-/* Declarations for Target Values.
- Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Christian von Roques
-*/
+/*
+ * Project: libFIRM
+ * File name: ir/tv/tv.h
+ * Purpose: Representation of and static computations on target machine
+ * values.
+ * Author: Mathias Heil
+ * Modified by:
+ * Created:
+ * CVS-ID: $Id$
+ * Copyright: (c) 2003 Universität Karlsruhe
+ * Licence: This file protected by GPL - GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
+ */
/**
* @file tv.h
* Declarations for Target Values.
*/
-/* $Id$ */
-
-/*
-Discussion of new interface, proposals by Prof. Waite:
-(email of 13.6.2001)
-> 1. You say that you plan to replace the tv module. That replacement is
-> absolutely essential for an ANSI C translator: Section 6.1.3.2 of the
-> standard says that the representation of an integer_constant depends
-> upon its value as well as any suffixes that are attached to it. The
-> possible Firm modes for such a constant are i, I, l, and L. The
-> current tv module provides only one integer conversion routine, and
-> that requires conversion by the client. Since the type of the value
-> argument is long, this may preclude the representation of an unsigned
-> long constant.
->
-> There is a similar problem with floating constants. Floating
-> constants can be suffixed in C, and the mode depends upon the suffix.
-> It can indicate that the constant is of type long double, which your
-> current tv module is incapable of representing.
->
-> Your tv module interface accepts two kinds of information: modes and
-> values. Values obtained from the program text might be uninterpreted
-> strings, strings interpreted as integers, and strings interpreted as
-> reals. Values provided by the compiler are usually integers. Modes are
-> always Firm modes. It seems to me that the tv module should provide
-> tarval* constructors for three of the four kinds of values. Each of these
-> constructors should have an ir_mode parameter and one or more parameters
-> appropriate for the kind of value. As is currently the case, one
-> constructor should be provided for both compiler-generated integers and
-> source strings interpreted as integers. (This avoids problems of
-> different conversion radices -- the client does the conversion.) For
-> symmetry, the constructor for source strings interpreted as reals should
-> accept a long double parameter and require the client to do the
-> conversion.
-
-*/
-
#ifndef _TV_H_
#define _TV_H_
# include "irmode.h"
-# include "entity.h"
-# include <stdbool.h>
+/* # include "entity.h" */
+# include "irnode.h" /* for pnc_number enum */
+
+
+/****h* libfirm/tv
+ *
+ * NAME
+ * tv -- TargetValue, short tarval.
+ * Internal representation for machine values.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Matthias Heil
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Tarvals represent target machine values. They are typed by modes.
+ * Tarvals only represent values of mode_sort:
+ * int_number,
+ * float_number,
+ * boolean,
+ * reference,
+ * character
+ *
+ * In case of references the module accepts an entity to represent the
+ * value.
+ * Furthermore, computations and conversions of these values can
+ * be performed.
+ *
+ * USES
+ * This module is closely related to the irmode module, as the modes
+ * defined there are thoroughly used throughout the whole module.
+ * Also, the comparison functions rely on the definition of comparison
+ * values in the irnode module.
+ *
+ * HISTORY
+ * The original tv module originated in the fiasco compiler written ...
+ * This is the new version, described in the tech report 1999-14 by ...
+ *
+ * SEE ALSO
+ * Techreport 1999-14
+ * irmode.h for the modes definitions
+ * irnode.h for the pnc_numbers table
+ *
+ * tarval_init1 and tarval_init2 for initialization of the
+ * module
+ *
+ ******/
#ifndef _TARVAL_TYPEDEF_
#define _TARVAL_TYPEDEF_
-typedef struct tarval tarval;
+ typedef struct tarval tarval;
#endif
-/*@{*/
-/** how to represent target types on host */
-typedef float tarval_F;
-typedef double tarval_D;
-typedef long double tarval_E;
-typedef long tarval_sInt;
-typedef unsigned long tarval_uInt;
-typedef char tarval_C;
-typedef unsigned short tarval_U; /* 16 bit ?! wchar could be defined as char... */
-/*@}*/
-
-/** tarval_P */
-typedef struct {
- /** if ent then xname is missing or mangled from ent,
- else if xname then xname is a linker symbol that is not mangled
- from an entity,
- else this is tarval_p_void.
