note
	description: "[
		Accessor to an object with copy semantics. Useful to manipulate fields of an object, or
		an expanded field of an object without causing any copying.
	]"
	implementation_details: "[
		The GC might be moving objects, some of the routines are actually builtin.
	]"
	date: "$Date: 2020-04-10 15:08:01 +0000 (Fri, 10 Apr 2020) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 104042 $"

class interface
	REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT

create {REFLECTED_OBJECT}
	make (a_enclosing_object: REFLECTED_OBJECT; i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Setup a proxy to copy semantics field located at the i-th field of a_enclosing_object.
		require
			i_th_field_is_expanded: a_enclosing_object.is_copy_semantics_field (i)
		ensure
			enclosing_object_set: referring_object = a_enclosing_object

	make_special (a_enclosing_object: REFLECTED_OBJECT; i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Setup a proxy to copy semantics item located at the i-th position of special represented by a_enclosing_object.
		require
			a_enclosing_object_is_special: a_enclosing_object.is_special
			a_enclosing_object_is_special_reference: a_enclosing_object.is_special_of_reference
			valid_index: attached {ABSTRACT_SPECIAL} a_enclosing_object.object as l_spec and then l_spec.valid_index (i)
			i_th_field_is_expanded: a_enclosing_object.is_special_copy_semantics_item (i)
		ensure
			enclosing_object_set: referring_object = a_enclosing_object


create {REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT}
	make_recursive (a_enclosing_object: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT; i: INTEGER_32)
			-- Setup a proxy to copy semantics field located at the i-th field of a_enclosing_object.
		require
			i_th_field_is_expanded: a_enclosing_object.is_copy_semantics_field (i) or a_enclosing_object.is_field_statically_expanded (i)

feature -- Access

	Bit_type: INTEGER_32 = 8
			-- This type is obsolete and is not used anymore.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Boolean_type: INTEGER_32 = 3
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type BOOLEAN.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Character_32_type: INTEGER_32 = 12
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type CHARACTER_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Wide_character_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Character_8_type: INTEGER_32 = 2
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type CHARACTER_8.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Character_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Character_type: INTEGER_32 = 2
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type CHARACTER_8.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Character_8_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	class_name: STRING_8
			-- Name of the class associated with object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	copy_semantics_field (i: INTEGER_32): REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- Object attached to the i-th field of object
			-- (directly or through a reference)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			not_special: not is_special
			reference_field: field_type (i) = Reference_type and is_copy_semantics_field (i)

	Double_type: INTEGER_32 = 6
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type REAL_64.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Real_64_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	dynamic_type: INTEGER_32
			-- Dynamic type of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	expanded_field (i: INTEGER_32): REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- Object representation of the i-th field of object
			-- which is expanded. We provide a wrapper that enables
			-- direct editing of the field without duplicating
			-- the expanded object.
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			expanded_field: field_type (i) = Expanded_type
			not_special: not is_special

	Expanded_type: INTEGER_32 = 7
			-- Abstract type ID for a non-predefined expanded type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	field (i: INTEGER_32): detachable ANY
			-- Object attached to the i-th field of object
			-- (directly or through a reference)
			-- Use specific version of xxx_field to get best performance.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			not_special: not is_special

	generating_type: TYPE [detachable REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT]
			-- Type of current object
			-- (type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generating_type_not_void: Result /= Void

	generator: STRING_8
			-- Name of current object's generating class
			-- (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generator_not_void: Result /= Void
			generator_not_empty: not Result.is_empty

	generic_count: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of generic parameter in base type of object.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	generic_dynamic_type (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Dynamic type of generic parameter of object at
			-- position i.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			object_generic: generic_count > 0
			i_valid: i > 0 and i <= generic_count
		ensure -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			dynamic_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0

	Integer_16_type: INTEGER_32 = 10
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type INTEGER_16.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Integer_32_type: INTEGER_32 = 4
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type INTEGER_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Integer_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Integer_64_type: INTEGER_32 = 11
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type INTEGER_64.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Integer_8_type: INTEGER_32 = 9
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type INTEGER_8.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Integer_type: INTEGER_32 = 4
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type INTEGER_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Integer_32_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Max_predefined_type: INTEGER_32 = 16
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Min_predefined_type: INTEGER_32 = -2
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Natural_16_type: INTEGER_32 = 14
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type NATURAL_16.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Natural_32_type: INTEGER_32 = 15
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type NATURAL_32.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Natural_64_type: INTEGER_32 = 16
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type NATURAL_64.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Natural_8_type: INTEGER_32 = 13
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type NATURAL_8.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	None_type: INTEGER_32 = -2
			-- Type ID representation for NONE.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	object: ANY
			-- Associated object for Current.
			-- It might be a copy if Current is expanded.

	physical_offset: INTEGER_32
			-- Actual offset of object in referring_object + referring_physical_offset.

