llvm/llvm/include/llvm/IR/DerivedUser.h

//===- DerivedUser.h - Base for non-IR Users --------------------*- C++ -*-===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#ifndef LLVM_IR_DERIVEDUSER_H
#define LLVM_IR_DERIVEDUSER_H

#include "llvm/IR/User.h"

namespace llvm {

class Type;
class Use;

/// Extension point for the Value hierarchy. All classes outside of lib/IR
/// that wish to inherit from User should instead inherit from DerivedUser
/// instead. Inheriting from this class is discouraged.
///
/// Generally speaking, Value is the base of a closed class hierarchy
/// that can't be extended by code outside of lib/IR. This class creates a
/// loophole that allows classes outside of lib/IR to extend User to leverage
/// its use/def list machinery.
class DerivedUser : public User { … };

} // end namespace llvm

#endif // LLVM_IR_DERIVEDUSER_H