- if this tarval describes a symbolic address of another tarval, tv points
- to this val */
- const char *xname;
- entity *ent;
- tarval *tv;
-} tarval_P;
-
-/** a trval */
-struct tarval {
- union {
- tarval_F F; /**< float */
- tarval_D D; /**< double */
- tarval_E E; /**< extended */
- tarval_sInt sInt; /**< signed integral */
- tarval_uInt uInt; /**< unsigned integral */
- tarval_C C; /**< character */
- tarval_U U; /**< unicode character */
- tarval_P P; /**< pointer */
- bool b; /**< boolean */
- } u;
- ir_mode *mode;
-};
-
-
-extern tarval *tarval_bad; tarval *get_tarval_bad(void);
-/* We should have a tarval_undefined */
-extern tarval *tarval_b_false; tarval *get_tarval_b_false (void);
-extern tarval *tarval_b_true; tarval *get_tarval_b_true (void);
-extern tarval *tarval_D_NaN; tarval *get_tarval_D_NaN (void);
-extern tarval *tarval_D_Inf; tarval *get_tarval_D_Inf (void);
-extern tarval *tarval_P_void; tarval *get_tarval_P_void (void);
-extern tarval *tarval_mode_null[]; tarval *get_tarval_mode_null(ir_mode *mode);
-
-/*@{*/
-/** @bug These are not initialized!! Don't use. */
-extern tarval *tarval_mode_min[]; tarval *get_tarval_mode_min (ir_mode *mode);
-extern tarval *tarval_mode_max[]; tarval *get_tarval_mode_max (ir_mode *mode);
-/*@}*/
-
-void tarval_init_1 (void);
-void tarval_init_2 (void);
-
-/*@{*/
-/** Constructors for tarvals */
-tarval *tarval_F_from_str (const char *s, size_t len);
-tarval *tarval_D_from_str (const char *s, size_t len);
-tarval *tarval_int_from_str (const char *s, size_t len, int base, ir_mode *m);
-tarval *tarval_from_long (ir_mode *m, long val);
-/*@}*/
-
-tarval *tarval_P_from_str (const char *xname);
-/* The tarval represents the address of the entity. As the address must
- be constant the entity must have as owner the global type. */
-tarval *tarval_P_from_entity (entity *ent);
-
-tarval *tarval_convert_to (tarval *src, ir_mode *m);
-
-/* Building an irm_C, irm_s, irm_S or irm_B target value step by step. */
-void tarval_start (void);
-void tarval_append (const char *p, size_t n);
-void tarval_append1 (char ch);
-tarval *tarval_finish_as (ir_mode *m);
-tarval *tarval_cancel (void); /* returns tarval_bad */
-
-/** The flags for projecting a comparison result */
+/* ************************ Constructors for tarvals ************************ */
+
+/**
+ * Constructor function for new tarvals.
+ *
+ * @param str The string representing the target value
+ * @param len The length of the string
+ * @param mode The mode requested for the result tarval
+ *
+ * This function creates a new tarval representing the value represented
+ * by a CString, aka char array. If a tarval representing this value already
+ * exists, this tarval is returned instead of a new one. So tarvals are
+ * directly comparable since their representation is unique.
+ *
+ * This function accepts the following strings:
+ *
+ * if mode is int_number:
+ * - 0(x|X)[0-9a-fA-F]+ (hexadecimal representation)
+ * - 0[0-7]* (octal representation)
+ * - (+|-)?[1-9][0-9]* (decimal representation)
+ *
+ * if mode if float_number:
+ * - (+|-)?(decimal int) (. (decimal int))? ((e|E)(+|-)?(decimal int))?
+ *
+ * if mode is boolean: true, True, TRUE ... False... 0, 1,
+ *
+ * if mode is reference: hexadecimal of decimal number as int
+ *
+ * if mode is character: hex or dec
+ *
+ * Leading and/or trailing spaces are ignored
+ *
+ * @return
+ * A tarval of proper type representing the requested value is returned.
+ * Tarvals are unique, so for any value/mode pair at most one tarval will
+ * exist, which will be returned upon further requests with an identical
+ * value/mode pair.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * If the string is not representable in the given mode an assertion is
+ * thrown in assert build.
