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[docs][LLVM-style RTTI] Add a mention of multiple inheritance.
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@ -377,6 +377,20 @@ contract for ``classof`` is "return ``true`` if the dynamic type of the
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argument is-a ``C``". As long as your implementation fulfills this
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contract, you can tweak and optimize it as much as you want.
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For example, LLVM-style RTTI can work fine in the presence of
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multiple-inheritance by defining an appropriate ``classof``.
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An example of this in practice is
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`Decl <http://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1Decl.html>`_ vs.
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`DeclContext <http://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1DeclContext.html>`_
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inside Clang.
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The ``Decl`` hierarchy is done very similarly to the example setup
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demonstrated in this tutorial.
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The key part is how to then incorporate ``DeclContext``: all that is needed
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is in ``bool DeclContext::classof(const Decl *)``, which asks the question
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"Given a ``Decl``, how can I determine if it is-a ``DeclContext``?".
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It answers this with a simple switch over the set of ``Decl`` "kinds", and
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returning true for ones that are known to be ``DeclContext``'s.
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.. TODO::
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Touch on some of the more advanced features, like ``isa_impl`` and
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