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24 
25 /** @file typeinfo
26  * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
27  */
28 
29 #ifndef _TYPEINFO
30 #define _TYPEINFO
31 
32 #pragma GCC system_header
33 
34 #include <bits/exception.h>
35 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
36 #include <bits/hash_bytes.h>
37 #endif
38 
39 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
40 
41 #if __cplusplus >= 202100L
42 # define __cpp_lib_constexpr_typeinfo 202106L
43 #endif
44 
45 extern "C++" {
46 
47 namespace __cxxabiv1
48 {
49  class __class_type_info;
50 } // namespace __cxxabiv1
51 
52 // Determine whether typeinfo names for the same type are merged (in which
53 // case comparison can just compare pointers) or not (in which case strings
54 // must be compared), and whether comparison is to be implemented inline or
55 // not. We used to do inline pointer comparison by default if weak symbols
56 // are available, but even with weak symbols sometimes names are not merged
57 // when objects are loaded with RTLD_LOCAL, so now we always use strcmp by
58 // default. For ABI compatibility, we do the strcmp inline if weak symbols
59 // are available, and out-of-line if not. Out-of-line pointer comparison
60 // is used where the object files are to be portable to multiple systems,
61 // some of which may not be able to use pointer comparison, but the
62 // particular system for which libstdc++ is being built can use pointer
63 // comparison; in particular for most ARM EABI systems, where the ABI
64 // specifies out-of-line comparison. The compiler's target configuration
65 // can override the defaults by defining __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE to
66 // 1 or 0 to indicate whether or not comparison is inline, and
67 // __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES to 1 or 0 to indicate whether or not pointer
68 // comparison can be used.
69 
70 #ifndef __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
71 // By default, typeinfo names are not merged.
72 #define __GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES 0
73 #endif
74 
75 // By default follow the old inline rules to avoid ABI changes.
76 #ifndef __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
77  #if !__GXX_WEAK__
78  #define __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE 0
79  #else
80  #define __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE 1
81  #endif
82 #endif
83 
84 namespace std
85 {
86  /**
87  * @brief Part of RTTI.
88  *
89  * The @c type_info class describes type information generated by
90  * an implementation.
91  */
92  class type_info
93  {
94  public:
95  /** Destructor first. Being the first non-inline virtual function, this
96  * controls in which translation unit the vtable is emitted. The
97  * compiler makes use of that information to know where to emit
98  * the runtime-mandated type_info structures in the new-abi. */
99  virtual ~type_info();
100 
101  /** Returns an @e implementation-defined byte string; this is not
102  * portable between compilers! */
103  const char* name() const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT
104  { return __name[0] == '*' ? __name + 1 : __name; }
105 
106  /** Returns true if `*this` precedes `__arg` in the implementation's
107  * collation order. */
108  bool before(const type_info& __arg) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT;
109 
110  _GLIBCXX23_CONSTEXPR
111  bool operator==(const type_info& __arg) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT;
112 
113 #if __cpp_impl_three_way_comparison < 201907L
114  bool operator!=(const type_info& __arg) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT
115  { return !operator==(__arg); }
116 #endif
117 
118 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
119  size_t hash_code() const noexcept
120  {
121 # if !__GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
122  return _Hash_bytes(name(), __builtin_strlen(name()),
123  static_cast<size_t>(0xc70f6907UL));
124 # else
125  return reinterpret_cast<size_t>(__name);
126 # endif
127  }
128 #endif // C++11
129 
130  // Return true if this is a pointer type of some kind
131  virtual bool __is_pointer_p() const;
132 
133  // Return true if this is a function type
134  virtual bool __is_function_p() const;
135 
136  // Try and catch a thrown type. Store an adjusted pointer to the
137  // caught type in THR_OBJ. If THR_TYPE is not a pointer type, then
138  // THR_OBJ points to the thrown object. If THR_TYPE is a pointer
139  // type, then THR_OBJ is the pointer itself. OUTER indicates the
140  // number of outer pointers, and whether they were const
141  // qualified.
