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23
24#ifndef _OBJC_RUNTIME_H
25#define _OBJC_RUNTIME_H
26
27#include <objc/objc.h>
28#include <stdarg.h>
29#include <stdint.h>
30#include <stddef.h>
31#include <Availability.h>
32#include <TargetConditionals.h>
33
34#if TARGET_OS_MAC
35#include <sys/types.h>
36#endif
37
38
39/* Types */
40
41#if !OBJC_TYPES_DEFINED
42
43/// An opaque type that represents a method in a class definition.
44typedef struct objc_method *Method;
45
46/// An opaque type that represents an instance variable.
47typedef struct objc_ivar *Ivar;
48
49/// An opaque type that represents a category.
50typedef struct objc_category *Category;
51
52/// An opaque type that represents an Objective-C declared property.
53typedef struct objc_property *objc_property_t;
54
55struct objc_class {
56    Class isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;
57
58#if !__OBJC2__
59    Class super_class                                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
60    const char *name                                         OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
61    long version                                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
62    long info                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
63    long instance_size                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
64    struct objc_ivar_list *ivars                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
65    struct objc_method_list **methodLists                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
66    struct objc_cache *cache                                 OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
67    struct objc_protocol_list *protocols                     OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
68#endif
69
70} OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
71/* Use `Class` instead of `struct objc_class *` */
72
73#endif
74
75#ifdef __OBJC__
76@class Protocol;
77#else
78typedef struct objc_object Protocol;
79#endif
80
81/// Defines a method
82struct objc_method_description {
83	SEL name;               /**< The name of the method */
84	char *types;            /**< The types of the method arguments */
85};
86
87/// Defines a property attribute
88typedef struct {
89    const char *name;           /**< The name of the attribute */
90    const char *value;          /**< The value of the attribute (usually empty) */
91} objc_property_attribute_t;
92
93
94/* Functions */
95
96/* Working with Instances */
97
98/**
99 * Returns a copy of a given object.
100 *
101 * @param obj An Objective-C object.
102 * @param size The size of the object \e obj.
103 *
104 * @return A copy of \e obj.
105 */
106OBJC_EXPORT id object_copy(id obj, size_t size)
107    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
108    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
109
110/**
111 * Frees the memory occupied by a given object.
112 *
113 * @param obj An Objective-C object.
114 *
115 * @return nil
116 */
117OBJC_EXPORT id object_dispose(id obj)
118    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
119    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
120
121/**
122 * Returns the class of an object.
123 *
124 * @param obj The object you want to inspect.
125 *
126 * @return The class object of which \e object is an instance,
127 *  or \c Nil if \e object is \c nil.
128 */
129OBJC_EXPORT Class object_getClass(id obj)
130     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
131
132/**
133 * Sets the class of an object.
134 *
135 * @param obj The object to modify.
136 * @param cls A class object.
137 *
138 * @return The previous value of \e object's class, or \c Nil if \e object is \c nil.
139 */
140OBJC_EXPORT Class object_setClass(id obj, Class cls)
141     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
142
143
144/**
145 * Returns whether an object is a class object.
146 *
147 * @param obj An Objective-C object.
148 *
149 * @return true if the object is a class or metaclass, false otherwise.
150 */
151OBJC_EXPORT BOOL object_isClass(id obj)
152    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_10, __IPHONE_8_0);
153
154
155/**
156 * Returns the class name of a given object.
157 *
158 * @param obj An Objective-C object.
159 *
160 * @return The name of the class of which \e obj is an instance.
161 */
162OBJC_EXPORT const char *object_getClassName(id obj)
163    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
164
165/**
166 * Returns a pointer to any extra bytes allocated with an instance given object.
167 *
168 * @param obj An Objective-C object.
169 *
170 * @return A pointer to any extra bytes allocated with \e obj. If \e obj was
171 *   not allocated with any extra bytes, then dereferencing the returned pointer is undefined.
172 *
173 * @note This function returns a pointer to any extra bytes allocated with the instance
174 *  (as specified by \c class_createInstance with extraBytes>0). This memory follows the
175 *  object's ordinary ivars, but may not be adjacent to the last ivar.
176 * @note The returned pointer is guaranteed to be pointer-size aligned, even if the area following
177 *  the object's last ivar is less aligned than that. Alignment greater than pointer-size is never
178 *  guaranteed, even if the area following the object's last ivar is more aligned than that.
179 * @note In a garbage-collected environment, the memory is scanned conservatively.
180 */
181OBJC_EXPORT void *object_getIndexedIvars(id obj)
182    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
183    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
184
185/**
186 * Reads the value of an instance variable in an object.
187 *
188 * @param obj The object containing the instance variable whose value you want to read.
189 * @param ivar The Ivar describing the instance variable whose value you want to read.
190 *
191 * @return The value of the instance variable specified by \e ivar, or \c nil if \e object is \c nil.
192 *
193 * @note \c object_getIvar is faster than \c object_getInstanceVariable if the Ivar
194 *  for the instance variable is already known.
195 */
196OBJC_EXPORT id object_getIvar(id obj, Ivar ivar)
197     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
198
199/**
200 * Sets the value of an instance variable in an object.
201 *
202 * @param obj The object containing the instance variable whose value you want to set.
203 * @param ivar The Ivar describing the instance variable whose value you want to set.
204 * @param value The new value for the instance variable.
205 *
206 * @note \c object_setIvar is faster than \c object_setInstanceVariable if the Ivar
207 *  for the instance variable is already known.
208 */
209OBJC_EXPORT void object_setIvar(id obj, Ivar ivar, id value)
210     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
211
212/**
213 * Changes the value of an instance variable of a class instance.
214 *
215 * @param obj A pointer to an instance of a class. Pass the object containing
216 *  the instance variable whose value you wish to modify.
217 * @param name A C string. Pass the name of the instance variable whose value you wish to modify.
218 * @param value The new value for the instance variable.
219 *
220 * @return A pointer to the \c Ivar data structure that defines the type and
221 *  name of the instance variable specified by \e name.
222 */
223OBJC_EXPORT Ivar object_setInstanceVariable(id obj, const char *name, void *value)
224    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
225    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
226
227/**
228 * Obtains the value of an instance variable of a class instance.
229 *
230 * @param obj A pointer to an instance of a class. Pass the object containing
231 *  the instance variable whose value you wish to obtain.
232 * @param name A C string. Pass the name of the instance variable whose value you wish to obtain.
233 * @param outValue On return, contains a pointer to the value of the instance variable.
234 *
235 * @return A pointer to the \c Ivar data structure that defines the type and name of
236 *  the instance variable specified by \e name.
237 */
238OBJC_EXPORT Ivar object_getInstanceVariable(id obj, const char *name, void **outValue)
239    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
240    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
241
242
243/* Obtaining Class Definitions */
244
245/**
246 * Returns the class definition of a specified class.
247 *
248 * @param name The name of the class to look up.
249 *
250 * @return The Class object for the named class, or \c nil
251 *  if the class is not registered with the Objective-C runtime.
252 *
253 * @note \c objc_getClass is different from \c objc_lookUpClass in that if the class
254 *  is not registered, \c objc_getClass calls the class handler callback and then checks
255 *  a second time to see whether the class is registered. \c objc_lookUpClass does
256 *  not call the class handler callback.
257 *
258 * @warning Earlier implementations of this function (prior to OS X v10.0)
259 *  terminate the program if the class does not exist.
260 */
261OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_getClass(const char *name)
262    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
263
264/**
265 * Returns the metaclass definition of a specified class.
266 *
267 * @param name The name of the class to look up.
268 *
269 * @return The \c Class object for the metaclass of the named class, or \c nil if the class
270 *  is not registered with the Objective-C runtime.
271 *
272 * @note If the definition for the named class is not registered, this function calls the class handler
273 *  callback and then checks a second time to see if the class is registered. However, every class
274 *  definition must have a valid metaclass definition, and so the metaclass definition is always returned,
275 *  whether it’s valid or not.
