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diff --git a/docs/ProgrammersManual.html b/docs/ProgrammersManual.html index 741d66b..9ba37aa 100644 --- a/docs/ProgrammersManual.html +++ b/docs/ProgrammersManual.html @@ -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> <!-- _______________________________________________________________________ --> @@ -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> <!-- ======================================================================= --> |