+/**
+ * This struct represents the afore mentioned tarvals.
+ *
+ * A tarval struct consists of an internal representation of the
+ * value and some additional fields further describing the value.
+ *
+ * ATTRIBUTES:
+ * - ir_mode *mode The mode of the stored value
+ * - void *value The internal representation
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irmode.h for predefined modes
+ */
+struct ir_tarval {
+ firm_kind kind; /**< must be k_tarval */
+ ir_mode *mode; /**< the mode of the stored value */
+ const void *value; /**< the value stored in an internal way... */
+ size_t length; /**< the length of the stored value */
+};
+
+/* inline functions */
+/*
+ * Access routines for tarval fields ========================================
+ */
+static inline ir_mode *_get_tarval_mode(const ir_tarval *tv)
+{
+ assert(tv);
+ return tv->mode;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_bad(void)
+{
+ return tarval_bad;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_undefined(void)
+{
+ return tarval_undefined;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_b_false(void)
+{
+ return tarval_b_false;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_b_true(void)
+{
+ return tarval_b_true;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_reachable(void)
+{
+ return tarval_reachable;
+}
+
+static inline ir_tarval *_get_tarval_unreachable(void)
+{
+ return tarval_unreachable;
+}
+
+static inline int _is_tarval(const void *thing)
+{
+ return get_kind(thing) == k_tarval;
+}
+
+#define get_tarval_mode(tv) _get_tarval_mode(tv)
+#define get_tarval_bad() _get_tarval_bad()
+#define get_tarval_undefined() _get_tarval_undefined()
+#define get_tarval_b_false() _get_tarval_b_false()
+#define get_tarval_b_true() _get_tarval_b_true()
+#define get_tarval_unreachable() _get_tarval_unreachable()
+#define get_tarval_reachable() _get_tarval_reachable()
+#define is_tarval(thing) _is_tarval(thing)
+
+#endif /* FIRM_TV_TV_T_H */