+ type *owner; /**< The compound type (e.g. class type) this entity belongs to. */
+ ent_allocation allocation; /**< Distinguishes static and dynamically allocated
+ entities and some further cases. */
+ ent_visibility visibility; /**< Specifies visibility to external program
+ fragments */
+ ent_variability variability; /**< Specifies variability of entities content */
+ ent_volatility volatility; /**< Specifies volatility of entities content */
+ int offset; /**< Offset in byte for this entity. Fixed when layout
+ of owner is determined. */
+ void *link; /**< To store some intermediate information */
+ unsigned long visit; /**< visited counter for walks of the type information */
+ struct dbg_info* dbi; /**< A pointer to information for debug support. */
+
+ /* ------------- fields for atomic entities ---------------*/
+ ir_node *value; /**< value if entity is not of variability uninitialized.
+ Only for atomic entities. */
+
+ /* ------------- fields for compound entities ---------------*/
+ ir_node **values; /**< constant values of compound entities. Only available if
+ variablility not uninitialized. Must be set for variability constant
+ */
+ entity **val_ents; /**< entities corresponding to constant values. Only available if
+ variablility not uninitialized. Must be set for variability constant */
+
+ /* ------------- fields for entities owned by a class type ---------------*/
+ entity **overwrites; /**< A list of entities this entity overwrites. */
+ entity **overwrittenby; /**< A list of entities that overwrite this entity. */
+
+ /* ------------- fields for methods ---------------*/
+ enum peculiarity peculiarity;
+ ir_graph *irg; /**< If (type == method_type) this is the corresponding irg.