bc_null_pointer)
		end

feature -- C code generation

	generate_sk_value (buffer: GENERATION_BUFFER) is
			-- Generate SK value associated to current C type in `buffer'.
		do
			buffer.put_string ({SK_CONST}.sk_pointer_string)
		end

feature -- Comparison

	same_as (other: TYPE_C): BOOLEAN is
			-- Is Current same as other?
		do
				-- It really has to be POINTER_I, it cannot be the descendant TYPED_POINTER_I
			Result := same_type (other) and level = other.level
		end

feature {NONE} -- Constants

	pointer_string: STRING = "EIF_POINTER";

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end