QML: Port QV4::CompiledData::Binding to new special integer bitfield

Task-number: QTBUG-99545
Change-Id: I9f8bc5fa45c61f77ee95b055a3d8de001da8f8c5
Reviewed-by: Fabian Kosmale <fabian.kosmale@qt.io>
(cherry picked from commit 36ebee4e69182f0e44d87691d4740b271e1dcf38)

23 files changed, 362 insertions, 276 deletions

diff --git a/src/qml/common/qv4compileddata_p.h b/src/qml/common/qv4compileddata_p.h
index c5a80848b3..cb9e85d8ea 100644
--- a/src/qml/common/qv4compileddata_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/common/qv4compileddata_p.h
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ struct Binding
 {
     quint32_le propertyNameIndex;
 
-    enum ValueType : unsigned int {
+    enum Type : unsigned int {
         Type_Invalid,
         Type_Boolean,
         Type_Number,
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ struct Binding
         Type_GroupProperty
     };
 
-    enum Flags : unsigned int {
+    enum Flag : unsigned int {
         IsSignalHandlerExpression = 0x1,
         IsSignalHandlerObject = 0x2,
         IsOnAssignment = 0x4,
@@ -499,11 +499,20 @@ struct Binding
         IsFunctionExpression = 0x200,
         IsPropertyObserver = 0x400
     };
+    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Flags, Flag);
+
+    using FlagsField = quint32_le_bitfield_member<0, 16>;
+    using TypeField = quint32_le_bitfield_member<16, 16>;
+    quint32_le_bitfield_union<FlagsField, TypeField> flagsAndType;
+
+    void clearFlags() { flagsAndType.set<FlagsField>(0); }
+    void setFlag(Flag flag) { flagsAndType.set<FlagsField>(flagsAndType.get<FlagsField>() | flag); }
+    bool hasFlag(Flag flag) const { return Flags(flagsAndType.get<FlagsField>()) & flag; }
+    Flags flags() const { return Flags(flagsAndType.get<FlagsField>()); }
+
+    void setType(Type type) { flagsAndType.set<TypeField>(type); }
+    Type type() const { return Type(flagsAndType.get<TypeField>()); }
 
-    union {
-        quint32_le_bitfield<0, 16> flags;
-        quint32_le_bitfield<16, 16> type;
-    };
     union {
         bool b;
         quint32_le constantValueIndex;
@@ -517,24 +526,31 @@ struct Binding
     Location location;
     Location valueLocation;
 
+    bool hasSignalHandlerBindingFlag() const
+    {
+        const Flags bindingFlags = flags();
+        return bindingFlags & IsSignalHandlerExpression
+                || bindingFlags & IsSignalHandlerObject
+                || bindingFlags & IsPropertyObserver;
+    }
+
     bool isValueBinding() const
     {
-        if (type == Type_AttachedProperty
-            || type == Type_GroupProperty)
-            return false;
-        if (flags & IsSignalHandlerExpression
-            || flags & IsSignalHandlerObject
-            || flags & IsPropertyObserver)
+        switch (type()) {
+        case Type_AttachedProperty:
+        case Type_GroupProperty:
             return false;
-        return true;
+        default:
+            return !hasSignalHandlerBindingFlag();
+        }
     }
 
-    bool isValueBindingNoAlias() const { return isValueBinding() && !(flags & IsBindingToAlias); }
-    bool isValueBindingToAlias() const { return isValueBinding() && (flags & IsBindingToAlias); }
+    bool isValueBindingNoAlias() const { return isValueBinding() && !hasFlag(IsBindingToAlias); }
+    bool isValueBindingToAlias() const { return isValueBinding() && hasFlag(IsBindingToAlias); }
 
     bool isSignalHandler() const
     {
-        if (flags & IsSignalHandlerExpression || flags & IsSignalHandlerObject || flags & IsPropertyObserver) {
+        if (hasSignalHandlerBindingFlag()) {
             Q_ASSERT(!isValueBinding());
             Q_ASSERT(!isAttachedProperty());
             Q_ASSERT(!isGroupProperty());
@@ -545,7 +561,7 @@ struct Binding
 
     bool isAttachedProperty() const
     {
-        if (type == Type_AttachedProperty) {
+        if (type() == Type_AttachedProperty) {
             Q_ASSERT(!isValueBinding());
             Q_ASSERT(!isSignalHandler());
             Q_ASSERT(!isGroupProperty());
@@ -556,7 +572,7 @@ struct Binding
 
     bool isGroupProperty() const
     {
-        if (type == Type_GroupProperty) {
+        if (type() == Type_GroupProperty) {
             Q_ASSERT(!isValueBinding());
             Q_ASSERT(!isSignalHandler());
             Q_ASSERT(!isAttachedProperty());
@@ -565,7 +581,7 @@ struct Binding
         return false;
     }
 
-    bool isFunctionExpression() const { return (flags & IsFunctionExpression); }
+    bool isFunctionExpression() const { return hasFlag(IsFunctionExpression); }
 
     //reverse of Lexer::singleEscape()
     static QString escapedString(const QString &string)
@@ -610,16 +626,19 @@ struct Binding
         return tmp;
     }
 
-    bool isTranslationBinding() const { return type == Type_Translation || type == Type_TranslationById; }
-    bool evaluatesToString() const { return type == Type_String || isTranslationBinding(); }
+    bool isTranslationBinding() const
+    {
+        const Binding::Type bindingType = type();
+        return bindingType == Type_Translation || bindingType == Type_TranslationById;
+    }
+    bool evaluatesToString() const { return type() == Type_String || isTranslationBinding(); }
 
     bool valueAsBoolean() const
     {
-        if (type == Type_Boolean)
+        if (type() == Type_Boolean)
             return value.b;
         return false;
     }
-
 };
 
 static_assert(sizeof(Binding) == 24, "Binding structure needs to have the expected size to be binary compatible on disk when generated by host compiler and loaded by target");
@@ -1175,7 +1194,7 @@ struct TypeReferenceMap : QHash<int, TypeReference>
         auto binding = obj->bindingsBegin();
         auto const bindingEnd = obj->bindingsEnd();
         for ( ; binding != bindingEnd; ++binding) {
-            if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty)
+            if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty)
                 this->add(binding->propertyNameIndex, binding->location);
         }
 
@@ -1357,7 +1376,7 @@ public:
     QString bindingValueAsString(const CompiledData::Binding *binding) const
     {
         using namespace CompiledData;
-        switch (binding->type) {
+        switch (binding->type()) {
         case Binding::Type_Script:
         case Binding::Type_String:
             return stringAt(binding->stringIndex);
@@ -1380,14 +1399,14 @@ public:
 