276 */
277OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_getMetaClass(const char *name)
278    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
279
280/**
281 * Returns the class definition of a specified class.
282 *
283 * @param name The name of the class to look up.
284 *
285 * @return The Class object for the named class, or \c nil if the class
286 *  is not registered with the Objective-C runtime.
287 *
288 * @note \c objc_getClass is different from this function in that if the class is not
289 *  registered, \c objc_getClass calls the class handler callback and then checks a second
290 *  time to see whether the class is registered. This function does not call the class handler callback.
291 */
292OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_lookUpClass(const char *name)
293    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
294
295/**
296 * Returns the class definition of a specified class.
297 *
298 * @param name The name of the class to look up.
299 *
300 * @return The Class object for the named class.
301 *
302 * @note This function is the same as \c objc_getClass, but kills the process if the class is not found.
303 * @note This function is used by ZeroLink, where failing to find a class would be a compile-time link error without ZeroLink.
304 */
305OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_getRequiredClass(const char *name)
306    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
307
308/**
309 * Obtains the list of registered class definitions.
310 *
311 * @param buffer An array of \c Class values. On output, each \c Class value points to
312 *  one class definition, up to either \e bufferCount or the total number of registered classes,
313 *  whichever is less. You can pass \c NULL to obtain the total number of registered class
314 *  definitions without actually retrieving any class definitions.
315 * @param bufferCount An integer value. Pass the number of pointers for which you have allocated space
316 *  in \e buffer. On return, this function fills in only this number of elements. If this number is less
317 *  than the number of registered classes, this function returns an arbitrary subset of the registered classes.
318 *
319 * @return An integer value indicating the total number of registered classes.
320 *
321 * @note The Objective-C runtime library automatically registers all the classes defined in your source code.
322 *  You can create class definitions at runtime and register them with the \c objc_addClass function.
323 *
324 * @warning You cannot assume that class objects you get from this function are classes that inherit from \c NSObject,
325 *  so you cannot safely call any methods on such classes without detecting that the method is implemented first.
326 */
327OBJC_EXPORT int objc_getClassList(Class *buffer, int bufferCount)
328    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
329
330/**
331 * Creates and returns a list of pointers to all registered class definitions.
332 *
333 * @param outCount An integer pointer used to store the number of classes returned by
334 *  this function in the list. It can be \c nil.
335 *
336 * @return A nil terminated array of classes. It must be freed with \c free().
337 *
338 * @see objc_getClassList
339 */
340OBJC_EXPORT Class *objc_copyClassList(unsigned int *outCount)
341     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_3_1);
342
343
344/* Working with Classes */
345
346/**
347 * Returns the name of a class.
348 *
349 * @param cls A class object.
350 *
351 * @return The name of the class, or the empty string if \e cls is \c Nil.
352 */
353OBJC_EXPORT const char *class_getName(Class cls)
354     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
355
356/**
357 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a class object is a metaclass.
358 *
359 * @param cls A class object.
360 *
361 * @return \c YES if \e cls is a metaclass, \c NO if \e cls is a non-meta class,
362 *  \c NO if \e cls is \c Nil.
363 */
364OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_isMetaClass(Class cls)
365     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
366
367/**
368 * Returns the superclass of a class.
369 *
370 * @param cls A class object.
371 *
372 * @return The superclass of the class, or \c Nil if
373 *  \e cls is a root class, or \c Nil if \e cls is \c Nil.
374 *
375 * @note You should usually use \c NSObject's \c superclass method instead of this function.
376 */
377OBJC_EXPORT Class class_getSuperclass(Class cls)
378     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
379
380/**
381 * Sets the superclass of a given class.
382 *
383 * @param cls The class whose superclass you want to set.
384 * @param newSuper The new superclass for cls.
385 *
386 * @return The old superclass for cls.
387 *
388 * @warning You should not use this function.
389 */
390OBJC_EXPORT Class class_setSuperclass(Class cls, Class newSuper)
391     __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_5,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0,__IPHONE_2_0);
392
393/**
394 * Returns the version number of a class definition.
395 *
396 * @param cls A pointer to a \c Class data structure. Pass
397 *  the class definition for which you wish to obtain the version.
398 *
399 * @return An integer indicating the version number of the class definition.
400 *
401 * @see class_setVersion
402 */
403OBJC_EXPORT int class_getVersion(Class cls)
404    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
405
406/**
407 * Sets the version number of a class definition.
408 *
409 * @param cls A pointer to an Class data structure.
410 *  Pass the class definition for which you wish to set the version.
411 * @param version An integer. Pass the new version number of the class definition.
412 *
413 * @note You can use the version number of the class definition to provide versioning of the
414 *  interface that your class represents to other classes. This is especially useful for object
415 *  serialization (that is, archiving of the object in a flattened form), where it is important to
416 *  recognize changes to the layout of the instance variables in different class-definition versions.
417 * @note Classes derived from the Foundation framework \c NSObject class can set the class-definition
418 *  version number using the \c setVersion: class method, which is implemented using the \c class_setVersion function.
419 */
420OBJC_EXPORT void class_setVersion(Class cls, int version)
421    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
422
423/**
424 * Returns the size of instances of a class.
425 *
426 * @param cls A class object.
427 *
428 * @return The size in bytes of instances of the class \e cls, or \c 0 if \e cls is \c Nil.
429 */
430OBJC_EXPORT size_t class_getInstanceSize(Class cls)
431     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
432
433/**
434 * Returns the \c Ivar for a specified instance variable of a given class.
435 *
436 * @param cls The class whose instance variable you wish to obtain.
437 * @param name The name of the instance variable definition to obtain.
438 *
439 * @return A pointer to an \c Ivar data structure containing information about
440 *  the instance variable specified by \e name.
441 */
442OBJC_EXPORT Ivar class_getInstanceVariable(Class cls, const char *name)
443    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
444
445/**
446 * Returns the Ivar for a specified class variable of a given class.
447 *
448 * @param cls The class definition whose class variable you wish to obtain.
449 * @param name The name of the class variable definition to obtain.
450 *
451 * @return A pointer to an \c Ivar data structure containing information about the class variable specified by \e name.
452 */
453OBJC_EXPORT Ivar class_getClassVariable(Class cls, const char *name)
454     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
455
456/**
457 * Describes the instance variables declared by a class.
458 *
459 * @param cls The class to inspect.
460 * @param outCount On return, contains the length of the returned array.
461 *  If outCount is NULL, the length is not returned.
462 *
463 * @return An array of pointers of type Ivar describing the instance variables declared by the class.
464 *  Any instance variables declared by superclasses are not included. The array contains *outCount
465 *  pointers followed by a NULL terminator. You must free the array with free().
466 *
467 *  If the class declares no instance variables, or cls is Nil, NULL is returned and *outCount is 0.
468 */
469OBJC_EXPORT Ivar *class_copyIvarList(Class cls, unsigned int *outCount)
470     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
471
472/**
473 * Returns a specified instance method for a given class.
474 *
475 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
476 * @param name The selector of the method you want to retrieve.
477 *
478 * @return The method that corresponds to the implementation of the selector specified by
479 *  \e name for the class specified by \e cls, or \c NULL if the specified class or its
480 *  superclasses do not contain an instance method with the specified selector.
481 *
482 * @note This function searches superclasses for implementations, whereas \c class_copyMethodList does not.
483 */
484OBJC_EXPORT Method class_getInstanceMethod(Class cls, SEL name)
485    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
486
487/**
488 * Returns a pointer to the data structure describing a given class method for a given class.
489 *
490 * @param cls A pointer to a class definition. Pass the class that contains the method you want to retrieve.
491 * @param name A pointer of type \c SEL. Pass the selector of the method you want to retrieve.
492 *
493 * @return A pointer to the \c Method data structure that corresponds to the implementation of the
494 *  selector specified by aSelector for the class specified by aClass, or NULL if the specified
495 *  class or its superclasses do not contain an instance method with the specified selector.
