type-references.rst

Type references

.. currentmodule:: llvmlite.binding

A type reference wraps an LLVM type. It allows accessing type's name and IR representation. It is also accepted by methods like :meth:`TargetData.get_abi_size`.

The TypeRef class

A wrapper around an LLVM type. The attributes available are:

• .. attribute:: name
  
    This type's name, as a string.
  
  

• .. attribute:: is_pointer
  
    * ``True``---The type is a pointer type
    * ``False``---The type is not a pointer type
  
  

• .. attribute:: element_type
  
    If the type is a pointer, return the pointed-to type. Raises a
    ValueError if the type is not a pointer type.
  
  

• .. method:: __str__(self)
  
    Get the string IR representation of the type.