# Set the content of this cell according to `static_type`
	#
	# Opposite of `to_instance`.
	fun from_static_type(value: Instance, static_type: MType)
	do
		if static_type.name == "Int" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Int]
			self.int = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Bool" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Bool]
			self.bool = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Char" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Char]
			self.char = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Byte" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Byte]
			self.byte = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Int8" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Int8]
			self.int8 = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Int16" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Int16]
			self.int16 = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "UInt16" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[UInt16]
			self.uint16 = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Int32" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Int32]
			self.int32 = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "UInt32" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[UInt32]
			self.uint32 = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "Float" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Float]
			self.float = value.val
		else if static_type.name == "CString" then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[CString]
			self.pointer = value.val
		else if static_type isa MClassType and static_type.mclass.kind == extern_kind then
			assert value isa PrimitiveInstance[Pointer] else print value.class_name
			self.pointer = value.val
		else
			self.instance = value
		end
	end