496 *
497 * @note Note that this function searches superclasses for implementations,
498 *  whereas \c class_copyMethodList does not.
499 */
500OBJC_EXPORT Method class_getClassMethod(Class cls, SEL name)
501    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
502
503/**
504 * Returns the function pointer that would be called if a
505 * particular message were sent to an instance of a class.
506 *
507 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
508 * @param name A selector.
509 *
510 * @return The function pointer that would be called if \c [object name] were called
511 *  with an instance of the class, or \c NULL if \e cls is \c Nil.
512 *
513 * @note \c class_getMethodImplementation may be faster than \c method_getImplementation(class_getInstanceMethod(cls, name)).
514 * @note The function pointer returned may be a function internal to the runtime instead of
515 *  an actual method implementation. For example, if instances of the class do not respond to
516 *  the selector, the function pointer returned will be part of the runtime's message forwarding machinery.
517 */
518OBJC_EXPORT IMP class_getMethodImplementation(Class cls, SEL name)
519     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
520
521/**
522 * Returns the function pointer that would be called if a particular
523 * message were sent to an instance of a class.
524 *
525 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
526 * @param name A selector.
527 *
528 * @return The function pointer that would be called if \c [object name] were called
529 *  with an instance of the class, or \c NULL if \e cls is \c Nil.
530 */
531OBJC_EXPORT IMP class_getMethodImplementation_stret(Class cls, SEL name)
532     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0)
533     OBJC_ARM64_UNAVAILABLE;
534
535/**
536 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether instances of a class respond to a particular selector.
537 *
538 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
539 * @param sel A selector.
540 *
541 * @return \c YES if instances of the class respond to the selector, otherwise \c NO.
542 *
543 * @note You should usually use \c NSObject's \c respondsToSelector: or \c instancesRespondToSelector:
544 *  methods instead of this function.
545 */
546OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_respondsToSelector(Class cls, SEL sel)
547     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
548
549/**
550 * Describes the instance methods implemented by a class.
551 *
552 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
553 * @param outCount On return, contains the length of the returned array.
554 *  If outCount is NULL, the length is not returned.
555 *
556 * @return An array of pointers of type Method describing the instance methods
557 *  implemented by the class—any instance methods implemented by superclasses are not included.
558 *  The array contains *outCount pointers followed by a NULL terminator. You must free the array with free().
559 *
560 *  If cls implements no instance methods, or cls is Nil, returns NULL and *outCount is 0.
561 *
562 * @note To get the class methods of a class, use \c class_copyMethodList(object_getClass(cls), &count).
563 * @note To get the implementations of methods that may be implemented by superclasses,
564 *  use \c class_getInstanceMethod or \c class_getClassMethod.
565 */
566OBJC_EXPORT Method *class_copyMethodList(Class cls, unsigned int *outCount)
567     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
568
569/**
570 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a class conforms to a given protocol.
571 *
572 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
573 * @param protocol A protocol.
574 *
575 * @return YES if cls conforms to protocol, otherwise NO.
576 *
577 * @note You should usually use NSObject's conformsToProtocol: method instead of this function.
578 */
579OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_conformsToProtocol(Class cls, Protocol *protocol)
580     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
581
582/**
583 * Describes the protocols adopted by a class.
584 *
585 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
586 * @param outCount On return, contains the length of the returned array.
587 *  If outCount is NULL, the length is not returned.
588 *
589 * @return An array of pointers of type Protocol* describing the protocols adopted
590 *  by the class. Any protocols adopted by superclasses or other protocols are not included.
591 *  The array contains *outCount pointers followed by a NULL terminator. You must free the array with free().
592 *
593 *  If cls adopts no protocols, or cls is Nil, returns NULL and *outCount is 0.
594 */
595OBJC_EXPORT Protocol * __unsafe_unretained *class_copyProtocolList(Class cls, unsigned int *outCount)
596     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
597
598/**
599 * Returns a property with a given name of a given class.
600 *
601 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
602 * @param name The name of the property you want to inspect.
603 *
604 * @return A pointer of type \c objc_property_t describing the property, or
605 *  \c NULL if the class does not declare a property with that name,
606 *  or \c NULL if \e cls is \c Nil.
607 */
608OBJC_EXPORT objc_property_t class_getProperty(Class cls, const char *name)
609     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
610
611/**
612 * Describes the properties declared by a class.
613 *
614 * @param cls The class you want to inspect.
615 * @param outCount On return, contains the length of the returned array.
616 *  If \e outCount is \c NULL, the length is not returned.
617 *
618 * @return An array of pointers of type \c objc_property_t describing the properties
619 *  declared by the class. Any properties declared by superclasses are not included.
620 *  The array contains \c *outCount pointers followed by a \c NULL terminator. You must free the array with \c free().
621 *
622 *  If \e cls declares no properties, or \e cls is \c Nil, returns \c NULL and \c *outCount is \c 0.
623 */
624OBJC_EXPORT objc_property_t *class_copyPropertyList(Class cls, unsigned int *outCount)
625     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
626
627/**
628 * Returns a description of the \c Ivar layout for a given class.
629 *
630 * @param cls The class to inspect.
631 *
632 * @return A description of the \c Ivar layout for \e cls.
633 */
634OBJC_EXPORT const uint8_t *class_getIvarLayout(Class cls)
635     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
636
637/**
638 * Returns a description of the layout of weak Ivars for a given class.
639 *
640 * @param cls The class to inspect.
641 *
642 * @return A description of the layout of the weak \c Ivars for \e cls.
643 */
644OBJC_EXPORT const uint8_t *class_getWeakIvarLayout(Class cls)
645     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
646
647/**
648 * Adds a new method to a class with a given name and implementation.
649 *
650 * @param cls The class to which to add a method.
651 * @param name A selector that specifies the name of the method being added.
652 * @param imp A function which is the implementation of the new method. The function must take at least two arguments—self and _cmd.
653 * @param types An array of characters that describe the types of the arguments to the method.
654 *
655 * @return YES if the method was added successfully, otherwise NO
656 *  (for example, the class already contains a method implementation with that name).
657 *
658 * @note class_addMethod will add an override of a superclass's implementation,
659 *  but will not replace an existing implementation in this class.
660 *  To change an existing implementation, use method_setImplementation.
661 */
662OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_addMethod(Class cls, SEL name, IMP imp,
663                                 const char *types)
664     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
665
666/**
667 * Replaces the implementation of a method for a given class.
668 *
669 * @param cls The class you want to modify.
670 * @param name A selector that identifies the method whose implementation you want to replace.
671 * @param imp The new implementation for the method identified by name for the class identified by cls.
672 * @param types An array of characters that describe the types of the arguments to the method.
673 *  Since the function must take at least two arguments—self and _cmd, the second and third characters
674 *  must be “@:” (the first character is the return type).
675 *
676 * @return The previous implementation of the method identified by \e name for the class identified by \e cls.
677 *
678 * @note This function behaves in two different ways:
679 *  - If the method identified by \e name does not yet exist, it is added as if \c class_addMethod were called.
680 *    The type encoding specified by \e types is used as given.
681 *  - If the method identified by \e name does exist, its \c IMP is replaced as if \c method_setImplementation were called.
682 *    The type encoding specified by \e types is ignored.
683 */
684OBJC_EXPORT IMP class_replaceMethod(Class cls, SEL name, IMP imp,
685                                    const char *types)
686     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
687
688/**
689 * Adds a new instance variable to a class.
690 *
691 * @return YES if the instance variable was added successfully, otherwise NO
692 *         (for example, the class already contains an instance variable with that name).
693 *
694 * @note This function may only be called after objc_allocateClassPair and before objc_registerClassPair.
695 *       Adding an instance variable to an existing class is not supported.
696 * @note The class must not be a metaclass. Adding an instance variable to a metaclass is not supported.
697 * @note The instance variable's minimum alignment in bytes is 1<<align. The minimum alignment of an instance
698 *       variable depends on the ivar's type and the machine architecture.
699 *       For variables of any pointer type, pass log2(sizeof(pointer_type)).