	Pointer_type: INTEGER_32 = 0
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type POINTER.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Real_32_type: INTEGER_32 = 5
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type REAL_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Real_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Real_64_type: INTEGER_32 = 6
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type REAL_64.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Double_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	Real_type: INTEGER_32 = 5
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type REAL_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Real_32_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	reference_field (i: INTEGER_32): detachable ANY
			-- Object attached to the i-th field of object
			-- (directly or through a reference)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			not_special: not is_special
			reference_field: field_type (i) = Reference_type or field_type (i) = Expanded_type

	Reference_type: INTEGER_32 = 1
			-- Abstract type ID for a reference type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)

	type_name: STRING_8
			-- Name of object's generating type (type of which object
			-- is a direct instance).
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	Wide_character_type: INTEGER_32 = 12
			-- Abstract type ID for predefined type CHARACTER_32.
			-- Was declared in REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS as synonym of Character_32_type.
			-- (from REFLECTOR_CONSTANTS)
	
feature -- Measurement

	deep_physical_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Space occupied by object and its children in bytes
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	deep_physical_size_64: NATURAL_64
			-- Space occupied by object and its children in bytes
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	field_count: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of logical fields in object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	persistent_field_count: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of logical fields in object that are not transient.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		ensure -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			count_positive: Result >= 0

	physical_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Space occupied by object in bytes
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	physical_size_64: NATURAL_64
			-- Space occupied by object in bytes
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
	
feature -- Comparison

	frozen deep_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void
			-- or attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_equal (a, b) implies Result
			both_or_none_void: (a = Void) implies (Result = (b = Void))
			same_type: (Result and (a /= Void)) implies (b /= Void and then a.same_type (b))
			symmetric: Result implies deep_equal (b, a)

	frozen equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached
			-- to objects considered equal?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.is_equal (b))

	frozen is_deep_equal alias "≡≡≡" (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT): BOOLEAN
			-- Are Current and other attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.is_deep_equal (Current)

	is_equal (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object considered
			-- equal to current object?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			symmetric: Result implies other ~ Current
			consistent: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result

	frozen standard_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached to
			-- field-by-field identical objects of the same type?
			-- Always uses default object comparison criterion.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.standard_is_equal (b))

	frozen standard_is_equal alias "" (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object of the same type
			-- as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.standard_is_equal (Current)
	
feature -- Status report

	boolean_field (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Boolean value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			boolean_field: field_type (i) = Boolean_type

	character_32_field (i: INTEGER_32): CHARACTER_32
			-- CHARACTER_32 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			character_32_field: field_type (i) = Character_32_type

	character_8_field (i: INTEGER_32): CHARACTER_8
			-- CHARACTER_8 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			character_8_field: field_type (i) = Character_8_type

	conforms_to (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Does type of current object conform to type
			-- of other (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void

	field_conforms_to (a_source_type, a_field_type: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Does a_source_type conform to a_field_type?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			a_source_type_non_negative: a_source_type >= 0
			a_field_type_non_negative: a_field_type >= 0

	field_name (i: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			not_special: not is_special
		ensure -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			result_exists: Result /= Void

	field_offset (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Offset of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			not_special: not is_special

	field_static_type (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Static type of declared i-th field of dynamic type dynamic_type
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
		ensure -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			field_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0

	field_type (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Abstract type of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
		ensure -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			field_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0

	integer_16_field (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_16
			-- INTEGER_16 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_16_field: field_type (i) = Integer_16_type

	integer_32_field (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- INTEGER_32 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_32_field: field_type (i) = Integer_32_type

	integer_64_field (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_64
			-- INTEGER_64 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_64_field: field_type (i) = Integer_64_type

	integer_8_field (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_8
			-- INTEGER_8 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_8_field: field_type (i) = Integer_8_type

	is_copy_semantics_field (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object a reference with copy-semantics properties?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			is_reference_field: field_type (i) = Reference_type

	is_expanded: BOOLEAN
			-- Is Current an instance of an expanded type?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	is_field_statically_attached (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object defined as attached?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count

	is_field_statically_expanded (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object a user-defined expanded attribute?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count

	is_field_transient (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object a transient attribute?
			-- I.e. an attribute that does not need to be stored?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count

	is_instance_of (type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is object an instance of type type_id?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			object_not_void: object /= Void
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0

	is_special: BOOLEAN
			-- Is object special?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	is_special_copy_semantics_item (i: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object a reference with copy-semantics properties?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			is_special: is_special
			is_special_of_reference: is_special_of_reference
			valid_index: attached {ABSTRACT_SPECIAL} object as l_spec and then l_spec.valid_index (i)

	is_special_of_expanded: BOOLEAN
			-- Is Current a SPECIAL [XX] where XX is a user defined expanded type?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			is_special: is_special

	is_special_of_reference: BOOLEAN
			-- Is Current a SPECIAL [XX] where XX is a reference type?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			is_special: is_special

	is_tuple: BOOLEAN
			-- Is object a TUPLE?
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)

	natural_16_field (i: INTEGER_32): NATURAL_16
			-- NATURAL_16 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_16_field: field_type (i) = Natural_16_type

	natural_32_field (i: INTEGER_32): NATURAL_32
			-- NATURAL_32 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_32_field: field_type (i) = Natural_32_type

	natural_64_field (i: INTEGER_32): NATURAL_64
			-- NATURAL_64 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_64_field: field_type (i) = Natural_64_type