     QString bindingValueAsScriptString(const CompiledData::Binding *binding) const
     {
-        return (binding->type == CompiledData::Binding::Type_String)
+        return (binding->type() == CompiledData::Binding::Type_String)
                 ? CompiledData::Binding::escapedString(stringAt(binding->stringIndex))
                 : bindingValueAsString(binding);
     }
 
     double bindingValueAsNumber(const CompiledData::Binding *binding) const
     {
-        if (binding->type != CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number)
+        if (binding->type() != CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number)
             return 0.0;
         return constants[binding->value.constantValueIndex].doubleValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/compiler/qqmlirbuilder.cpp b/src/qml/compiler/qqmlirbuilder.cpp
index 9078b21ccd..cf8b6c1e8a 100644
--- a/src/qml/compiler/qqmlirbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/compiler/qqmlirbuilder.cpp
@@ -333,13 +333,17 @@ void Object::appendRequiredPropertyExtraData(RequiredPropertyExtraData *extraDat
 QString Object::appendBinding(Binding *b, bool isListBinding)
 {
     const bool bindingToDefaultProperty = (b->propertyNameIndex == quint32(0));
-    if (!isListBinding && !bindingToDefaultProperty
-        && b->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty
-        && b->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
-        && !(b->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
+    if (!isListBinding
+            && !bindingToDefaultProperty
+            && b->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty
+            && b->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
+            && !b->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
         Binding *existing = findBinding(b->propertyNameIndex);
-        if (existing && existing->isValueBinding() == b->isValueBinding() && !(existing->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment))
+        if (existing
+                && existing->isValueBinding() == b->isValueBinding()
+                && !existing->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
             return tr("Property value set multiple times");
+        }
     }
     if (bindingToDefaultProperty)
         insertSorted(b);
@@ -1138,30 +1142,30 @@ void IRBuilder::setBindingValue(QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding, QQmlJS::AST
     QQmlJS::SourceLocation loc = statement->firstSourceLocation();
     binding->valueLocation.line = loc.startLine;
     binding->valueLocation.column = loc.startColumn;
-    binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Invalid;
+    binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Invalid);
     if (_propertyDeclaration && _propertyDeclaration->isReadOnly)
-        binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration;
+        binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration);
 
     QQmlJS::AST::ExpressionStatement *exprStmt = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::ExpressionStatement *>(statement);
     if (exprStmt) {
         QQmlJS::AST::ExpressionNode * const expr = exprStmt->expression;
         if (QQmlJS::AST::StringLiteral *lit = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::StringLiteral *>(expr)) {
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String);
             binding->stringIndex = registerString(lit->value.toString());
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::TemplateLiteral *templateLit = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::TemplateLiteral *>(expr);
                    templateLit && templateLit->hasNoSubstitution) {
             // A template literal without substitution is just a string.
             // With substitution, it could however be an arbitrarily complex expression
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String);
             binding->stringIndex = registerString(templateLit->value.toString());
         } else if (expr->kind == QQmlJS::AST::Node::Kind_TrueLiteral) {
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean);
             binding->value.b = true;
         } else if (expr->kind == QQmlJS::AST::Node::Kind_FalseLiteral) {
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean);
             binding->value.b = false;
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::NumericLiteral *lit = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::NumericLiteral *>(expr)) {
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
             binding->value.constantValueIndex = jsGenerator->registerConstant(QV4::Encode(lit->value));
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::CallExpression *call = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::CallExpression *>(expr)) {
             if (QQmlJS::AST::IdentifierExpression *base = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::IdentifierExpression *>(call->base)) {
@@ -1170,21 +1174,21 @@ void IRBuilder::setBindingValue(QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding, QQmlJS::AST
                 // below.
             }
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::FunctionExpression *>(expr)) {
-            binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsFunctionExpression;
+            binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsFunctionExpression);
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::UnaryMinusExpression *unaryMinus = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::UnaryMinusExpression *>(expr)) {
             if (QQmlJS::AST::NumericLiteral *lit = QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::NumericLiteral *>(unaryMinus->expression)) {
-                binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number;
+                binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
                 binding->value.constantValueIndex = jsGenerator->registerConstant(QV4::Encode(-lit->value));
             }
         } else if (QQmlJS::AST::cast<QQmlJS::AST::NullExpression *>(expr)) {
-            binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null;
+            binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null);
             binding->value.nullMarker = 0;
         }
     }
 
     // Do binding instead
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Invalid) {
-        binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script;
+    if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Invalid) {
+        binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
 
         CompiledFunctionOrExpression *expr = New<CompiledFunctionOrExpression>();
         expr->node = statement;
@@ -1211,8 +1215,8 @@ void IRBuilder::tryGeneratingTranslationBinding(QStringView base, AST::ArgumentL
 {
     auto registerMainString = [&](QStringView mainString) { return jsGenerator->registerString(mainString.toString()) ; };
     auto registerCommentString = [&](QStringView commentString) { return jsGenerator->registerString(commentString.toString()); };
-    auto finalizeTranslationData = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::ValueType type, QV4::CompiledData::TranslationData translationData) {
-        binding->type = type;
+    auto finalizeTranslationData = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type type, QV4::CompiledData::TranslationData translationData) {
+        binding->setType(type);
         if (type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation || type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById)
             binding->value.translationDataIndex = jsGenerator->registerTranslation(translationData);
         else if (type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String)
@@ -1256,7 +1260,7 @@ void IRBuilder::appendBinding(const QQmlJS::SourceLocation &qualifiedNameLocatio
     binding->offset = nameLocation.offset;
     binding->location.line = nameLocation.startLine;
     binding->location.column = nameLocation.startColumn;
-    binding->flags = 0;
+    binding->clearFlags();
     setBindingValue(binding, value, parentNode);
     QString error = bindingsTarget()->appendBinding(binding, /*isListBinding*/false);
     if (!error.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1280,21 +1284,21 @@ void IRBuilder::appendBinding(const QQmlJS::SourceLocation &qualifiedNameLocatio
     const Object *obj = _objects.at(objectIndex);
     binding->valueLocation = obj->location;
 
-    binding->flags = 0;
+    binding->clearFlags();
 
     if (_propertyDeclaration && _propertyDeclaration->isReadOnly)
-        binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration;
+        binding->setFlag(Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration);
 
