+ ir_constant *clone();
+
+ /**
+ * Get a particular component of a constant as a specific type
+ *
+ * This is useful, for example, to get a value from an integer constant
+ * as a float or bool. This appears frequently when constructors are
+ * called with all constant parameters.
+ */
+ /*@{*/
+ bool get_bool_component(unsigned i) const;
+ float get_float_component(unsigned i) const;
+ int get_int_component(unsigned i) const;
+ unsigned get_uint_component(unsigned i) const;
+ /*@}*/
+
+ ir_constant *get_record_field(const char *name);
+
+ /**
+ * Determine whether a constant has the same value as another constant
+ */
+ bool has_value(const ir_constant *) const;