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irmode.h for predefined modes
+ * new_tarval_from_long()
+ * new_tarval_from_double()
+ */
+tarval *new_tarval_from_str(const char *str, size_t len, ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Constructor function for new tarvals
+ *
+ * @param l The long representing the value
+ * @param mode The mode requested for the result tarval
+ *
+ * This function creates a new tarval representing the value represented
+ * by a long integer. If a tarval representing this value already exists,
+ * this tarval is returned instead of a new one. So tarvals are directly
+ * comparable since their representation is unique.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * A tarval of proper type representing the requested value is returned.
+ * Tarvals are unique, so for any value/mode pair at most one tarval will
+ * exist, which will be returned upon further requests with an identical
+ * value/mode pair.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * If the long is not representable in the given mode an assertion is
+ * thrown in assert build.
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irmode.h for predefined modes
+ * new_tarval_from_str()
+ * new_tarval_from_double()
+ *
+ */
+tarval *new_tarval_from_long(long l, ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Return value as long if possible.
+ *
+ * This returns a long int with the value represented value, or
+ * gibberish, depending on the size of long int and the size of the
+ * stored value. It works for e.g. 1 as mode_Ls, but might not work for
+ * get_mode_max(mode_Ls).
+ * This will overflow silently, so use only if you know what
+ * you are doing! (better check with tarval_is_long()...)
+ * Works only for int modes, even not for character modes!
+ */
+long get_tarval_long(tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * This validates if tarval_to_long() will return a satisfying
+ * result. I.e. if tv is an int_number and between min, max
+ * of long int (signed!)
+ */
+int tarval_is_long(tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * Constructor function for new tarvals.
+ *
+ * @param d The (long) double representing the value
+ * @param mode The mode requested for the result tarval
+ *
+ * This function creates a new tarval representing the value represented
+ * by a (long) double. If a tarval representing this value already exists,
+ * this tarval is returned instead of a new one. So tarvals are directly
+ * comparable since their representation is unique.
+ * Only modes of sort float_number can be constructed this way.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * A tarval of proper type representing the requested value is returned.
+ * Tarvals are unique, so for any value/mode pair at most one tarval will
+ * exist, which will be returned upon further requests with an identical
+ * value/mode pair.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * If the (long) double is not representable in the given mode an assertion
+ * is thrown. This will happen for any mode not of sort float_number.
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irmode.h for predefined values
+ * new_tarval_from_str()
+ * new_tarval_from_long()
+ */
+tarval *new_tarval_from_double(long double d, ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * This returns a double with the value represented value, or
+ * gibberish, depending on the size of double and the size of the
+ * stored value.
+ * This will overflow silently, so use only if you know what
+ * you are doing! (better check with tarval_is_long...)
+ */
+long double get_tarval_double(tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * This validates if tarval_to_double() will return a satisfying
+ * result. I.e. if tv is an float_number and between min, max
+ * of double
+ */
+int tarval_is_double(tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * Construct a tarval that represents the address of the entity.
+ *
+ * The address must be constant, the entity must have as owner the global type.
+ * We no more support this function: Use the new SymConst instead.
+tarval *new_tarval_from_entity (entity *ent, ir_mode *mode);
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns the associated entity of a tarval. Asserts if tarval does not
+ * contain an entity.
+entity *get_tarval_entity(tarval *tv);
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns non-zero if a the given tarval represents an entity.
+int tarval_is_entity(tarval *tv);
+ */
+
+/** ********** Access routines for tarval fields ********** **/
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * get_tarval_mode
+ * get_tarval_ ...
+ *
+ * SYNOPSIS
+ * ir_mode *get_tarval_mode(tarval *tv)
+ * ...