     // No type name on the initializer means it must be a group property
     if (_objects.at(objectIndex)->inheritedTypeNameIndex == emptyStringIndex)
-        binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty;
+        binding->setType(Binding::Type_GroupProperty);
     else
-        binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object;
+        binding->setType(Binding::Type_Object);
 
     if (isOnAssignment)
-        binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment;
+        binding->setFlag(Binding::IsOnAssignment);
     if (isListItem)
-        binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsListItem;
+        binding->setFlag(Binding::IsListItem);
 
     binding->value.objectIndex = objectIndex;
     QString error = bindingsTarget()->appendBinding(binding, isListItem);
@@ -1476,15 +1480,15 @@ bool IRBuilder::resolveQualifiedId(QQmlJS::AST::UiQualifiedId **nameToResolve, O
             binding->location.column = qualifiedIdElement->identifierToken.startColumn;
             binding->valueLocation.line = qualifiedIdElement->next->identifierToken.startLine;
             binding->valueLocation.column = qualifiedIdElement->next->identifierToken.startColumn;
-            binding->flags = 0;
+            binding->clearFlags();
 
             if (onAssignment)
-                binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment;
+                binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment);
 
             if (isAttachedProperty)
-                binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty;
+                binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty);
             else
-                binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty;
+                binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty);
 
             int objIndex = 0;
             if (!defineQMLObject(&objIndex, nullptr, binding->location, nullptr, nullptr))
@@ -1838,7 +1842,7 @@ char *QmlUnitGenerator::writeBindings(char *bindingPtr, const Object *o, Binding
             continue;
         QV4::CompiledData::Binding *bindingToWrite = reinterpret_cast<QV4::CompiledData::Binding*>(bindingPtr);
         *bindingToWrite = *b;
-        if (b->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+        if (b->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
             bindingToWrite->value.compiledScriptIndex = o->runtimeFunctionIndices.at(b->value.compiledScriptIndex);
         bindingPtr += sizeof(QV4::CompiledData::Binding);
     }
@@ -1950,7 +1954,7 @@ bool JSCodeGen::compileComponent(int contextObject)
     if (obj->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Object::IsComponent) {
         Q_ASSERT(obj->bindingCount() == 1);
         const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *componentBinding = obj->firstBinding();
-        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
+        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
         contextObject = componentBinding->value.objectIndex;
     }
 
@@ -1979,11 +1983,12 @@ bool JSCodeGen::compileJavaScriptCodeInObjectsRecursively(int objectIndex, int s
     }
 
     for (const QmlIR::Binding *binding = object->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-        if (binding->type < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
+        const Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
+        if (bindingType < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
             continue;
 
         int target = binding->value.objectIndex;
-        int scope = binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object ? target : scopeObjectIndex;
+        int scope = bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object ? target : scopeObjectIndex;
 
         if (!compileJavaScriptCodeInObjectsRecursively(binding->value.objectIndex, scope))
             return false;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4executablecompilationunit.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4executablecompilationunit.cpp
index b543cd99e3..9a6f0de37d 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4executablecompilationunit.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4executablecompilationunit.cpp
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ QString ExecutableCompilationUnit::bindingValueAsString(const CompiledData::Bind
 {
     using namespace CompiledData;
 #if QT_CONFIG(translation)
-    switch (binding->type) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
     case Binding::Type_TranslationById: {
         const TranslationData &translation
                 = data->translations()[binding->value.translationDataIndex];
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlengine.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlengine.cpp
index c060ee70f8..e3840c8011 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlengine.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ void QQmlData::deferData(
     const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding = compiledObject->bindingTable();
     for (quint32 i = 0; i < compiledObject->nBindings; ++i, ++binding) {
         const QQmlPropertyData *property = propertyData.at(i);
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding)
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding))
             deferData->bindings.insert(property ? property->coreIndex() : -1, binding);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlirloader.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlirloader.cpp
index 6b8be0bb74..7b871a419a 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlirloader.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlirloader.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ QmlIR::Object *QQmlIRLoader::loadObject(const QV4::CompiledData::Object *seriali
         QmlIR::Binding *b = pool->New<QmlIR::Binding>();
         *static_cast<QV4::CompiledData::Binding*>(b) = serializedObject->bindingTable()[i];
         object->bindings->append(b);
-        if (b->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+        if (b->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
             functionIndices.append(b->value.compiledScriptIndex);
             b->value.compiledScriptIndex = functionIndices.count() - 1;
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlobjectcreator.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlobjectcreator.cpp
index 8d8028a39d..cd94304b52 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlobjectcreator.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlobjectcreator.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::populateDeferred(QObject *instance, int deferredIndex,
 {
     doPopulateDeferred(instance, deferredIndex, [this, qmlProperty, binding]() {
         Q_ASSERT(qmlProperty);
-        Q_ASSERT(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding);
+        Q_ASSERT(binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding));
 
         QQmlListProperty<void> savedList;
         qSwap(_currentList, savedList);
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyValue(const QQmlPropertyData *property, const
     QMetaType propertyType = property->propType();
 
     if (property->isEnum()) {
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum) {
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum)) {
             propertyType = QMetaType::fromType<int>();
         } else {
             // ### This should be resolved earlier at compile time and the binding value should be changed accordingly.
@@ -326,18 +326,18 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyValue(const QQmlPropertyData *property, const
 
     auto assertOrNull = [&](bool ok)
     {
-        Q_ASSERT(ok || binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null);
+        Q_ASSERT(ok || binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null);
         Q_UNUSED(ok);
     };
 
-    auto assertType = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::ValueType type)
+    auto assertType = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type type)
     {
-        Q_ASSERT(binding->type == type || binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null);
+        Q_ASSERT(binding->type()== type || binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null);
         Q_UNUSED(type);
     };
 
     if (property->isQObject()) {
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+        if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
             QObject *value = nullptr;
             const bool ok = property->writeProperty(_qobject, &value, propertyWriteFlags);
             Q_ASSERT(ok);
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyValue(const QQmlPropertyData *property, const
 
     switch (propertyType.id()) {
     case QMetaType::QVariant: {
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             double n = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
             if (double(int(n)) == n) {
                 if (property->isVarProperty()) {
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyValue(const QQmlPropertyData *property, const
                     property->writeProperty(_qobject, &value, propertyWriteFlags);
                 }
             }
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
+        } else if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
             if (property->isVarProperty()) {
                 _vmeMetaObject->setVMEProperty(property->coreIndex(), QV4::Value::fromBoolean(binding->valueAsBoolean()));
             } else {
                 QVariant value(binding->valueAsBoolean());
                 property->writeProperty(_qobject, &value, propertyWriteFlags);
             }
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+        } else if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
             if (property->isVarProperty()) {
                 _vmeMetaObject->setVMEProperty(property->coreIndex(), QV4::Value::nullValue());
             } else {
@@ -578,18 +578,24 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyValue(const QQmlPropertyData *property, const
             break;
         } else if (propertyType == QMetaType::fromType<QJSValue>()) {
             QJSValue value;
-            if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
+            switch (binding->type()) {
+            case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean:
                 value = QJSValue(binding->valueAsBoolean());
-            } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
-                double n = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
-                if (double(int(n)) == n) {
+                break;
+            case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number: {
+                const double n = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
+                if (double(int(n)) == n)
                     value = QJSValue(int(n));
-                } else
+                else
                     value = QJSValue(n);
-            } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+                break;
+            }
+            case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null:
                 value = QJSValue::NullValue;
-            } else {
+                break;
+            default:
                 value = QJSValue(compilationUnit->bindingValueAsString(binding));
+                break;
             }
             property->writeProperty(_qobject, &value, propertyWriteFlags);
             break;
@@ -629,8 +635,8 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setupBindings(BindingSetupFlags mode)
         if (idProperty && idProperty->isValid() && idProperty->isWritable() && idProperty->propType().id() == QMetaType::QString) {
             QV4::CompiledData::Binding idBinding;
             idBinding.propertyNameIndex = 0; // Not used
-            idBinding.flags = 0;
-            idBinding.type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
+            idBinding.clearFlags();
+            idBinding.setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String);
             idBinding.stringIndex = _compiledObject->idNameIndex;
             idBinding.location = _compiledObject->location; // ###
             setPropertyValue(idProperty, &idBinding);
@@ -685,10 +691,10 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setupBindings(BindingSetupFlags mode)
         }
 
