/* This structure used to be public, but is now private to the runtime.  */

/*
** The compiler generates one of these structures for each class.  
** 
** This structure is the definition for classes. 
** 
** This structure is generated by the compiler in the executable and used by
** the run-time during normal messaging operations.  Therefore some members
** change type. The compiler generates "char* const" and places a string in
** the following member variables:  super_class. 
*/
struct objc_class {     
  MetaClass           class_pointer;          /* Pointer to the class's
                                                meta class. */
  struct objc_class*  super_class;            /* Pointer to the super 
                                                class. NULL for class 
                                                Object. */
  const char*         name;                   /* Name of the class. */
  long                version;                /* Unknown. */
  unsigned long       info;                   /* Bit mask.  See class masks 
                                                defined above. */
  long                instance_size;          /* Size in bytes of the class.  
                                                The sum of the class 
						definition and all super 
						class definitions. */
  struct objc_ivar_list* ivars;               /* Pointer to a structure that
                                                describes the instance 
                                                variables in the class
                                                definition.  NULL indicates
                                                no instance variables.  Does
                                                not include super class
                                                variables. */
  struct objc_method_list*  methods;          /* Linked list of instance
                                                methods defined for the 
                                                class. */
  struct sarray *    dtable;                  /* Pointer to instance 
					         method dispatch table. */  
  struct objc_class* subclass_list;           /* Subclasses */
  struct objc_class* sibling_class;

  struct objc_protocol_list *protocols;	      /* Protocols conformed to */
  void* gc_object_type;
};