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * These are access function for tarval struct members. It is encouraged
+ * to use them instead of direct access to the struct fields.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * tv - The tarval to access fields of
+ *
+ * RESULT
+ * get_tv_mode: The mode of the tarval
+ *
+ * SEE ALSO
+ * the struct tarval
+ */
+
+/** Returns the mode of the tarval. */
+ir_mode *get_tarval_mode (tarval *tv);
+
+/* Testing properties of the represented values */
+
+/**
+ * Returns 1 if tv is negative
+ *
+ * @param a the tarval
+ */
+int tarval_is_negative(tarval *a);
+
+/**
+ * Returns 1 if tv is null
+ *
+ * @param a the tarval
+ */
+int tarval_is_null(tarval *a);
+
+/**
+ * Returns 1 if tv is the "one"
+ *
+ * @param a the tarval
+ */
+int tarval_is_one(tarval *a);
+
+/** The 'bad' tarval. */
+extern tarval *tarval_bad;
+/** Returns the 'bad tarval. */
+tarval *get_tarval_bad(void);
+
+/** The 'undefined' tarval. */
+extern tarval *tarval_undefined;
+/** Returns the 'undefined' tarval. */
+tarval *get_tarval_undefined(void);
+
+/** The mode_b tarval 'false'. */
+extern tarval *tarval_b_false;
+/** Returns the mode_b tarval 'false'. */
+tarval *get_tarval_b_false(void);
+
+/** The mode_b tarval 'true'. */
+extern tarval *tarval_b_true;
+/** Returns the mode_b tarval 'true'. */
+tarval *get_tarval_b_true(void);
+
+/** The 'void' pointer tarval. */
+extern tarval *tarval_P_void;
+/** Returns the 'void' pointer tarval. */
+tarval *get_tarval_P_void(void);
+
+/* These functions calculate and return a tarval representing the requested
+ * value.
+ * The functions get_mode_{Max,Min,...} return tarvals retrieved from these
+ * functions, but these are stored on initialization of the irmode module and
+ * therefore the irmode functions should be prefered to the functions below. */
+
+/** Returns the maximum value of a given mode. */
+tarval *get_tarval_max(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the minimum value of a given mode. */
+tarval *get_tarval_min(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the 0 value (additive neutral) of a given mode. */
+tarval *get_tarval_null(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the 1 value (multiplicative neutral) of a given mode. */
+tarval *get_tarval_one(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Return quite nan for float_number modes. */
+tarval *get_tarval_nan(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Return +inf for float_number modes. */
+tarval *get_tarval_inf(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/* ******************** Arithmethic operations on tarvals ******************** */
+
+/**
+ * Compares two tarvals
+ *
+ * Compare a with b and return a pnc_number describing the relation
+ * between a and b. This is either Uo, Lt, Eq, Gt, or False if a or b
+ * are symbolic pointers which can not be compared at all.
+ *
+ * @param a A tarval to be compared
+ * @param b A tarval to be compared
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The pnc_number best describing the relation between a and b is returned.
+ * This means the mode with the least bits set is returned, e.g. if the
+ * tarvals are equal the pnc_number 'Eq' is returned, not 'Ge' which
+ * indicates 'greater or equal'
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irnode.h for the definition of pnc_numbers
+ */
+pnc_number tarval_cmp(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/**
+ * Converts a tarval to another mode.
+ *
+ * Convert tarval 'src' to mode 'mode', this will suceed if and only if mode
+ * 'mode' is wider than the mode of src, as defined in the firm documentation
+ * and as returned by the function mode_is_smaller defined in irmode.h.
+ *
+ * @param src The tarval to convert
+ * @param mode Tho mode to convert to
+ *
+ * @return
+ * If a tarval of mode 'mode' with the result of the conversion of the 'src'
+ * tarvals value already exists, it will be returned, else a new tarval is
+ * constructed and returned
+ *
+ * @note
+ * Illegal conversations will trigger an assertion
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * FIRM documentation for conversion rules
+ * mode_is_smaller defined in irmode.h
+ */
+tarval *tarval_convert_to(tarval *src, ir_mode *m);
+
+/*
+ * These function implement basic computations representable as opcodes
+ * in FIRM nodes.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * tarval_neg:
+ * traval_abs:
+ * a - the tarval to operate on
+ *
+ * all oters:
+ * a - the first operand tarval
+ * b - the second operand tarval
+ *
+ * RESULT
+ * If neccessary a new tarval is constructed for the resulting value,
+ * or the one already carrying the computation result is retrieved and
+ * returned as result.
+ *
+ * NOTES
+ * The order the arguments are given in is important, imagine postfix
+ * notation.
+ * Illegal operations will trigger an assertion.
