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Comment at: clang/include/clang/AST/Type.h:1972-1973
+  /// Check if this is a WebAssembly Reference Type.
+  bool isWebAssemblyReferenceType() const;
+  bool isWebAssemblyExternrefType() const;
   /// Determines if this is a sizeless type supported by the
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aaron.ballman wrote:
> pmatos wrote:
> > aaron.ballman wrote:
> > > It's unfortunate to name this with `ReferenceType` given that we already 
> > > have a considerable number of APIs that assume "reference type" to mean 
> > > `&` or `&&`. We run into similar problems with "pointer type" and 
> > > objective-c pointers.
> > > 
> > > Basically, I worry we're setting ourselves up for another 
> > > `isObjCObjectPointerType()`/`isPointerType()` situation.
> > I understand this concern. However, unsure what else to call it given 
> > that's what it is. It's a WebAssembly Reference Type, which indeed is 
> > different from a C/C++ ReferenceType. Could call it OpaqueType but that 
> > would be even worse. Not only it's not called an opaque type in Wasm, it's 
> > also not what LLVM users will think of as Opaque Types.
> Yeah, I think this is as good of a name as we're likely to find; I certainly 
> haven't thought of something better. If we do think of something later, we 
> can refactor then.
OK - thanks.


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