Update some comments. (No changes to code)
--- a/absyntax_utils/get_datatype_info.cc Fri Aug 08 10:26:52 2014 +0100
+++ b/absyntax_utils/get_datatype_info.cc Fri Aug 08 10:45:54 2014 +0100
@@ -238,11 +238,15 @@
}
-/* Returns true if both datatypes are identicial.
- * WARING: When handling REF_TO datatypes, it may return 'true' even though
- * the datatypes are not identicial. This occurs when at least one of the
- * datatypes if a ref_to_any_c, which os equivalent to a (void *), and the
- * other datatype is any REF_TO datatype (including a ref_to_any_c).
+/* Returns true if both datatypes are equivalent (not necessarily equal!).
+ * WARNING: May return true even though the datatypes are not the same/identicial!!!
+ * This occurs when at least one of the datatypes is of a generic
+ * datatype (or a REF_TO a generic datatype).
+ * (Generic dataypes: ANY, ANY_INT, ANY_NUM, ...)
+ * NOTE: Currently only the ANY generic datatype is implemented!
+ * NOTE: Currently stage1_2 only allows the use of the ANY keyword when in conjuntion with
+ * the REF_TO keyword (i.e. REF_TO ANY), so when handling non REF_TO datatypes,
+ * this function will currently only return true if the dataypes are identicial.
*/
bool get_datatype_info_c::is_type_equal(symbol_c *first_type, symbol_c *second_type) {
if (!is_type_valid( first_type)) {return false;}
--- a/absyntax_utils/get_datatype_info.hh Fri Aug 08 10:26:52 2014 +0100
+++ b/absyntax_utils/get_datatype_info.hh Fri Aug 08 10:45:54 2014 +0100
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@
static symbol_c *get_ref_to (symbol_c *type_symbol); // Defined in IEC 61131-3 v3 (returns the type that is being referenced/pointed to)
- /* Returns true if both datatypes are identicial.
- * WARING: When handling REF_TO datatypes, it may return 'true' even though
- * the datatypes are not identicial. This occurs when at least one of the
- * datatypes if a ref_to_any_c, which os equivalent to a (void *), and the
- * other datatype is any REF_TO datatype (including a ref_to_any_c).
+ /* Returns true if both datatypes are equivalent (not necessarily equal!).
+ * WARNING: May return true even though the datatypes are not the same/identicial!!!
+ * This occurs when at least one of the datatypes is of a generic
+ * datatype (or a REF_TO a generic datatype).
+ * (Generic dataypes: ANY, ANY_INT, ANY_NUM, ...)
+ * NOTE: Currently only the ANY generic datatype is implemented!
+ * NOTE: Currently stage1_2 only allows the use of the ANY keyword when in conjuntion with
+ * the REF_TO keyword (i.e. REF_TO ANY), so when handling non REF_TO datatypes,
+ * this function will currently only return true if the dataypes are identicial.
*/
static bool is_type_equal(symbol_c *first_type, symbol_c *second_type);
static bool is_type_valid(symbol_c *type);