700 */
701OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_addIvar(Class cls, const char *name, size_t size,
702                               uint8_t alignment, const char *types)
703     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
704
705/**
706 * Adds a protocol to a class.
707 *
708 * @param cls The class to modify.
709 * @param protocol The protocol to add to \e cls.
710 *
711 * @return \c YES if the method was added successfully, otherwise \c NO
712 *  (for example, the class already conforms to that protocol).
713 */
714OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_addProtocol(Class cls, Protocol *protocol)
715     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
716
717/**
718 * Adds a property to a class.
719 *
720 * @param cls The class to modify.
721 * @param name The name of the property.
722 * @param attributes An array of property attributes.
723 * @param attributeCount The number of attributes in \e attributes.
724 *
725 * @return \c YES if the property was added successfully, otherwise \c NO
726 *  (for example, the class already has that property).
727 */
728OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_addProperty(Class cls, const char *name, const objc_property_attribute_t *attributes, unsigned int attributeCount)
729     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
730
731/**
732 * Replace a property of a class.
733 *
734 * @param cls The class to modify.
735 * @param name The name of the property.
736 * @param attributes An array of property attributes.
737 * @param attributeCount The number of attributes in \e attributes.
738 */
739OBJC_EXPORT void class_replaceProperty(Class cls, const char *name, const objc_property_attribute_t *attributes, unsigned int attributeCount)
740     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
741
742/**
743 * Sets the Ivar layout for a given class.
744 *
745 * @param cls The class to modify.
746 * @param layout The layout of the \c Ivars for \e cls.
747 */
748OBJC_EXPORT void class_setIvarLayout(Class cls, const uint8_t *layout)
749     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
750
751/**
752 * Sets the layout for weak Ivars for a given class.
753 *
754 * @param cls The class to modify.
755 * @param layout The layout of the weak Ivars for \e cls.
756 */
757OBJC_EXPORT void class_setWeakIvarLayout(Class cls, const uint8_t *layout)
758     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
759
760/**
761 * Used by CoreFoundation's toll-free bridging.
762 * Return the id of the named class.
763 *
764 * @return The id of the named class, or an uninitialized class
765 *  structure that will be used for the class when and if it does
766 *  get loaded.
767 *
768 * @warning Do not call this function yourself.
769 */
770OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_getFutureClass(const char *name)
771     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0)
772     OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
773
774/**
775 * Used by CoreFoundation's toll-free bridging.
776 *
777 * @warning Do not call this function yourself.
778 */
779OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setFutureClass(Class cls, const char *name)
780     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0)
781     OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
782
783
784/* Instantiating Classes */
785
786/**
787 * Creates an instance of a class, allocating memory for the class in the
788 * default malloc memory zone.
789 *
790 * @param cls The class that you wish to allocate an instance of.
791 * @param extraBytes An integer indicating the number of extra bytes to allocate.
792 *  The additional bytes can be used to store additional instance variables beyond
793 *  those defined in the class definition.
794 *
795 * @return An instance of the class \e cls.
796 */
797OBJC_EXPORT id class_createInstance(Class cls, size_t extraBytes)
798    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0)
799    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
800
801/**
802 * Creates an instance of a class at the specific location provided.
803 *
804 * @param cls The class that you wish to allocate an instance of.
805 * @param bytes The location at which to allocate an instance of \e cls.
806 *  Must point to at least \c class_getInstanceSize(cls) bytes of well-aligned,
807 *  zero-filled memory.
808 *
809 * @return \e bytes on success, \c nil otherwise. (For example, \e cls or \e bytes
810 *  might be \c nil)
811 *
812 * @see class_createInstance
813 */
814OBJC_EXPORT id objc_constructInstance(Class cls, void *bytes)
815    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_6, __IPHONE_3_0)
816    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
817
818/**
819 * Destroys an instance of a class without freeing memory and removes any
820 * associated references this instance might have had.
821 *
822 * @param obj The class instance to destroy.
823 *
824 * @return \e obj. Does nothing if \e obj is nil.
825 *
826 * @warning GC does not call this. If you edit this, also edit finalize.
827 *
828 * @note CF and other clients do call this under GC.
829 */
830OBJC_EXPORT void *objc_destructInstance(id obj)
831    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_6, __IPHONE_3_0)
832    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
833
834
835/* Adding Classes */
836
837/**
838 * Creates a new class and metaclass.
839 *
840 * @param superclass The class to use as the new class's superclass, or \c Nil to create a new root class.
841 * @param name The string to use as the new class's name. The string will be copied.
842 * @param extraBytes The number of bytes to allocate for indexed ivars at the end of
843 *  the class and metaclass objects. This should usually be \c 0.
844 *
845 * @return The new class, or Nil if the class could not be created (for example, the desired name is already in use).
846 *
847 * @note You can get a pointer to the new metaclass by calling \c object_getClass(newClass).
848 * @note To create a new class, start by calling \c objc_allocateClassPair.
849 *  Then set the class's attributes with functions like \c class_addMethod and \c class_addIvar.
850 *  When you are done building the class, call \c objc_registerClassPair. The new class is now ready for use.
851 * @note Instance methods and instance variables should be added to the class itself.
852 *  Class methods should be added to the metaclass.
853 */
854OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_allocateClassPair(Class superclass, const char *name,
855                                         size_t extraBytes)
856     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
857
858/**
859 * Registers a class that was allocated using \c objc_allocateClassPair.
860 *
861 * @param cls The class you want to register.
862 */
863OBJC_EXPORT void objc_registerClassPair(Class cls)
864     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
865
866/**
867 * Used by Foundation's Key-Value Observing.
868 *
869 * @warning Do not call this function yourself.
870 */
871OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_duplicateClass(Class original, const char *name, size_t extraBytes)
872     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
873
874/**
875 * Destroy a class and its associated metaclass.
876 *
877 * @param cls The class to be destroyed. It must have been allocated with
878 *  \c objc_allocateClassPair
879 *
880 * @warning Do not call if instances of this class or a subclass exist.
881 */
882OBJC_EXPORT void objc_disposeClassPair(Class cls)
883     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
884
885
886/* Working with Methods */
887
888/**
889 * Returns the name of a method.
890 *
891 * @param m The method to inspect.
892 *
893 * @return A pointer of type SEL.
894 *
895 * @note To get the method name as a C string, call \c sel_getName(method_getName(method)).
896 */
897OBJC_EXPORT SEL method_getName(Method m)
898     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
899
900/**
901 * Returns the implementation of a method.
902 *
903 * @param m The method to inspect.
904 *
905 * @return A function pointer of type IMP.
906 */
907OBJC_EXPORT IMP method_getImplementation(Method m)
908     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
909
910/**
911 * Returns a string describing a method's parameter and return types.
912 *
913 * @param m The method to inspect.
914 *
915 * @return A C string. The string may be \c NULL.
916 */
917OBJC_EXPORT const char *method_getTypeEncoding(Method m)
918     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
919
920/**
921 * Returns the number of arguments accepted by a method.
922 *
923 * @param m A pointer to a \c Method data structure. Pass the method in question.
924 *
925 * @return An integer containing the number of arguments accepted by the given method.
926 */
927OBJC_EXPORT unsigned int method_getNumberOfArguments(Method m)
928    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
929
930/**
931 * Returns a string describing a method's return type.
932 *
933 * @param m The method to inspect.
934 *
935 * @return A C string describing the return type. You must free the string with \c free().
936 */
937OBJC_EXPORT char *method_copyReturnType(Method m)
938     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
939
940/**
941 * Returns a string describing a single parameter type of a method.
942 *
943 * @param m The method to inspect.
944 * @param index The index of the parameter to inspect.
945 *
946 * @return A C string describing the type of the parameter at index \e index, or \c NULL
947 *  if method has no parameter index \e index. You must free the string with \c free().
948 */
949OBJC_EXPORT char *method_copyArgumentType(Method m, unsigned int index)
950     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
951
952/**
953 * Returns by reference a string describing a method's return type.
