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

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.

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

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.

Create an ident from a format string.

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

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