Module Symbol

A symbol identifies a constant provided by either:

* sym_unit is the compilation unit containing the value. * sym_label is the linkage name of the variable.

The label must be globally unique: two compilation units linked in the same program must not share labels.

include Identifiable.S
type t
module T : Identifiable.Thing with type t = t
include Identifiable.Thing with type t := T.t
include Hashtbl.HashedType with type t := T.t
val equal : T.t -> T.t -> bool

The equality predicate used to compare keys.

val hash : T.t -> int

A hashing function on keys. It must be such that if two keys are equal according to equal, then they have identical hash values as computed by hash.

The hash value of a key should remain constant as long as the key is in the table. In particular, if the hash function depends on mutable key data, then that data must not be mutated while the key is in the table. Similarly, as the hash function may be called while the table itself is being modified, it should avoid accessing the table as part of its computation.

Examples: suitable (equal, hash) pairs for arbitrary key types include

  • ((=), hash) for comparing objects by structure (provided objects do not contain floats)
  • ((fun x y -> compare x y = 0), hash) for comparing objects by structure and handling Stdlib.nan correctly
  • ((==), hash) for comparing objects by physical equality (e.g. for mutable or cyclic objects).
include Map.OrderedType with type t := T.t
val compare : T.t -> T.t -> int

A total ordering function over the keys. This is a two-argument function f such that f e1 e2 is zero if the keys e1 and e2 are equal, f e1 e2 is strictly negative if e1 is smaller than e2, and f e1 e2 is strictly positive if e1 is greater than e2. Example: a suitable ordering function is the generic structural comparison function Stdlib.compare.

val output : out_channel -> T.t -> unit
val print : Format.formatter -> T.t -> unit
module Set : Identifiable.Set with module T := T
module Map : Identifiable.Map with module T := T
module Tbl : Identifiable.Tbl with module T := T
val of_variable : Variable.t -> t
val of_global_linkage : Compilation_unit.t -> Linkage_name.t -> t
val import_for_pack : pack:Compilation_unit.t -> t -> t
val compilation_unit : t -> Compilation_unit.t
val label : t -> Linkage_name.t
val print_opt : Format.formatter -> t option -> unit
val compare_lists : t list -> t list -> int