 
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsCustomParserBinding)
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsCustomParserBinding))
             continue;
 
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding) {
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding)) {
             if (!(mode & ApplyDeferred))
                 continue;
         } else if (!(mode & ApplyImmediate)) {
@@ -744,7 +750,8 @@ void QQmlObjectCreator::setupBindings(BindingSetupFlags mode)
 
 bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProperty, const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding)
 {
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+    const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
+    if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
         Q_ASSERT(stringAt(compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex)->inheritedTypeNameIndex).isEmpty());
         QV4::ResolvedTypeReference *tr = resolvedType(binding->propertyNameIndex);
         Q_ASSERT(tr);
@@ -776,11 +783,11 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
     if (bindingProperty && bindingProperty->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QQmlScriptString>()) {
         QQmlScriptString ss(compilationUnit->bindingValueAsScriptString(binding),
                             context->asQQmlContext(), _scopeObject);
-        ss.d.data()->bindingId = binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script ? binding->value.compiledScriptIndex : (quint32)QQmlBinding::Invalid;
+        ss.d.data()->bindingId = bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script ? binding->value.compiledScriptIndex : (quint32)QQmlBinding::Invalid;
         ss.d.data()->lineNumber = binding->location.line;
         ss.d.data()->columnNumber = binding->location.column;
-        ss.d.data()->isStringLiteral = binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
-        ss.d.data()->isNumberLiteral = binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number;
+        ss.d.data()->isStringLiteral = bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
+        ss.d.data()->isNumberLiteral = bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number;
         ss.d.data()->numberValue = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
 
         QQmlPropertyData::WriteFlags propertyWriteFlags = QQmlPropertyData::BypassInterceptor |
@@ -792,13 +799,13 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
     }
 
     QObject *createdSubObject = nullptr;
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+    if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
         createdSubObject = createInstance(binding->value.objectIndex, _bindingTarget);
         if (!createdSubObject)
             return false;
     }
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
+    if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *obj = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
         if (stringAt(obj->inheritedTypeNameIndex).isEmpty()) {
 
@@ -855,9 +862,11 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
     if (!bindingProperty) // ### error
         return true;
 
-    const bool allowedToRemoveBinding = !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression)
-            && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)
-            && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver)
+    const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Flags bindingFlags = binding->flags();
+    const bool allowedToRemoveBinding
+            = !(bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression)
+            && !(bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)
+            && !(bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver)
             && !_valueTypeProperty;
 
     if (_ddata->hasBindingBit(bindingProperty->coreIndex()) && allowedToRemoveBinding) {
@@ -870,9 +879,9 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
         pendingBindings.erase(it, pendingBindings.end());
     }
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script || binding->isTranslationBinding()) {
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
-            || binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver) {
+    if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script || binding->isTranslationBinding()) {
+        if (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
+            || bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver) {
             QV4::Function *runtimeFunction = compilationUnit->runtimeFunctions[binding->value.compiledScriptIndex];
             int signalIndex = _propertyCache->methodIndexToSignalIndex(bindingProperty->coreIndex());
             QQmlBoundSignalExpression *expr = new QQmlBoundSignalExpression(
@@ -963,8 +972,8 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment) {
+    if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+        if (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment) {
             // ### determine value source and interceptor casts ahead of time.
             QQmlType type = qmlTypeForObject(createdSubObject);
             Q_ASSERT(type.isValid());
@@ -1028,7 +1037,7 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::setPropertyBinding(const QQmlPropertyData *bindingProper
         }
 
         // Assigning object to signal property? ### Qt 7: Remove that functionality
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject) {
+        if (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject) {
             if (!bindingProperty->isFunction()) {
                 recordError(binding->valueLocation, tr("Cannot assign an object to signal property %1").arg(bindingProperty->name(_qobject)));
                 return false;
@@ -1310,9 +1319,8 @@ QObject *QQmlObjectCreator::createInstance(int index, QObject *parent, bool isCo
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *obj = compilationUnit->objectAt(index);
         const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding = obj->bindingTable();
         for (quint32 i = 0; i < obj->nBindings; ++i, ++binding) {
-            if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsCustomParserBinding) {
+            if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsCustomParserBinding))
                 bindings << binding;
-            }
         }
         customParser->applyBindings(instance, compilationUnit.data(), bindings);
 
@@ -1653,7 +1661,7 @@ bool QQmlObjectCreator::populateInstance(int index, QObject *instance, QObject *
 
     if (_compiledObject->nFunctions > 0)
         setupFunctions();
-    setupBindings((binding && (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding))
+    setupBindings((binding && binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding))
                   ? BindingMode::ApplyAll
                   : BindingMode::ApplyImmediate);
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator.cpp
index d542175647..45edb59cfb 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ QQmlBindingInstantiationContext::QQmlBindingInstantiationContext(int referencing
 
 bool QQmlBindingInstantiationContext::resolveInstantiatingProperty()
 {
-    if (!instantiatingBinding || instantiatingBinding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty)
+    if (!instantiatingBinding
+           || instantiatingBinding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
         return true;
+    }
 
