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digitalmars.D.learn - Missing properties in "Properties" page?

reply Ary Manzana <ary esperanto.org.ar> writes:
I tried to search the meaning of "tupleof" and "classinfo" properties, 
so I went to the digital mars page, Language, Properties, but they are 
not there. So I had to search using the "search" field, found the 
meaning of tupleof but still didn't find where "classinfo" is specified. 
Should these properties be listed as well in that page?
Apr 12 2007
parent janderson <askme me.com> writes:
Ary Manzana wrote:

 I tried to search the meaning of "tupleof" and "classinfo" properties, 
 so I went to the digital mars page, Language, Properties, but they are 
 not there. So I had to search using the "search" field, found the 
 meaning of tupleof but still didn't find where "classinfo" is specified. 
 Should these properties be listed as well in that page?


Your right.   I found this but it gives little information.

http://www.digitalmars.com/d/phobos/object.html

Its actually part of the run-time library Phobos:  You can look it up in 
the object.d file.  ClassInfo looks like this:

class ClassInfo : Object
{
     byte[] init;		// class static initializer
     char[] name;		// class name
     void *[] vtbl;		// virtual function pointer table
     Interface[] interfaces;
     ClassInfo base;
     void *destructor;
     void (*classInvariant)(Object);
     uint flags;
     //	1:			// IUnknown
     //	2:			// has no possible pointers into GC memory
     //	4:			// has offTi[] member
     void *deallocator;
     OffsetTypeInfo[] offTi;
}


I added a section to the comments section for that page:
http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?DocComments/Phobos/Object#section6

Perhaps someone would like to expand it.

(Tip its always a good idea to check out the "Comment" section, although 
in this case it wouldn't have helped.)

-Joel

PS
I wish DMD's searching of help was a little friendlier.  I'm surprised 
you where able to find anything.
Apr 16 2007