+
+ if (PB_ATYPE(field->type) == PB_ATYPE_POINTER)
+ {
+ /* For pointer extensions, the pointer is stored directly
+ * in the extension structure. This avoids having an extra
+ * indirection. */
+ return encode_field(stream, field, &extension->dest);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ return encode_field(stream, field, extension->dest);
+ }