+ # Allocate and init attributes of an instance of a standard or extern class
+ #
+ # Does not support universals and the pseudo-internal `NativeArray` class.
+ fun init_instance_or_extern(mtype: MClassType): RuntimeVariable
+ do
+ var recv
+ var ctype = mtype.ctype
+ assert mtype.mclass.name != "NativeArray"
+ if ctype == "val*" then
+ recv = init_instance(mtype)
+ else if ctype == "char*" then
+ recv = new_expr("NULL/*special!*/", mtype)
+ else
+ recv = new_expr("({ctype})0/*special!*/", mtype)
+ end
+ return recv
+ end
+