runtime——Class——体系结构

api

Class isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;
Class super_class                                        OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;

OBJC_EXPORT Class class_getSuperclass(Class cls) 
     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);
OBJC_EXPORT Class class_setSuperclass(Class cls, Class newSuper) 
     __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_5,__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0,__IPHONE_2_0);
OBJC_EXPORT BOOL class_isMetaClass(Class cls) 
     __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0);

应用

@interface FBAnimal : NSObject

@end

@implementation FBAnimal

@end

@interface FBDog : FBAnimal

@end

@implementation FBDog

@end

- (void)class_arch
{
    NSObject *object = [[NSObject alloc] init];
    FBAnimal *animal = [[FBAnimal alloc] init];
    FBDog *dog = [[FBDog alloc] init];
    
    Class objectClsObj = object_getClass(object);
    Class objectClsObj_isa = object_getClass(objectClsObj);
    
    Class animalClsObj = object_getClass(animal);
    Class animalClsObj_isa = object_getClass(animalClsObj);
    
    Class dogClsObj = object_getClass(dog);
    Class dogClsObj_isa = object_getClass(dogClsObj);
    
    NSLog(@"objectClsObj is meta class = %d, objectClsObj_isa is meta class = %d", class_isMetaClass(objectClsObj), class_isMetaClass(objectClsObj_isa));
    NSLog(@"animalClsObj is meta class = %d, animalClsObj_isa is meta class = %d", class_isMetaClass(animalClsObj), class_isMetaClass(animalClsObj_isa));
    NSLog(@"dogClsObj is meta class = %d, dogClsObj_isa is meta class = %d", class_isMetaClass(dogClsObj), class_isMetaClass(dogClsObj_isa));
    
    Class objectClsObj_isa_isa = object_getClass(objectClsObj_isa);
    Class animalClsObj_isa_isa = object_getClass(animalClsObj_isa);
    Class dogClsObj_isa_isa = object_getClass(dogClsObj_isa);
    
    NSLog(@"objectClsObj = %p, objectMetaClsObj = %p, objectMetaClsObj_isa = %p", objectClsObj, objectClsObj_isa, objectClsObj_isa_isa);
    NSLog(@"animalClsObj = %p, animalMetaClsObj = %p, animalMetaClsObj_isa = %p", animalClsObj, animalClsObj_isa, animalClsObj_isa_isa);
    NSLog(@"dogClsObj = %p, dogMetaClsObj = %p, dogMetaClsObj_isa = %p", dogClsObj, dogClsObj_isa, dogClsObj_isa_isa);
    
    Class objectClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(objectClsObj);
    Class objectMetaClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(objectClsObj_isa);
    Class animalClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(animalClsObj);
    Class animalMetaClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(animalClsObj_isa);
    Class dogClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(dogClsObj);
    Class dogMetaClsObjSuper = class_getSuperclass(dogClsObj_isa);
    
    NSLog(@"objectClsObjSuper = %p, objectMetaClsObjSuper = %p", objectClsObjSuper, objectMetaClsObjSuper);
    NSLog(@"animalClsObjSuper = %p, animalMetaClsObjSuper = %p", animalClsObjSuper, animalMetaClsObjSuper);
    NSLog(@"dogClsObjSuper = %p, dogMetaClsObjSuper = %p", dogClsObjSuper, dogMetaClsObjSuper);
}

output：

objectClsObj is meta class = 0, objectClsObj_isa is meta class = 1
animalClsObj is meta class = 0, animalClsObj_isa is meta class = 1
dogClsObj is meta class = 0, dogClsObj_isa is meta class = 1
objectClsObj = 0x10a5bc170, objectMetaClsObj = 0x10a5bc198, objectMetaClsObj_isa = 0x10a5bc198
animalClsObj = 0x109d5c2b8, animalMetaClsObj = 0x109d5c290, animalMetaClsObj_isa = 0x10a5bc198
dogClsObj = 0x109d5c308, dogMetaClsObj = 0x109d5c2e0, dogMetaClsObj_isa = 0x10a5bc198
objectClsObjSuper = 0x0, objectMetaClsObjSuper = 0x10a5bc170
animalClsObjSuper = 0x10a5bc170, animalMetaClsObjSuper = 0x10a5bc198
dogClsObjSuper = 0x109d5c2b8, dogMetaClsObjSuper = 0x109d5c290

总结

• object_getClass获取id(Class)的Class isa成员值
• instance object的Class isa指向class object
• class object的Class isa指向meta-class object
• meta-class object的Class isa指向root meta-class object
• root class object的Class super_class指向Nil
• root meta-class object的Class super_class指向root class object