This function is essentially the same as TypeClass.ref,
except that the classes reference count isn't incremented.
As a consequence, this function may return NULL if the class
of the type passed in does not currently exist (hasn't been
referenced before).
This function is essentially the same as TypeClass.ref, except that the classes reference count isn't incremented. As a consequence, this function may return NULL if the class of the type passed in does not currently exist (hasn't been referenced before).