struct bt_ctf_field_type *integer,
enum ctf_string_encoding encoding);
+/**
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_mapped_clock: get an integer type's mapped clock.
+ *
+ * @param integer Integer type.
+ *
+ * Returns the integer's mapped clock (if any), NULL on error.
+ */
+extern struct bt_ctf_clock *bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_mapped_clock(
+ struct bt_ctf_field_type *integer);
+
+/**
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_mapped_clock: set an integer type's mapped clock.
+ *
+ * @param integer Integer type.
+ * @param clock Clock to map.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, a negative value on error.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_mapped_clock(
+ struct bt_ctf_field_type *integer,
+ struct bt_ctf_clock *clock);
+
/*
* bt_ctf_field_type_enumeration_create: create an enumeration field type.
*
*
* @param variant Variant type.
*
- * Returns a field type instance on success, NULL on error.
+ * Returns a field type instance on success, NULL if unset.
*/
extern struct bt_ctf_field_type *bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_tag_type(
struct bt_ctf_field_type *variant);
*
* @param variant Variant type.
*
- * Returns the tag field's name, NULL on error.
+ * Returns the tag field's name, NULL if unset.
*/
extern const char *bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_tag_name(
struct bt_ctf_field_type *variant);
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_variant_set_tag_name: set a variant's tag name.
+ *
+ * @param variant Variant type.
+ * @param name Tag field name.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, a negative value on error.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_variant_set_tag_name(
+ struct bt_ctf_field_type *variant, const char *name);
+
/*
* bt_ctf_field_type_variant_add_field: add a field to a variant.
*
*
* @param type Field type.
*
- * Returns the field type's alignment on success, a negative value on error.
+ * Returns the field type's alignment on success, a negative value on error and
+ * 0 if the alignment is undefined (as in the case of a variant).
*/
extern int bt_ctf_field_type_get_alignment(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
/*
- * bt_ctf_field_type_get_alias_nameL get a field type's alias name
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_integer: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is an integer type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
*
- * A type's alias name is set if it was resolved from a typedef or
- * typealias. Note that types that are resolved from a ypealias or
- * typedef are distinct from the underlying type and can't be compared
- * pointer-wise.
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is an integer type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_integer(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_floating_point: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is a floating point number type.
*
* @param type Field type.
*
- * Returns a field type's alias name, NULL on error.
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is a floating point number type, 0 otherwise.
*/
-extern const char *bt_ctf_field_type_get_alias_name(
- struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_floating_point(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_enumeration: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is an enumeration type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is an enumeration type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_enumeration(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_string: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is a string type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is a string type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_string(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_structure: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is a structure type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is a structure type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_structure(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_array: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is an array type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is an array type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_array(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_sequence: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is a sequence type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is a sequence type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_sequence(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
+
+/*
+ * bt_ctf_field_type_is_variant: returns whether or not a given field
+ * type is a variant type.
+ *
+ * @param type Field type.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the field type is a variant type, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+extern int bt_ctf_field_type_is_variant(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type);
/*
* bt_ctf_field_type_get and bt_ctf_field_type_put: increment and decrement
* the field type's reference count.
*
+ * You may also use bt_ctf_get() and bt_ctf_put() with field type objects.
+ *
* These functions ensure that the field type won't be destroyed while it
* is in use. The same number of get and put (plus one extra put to
* release the initial reference done at creation) have to be done to