     Q_ASSERT(referencingObjectIndex >= 0);
     Q_ASSERT(referencingObjectPropertyCache);
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
index bf293a1cd3..3c85b8c3b4 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ inline QQmlError QQmlPropertyCacheCreator<ObjectContainer>::buildMetaObjectRecur
         auto binding = obj->bindingsBegin();
         auto end = obj->bindingsEnd();
         for ( ; binding != end; ++binding) {
-            if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object && (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
+            if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
+                    && (binding->flags() & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
                 // If the on assignment is inside a group property, we need to distinguish between QObject based
                 // group properties and value type group properties. For the former the base type is derived from
                 // the property that references us, for the latter we only need a meta-object on the referencing object
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ inline QQmlError QQmlPropertyCacheCreator<ObjectContainer>::buildMetaObjectRecur
     auto binding = obj->bindingsBegin();
     auto end = obj->bindingsEnd();
     for (; binding != end; ++binding) {
-        switch (binding->type) {
+        switch (binding->type()) {
         case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
         case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
             // We can resolve object and group properties if we have a property cache.
@@ -879,12 +880,15 @@ inline void QQmlPropertyCacheAliasCreator<ObjectContainer>::collectObjectsWithAl
     auto binding = object.bindingsBegin();
     auto end = object.bindingsEnd();
     for (; binding != end; ++binding) {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
-            && binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
-            && binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty)
-            continue;
-
-        collectObjectsWithAliasesRecursively(binding->value.objectIndex, objectsWithAliases);
+        switch (binding->type()) {
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+            collectObjectsWithAliasesRecursively(binding->value.objectIndex, objectsWithAliases);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertyvalidator.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertyvalidator.cpp
index 8e60afb57d..023a945e94 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertyvalidator.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertyvalidator.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
     if (obj->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Object::IsComponent && !(obj->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Object::IsInlineComponentRoot)) {
         Q_ASSERT(obj->nBindings == 1);
         const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *componentBinding = obj->bindingTable();
-        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
+        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
         return validateObject(componentBinding->value.objectIndex, componentBinding);
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
         if (!binding->isGroupProperty())
                 continue;
 
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment))
             continue;
 
         if (populatingValueTypeGroupProperty) {
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
     binding = obj->bindingTable();
     for (quint32 i = 0; i < obj->nBindings; ++i, ++binding) {
         QString name = stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
+        const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
+        const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Flags bindingFlags = binding->flags();
 
         if (customParser) {
-            if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+            if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
                 if (customParser->flags() & QQmlCustomParser::AcceptsAttachedProperties) {
                     customBindings << binding;
                     continue;
@@ -179,13 +181,14 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
         }
 
         bool bindingToDefaultProperty = false;
-        bool isGroupProperty = instantiatingBinding && instantiatingBinding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty;
+        bool isGroupProperty = instantiatingBinding
+                && instantiatingBinding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty;
 
         bool notInRevision = false;
         QQmlPropertyData *pd = nullptr;
         if (!name.isEmpty()) {
-            if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
-                || binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject) {
+            if (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
+                    || bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject) {
                 pd = propertyResolver.signal(name, &notInRevision);
             } else {
                 pd = propertyResolver.property(name, &notInRevision,
@@ -229,12 +232,12 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
             return recordError(binding->location, tr("Invalid attached object assignment"));
         }
 
-        if (binding->type >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
+        if (bindingType >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
                 && (pd || binding->isAttachedProperty() || binding->isGroupProperty())) {
             const bool populatingValueTypeGroupProperty
                     = pd
                       && QQmlMetaType::metaObjectForValueType(pd->propType())
-                      && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment);
+                      && !binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment);
             const QVector<QQmlError> subObjectValidatorErrors
                     = validateObject(binding->value.objectIndex, binding,
                                      populatingValueTypeGroupProperty);
@@ -243,24 +246,24 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
         }
 
         // Signal handlers were resolved and checked earlier in the signal handler conversion pass.
-        if (binding->flags & (QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
+        if (binding->flags() & (QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
                               | QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject
                               | QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver)) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        if ((pd && binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty)
-                || (!pd && binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty)) {
+        if ((pd && bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty)
+                || (!pd && bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty)) {
             if (instantiatingBinding && (instantiatingBinding->isAttachedProperty()
                                          || instantiatingBinding->isGroupProperty())) {
                 return recordError(
                             binding->location, tr("%1 properties cannot be used here")
-                            .arg(binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
+                            .arg(bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
                                  ? QStringLiteral("Attached")
                                  : QStringLiteral("Group")));
             }
             continue;
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+        } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -271,15 +274,15 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
             if (!pd->isWritable()
                 && !pd->isQList()
                 && !binding->isGroupProperty()
-                && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration)
+                && !(bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration)
                 ) {
 
-                if (assigningToGroupProperty && binding->type < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
+                if (assigningToGroupProperty && bindingType < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
                     return recordError(binding->valueLocation, tr("Cannot assign a value directly to a grouped property"));
                 return recordError(binding->valueLocation, tr("Invalid property assignment: \"%1\" is a read-only property").arg(name));
             }
 
-            if (!pd->isQList() && (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsListItem)) {
+            if (!pd->isQList() && (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsListItem)) {
                 QString error;
                 if (pd->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QQmlScriptString>())
                     error = tr( "Cannot assign multiple values to a script property");
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
 
             if (!bindingToDefaultProperty
                 && !binding->isGroupProperty()
-                && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)
+                && !(bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)
                 && assigningToGroupProperty) {
                 QV4::CompiledData::Location loc = binding->valueLocation;
                 if (loc < (*assignedGroupProperty)->valueLocation)
@@ -301,11 +304,11 @@ QVector<QQmlError> QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObject(
                 return recordError(loc, tr("Cannot assign a value directly to a grouped property"));
             }
 
-            if (binding->type < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+            if (bindingType < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
                 QQmlError bindingError = validateLiteralBinding(propertyCache, pd, binding);
                 if (bindingError.isValid())
                     return recordError(bindingError);
-            } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+            } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
                 QQmlError bindingError = validateObjectBinding(pd, name, binding);
                 if (bindingError.isValid())
                     return recordError(bindingError);
@@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     QQmlError noError;
 
     if (property->isEnum()) {
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum)
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum))
             return noError;
 
         QString value = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsString(binding);
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     }
 
     auto warnOrError = [&](const QString &error) {
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+        if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
             QQmlError warning;
             warning.setUrl(compilationUnit->url());
             warning.setLine(qmlConvertSourceCoordinate<quint32, int>(binding->valueLocation.line));
@@ -422,10 +425,11 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
         return qQmlCompileError(binding->valueLocation, error);
     };
 
