#### Representation of Object Values

The following is the layout of the object field in a descriptor's value union:

typedef struct {

OM_uint32 padding;

OM_object object;

} OM_padded_object;

The following is the layout of the value union itself:

typedef union OM_value_union {

OM_string string;

OM_boolean boolean;

OM_enumeration enumeration;

OM_integer integer;

OM_padded_object object;

} OM_value;

The following is the layout of the descriptor itself:

typedef struct OM_descriptor_struct {

OM_type type;

OM_syntax syntax;

union OM_value_union value;

} OM_descriptor;

Thus, if entry is a pointer to the DS_C_ATTRIBUTE object, then the private handle to the DS_C_ATTRIBUTE object you want next is the following:

entry\->value.object.object

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