954 *
955 * @param m The method you want to inquire about.
956 * @param dst The reference string to store the description.
957 * @param dst_len The maximum number of characters that can be stored in \e dst.
958 *
959 * @note The method's return type string is copied to \e dst.
960 *  \e dst is filled as if \c strncpy(dst, parameter_type, dst_len) were called.
961 */
962OBJC_EXPORT void method_getReturnType(Method m, char *dst, size_t dst_len)
963     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
964
965/**
966 * Returns by reference a string describing a single parameter type of a method.
967 *
968 * @param m The method you want to inquire about.
969 * @param index The index of the parameter you want to inquire about.
970 * @param dst The reference string to store the description.
971 * @param dst_len The maximum number of characters that can be stored in \e dst.
972 *
973 * @note The parameter type string is copied to \e dst. \e dst is filled as if \c strncpy(dst, parameter_type, dst_len)
974 *  were called. If the method contains no parameter with that index, \e dst is filled as
975 *  if \c strncpy(dst, "", dst_len) were called.
976 */
977OBJC_EXPORT void method_getArgumentType(Method m, unsigned int index,
978                                        char *dst, size_t dst_len)
979     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
980OBJC_EXPORT struct objc_method_description *method_getDescription(Method m)
981     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
982
983/**
984 * Sets the implementation of a method.
985 *
986 * @param m The method for which to set an implementation.
987 * @param imp The implemention to set to this method.
988 *
989 * @return The previous implementation of the method.
990 */
991OBJC_EXPORT IMP method_setImplementation(Method m, IMP imp)
992     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
993
994/**
995 * Exchanges the implementations of two methods.
996 *
997 * @param m1 Method to exchange with second method.
998 * @param m2 Method to exchange with first method.
999 *
1000 * @note This is an atomic version of the following:
1001 *  \code
1002 *  IMP imp1 = method_getImplementation(m1);
1003 *  IMP imp2 = method_getImplementation(m2);
1004 *  method_setImplementation(m1, imp2);
1005 *  method_setImplementation(m2, imp1);
1006 *  \endcode
1007 */
1008OBJC_EXPORT void method_exchangeImplementations(Method m1, Method m2)
1009     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1010
1011
1012/* Working with Instance Variables */
1013
1014/**
1015 * Returns the name of an instance variable.
1016 *
1017 * @param v The instance variable you want to enquire about.
1018 *
1019 * @return A C string containing the instance variable's name.
1020 */
1021OBJC_EXPORT const char *ivar_getName(Ivar v)
1022     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1023
1024/**
1025 * Returns the type string of an instance variable.
1026 *
1027 * @param v The instance variable you want to enquire about.
1028 *
1029 * @return A C string containing the instance variable's type encoding.
1030 *
1031 * @note For possible values, see Objective-C Runtime Programming Guide > Type Encodings.
1032 */
1033OBJC_EXPORT const char *ivar_getTypeEncoding(Ivar v)
1034     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1035
1036/**
1037 * Returns the offset of an instance variable.
1038 *
1039 * @param v The instance variable you want to enquire about.
1040 *
1041 * @return The offset of \e v.
1042 *
1043 * @note For instance variables of type \c id or other object types, call \c object_getIvar
1044 *  and \c object_setIvar instead of using this offset to access the instance variable data directly.
1045 */
1046OBJC_EXPORT ptrdiff_t ivar_getOffset(Ivar v)
1047     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1048
1049
1050/* Working with Properties */
1051
1052/**
1053 * Returns the name of a property.
1054 *
1055 * @param property The property you want to inquire about.
1056 *
1057 * @return A C string containing the property's name.
1058 */
1059OBJC_EXPORT const char *property_getName(objc_property_t property)
1060     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1061
1062/**
1063 * Returns the attribute string of a property.
1064 *
1065 * @param property A property.
1066 *
1067 * @return A C string containing the property's attributes.
1068 *
1069 * @note The format of the attribute string is described in Declared Properties in Objective-C Runtime Programming Guide.
1070 */
1071OBJC_EXPORT const char *property_getAttributes(objc_property_t property)
1072     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1073
1074/**
1075 * Returns an array of property attributes for a property.
1076 *
1077 * @param property The property whose attributes you want copied.
1078 * @param outCount The number of attributes returned in the array.
1079 *
1080 * @return An array of property attributes; must be free'd() by the caller.
1081 */
1082OBJC_EXPORT objc_property_attribute_t *property_copyAttributeList(objc_property_t property, unsigned int *outCount)
1083     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1084
1085/**
1086 * Returns the value of a property attribute given the attribute name.
1087 *
1088 * @param property The property whose attribute value you are interested in.
1089 * @param attributeName C string representing the attribute name.
1090 *
1091 * @return The value string of the attribute \e attributeName if it exists in
1092 *  \e property, \c nil otherwise.
1093 */
1094OBJC_EXPORT char *property_copyAttributeValue(objc_property_t property, const char *attributeName)
1095     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1096
1097
1098/* Working with Protocols */
1099
1100/**
1101 * Returns a specified protocol.
1102 *
1103 * @param name The name of a protocol.
1104 *
1105 * @return The protocol named \e name, or \c NULL if no protocol named \e name could be found.
1106 *
1107 * @note This function acquires the runtime lock.
1108 */
1109OBJC_EXPORT Protocol *objc_getProtocol(const char *name)
1110     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1111
1112/**
1113 * Returns an array of all the protocols known to the runtime.
1114 *
1115 * @param outCount Upon return, contains the number of protocols in the returned array.
1116 *
1117 * @return A C array of all the protocols known to the runtime. The array contains \c *outCount
1118 *  pointers followed by a \c NULL terminator. You must free the list with \c free().
1119 *
1120 * @note This function acquires the runtime lock.
1121 */
1122OBJC_EXPORT Protocol * __unsafe_unretained *objc_copyProtocolList(unsigned int *outCount)
1123     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1124
1125/**
1126 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether one protocol conforms to another protocol.
1127 *
1128 * @param proto A protocol.
1129 * @param other A protocol.
1130 *
1131 * @return \c YES if \e proto conforms to \e other, otherwise \c NO.
1132 *
1133 * @note One protocol can incorporate other protocols using the same syntax
1134 *  that classes use to adopt a protocol:
1135 *  \code
1136 *  @protocol ProtocolName < protocol list >
1137 *  \endcode
1138 *  All the protocols listed between angle brackets are considered part of the ProtocolName protocol.
1139 */
1140OBJC_EXPORT BOOL protocol_conformsToProtocol(Protocol *proto, Protocol *other)
1141     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1142
1143/**
1144 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether two protocols are equal.
1145 *
1146 * @param proto A protocol.
1147 * @param other A protocol.
1148 *
1149 * @return \c YES if \e proto is the same as \e other, otherwise \c NO.
1150 */
1151OBJC_EXPORT BOOL protocol_isEqual(Protocol *proto, Protocol *other)
1152     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1153
1154/**
1155 * Returns the name of a protocol.
1156 *
1157 * @param p A protocol.
1158 *
1159 * @return The name of the protocol \e p as a C string.
1160 */
1161OBJC_EXPORT const char *protocol_getName(Protocol *p)
1162     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1163
1164/**
1165 * Returns a method description structure for a specified method of a given protocol.
1166 *
1167 * @param p A protocol.
1168 * @param aSel A selector.
1169 * @param isRequiredMethod A Boolean value that indicates whether aSel is a required method.
1170 * @param isInstanceMethod A Boolean value that indicates whether aSel is an instance method.
1171 *
1172 * @return An \c objc_method_description structure that describes the method specified by \e aSel,
1173 *  \e isRequiredMethod, and \e isInstanceMethod for the protocol \e p.
1174 *  If the protocol does not contain the specified method, returns an \c objc_method_description structure
1175 *  with the value \c {NULL, \c NULL}.
1176 *
1177 * @note This function recursively searches any protocols that this protocol conforms to.
