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+// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package types2
+
+// BasicKind describes the kind of basic type.
+type BasicKind int
+
+const (
+	Invalid BasicKind = iota // type is invalid
+
+	// predeclared types
+	Bool
+	Int
+	Int8
+	Int16
+	Int32
+	Int64
+	Uint
+	Uint8
+	Uint16
+	Uint32
+	Uint64
+	Uintptr
+	Float32
+	Float64
+	Complex64
+	Complex128
+	String
+	UnsafePointer
+
+	// types for untyped values
+	UntypedBool
+	UntypedInt
+	UntypedRune
+	UntypedFloat
+	UntypedComplex
+	UntypedString
+	UntypedNil
+
+	// aliases
+	Byte = Uint8
+	Rune = Int32
+)
+
+// BasicInfo is a set of flags describing properties of a basic type.
+type BasicInfo int
+
+// Properties of basic types.
+const (
+	IsBoolean BasicInfo = 1 << iota
+	IsInteger
+	IsUnsigned
+	IsFloat
+	IsComplex
+	IsString
+	IsUntyped
+
+	IsOrdered   = IsInteger | IsFloat | IsString
+	IsNumeric   = IsInteger | IsFloat | IsComplex
+	IsConstType = IsBoolean | IsNumeric | IsString
+)
+
+// A Basic represents a basic type.
+type Basic struct {
+	kind BasicKind
+	info BasicInfo
+	name string
+}
+
+// Kind returns the kind of basic type b.
+func (b *Basic) Kind() BasicKind { return b.kind }
+
+// Info returns information about properties of basic type b.
+func (b *Basic) Info() BasicInfo { return b.info }
+
+// Name returns the name of basic type b.
+func (b *Basic) Name() string { return b.name }
+
+func (b *Basic) Underlying() Type { return b }
+func (b *Basic) String() string   { return TypeString(b, nil) }