@encode (Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)) (original) (raw)

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9.3.2 @encode ¶

GNU Objective-C supports the @encode syntax that allows you to create a type encoding from a C/Objective-C type. For example,@encode(int) is compiled by the compiler into "i".

@encode does not support type qualifiers other thanconst. For example, @encode(const char*) is valid and is compiled into "r*", while @encode(bycopy char *) is invalid and will cause a compilation error.