+    const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
     const auto isStringBinding = [&]() -> bool {
         // validateLiteralBinding is not supposed to be used on scripts
-        Q_ASSERT(binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
-        return  binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
+        Q_ASSERT(bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
+        return bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String;
     };
 
     switch (property->propType().id()) {
@@ -444,19 +448,17 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::QByteArray: {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String)
             return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: byte array expected"));
-        }
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::QUrl: {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String)
             return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: url expected"));
-        }
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::UInt: {
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             double d = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
             if (double(uint(d)) == d)
                 return noError;
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::Int: {
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             double d = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
             if (double(int(d)) == d)
                 return noError;
@@ -474,13 +476,13 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::Float: {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: number expected"));
         }
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::Double: {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: number expected"));
         }
     }
@@ -578,7 +580,7 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     }
     break;
     case QMetaType::Bool: {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
             return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: boolean expected"));
         }
     }
@@ -610,12 +612,12 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
     default: {
         // generate single literal value assignment to a list property if required
         if (property->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QList<qreal> >()) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+            if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
                 return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: number or array of numbers expected"));
             }
             break;
         } else if (property->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QList<int> >()) {
-            bool ok = (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
+            bool ok = (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
             if (ok) {
                 double n = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
                 if (double(int(n)) != n)
@@ -625,12 +627,12 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
                 return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: int or array of ints expected"));
             break;
         } else if (property->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QList<bool> >()) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
+            if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
                 return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: bool or array of bools expected"));
             }
             break;
         } else if (property->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QList<QUrl> >()) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
+            if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
                 return warnOrError(tr("Invalid property assignment: url or array of urls expected"));
             }
             break;
@@ -644,7 +646,7 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateLiteralBinding(
         } else if (property->propType() == QMetaType::fromType<QQmlScriptString>()) {
             break;
         } else if (property->isQObject()
-                   && binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+                   && bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
             break;
         }
 
@@ -702,8 +704,8 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObjectBinding(QQmlPropertyData *propert
 {
     QQmlError noError;
 
-    if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment) {
-        Q_ASSERT(binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
+    if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
+        Q_ASSERT(binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
 
         bool isValueSource = false;
         bool isPropertyInterceptor = false;
@@ -753,7 +755,8 @@ QQmlError QQmlPropertyValidator::validateObjectBinding(QQmlPropertyData *propert
             }
         }
         return noError;
-    } else if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject && property->isFunction()) {
+    } else if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject)
+               && property->isFunction()) {
         return noError;
     } else if (isPrimitiveType(propType)) {
         auto typeName = QString::fromUtf8(QMetaType(propType).name());
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypecompiler.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypecompiler.cpp
index a9a69c9331..34ea7db029 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypecompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypecompiler.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ bool SignalHandlerResolver::resolveSignalHandlerExpressions(const QmlIR::Object
     for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
         const QString bindingPropertyName = stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
         // Attached property?
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+        const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
+        if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
             const QmlIR::Object *attachedObj = qmlObjects.at(binding->value.objectIndex);
             auto *typeRef = resolvedType(binding->propertyNameIndex);
             QQmlType type = typeRef ? typeRef->type() : QQmlType();
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ bool SignalHandlerResolver::resolveSignalHandlerExpressions(const QmlIR::Object
         QQmlPropertyData * const signalPropertyData = resolver.property(signalName, /*notInRevision ptr*/nullptr);
         QQmlPropertyData * const qPropertyData = !qPropertyName.isEmpty() ? resolver.property(qPropertyName) : nullptr;
         QString finalSignalHandlerPropertyName = signalName;
-        uint flags = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression;
+        QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Flag flag
+                = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression;
 
         const bool isPropertyObserver = !signalPropertyData && qPropertyData && qPropertyData->isBindable();
         if (signal && !(qPropertyData && qPropertyData->isAlias() && isPropertyObserver)) {
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ bool SignalHandlerResolver::resolveSignalHandlerExpressions(const QmlIR::Object
             }
         } else if (isPropertyObserver) {
             finalSignalHandlerPropertyName = qPropertyName;
-            flags = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver;
+            flag = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver;
         } else {
             if (notInRevision) {
                 // Try assinging it as a property later
@@ -443,13 +445,13 @@ bool SignalHandlerResolver::resolveSignalHandlerExpressions(const QmlIR::Object
         }
 
         // Binding object to signal means connect the signal to the object's default method.
-        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
-            binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject;
+        if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+            binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject);
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
-            if (binding->type < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+        if (bindingType != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+            if (bindingType < QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
                 COMPILE_EXCEPTION(binding, tr("Cannot assign a value to a signal (expecting a script to be run)"));
             } else {
                 COMPILE_EXCEPTION(binding, tr("Incorrectly specified signal assignment"));
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ bool SignalHandlerResolver::resolveSignalHandlerExpressions(const QmlIR::Object
         }
 
         binding->propertyNameIndex = compiler->registerString(finalSignalHandlerPropertyName);
-        binding->flags |= flags;
+        binding->setFlag(flag);
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -481,12 +483,13 @@ bool QQmlEnumTypeResolver::resolveEnumBindings()
         QQmlPropertyResolver resolver(propertyCache);
 
         for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-            if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
-                || binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject
-                || binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver)
+            const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Flags bindingFlags = binding->flags();
+            if (bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
+                    || bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject
+                    || bindingFlags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsPropertyObserver)
                 continue;
 
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+            if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
                 continue;
 
             const QString propertyName = stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
@@ -508,10 +511,10 @@ bool QQmlEnumTypeResolver::resolveEnumBindings()
 
 bool QQmlEnumTypeResolver::assignEnumToBinding(QmlIR::Binding *binding, QStringView, int enumValue, bool)
 {
-    binding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number;
+    binding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
     binding->value.constantValueIndex = compiler->registerConstant(QV4::Encode((double)enumValue));
 //    binding->setNumberValueInternal((double)enumValue);
-    binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum;
+    binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsResolvedEnum);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -521,10 +524,13 @@ bool QQmlEnumTypeResolver::tryQualifiedEnumAssignment(const QmlIR::Object *obj,
     if (!prop->isEnum() && !isIntProp)
         return true;
 
-    if (!prop->isWritable() && !(binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration))
-        COMPILE_EXCEPTION(binding, tr("Invalid property assignment: \"%1\" is a read-only property").arg(stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex)));
+    if (!prop->isWritable()
+            && !(binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration))) {
+        COMPILE_EXCEPTION(binding, tr("Invalid property assignment: \"%1\" is a read-only property")
+                                           .arg(stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex)));
+    }
 
