Abstract: The invention relates to methods and an apparatus for the detection of a foreign body (Fre) by a charging apparatus (Pri, Bau) of a motor vehicle (Kfz), characterized in that it is configured to compare a gain control value (AGC) of a component (Bau) with a stored reference value (Ref), particularly for the device to be charged (Tel) (ECU; Bau), and, in the event of a discrepancy, to establish that a foreign body (Fre) has been detected (ECU; Bau).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining and using data types at runtime. A procedural source code program is compiled to generate a compiled program having instructions to create a runtime data type and to use the runtime data type. The runtime data type has a compound structure of referenced data types. Instructions to create a runtime data type having a compound structure are executed by creating a runtime data type definition from the compound structure of referenced data types by resolving the referenced data types bottom up into data types known at runtime. A data object having the runtime data type is created. Type checking is performed on uses of the data object at runtime according to the runtime data type.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining and using data types at runtime. A procedural source code program is compiled to generate a compiled program having instructions to create a runtime data type and to use the runtime data type. The runtime data type has a compound structure of referenced data types. Instructions to create a runtime data type having a compound structure are executed by creating a runtime data type definition from the compound structure of referenced data types by resolving the referenced data types bottom up into data types known at runtime. A data object having the runtime data type is created. Type checking is performed on uses of the data object at runtime according to the runtime data type.