Re: [DotGNU]ILString?

[Rhys Weatherley]

On Sunday 18 May 2003 08:34 am, j_post wrote:
> In pnet/include/il_engine.h:
>
> typedef struct _tagILString  ILString
>
> but _tagILString doesn't seem to be defined *anywhere* (grep -r). Can
> anyone tell me how this magic works?

It is cast to "System_String" (engine/lib_defs.h) when the internals are 
needed.  It's a weird quirk of how the system evolved.  But it does have the 
effect of preventing people from messing with the string internals, and 
encouraging them to use the helper functions in lib_string.c instead.

Cheers,

Rhys.