-    Q_ASSERT(binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
+    Q_ASSERT(binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
     const QString string = compiler->bindingAsString(obj, binding->value.compiledScriptIndex);
     if (!string.constData()->isUpper())
         return true;
@@ -671,15 +677,21 @@ void QQmlCustomParserScriptIndexer::scanObjectRecursively(int objectIndex, bool
     if (!annotateScriptBindings)
         annotateScriptBindings = customParsers.contains(obj->inheritedTypeNameIndex);
     for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-        if (binding->type >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+        switch (binding->type()) {
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script:
+            if (annotateScriptBindings) {
+                binding->stringIndex = compiler->registerString(
+                        compiler->bindingAsString(obj, binding->value.compiledScriptIndex));
+            }
+            break;
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
             scanObjectRecursively(binding->value.objectIndex, annotateScriptBindings);
-            continue;
-        } else if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
-            continue;
-        if (!annotateScriptBindings)
-            continue;
-        const QString script = compiler->bindingAsString(obj, binding->value.compiledScriptIndex);
-        binding->stringIndex = compiler->registerString(script);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -708,7 +720,7 @@ void QQmlAliasAnnotator::annotateBindingsToAliases()
             bool notInRevision = false;
             QQmlPropertyData *pd = binding->propertyNameIndex != quint32(0) ? resolver.property(stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex), &notInRevision) : defaultProperty;
             if (pd && pd->isAlias())
-                binding->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsBindingToAlias;
+                binding->setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsBindingToAlias);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -735,7 +747,7 @@ void QQmlScriptStringScanner::scan()
         QQmlPropertyData *defaultProperty = obj->indexOfDefaultPropertyOrAlias != -1 ? propertyCache->parent()->defaultProperty() : propertyCache->defaultProperty();
 
         for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+            if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
                 continue;
             bool notInRevision = false;
             QQmlPropertyData *pd = binding->propertyNameIndex != quint32(0) ? resolver.property(stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex), &notInRevision) : defaultProperty;
@@ -781,9 +793,9 @@ void QQmlComponentAndAliasResolver::findAndRegisterImplicitComponents(const QmlI
     QQmlPropertyData *defaultProperty = obj->indexOfDefaultPropertyOrAlias != -1 ? propertyCache->parent()->defaultProperty() : propertyCache->defaultProperty();
 
     for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
+        if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
             continue;
-        if (binding->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject)
+        if (binding->hasFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject))
             continue;
 
         const QmlIR::Object *targetObject = qmlObjects->at(binding->value.objectIndex);
@@ -862,7 +874,7 @@ void QQmlComponentAndAliasResolver::findAndRegisterImplicitComponents(const QmlI
         // The synthetic binding inside Component has no name. It's just "Component { Foo {} }".
         syntheticBinding->propertyNameIndex = 0;
 
-        syntheticBinding->type = QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object;
+        syntheticBinding->setType(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
         QString error = syntheticComponent->appendBinding(syntheticBinding, /*isListBinding*/false);
         Q_ASSERT(error.isEmpty());
         Q_UNUSED(error);
@@ -938,7 +950,7 @@ bool QQmlComponentAndAliasResolver::resolve(int root)
                 COMPILE_EXCEPTION(rootBinding, tr("Component elements may not contain properties other than id"));
         }
 
-        if (rootBinding->next || rootBinding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
+        if (rootBinding->next || rootBinding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
             COMPILE_EXCEPTION(obj, tr("Invalid component body specification"));
 
         // For the root object, we are going to collect ids/aliases and resolve them for as a separate
@@ -1006,13 +1018,16 @@ bool QQmlComponentAndAliasResolver::collectIdsAndAliases(int objectIndex)
         return true;
 
     for (const QmlIR::Binding *binding = obj->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
-            && binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
-            && binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty)
-            continue;
-
-        if (!collectIdsAndAliases(binding->value.objectIndex))
-            return false;
+        switch (binding->type()) {
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
+        case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+            if (!collectIdsAndAliases(binding->value.objectIndex))
+                return false;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -1253,7 +1268,7 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
     if (obj->flags & Object::IsComponent) {
         Q_ASSERT(obj->bindingCount() == 1);
         const Binding *componentBinding = obj->firstBinding();
-        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type == Binding::Type_Object);
+        Q_ASSERT(componentBinding->type() == Binding::Type_Object);
         // Components are separate from their surrounding scope. They cannot be deferred.
         return scanObject(componentBinding->value.objectIndex, ScopeDeferred::False);
     }
@@ -1304,16 +1319,16 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
         QString name = stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
 
         if (customParser) {
-            if (binding->type == Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+            if (binding->type() == Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
                 if (customParser->flags() & QQmlCustomParser::AcceptsAttachedProperties) {
-                    binding->flags |= Binding::IsCustomParserBinding;
+                    binding->setFlag(Binding::IsCustomParserBinding);
                     obj->flags |= Object::HasCustomParserBindings;
                     continue;
                 }
             } else if (QmlIR::IRBuilder::isSignalPropertyName(name)
                        && !(customParser->flags() & QQmlCustomParser::AcceptsSignalHandlers)) {
                 obj->flags |= Object::HasCustomParserBindings;
-                binding->flags |= Binding::IsCustomParserBinding;
+                binding->setFlag(Binding::IsCustomParserBinding);
                 continue;
             }
         }
@@ -1338,9 +1353,10 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
             if (!customParser)
                 return false;
 
-            if (binding->flags & Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
-                        || binding->flags & Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject
-                        || binding->flags & Binding::IsPropertyObserver) {
+            const Binding::Flags bindingFlags = binding->flags();
+            if (bindingFlags & Binding::IsSignalHandlerExpression
+                        || bindingFlags & Binding::IsSignalHandlerObject
+                        || bindingFlags & Binding::IsPropertyObserver) {
                 // These signal handlers cannot be custom-parsed. We have already established
                 // that the signal exists.
                 return false;
@@ -1348,13 +1364,13 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
 
             // If the property isn't found, we may want to custom-parse the binding.
             obj->flags |= Object::HasCustomParserBindings;
-            binding->flags |= Binding::IsCustomParserBinding;
+            binding->setFlag(Binding::IsCustomParserBinding);
             return false;
         }();
 
         bool seenSubObjectWithId = false;
         bool isExternal = false;
-        if (binding->type >= Binding::Type_Object) {
+        if (binding->type() >= Binding::Type_Object) {
             const bool isOwnProperty = hasPropertyData || binding->isAttachedProperty();
             isExternal = !isOwnProperty && binding->isGroupProperty();
             if (isOwnProperty || isExternal) {
@@ -1383,7 +1399,7 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
                 qWarning("Binding on %s is not deferred as requested by the DeferredPropertyNames "
                          "class info because one or more of its sub-objects contain an id.",
                          qPrintable(name));
-            } else if (binding->type == Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
+            } else if (binding->type() == Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
                 // The binding may already be deferred via the surrounding scope.
                 // e.g. PropertyChanges { control.contentItem.opacity: 0.75 }
                 // Here, contentItem is a group property which prevents its deferral. But as
@@ -1399,7 +1415,7 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
             }
         }
 
