Ruby's ordinal objects. More...

#include <robject.h>

Data Fields
struct RBasic	basic
	Basic part, including flags and class. More...

union {
struct {
VALUE * ivptr
	Pointer to a C array that holds instance variables. More...

struct rb_id_table * iv_index_tbl
	This is a table that holds instance variable name to index mapping. More...

} heap
	Object that use separated memory region for instance variables use this pattern. More...

VALUE ary [1]

}	as
	Object's specific fields. More...

Detailed Description

Ruby's ordinal objects.

Unless otherwise special cased, all predefined and user-defined classes share this struct to hold their instances.

Definition at line 83 of file robject.h.

Field Documentation

union { ... } RObject::as

Object's specific fields.

struct RBasic RObject::basic

Basic part, including flags and class.

Definition at line 136 of file robject.h.

struct { ... } RObject::heap

Object that use separated memory region for instance variables use this pattern.

struct rb_id_table* RObject::iv_index_tbl

This is a table that holds instance variable name to index mapping.

Used when accessing instance variables using names.

Definition at line 107 of file robject.h.

VALUE* RObject::ivptr

Pointer to a C array that holds instance variables.

Definition at line 97 of file robject.h.

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