1178 */
1179OBJC_EXPORT struct objc_method_description protocol_getMethodDescription(Protocol *p, SEL aSel, BOOL isRequiredMethod, BOOL isInstanceMethod)
1180     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1181
1182/**
1183 * Returns an array of method descriptions of methods meeting a given specification for a given protocol.
1184 *
1185 * @param p A protocol.
1186 * @param isRequiredMethod A Boolean value that indicates whether returned methods should
1187 *  be required methods (pass YES to specify required methods).
1188 * @param isInstanceMethod A Boolean value that indicates whether returned methods should
1189 *  be instance methods (pass YES to specify instance methods).
1190 * @param outCount Upon return, contains the number of method description structures in the returned array.
1191 *
1192 * @return A C array of \c objc_method_description structures containing the names and types of \e p's methods
1193 *  specified by \e isRequiredMethod and \e isInstanceMethod. The array contains \c *outCount pointers followed
1194 *  by a \c NULL terminator. You must free the list with \c free().
1195 *  If the protocol declares no methods that meet the specification, \c NULL is returned and \c *outCount is 0.
1196 *
1197 * @note Methods in other protocols adopted by this protocol are not included.
1198 */
1199OBJC_EXPORT struct objc_method_description *protocol_copyMethodDescriptionList(Protocol *p, BOOL isRequiredMethod, BOOL isInstanceMethod, unsigned int *outCount)
1200     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1201
1202/**
1203 * Returns the specified property of a given protocol.
1204 *
1205 * @param proto A protocol.
1206 * @param name The name of a property.
1207 * @param isRequiredProperty A Boolean value that indicates whether name is a required property.
1208 * @param isInstanceProperty A Boolean value that indicates whether name is a required property.
1209 *
1210 * @return The property specified by \e name, \e isRequiredProperty, and \e isInstanceProperty for \e proto,
1211 *  or \c NULL if none of \e proto's properties meets the specification.
1212 */
1213OBJC_EXPORT objc_property_t protocol_getProperty(Protocol *proto, const char *name, BOOL isRequiredProperty, BOOL isInstanceProperty)
1214     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1215
1216/**
1217 * Returns an array of the properties declared by a protocol.
1218 *
1219 * @param proto A protocol.
1220 * @param outCount Upon return, contains the number of elements in the returned array.
1221 *
1222 * @return A C array of pointers of type \c objc_property_t describing the properties declared by \e proto.
1223 *  Any properties declared by other protocols adopted by this protocol are not included. The array contains
1224 *  \c *outCount pointers followed by a \c NULL terminator. You must free the array with \c free().
1225 *  If the protocol declares no properties, \c NULL is returned and \c *outCount is \c 0.
1226 */
1227OBJC_EXPORT objc_property_t *protocol_copyPropertyList(Protocol *proto, unsigned int *outCount)
1228     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1229
1230/**
1231 * Returns an array of the protocols adopted by a protocol.
1232 *
1233 * @param proto A protocol.
1234 * @param outCount Upon return, contains the number of elements in the returned array.
1235 *
1236 * @return A C array of protocols adopted by \e proto. The array contains \e *outCount pointers
1237 *  followed by a \c NULL terminator. You must free the array with \c free().
1238 *  If the protocol declares no properties, \c NULL is returned and \c *outCount is \c 0.
1239 */
1240OBJC_EXPORT Protocol * __unsafe_unretained *protocol_copyProtocolList(Protocol *proto, unsigned int *outCount)
1241     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1242
1243/**
1244 * Creates a new protocol instance that cannot be used until registered with
1245 * \c objc_registerProtocol()
1246 *
1247 * @param name The name of the protocol to create.
1248 *
1249 * @return The Protocol instance on success, \c nil if a protocol
1250 *  with the same name already exists.
1251 * @note There is no dispose method for this.
1252 */
1253OBJC_EXPORT Protocol *objc_allocateProtocol(const char *name)
1254     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1255
1256/**
1257 * Registers a newly constructed protocol with the runtime. The protocol
1258 * will be ready for use and is immutable after this.
1259 *
1260 * @param proto The protocol you want to register.
1261 */
1262OBJC_EXPORT void objc_registerProtocol(Protocol *proto)
1263     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1264
1265/**
1266 * Adds a method to a protocol. The protocol must be under construction.
1267 *
1268 * @param proto The protocol to add a method to.
1269 * @param name The name of the method to add.
1270 * @param types A C string that represents the method signature.
1271 * @param isRequiredMethod YES if the method is not an optional method.
1272 * @param isInstanceMethod YES if the method is an instance method.
1273 */
1274OBJC_EXPORT void protocol_addMethodDescription(Protocol *proto, SEL name, const char *types, BOOL isRequiredMethod, BOOL isInstanceMethod)
1275     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1276
1277/**
1278 * Adds an incorporated protocol to another protocol. The protocol being
1279 * added to must still be under construction, while the additional protocol
1280 * must be already constructed.
1281 *
1282 * @param proto The protocol you want to add to, it must be under construction.
1283 * @param addition The protocol you want to incorporate into \e proto, it must be registered.
1284 */
1285OBJC_EXPORT void protocol_addProtocol(Protocol *proto, Protocol *addition)
1286     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1287
1288/**
1289 * Adds a property to a protocol. The protocol must be under construction.
1290 *
1291 * @param proto The protocol to add a property to.
1292 * @param name The name of the property.
1293 * @param attributes An array of property attributes.
1294 * @param attributeCount The number of attributes in \e attributes.
1295 * @param isRequiredProperty YES if the property (accessor methods) is not optional.
1296 * @param isInstanceProperty YES if the property (accessor methods) are instance methods.
1297 *  This is the only case allowed fo a property, as a result, setting this to NO will
1298 *  not add the property to the protocol at all.
1299 */
1300OBJC_EXPORT void protocol_addProperty(Protocol *proto, const char *name, const objc_property_attribute_t *attributes, unsigned int attributeCount, BOOL isRequiredProperty, BOOL isInstanceProperty)
1301     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1302
1303
1304/* Working with Libraries */
1305
1306/**
1307 * Returns the names of all the loaded Objective-C frameworks and dynamic
1308 * libraries.
1309 *
1310 * @param outCount The number of names returned.
1311 *
1312 * @return An array of C strings of names. Must be free()'d by caller.
1313 */
1314OBJC_EXPORT const char **objc_copyImageNames(unsigned int *outCount)
1315     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1316
1317/**
1318 * Returns the dynamic library name a class originated from.
1319 *
1320 * @param cls The class you are inquiring about.
1321 *
1322 * @return The name of the library containing this class.
1323 */
1324OBJC_EXPORT const char *class_getImageName(Class cls)
1325     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1326
1327/**
1328 * Returns the names of all the classes within a library.
1329 *
1330 * @param image The library or framework you are inquiring about.
1331 * @param outCount The number of class names returned.
1332 *
1333 * @return An array of C strings representing the class names.
1334 */
1335OBJC_EXPORT const char **objc_copyClassNamesForImage(const char *image,
1336                                                     unsigned int *outCount)
1337     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1338
1339
1340/* Working with Selectors */
1341
1342/**
1343 * Returns the name of the method specified by a given selector.
1344 *
1345 * @param sel A pointer of type \c SEL. Pass the selector whose name you wish to determine.
1346 *
1347 * @return A C string indicating the name of the selector.
1348 */
1349OBJC_EXPORT const char *sel_getName(SEL sel)
1350    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
1351
1352/**
1353 * Registers a method name with the Objective-C runtime system.
1354 *
1355 * @param str A pointer to a C string. Pass the name of the method you wish to register.
1356 *
1357 * @return A pointer of type SEL specifying the selector for the named method.
1358 *
1359 * @note The implementation of this method is identical to the implementation of \c sel_registerName.
1360 * @note Prior to OS X version 10.0, this method tried to find the selector mapped to the given name
1361 *  and returned \c NULL if the selector was not found. This was changed for safety, because it was
1362 *  observed that many of the callers of this function did not check the return value for \c NULL.
