private static BoxPrototype DecodeBox(IReadOnlyList <LNode> data, DecoderState state)
{
return(BoxPrototype.Create(state.DecodeType(data[0])));
}
private static IReadOnlyList <LNode> EncodeBox(BoxPrototype value, EncoderState state)
{
return(new LNode[] { state.Encode(value.ElementType) });
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an instruction that boxes a value type,
/// turning it into a reference type (aka box pointer).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elementType">
/// The type of value to box.
/// </param>
/// <param name="element">
/// The value to box.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A box instruction.
/// </returns>
public static Instruction CreateBox(IType elementType, ValueTag element)
{
return(BoxPrototype.Create(elementType).Instantiate(element));
}
