+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the semantic type named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+semantic_type *
+semantic_type_from_uniqstr (const uniqstr key)
+{
+ semantic_type probe;
+ semantic_type *entry;
+
+ probe.tag = key;
+ entry = hash_lookup (semantic_type_table, &probe);
+
+ if (!entry)
+ {
+ /* First insertion in the hash. */
+ entry = semantic_type_new (key);
+ hash_insert (semantic_type_table, entry);
+ }
+ return entry;
+}
+
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the symbol named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+symbol *
+symbol_get (const char *key, location loc)
+{
+ return symbol_from_uniqstr (uniqstr_new (key), loc);
+}
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| Find the semantic type named KEY, and return it. If it does not exist |
+| yet, create it. |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+semantic_type *
+semantic_type_get (const char *key)
+{
+ return semantic_type_from_uniqstr (uniqstr_new (key));
+}
+
+