+ * The sort member of the struct mode defines which operations are valid
+ */
+
+/** bitwise Negation of a tarval. */
+tarval *tarval_not(tarval *a);
+
+/** arithmetic Negation of a tarval. */
+tarval *tarval_neg(tarval *a);
+
+/** Addition of two tarvals. */
+tarval *tarval_add(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Subtraction from a tarval. */
+tarval *tarval_sub(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Multiplication of tarvals. */
+tarval *tarval_mul(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** 'Exact' division. */
+tarval *tarval_quo(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Integer division. */
+tarval *tarval_div(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Remainder of integer division. */
+tarval *tarval_mod(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Absolute value. */
+tarval *tarval_abs(tarval *a);
+
+/** Bitwise and. */
+tarval *tarval_and(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Bitwise or. */
+tarval *tarval_or(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Bitwise exclusive or. */
+tarval *tarval_eor(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Left shift. */
+tarval *tarval_shl(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Unsigned (logical) right shift. */
+tarval *tarval_shr(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Signed (arithmetic) right shift. */
+tarval *tarval_shrs(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/** Rotation. */
+tarval *tarval_rot(tarval *a, tarval *b);
+
+/* *********** Output of tarvals *********** */
+
+/**
+ * The output mode for tarval values.
+ *
+ * Some modes allow more that one representation, for instance integers
+ * can be represented hex or decimal. Of course it would be enough to have
+ * one and let every backend convert it into the 'right' one.
+ * However, we can do this in the tarval much simplier...
+ */
typedef enum {
- irpn_False=0, /**< 0000 false */
- irpn_Eq, /**< 0001 equal */
- irpn_Lt, /**< 0010 less */
- irpn_Le, /**< 0011 less or equal */
- irpn_Gt, /**< 0100 greater */
- irpn_Ge, /**< 0101 greater of equal */
- irpn_Lg, /**< 0110 less or greater */
- irpn_Leg, /**< 0111 less, equal or greater = ordered */
- irpn_Uo, /**< 1000 unordered */
- irpn_Ue, /**< 1001 unordered or equal */
- irpn_Ul, /**< 1010 unordered or less */
- irpn_Ule, /**< 1011 unordered, less or equal */
- irpn_Ug, /**< 1100 unordered or greater */
- irpn_Uge, /**< 1101 unordered, greater or equal */
- irpn_Ne, /**< 1110 unordered, less or greater = not equal */
- irpn_True /**< 1111 true */
- /*irpn_notmask = irpn_Leg @@@ removed for JNI builder */
-} ir_pncmp;
-#define irpn_notmask irpn_Leg
-
-/*@{*/
-/** Arithmethic operations on tarvals */
-tarval *tarval_neg (tarval *a);
-tarval *tarval_add (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_sub (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_mul (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_quo (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_div (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_mod (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_abs (tarval *a);
-tarval *tarval_and (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_or (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_eor (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_shl (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-tarval *tarval_shr (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-/*@}*/
-
-/** Compare a with b and return an ir_pncmp describing the relation
- between a and b. This is either Uo, Lt, Eq, Gt, or False if a or b
- are symbolic pointers which can not be compared at all. */
-ir_pncmp tarval_comp (tarval *a, tarval *b);
-
-
-/* Identifying some tarvals */
-long tarval_classify (tarval *tv);
-long tarval_ord (tarval *tv, int *fail);
-
-/*@{*/
-/** return a mode-specific value */
-tarval_F tv_val_F (tarval *tv);
-tarval_D tv_val_D (tarval *tv);
-tarval_sInt tv_val_sInt (tarval *tv);
-tarval_uInt tv_val_uInt (tarval *tv);
-/* @@@ temporarily removed.
- jni builder can not deal with the return value.
- All definitions of types are interpreted as pointer values until
- type analysis exists for crecoder.
- tarval_p tv_val_p (tarval *tv);
-*/
-bool tv_val_b (tarval *tv);
-/*@}*/
-
-ir_mode *get_tv_mode (tarval *tv);
-/** Returns the entity if the tv is a pointer to an entity, else
- returns NULL; */
-entity *get_tv_entity(tarval *tv);
-
-/** Returns 0 if tv is positive, else > 0. @todo not tested! */
-int tv_is_negative(tarval *a);
+ TVO_NATIVE, /**< the default output mode, depends on the mode */
+ TVO_HEX, /**< use hex representation, always possible */
+ TVO_DECIMAL, /**< use decimal representation */
+ TVO_OCTAL, /**< use octal representation */
+ TVO_BINARY, /**< use binary representation */
+ TVO_FLOAT, /**< use floating point representation (i.e 1.342e-2)*/
+ TVO_HEXFLOAT /**< use hexadecimal floating point representation (i.e 0x1.ea32p-12)*/
+} tv_output_mode;
+
+/**
+ * This structure contains helper information to format the output
+ * of a tarval of a mode.