1363 */
1364OBJC_EXPORT SEL sel_getUid(const char *str)
1365    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
1366
1367/**
1368 * Registers a method with the Objective-C runtime system, maps the method
1369 * name to a selector, and returns the selector value.
1370 *
1371 * @param str A pointer to a C string. Pass the name of the method you wish to register.
1372 *
1373 * @return A pointer of type SEL specifying the selector for the named method.
1374 *
1375 * @note You must register a method name with the Objective-C runtime system to obtain the
1376 *  method’s selector before you can add the method to a class definition. If the method name
1377 *  has already been registered, this function simply returns the selector.
1378 */
1379OBJC_EXPORT SEL sel_registerName(const char *str)
1380    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_2_0);
1381
1382/**
1383 * Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether two selectors are equal.
1384 *
1385 * @param lhs The selector to compare with rhs.
1386 * @param rhs The selector to compare with lhs.
1387 *
1388 * @return \c YES if \e rhs and \e rhs are equal, otherwise \c NO.
1389 *
1390 * @note sel_isEqual is equivalent to ==.
1391 */
1392OBJC_EXPORT BOOL sel_isEqual(SEL lhs, SEL rhs)
1393     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1394
1395
1396/* Objective-C Language Features */
1397
1398/**
1399 * This function is inserted by the compiler when a mutation
1400 * is detected during a foreach iteration. It gets called
1401 * when a mutation occurs, and the enumerationMutationHandler
1402 * is enacted if it is set up. A fatal error occurs if a handler is not set up.
1403 *
1404 * @param obj The object being mutated.
1405 *
1406 */
1407OBJC_EXPORT void objc_enumerationMutation(id obj)
1408     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1409
1410/**
1411 * Sets the current mutation handler.
1412 *
1413 * @param handler Function pointer to the new mutation handler.
1414 */
1415OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setEnumerationMutationHandler(void (*handler)(id))
1416     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1417
1418/**
1419 * Set the function to be called by objc_msgForward.
1420 *
1421 * @param fwd Function to be jumped to by objc_msgForward.
1422 * @param fwd_stret Function to be jumped to by objc_msgForward_stret.
1423 *
1424 * @see message.h::_objc_msgForward
1425 */
1426OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setForwardHandler(void *fwd, void *fwd_stret)
1427     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
1428
1429/**
1430 * Creates a pointer to a function that will call the block
1431 * when the method is called.
1432 *
1433 * @param block The block that implements this method. Its signature should
1434 *  be: method_return_type ^(id self, method_args...).
1435 *  The selector is not available as a parameter to this block.
1436 *  The block is copied with \c Block_copy().
1437 *
1438 * @return The IMP that calls this block. Must be disposed of with
1439 *  \c imp_removeBlock.
1440 */
1441OBJC_EXPORT IMP imp_implementationWithBlock(id block)
1442     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1443
1444/**
1445 * Return the block associated with an IMP that was created using
1446 * \c imp_implementationWithBlock.
1447 *
1448 * @param anImp The IMP that calls this block.
1449 *
1450 * @return The block called by \e anImp.
1451 */
1452OBJC_EXPORT id imp_getBlock(IMP anImp)
1453     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1454
1455/**
1456 * Disassociates a block from an IMP that was created using
1457 * \c imp_implementationWithBlock and releases the copy of the
1458 * block that was created.
1459 *
1460 * @param anImp An IMP that was created using \c imp_implementationWithBlock.
1461 *
1462 * @return YES if the block was released successfully, NO otherwise.
1463 *  (For example, the block might not have been used to create an IMP previously).
1464 */
1465OBJC_EXPORT BOOL imp_removeBlock(IMP anImp)
1466     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_4_3);
1467
1468/**
1469 * This loads the object referenced by a weak pointer and returns it, after
1470 * retaining and autoreleasing the object to ensure that it stays alive
1471 * long enough for the caller to use it. This function would be used
1472 * anywhere a __weak variable is used in an expression.
1473 *
1474 * @param location The weak pointer address
1475 *
1476 * @return The object pointed to by \e location, or \c nil if \e location is \c nil.
1477 */
1478OBJC_EXPORT id objc_loadWeak(id *location)
1479    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_5_0);
1480
1481/**
1482 * This function stores a new value into a __weak variable. It would
1483 * be used anywhere a __weak variable is the target of an assignment.
1484 *
1485 * @param location The address of the weak pointer itself
1486 * @param obj The new object this weak ptr should now point to
1487 *
1488 * @return The value stored into \e location, i.e. \e obj
1489 */
1490OBJC_EXPORT id objc_storeWeak(id *location, id obj)
1491    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_7, __IPHONE_5_0);
1492
1493
1494/* Associative References */
1495
1496/**
1497 * Policies related to associative references.
1498 * These are options to objc_setAssociatedObject()
1499 */
1500enum {
1501    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_ASSIGN = 0,           /**< Specifies a weak reference to the associated object. */
1502    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC = 1, /**< Specifies a strong reference to the associated object.
1503                                            *   The association is not made atomically. */
1504    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_COPY_NONATOMIC = 3,   /**< Specifies that the associated object is copied.
1505                                            *   The association is not made atomically. */
1506    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN = 01401,       /**< Specifies a strong reference to the associated object.
1507                                            *   The association is made atomically. */
1508    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_COPY = 01403          /**< Specifies that the associated object is copied.
1509                                            *   The association is made atomically. */
1510};
1511
1512/// Type to specify the behavior of an association.
1513typedef uintptr_t objc_AssociationPolicy;
1514
1515/**
1516 * Sets an associated value for a given object using a given key and association policy.
1517 *
1518 * @param object The source object for the association.
1519 * @param key The key for the association.
1520 * @param value The value to associate with the key key for object. Pass nil to clear an existing association.
1521 * @param policy The policy for the association. For possible values, see “Associative Object Behaviors.”
1522 *
1523 * @see objc_setAssociatedObject
1524 * @see objc_removeAssociatedObjects
1525 */
1526OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setAssociatedObject(id object, const void *key, id value, objc_AssociationPolicy policy)
1527    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_6, __IPHONE_3_1);
1528
1529/**
1530 * Returns the value associated with a given object for a given key.
1531 *
1532 * @param object The source object for the association.
1533 * @param key The key for the association.
1534 *
1535 * @return The value associated with the key \e key for \e object.
1536 *
1537 * @see objc_setAssociatedObject
1538 */
1539OBJC_EXPORT id objc_getAssociatedObject(id object, const void *key)
1540    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_6, __IPHONE_3_1);
1541
1542/**
1543 * Removes all associations for a given object.
1544 *
1545 * @param object An object that maintains associated objects.
1546 *
1547 * @note The main purpose of this function is to make it easy to return an object
1548 *  to a "pristine state”. You should not use this function for general removal of
1549 *  associations from objects, since it also removes associations that other clients
1550 *  may have added to the object. Typically you should use \c objc_setAssociatedObject
1551 *  with a nil value to clear an association.
1552 *
1553 * @see objc_setAssociatedObject
1554 * @see objc_getAssociatedObject
1555 */
1556OBJC_EXPORT void objc_removeAssociatedObjects(id object)
1557    __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_6, __IPHONE_3_1);
1558
1559
1560#define _C_ID       '@'
1561#define _C_CLASS    '#'
1562#define _C_SEL      ':'
1563#define _C_CHR      'c'
1564#define _C_UCHR     'C'
1565#define _C_SHT      's'
1566#define _C_USHT     'S'
1567#define _C_INT      'i'
1568#define _C_UINT     'I'
1569#define _C_LNG      'l'
1570#define _C_ULNG     'L'
1571#define _C_LNG_LNG  'q'
1572#define _C_ULNG_LNG 'Q'
1573#define _C_FLT      'f'
1574#define _C_DBL      'd'
1575#define _C_BFLD     'b'
1576#define _C_BOOL     'B'
1577#define _C_VOID     'v'
1578#define _C_UNDEF    '?'
