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RTTI

AIPS++ has implemented a runtime type information (RTTI) system. This system provides type information which is consistent through multiple executions of a program. This implementation goes beyond what will be provided as a standard part of C++ in the future because the C++ standard only guarantees that the type information will remain consistent throughout the current exection of a program.

The RTTI information is used by the exception mechanism. It is also used by AipsIO to identify the type of a datum written to or read from external storage.

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