	natural_8_field (i: INTEGER_32): NATURAL_8
			-- NATURAL_8 value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_8_field: field_type (i) = Natural_8_type

	pointer_field (i: INTEGER_32): POINTER
			-- Pointer value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			pointer_field: field_type (i) = Pointer_type

	real_32_field (i: INTEGER_32): REAL_32
			-- Real value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_32_field: field_type (i) = Real_32_type

	real_64_field (i: INTEGER_32): REAL_64
			-- Double precision value of i-th field of object
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_64_field: field_type (i) = Real_64_type

	same_type (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type of current object identical to type of other?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (conforms_to (other) and other.conforms_to (Current))

	special_copy_semantics_item (i: INTEGER_32): REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- Object attached to the ith item of special.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			is_special: is_special
			is_special_reference: is_special_of_reference
			valid_index: attached {ABSTRACT_SPECIAL} object as l_spec and then l_spec.valid_index (i)
	
feature -- Element change

	set_boolean_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: BOOLEAN)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			boolean_field: field_type (i) = Boolean_type

	set_character_32_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: CHARACTER_32)
			-- Set character 32 value of i-th field of object to value
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			character_field: field_type (i) = Character_32_type

	set_character_8_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: CHARACTER_8)
			-- Set character value of i-th field of object to value
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_character_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			character_field: field_type (i) = Character_8_type

	set_character_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: CHARACTER_8)
			-- Set character value of i-th field of object to value
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_character_8_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			character_field: field_type (i) = Character_8_type

	set_double_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: REAL_64)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_real_64_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_64_field: field_type (i) = Real_64_type

	set_integer_16_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: INTEGER_16)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_16_field: field_type (i) = Integer_16_type

	set_integer_32_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_integer_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_32_field: field_type (i) = Integer_32_type

	set_integer_64_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: INTEGER_64)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_64_field: field_type (i) = Integer_64_type

	set_integer_8_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: INTEGER_8)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_8_field: field_type (i) = Integer_8_type

	set_integer_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_integer_32_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			integer_32_field: field_type (i) = Integer_32_type

	set_natural_16_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: NATURAL_16)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_16_field: field_type (i) = Natural_16_type

	set_natural_32_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: NATURAL_32)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_32_field: field_type (i) = Natural_32_type

	set_natural_64_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: NATURAL_64)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_64_field: field_type (i) = Natural_64_type

	set_natural_8_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: NATURAL_8)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			natural_8_field: field_type (i) = Natural_8_type

	set_pointer_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: POINTER)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			pointer_field: field_type (i) = Pointer_type

	set_real_32_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: REAL_32)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_real_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_32_field: field_type (i) = Real_32_type

	set_real_64_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: REAL_64)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_double_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_64_field: field_type (i) = Real_64_type

	set_real_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: REAL_32)
			-- Was declared in REFLECTED_OBJECT as synonym of set_real_32_field.
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			real_32_field: field_type (i) = Real_32_type

	set_reference_field (i: INTEGER_32; value: detachable ANY)
			-- (from REFLECTED_OBJECT)
		require -- from REFLECTED_OBJECT
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count
			reference_field: field_type (i) = Reference_type
			valid_value: is_field_statically_attached (i) implies value /= Void
			value_conforms_to_field_static_type: value /= Void implies field_conforms_to (value.generating_type.type_id, field_static_type (i))
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT)
			-- Update current object using fields of object attached
			-- to other, so as to yield equal objects.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_equal: Current ~ other

	frozen deep_copy (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT)
			-- Effect equivalent to that of:
			--		copy (other . deep_twin)
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, other)

	frozen deep_twin: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, Result)

	frozen standard_copy (other: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT)
			-- Copy every field of other onto corresponding field
			-- of current object.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_standard_equal: standard_is_equal (other)

	frozen standard_twin: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- New object field-by-field identical to other.
			-- Always uses default copying semantics.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			standard_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			equal: standard_equal (Result, Current)

	frozen twin: REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- New object equal to Current
			-- twin calls copy; to change copying/twinning semantics, redefine copy.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			is_equal: Result ~ Current
	
feature -- Basic operations

	frozen default: detachable REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT
			-- Default value of object's type
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen default_pointer: POINTER
			-- Default value of type POINTER
			-- (Avoid the need to write p.default for
			-- some p of type POINTER.)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	default_rescue
			-- Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen do_nothing
			-- Execute a null action.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Output

	Io: STD_FILES
			-- Handle to standard file setup
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			io_not_void: Result /= Void

	out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			out_not_void: Result /= Void

	print (o: detachable ANY)
			-- Write terse external representation of o
			-- on standard output.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	frozen tagged_out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			tagged_out_not_void: Result /= Void
	
feature -- Platform

	Operating_environment: OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT
			-- Objects available from the operating system
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			operating_environment_not_void: Result /= Void
	
invariant
		-- from ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2020, Eiffel Software and others"
	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
		Eiffel Software
		5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
		Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
		Website http://www.eiffel.com
		Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
	]"

end -- class REFLECTED_COPY_SEMANTICS_OBJECT

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