1579#define _C_PTR      '^'
1580#define _C_CHARPTR  '*'
1581#define _C_ATOM     '%'
1582#define _C_ARY_B    '['
1583#define _C_ARY_E    ']'
1584#define _C_UNION_B  '('
1585#define _C_UNION_E  ')'
1586#define _C_STRUCT_B '{'
1587#define _C_STRUCT_E '}'
1588#define _C_VECTOR   '!'
1589#define _C_CONST    'r'
1590
1591
1592/* Obsolete types */
1593
1594#if !__OBJC2__
1595
1596#define CLS_GETINFO(cls,infomask)        ((cls)->info & (infomask))
1597#define CLS_SETINFO(cls,infomask)        ((cls)->info |= (infomask))
1598
1599// class is not a metaclass
1600#define CLS_CLASS               0x1
1601// class is a metaclass
1602#define CLS_META                0x2
1603// class's +initialize method has completed
1604#define CLS_INITIALIZED         0x4
1605// class is posing
1606#define CLS_POSING              0x8
1607// unused
1608#define CLS_MAPPED              0x10
1609// class and subclasses need cache flush during image loading
1610#define CLS_FLUSH_CACHE         0x20
1611// method cache should grow when full
1612#define CLS_GROW_CACHE          0x40
1613// unused
1614#define CLS_NEED_BIND           0x80
1615// methodLists is array of method lists
1616#define CLS_METHOD_ARRAY        0x100
1617// the JavaBridge constructs classes with these markers
1618#define CLS_JAVA_HYBRID         0x200
1619#define CLS_JAVA_CLASS          0x400
1620// thread-safe +initialize
1621#define CLS_INITIALIZING        0x800
1622// bundle unloading
1623#define CLS_FROM_BUNDLE         0x1000
1624// C++ ivar support
1625#define CLS_HAS_CXX_STRUCTORS   0x2000
1626// Lazy method list arrays
1627#define CLS_NO_METHOD_ARRAY     0x4000
1628// +load implementation
1629#define CLS_HAS_LOAD_METHOD     0x8000
1630// objc_allocateClassPair API
1631#define CLS_CONSTRUCTING        0x10000
1632// class compiled with bigger class structure
1633#define CLS_EXT                 0x20000
1634
1635
1636struct objc_method_description_list {
1637        int count;
1638        struct objc_method_description list[1];
1639};
1640
1641
1642struct objc_protocol_list {
1643    struct objc_protocol_list *next;
1644    long count;
1645    Protocol *list[1];
1646};
1647
1648
1649struct objc_category {
1650    char *category_name                                      OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1651    char *class_name                                         OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1652    struct objc_method_list *instance_methods                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1653    struct objc_method_list *class_methods                   OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1654    struct objc_protocol_list *protocols                     OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1655}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1656
1657
1658struct objc_ivar {
1659    char *ivar_name                                          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1660    char *ivar_type                                          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1661    int ivar_offset                                          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1662#ifdef __LP64__
1663    int space                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1664#endif
1665}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1666
1667struct objc_ivar_list {
1668    int ivar_count                                           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1669#ifdef __LP64__
1670    int space                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1671#endif
1672    /* variable length structure */
1673    struct objc_ivar ivar_list[1]                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1674}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1675
1676
1677struct objc_method {
1678    SEL method_name                                          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1679    char *method_types                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1680    IMP method_imp                                           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1681}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1682
1683struct objc_method_list {
1684    struct objc_method_list *obsolete                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1685
1686    int method_count                                         OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1687#ifdef __LP64__
1688    int space                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1689#endif
1690    /* variable length structure */
1691    struct objc_method method_list[1]                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1692}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1693
1694
1695typedef struct objc_symtab *Symtab                           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1696
1697struct objc_symtab {
1698    unsigned long sel_ref_cnt                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1699    SEL *refs                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1700    unsigned short cls_def_cnt                               OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1701    unsigned short cat_def_cnt                               OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1702    void *defs[1] /* variable size */                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1703}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1704
1705
1706typedef struct objc_cache *Cache                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1707
1708#define CACHE_BUCKET_NAME(B)  ((B)->method_name)
1709#define CACHE_BUCKET_IMP(B)   ((B)->method_imp)
1710#define CACHE_BUCKET_VALID(B) (B)
1711#ifndef __LP64__
1712#define CACHE_HASH(sel, mask) (((uintptr_t)(sel)>>2) & (mask))
1713#else
1714#define CACHE_HASH(sel, mask) (((unsigned int)((uintptr_t)(sel)>>3)) & (mask))
1715#endif
1716struct objc_cache {
1717    unsigned int mask /* total = mask + 1 */                 OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1718    unsigned int occupied                                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1719    Method buckets[1]                                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1720};
1721
1722
1723typedef struct objc_module *Module                           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1724
1725struct objc_module {
1726    unsigned long version                                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1727    unsigned long size                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1728    const char *name                                         OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1729    Symtab symtab                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1730}                                                            OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1731
1732#else
1733
1734struct objc_method_list;
1735
1736#endif
1737
1738
1739/* Obsolete functions */
1740
1741OBJC_EXPORT IMP class_lookupMethod(Class cls, SEL sel)
1742    __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0,__IPHONE_2_0);
1743OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_respondsToMethod(Class cls, SEL sel)
1744    __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0,__IPHONE_2_0);
1745OBJC_EXPORT void _objc_flush_caches(Class cls)
1746    __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0,__IPHONE_2_0);
1747
1748OBJC_EXPORT id object_copyFromZone(id anObject, size_t nBytes, void *z)
1749    __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_NA,__IPHONE_NA)
1750    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
1751OBJC_EXPORT id object_realloc(id anObject, size_t nBytes)    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1752OBJC_EXPORT id object_reallocFromZone(id anObject, size_t nBytes, void *z) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1753
1754#define OBSOLETE_OBJC_GETCLASSES 1
1755OBJC_EXPORT void *objc_getClasses(void)                      OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1756OBJC_EXPORT void objc_addClass(Class myClass)                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1757OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setClassHandler(int (*)(const char *)) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1758OBJC_EXPORT void objc_setMultithreaded (BOOL flag)           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1759
1760OBJC_EXPORT id class_createInstanceFromZone(Class, size_t idxIvars, void *z)
1761    __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_NA,__IPHONE_NA)
1762    OBJC_ARC_UNAVAILABLE;
1763
1764OBJC_EXPORT void class_addMethods(Class, struct objc_method_list *) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1765OBJC_EXPORT void class_removeMethods(Class, struct objc_method_list *) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1766OBJC_EXPORT void _objc_resolve_categories_for_class(Class cls)  OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1767
1768OBJC_EXPORT Class class_poseAs(Class imposter, Class original) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1769
1770OBJC_EXPORT unsigned int method_getSizeOfArguments(Method m) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1771OBJC_EXPORT unsigned method_getArgumentInfo(struct objc_method *m, int arg, const char **type, int *offset) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1772
1773OBJC_EXPORT Class objc_getOrigClass(const char *name)        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1774#define OBJC_NEXT_METHOD_LIST 1
1775OBJC_EXPORT struct objc_method_list *class_nextMethodList(Class, void **) OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1776// usage for nextMethodList
1777//
1778// void *iterator = 0;
1779// struct objc_method_list *mlist;
1780// while ( mlist = class_nextMethodList( cls, &iterator ) )
1781//    ;
1782
1783OBJC_EXPORT id (*_alloc)(Class, size_t)                      OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1784OBJC_EXPORT id (*_copy)(id, size_t)                          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1785OBJC_EXPORT id (*_realloc)(id, size_t)                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1786OBJC_EXPORT id (*_dealloc)(id)                               OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1787OBJC_EXPORT id (*_zoneAlloc)(Class, size_t, void *)          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1788OBJC_EXPORT id (*_zoneRealloc)(id, size_t, void *)           OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1789OBJC_EXPORT id (*_zoneCopy)(id, size_t, void *)              OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1790OBJC_EXPORT void (*_error)(id, const char *, va_list)        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
1791
1792#endif
1793