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Reflection allows defining generic operations in terms of object constituents. A performance penalty accrues if reflection is effectuated at run time, which is usually the case. If performance matters, some compile-time means of reflection is desired to obviate that penalty. Furthermore, static meta-information may be utilized for class creation, e.g., in optimizations. We provide such means in generic components, employing static meta-programming. Essentially, object structure is encoded in a generic container that models a statically indexed family. Optimizations benefit any object defined in terms of that container.
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Priesnitz, A.P., Schupp, S. (2008). Generic Components for Static Operations at Object Level. In: Filipe, J., Shishkov, B., Helfert, M., Maciaszek, L.A. (eds) Software and Data Technologies. ICSOFT ENASE 2007 2007. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88655-6_4
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