/// <summary>
/// Creates an uninitialized pointer type from an element
/// type and a pointer kind.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elementType">
/// The type of element referred to by the pointer.
/// </param>
/// <param name="kind">
/// The pointer's kind.
/// </param>
private PointerType(IType elementType, PointerKind kind)
: base(elementType)
{
this.Kind = kind;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a pointer type of a particular kind that has a
/// type as element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">
/// The type of values referred to by the pointer type.
/// </param>
/// <param name="kind">
/// The kind of the pointer type.
/// </param>
/// <returns>A pointer type.</returns>
internal static PointerType Create(IType type, PointerKind kind)
{
return(instanceCache.Intern(new PointerType(type, kind)));
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public override bool Equals(PointerKind other)
{
return(object.ReferenceEquals(this, other));
}