+ */
+typedef struct tarval_mode_info {
+ tv_output_mode mode_output; /**< if != TVO_NATIVE select a special mode */
+ const char *mode_prefix; /**< if set, this prefix will be printed
+ before a value of this mode */
+ const char *mode_suffix; /**< if set, this suffix will be printed
+ after a value of this mode */
+} tarval_mode_info;
+
+/**
+ * Specify the output options of one mode.
+ *
+ * This functions stores the modinfo, so DO NOT DESTROY it.
+ *
+ * @param mode a ir_mode that should be associated
+ * @param modeinfo the output format info
+ *
+ * @return zero on success.
+ */
+int set_tarval_mode_output_option(ir_mode *mode, const tarval_mode_info *modeinfo);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the output options of one mode.
+ *
+ * This functions returns the modinfo of a given mode.
+ *
+ * @param mode a ir_mode that should be associated
+ *
+ * @return the output option
+ */
+const tarval_mode_info *get_tarval_mode_output_option(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns Bit representation of a tarval value, as string of '0' and '1'
+ *
+ * @param tv The tarval
+ *
+ * This function returns a printable bit representation of any value
+ * stored as tarval. This representation is a null terminated C string.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * As usual in C a pointer to a char is returned. The length of the
+ * returned string if fixed, just read as many chars as the mode defines
+ * as size.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * The string is allocated using malloc() and is free()ed on the next call
+ * of this function.
+ * The string consists of the ascii characters '0' and '1' and is
+ * null terminated
+ *
+ * @sa
+ * irmode.h for the definition of the ir_mode struct
+ * the size member of aforementioned struct
+ */
+char *get_tarval_bitpattern(tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the bitpattern of the bytes_ofs byte.
+ *
+ * This function succeeds even if the mode of the tarval uses lesser bits
+ * than requested, in that case the bitpattern is filled with zero bits.
+ *
+ * To query a 32bit value the following code can be used:
+ *
+ * val0 = tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0);
+ * val1 = tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1);
+ * val2 = tarval_sub_bits(tv, 2);
+ * val3 = tarval_sub_bits(tv, 3);
+ *
+ * Because this is the bit representation of the target machine, only the following
+ * operations are legal on the result:
+ *
+ * - concatenation (endian dependance MUST be handled by the CALLER)
+ * - bitwise logical operations to select/mask bits
+ *
+ * @param tv the tarval
+ * @param byte_ofs the byte offset
+ *
+ * @note
+ * The result of this funcion is undefined if the mode is neither integer nor float.
+ */
+unsigned char get_tarval_sub_bits(tarval *tv, unsigned byte_ofs);
+
+/**
+ * Return values of tarval classify
+ */
+typedef enum _tarval_classification_t {
+ TV_CLASSIFY_NULL = 0, /**< the tarval represents the additive neutral element */
+ TV_CLASSIFY_ONE = +1, /**< the tarval represents the multiplicative neutral element */
+ TV_CLASSIFY_ALL_ONE = -1, /**< the tarval represents the bitwise-and neutral element */
+ TV_CLASSIFY_OTHER = 2 /**< all other tarvals */
+} tarval_classification_t;
+
+/**
+ * Identifying tarvals values for algebraic simplifications.
+ * @param tv
+ * @return
+ * - TV_CLASSIFY_NULL for additive neutral,
+ * - TV_CLASSIFY_ONE for multiplicative neutral,
+ * - TV_CLASSIFY_ALL_ONE for bitwise-and neutral
+ * - TV_CLASSIFY_OTHER else
+ */
+tarval_classification_t classify_tarval(tarval *tv);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Output of tarvals to a buffer.
+ */
+int tarval_snprintf(char *buf, size_t buflen, tarval *tv);
+
+/**
+ * Output of tarvals to stdio.
+ */
+int tarval_printf(tarval *tv);
+
#endif /* _TV_H_ */