142  virtual bool __do_catch(const type_info *__thr_type, void **__thr_obj,
143  unsigned __outer) const;
144 
145  // Internally used during catch matching
146  virtual bool __do_upcast(const __cxxabiv1::__class_type_info *__target,
147  void **__obj_ptr) const;
148 
149  protected:
150  const char *__name;
151 
152  explicit type_info(const char *__n): __name(__n) { }
153 
154  private:
155  // type_info objects cannot be copied.
156 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
157  type_info& operator=(const type_info&) = delete;
158  type_info(const type_info&) = delete;
159 #else
160  type_info& operator=(const type_info&);
161  type_info(const type_info&);
162 #endif
163 
164 #if ! __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
165  bool __equal(const type_info&) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT;
166 #endif
167  };
168 
169 #if __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
170  inline bool
171  type_info::before(const type_info& __arg) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT
172  {
173 #if !__GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
174  // Even with the new abi, on systems that support dlopen
175  // we can run into cases where type_info names aren't merged,
176  // so we still need to do string comparison.
177  if (__name[0] != '*' || __arg.__name[0] != '*')
178  return __builtin_strcmp (__name, __arg.__name) < 0;
179 #else
180  // On some targets we can rely on type_info's NTBS being unique,
181  // and therefore address comparisons are sufficient.
182 #endif
183 
184  // In old abi, or when weak symbols are not supported, there can
185  // be multiple instances of a type_info object for one
186  // type. Uniqueness must use the __name value, not object address.
187  return __name < __arg.__name;
188  }
189 #endif
190 
191 #if __GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE || __cplusplus > 202002L
192  _GLIBCXX23_CONSTEXPR inline bool
193  type_info::operator==(const type_info& __arg) const _GLIBCXX_NOEXCEPT
194  {
195  if (std::__is_constant_evaluated())
196  return this == &__arg;
197 
198  if (__name == __arg.__name)
199  return true;
200 
201 #if !__GXX_TYPEINFO_EQUALITY_INLINE
202  // ABI requires comparisons to be non-inline.
203  return __equal(__arg);
204 #elif !__GXX_MERGED_TYPEINFO_NAMES
205  // Need to do string comparison.
206  return __name[0] != '*' && __builtin_strcmp (__name, __arg.name()) == 0;
207 #else
208  return false;
209 #endif
210  }
211 # endif
212 
213 
214  /**
215  * @brief Thrown during incorrect typecasting.
216  * @ingroup exceptions
217  *
218  * If you attempt an invalid @c dynamic_cast expression, an instance of
219  * this class (or something derived from this class) is thrown. */
220  class bad_cast : public exception
221  {
222  public:
223  bad_cast() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT { }
224 
225  // This declaration is not useless:
226  // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
227  virtual ~bad_cast() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
228 
229  // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
230  virtual const char* what() const _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
231  };
232 
233  /**
234  * @brief Thrown when a NULL pointer in a @c typeid expression is used.
235  * @ingroup exceptions
236  */
237  class bad_typeid : public exception
238  {
239  public:
240  bad_typeid () _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT { }
241 
242  // This declaration is not useless:
243  // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
244  virtual ~bad_typeid() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
245 
246  // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
247  virtual const char* what() const _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
248  };
249 } // namespace std
250 
251 } // extern "C++"
252 
253 #pragma GCC visibility pop
254 
255 #endif
ISO C++ entities toplevel namespace is std.
Part of RTTI.
Definition: typeinfo:93
virtual ~type_info()
bool before(const type_info &__arg) const noexcept
const char * name() const noexcept
Definition: typeinfo:103
Thrown during incorrect typecasting.
Definition: typeinfo:221
virtual const char * what() const noexcept
Thrown when a NULL pointer in a typeid expression is used.
Definition: typeinfo:238
virtual const char * what() const noexcept
Base class for all library exceptions.
Definition: exception.h:62