runtime——核心数据类型

objc_class&Class

struct objc_class {
    Class isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;

#if !__OBJC2__
    Class super_class                                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    const char *name                                         OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long version                                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long info                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long instance_size                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_ivar_list *ivars                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_method_list **methodLists                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_cache *cache                                 OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_protocol_list *protocols                     OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
#endif

} OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
/* Use `Class` instead of `struct objc_class *` */

/// An opaque type that represents an Objective-C class.
typedef struct objc_class *Class;

总结：

• objc_class和Class为class object(meta-class object)结构及指针
• class object的Class isa指向meta-class object，meta-class object的Class isa指向root meta-class object

注：获取meta-class object调用Class object_getClass(id obj)，传入class object指针(class object是特殊objc_object，因此Class可转id)

objc_object&id

/// Represents an instance of a class.
struct objc_object {
    Class isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;
};

/// A pointer to an instance of a class.
typedef struct objc_object *id;

总结：

• objc_object和id为object结构及指针，object包括instance object，class object，meta-class object
• instance object的Class isa指向class object