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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtend.backend/src/org/eclipse/xtend/backend/types/builtin/TypeType.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtend.backend/src/org/eclipse/xtend/backend/types/builtin/TypeType.java
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+package org.eclipse.xtend.backend.types.builtin;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.eclipse.xtend.backend.common.BackendType;
+import org.eclipse.xtend.backend.common.ExecutionContext;
+import org.eclipse.xtend.backend.types.AbstractType;
+import org.eclipse.xtend.backend.util.ReflectionHelper;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the type of a type. It serves as an entry point for meta programming.
+ * 
+ * @author Arno Haase (http://www.haase-consulting.com)
+ */
+public final class TypeType extends AbstractType {
+    public static final TypeType INSTANCE = new TypeType ();
+    
+    private TypeType () {
+        super ("Type");
+        
+        register (new BuiltinProperty (this, StringType.INSTANCE, "name", ReflectionHelper.getKnownMethod (BackendType.class, "getName"), null));
+        register (new BuiltinProperty (this, ListType.INSTANCE, "superTypes", ReflectionHelper.getKnownMethod (BackendType.class, "getSuperTypes"), null));
+        register (new BuiltinProperty (this, ListType.INSTANCE, "allProperties", ReflectionHelper.getKnownMethod (BackendType.class, "getProperties"), null));
+        register (new BuiltinProperty (this, ListType.INSTANCE, "allStaticProperties", ReflectionHelper.getKnownMethod (BackendType.class, "getStaticProperties"), null));
+        
+        register (new BuiltinProperty (this, ListType.INSTANCE, "allOperations", null, null) {
+            @Override
+            public Object get (ExecutionContext ctx, Object o) {
+                final BackendType t = (BackendType) o;
+                final List<Object> result = new ArrayList<Object>();
+                result.addAll (ctx.getFunctionDefContext().getByFirstParameterType(t));
+                result.addAll (t.getBuiltinOperations());
+                return result;
+            } 
+        });
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAssignableFrom (BackendType other) {
+        return other == this || other == VoidType.INSTANCE;
+    }
+}
+
+