Updated to remove references to ConstantPointerRef and reflect the change
in the inheritance hierarchy: GlobalValue now derives from Constant.


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Reid Spencer 2004-07-18 13:10:31 +00:00
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@ -89,15 +89,18 @@ with another <tt>Value</tt></a> </li>
<li><a href="#GetElementPtrInst">The <tt>GetElementPtrInst</tt>
class</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#GlobalValue">The <tt>GlobalValue</tt> class</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#BasicBlock">The <tt>BasicBlock</tt>class</a></li>
<li><a href="#Function">The <tt>Function</tt> class</a></li>
<li><a href="#GlobalVariable">The <tt>GlobalVariable</tt> class
</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#Module">The <tt>Module</tt> class</a></li>
<li><a href="#Constant">The <tt>Constant</tt> class</a></li>
<li><a href="#Constant">The <tt>Constant</tt> class</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#GlobalValue">The <tt>GlobalValue</tt> class</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#BasicBlock">The <tt>BasicBlock</tt>class</a></li>
<li><a href="#Function">The <tt>Function</tt> class</a></li>
<li><a href="#GlobalVariable">The <tt>GlobalVariable</tt> class
</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#Type">The <tt>Type</tt> class</a> </li>
<li><a href="#Argument">The <tt>Argument</tt> class</a></li>
</ul></li>
@ -1258,7 +1261,7 @@ Because they are visible at global scope, they are also subject to linking with
other globals defined in different translation units. To control the linking
process, <tt>GlobalValue</tt>s know their linkage rules. Specifically,
<tt>GlobalValue</tt>s know whether they have internal or external linkage, as
defined by the <tt>LinkageTypes</tt> enumerator.</p>
defined by the <tt>LinkageTypes</tt> enumeration.</p>
<p>If a <tt>GlobalValue</tt> has internal linkage (equivalent to being
<tt>static</tt> in C), it is not visible to code outside the current translation
@ -1353,6 +1356,9 @@ href="#Instruction"><tt>Instruction</tt></a>s, <a
href="#BasicBlock"><tt>BasicBlock</tt></a>s, or <a
href="#Argument"><tt>Argument</tt></a>s in the function body.</p>
<p>Note that <tt>Function</tt> is a <a href="#GlobalValue">GlobalValue</a>
and therefore also a <a href="#Constant">Constant</a>. The value of the function
is its address (after linking) which is guaranteed to be constant.</p>
</div>
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@ -1698,18 +1704,13 @@ Returns a Vecotr of component constants that makeup this array. </li>
Returns a Vecotr of component constants that makeup this array. </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ConstantPointerRef : This represents a constant pointer value
that is initialized to point to a global value, which lies at a
constant fixed address.
<ul>
<li><tt>GlobalValue *getValue()</tt>: Returns the global
value to which this pointer is pointing to. </li>
</ul>
<li>GlobalValue : This represents either a global variable or a
function. In either case, the value is a constant fixed address
(after linking).
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
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