-        if (binding->type >= Binding::Type_Object) {
+        if (binding->type() >= Binding::Type_Object) {
             if (isExternal && !isDeferred && !customParser) {
                 COMPILE_EXCEPTION(
                             binding, tr("Cannot assign to non-existent property \"%1\"").arg(name));
@@ -1407,7 +1423,7 @@ bool QQmlDeferredAndCustomParserBindingScanner::scanObject(
         }
 
         if (isDeferred) {
-            binding->flags |= Binding::IsDeferredBinding;
+            binding->setFlag(Binding::IsDeferredBinding);
             obj->flags |= Object::HasDeferredBindings;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmlbind.cpp b/src/qml/types/qqmlbind.cpp
index c474128553..582c833a52 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmlbind.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmlbind.cpp
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static QQmlAnyBinding createBinding(
         const QQmlRefPointer<QQmlContextData> &contextData,
         QObject *scopeObject)
 {
-    switch (binding->type) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation:
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById:
         return QQmlAnyBinding::createTranslationBinding(prop, compilationUnit, binding, scopeObject);
@@ -767,8 +767,9 @@ void QQmlBindPrivate::decodeBinding(
     const QString propertyName = propertyPrefix
             + compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty
-        || binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty: {
         const QString pre = propertyName + u'.';
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *subObj
                 = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
@@ -777,6 +778,9 @@ void QQmlBindPrivate::decodeBinding(
             decodeBinding(q, pre, deferredData, subBinding, immediateState);
         return;
     }
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
 
     QQmlBindEntry entry;
     QQmlContext *context = qmlContext(q);
@@ -815,7 +819,7 @@ void QQmlBindPrivate::decodeBinding(
         entry.currentKind = entry.current.set(binding, entry.currentKind);
     };
 
-    switch (binding->type) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
         Q_UNREACHABLE(); // Handled above
@@ -849,6 +853,9 @@ void QQmlBindPrivate::decodeBinding(
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null:
         setVariant(QVariant::fromValue(nullptr));
         break;
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Invalid:
+        break;
     }
 
     entries.append(std::move(entry));
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmlconnections.cpp b/src/qml/types/qqmlconnections.cpp
index 73a3e60efc..283c3e0dd8 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmlconnections.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmlconnections.cpp
@@ -244,17 +244,20 @@ void QQmlConnectionsParser::verifyBindings(const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::ExecutableC
             return;
         }
 
-        if (binding->type >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+        if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+            continue;
+
+        if (binding->type() >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
             const QV4::CompiledData::Object *target = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
             if (!compilationUnit->stringAt(target->inheritedTypeNameIndex).isEmpty())
                 error(binding, QQmlConnections::tr("Connections: nested objects not allowed"));
             else
                 error(binding, QQmlConnections::tr("Connections: syntax error"));
             return;
-        } if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
-            error(binding, QQmlConnections::tr("Connections: script expected"));
-            return;
         }
+
+        error(binding, QQmlConnections::tr("Connections: script expected"));
+        return;
     }
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ void QQmlConnections::connectSignalsToBindings()
     QQmlRefPointer<QQmlContextData> ctxtdata = ddata ? ddata->outerContext : nullptr;
 
     for (const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding : qAsConst(d->bindings)) {
-        Q_ASSERT(binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
+        Q_ASSERT(binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
         QString propName = d->compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
 
         QQmlProperty prop(target, propName);
diff --git a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljscompiler.cpp b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljscompiler.cpp
index b0f3fd8f72..55f985752e 100644
--- a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljscompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljscompiler.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void annotateListElements(QmlIR::Document *document)
         if (!listElementNames.contains(document->stringAt(object->inheritedTypeNameIndex)))
             continue;
         for (QmlIR::Binding *binding = object->firstBinding(); binding; binding = binding->next) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+            if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
                 continue;
             binding->stringIndex = document->registerString(object->bindingAsString(document, binding->value.compiledScriptIndex));
         }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static bool checkArgumentsObjectUseInSignalHandlers(const QmlIR::Document &doc,
 {
     for (QmlIR::Object *object: qAsConst(doc.objects)) {
         for (auto binding = object->bindingsBegin(); binding != object->bindingsEnd(); ++binding) {
-            if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
+            if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script)
                 continue;
             const QString propName =  doc.stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
             if (!propName.startsWith(QLatin1String("on"))
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool qCompileQmlFile(QmlIR::Document &irDocument, const QString &inputFileName,
                 std::variant<QQmlJSAotFunction, QQmlJS::DiagnosticMessage> result;
                 auto *module = v4CodeGen.module();
                 if (const auto *binding = bindingOrFunction.binding()) {
-                    switch (binding->type) {
+                    switch (binding->type()) {
                     case QmlIR::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
                     case QmlIR::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
                         effectiveScopes.insert(
diff --git a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsfunctioninitializer.cpp b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsfunctioninitializer.cpp
index 8cd3bb3536..dfc8d9632a 100644
--- a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsfunctioninitializer.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsfunctioninitializer.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
  * signature and the QML scope and doesn't visit the byte code.
  */
 
-static QString bindingTypeDescription(QmlIR::Binding::ValueType type)
+static QString bindingTypeDescription(QmlIR::Binding::Type type)
 {
     switch (type) {
     case QmlIR::Binding::Type_Invalid:
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ QQmlJSCompilePass::Function QQmlJSFunctionInitializer::run(
     QQmlJSCompilePass::Function function;
     function.qmlScope = m_scopeType;
 
-    if (irBinding.type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script) {
+    if (irBinding.type() != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script) {
         diagnose(u"Binding is not a script binding, but %1."_qs.arg(
-                     bindingTypeDescription(QmlIR::Binding::ValueType(quint32(irBinding.type)))),
+                         bindingTypeDescription(irBinding.type())),
                  QtDebugMsg, bindingLocation, error);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimportvisitor.cpp b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimportvisitor.cpp
index bcc948e0cd..fb4288b56d 100644
--- a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimportvisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimportvisitor.cpp
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ handleTranslationBinding(QStringView base, QQmlJS::AST::ArgumentList *args,
         return 0;
     };
     auto discardCommentString = [](QStringView) {return -1;};
-    auto finalizeBinding = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::ValueType type,
+    auto finalizeBinding = [&](QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type type,
                                QV4::CompiledData::TranslationData) {
         QQmlJSMetaPropertyBinding binding(location);
         if (type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation) {
diff --git a/src/qmlmodels/qqmllistmodel.cpp b/src/qmlmodels/qqmllistmodel.cpp
index 6115f8bfe3..efd450c58e 100644
--- a/src/qmlmodels/qqmllistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlmodels/qqmllistmodel.cpp
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ void QQmlListModel::sync()
 
 bool QQmlListModelParser::verifyProperty(const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::ExecutableCompilationUnit> &compilationUnit, const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding)
 {
-    if (binding->type >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+    if (binding->type() >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
         const quint32 targetObjectIndex = binding->value.objectIndex;
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *target = compilationUnit->objectAt(targetObjectIndex);
         QString objName = compilationUnit->stringAt(target->inheritedTypeNameIndex);
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ bool QQmlListModelParser::verifyProperty(const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::ExecutableCom
             if (!verifyProperty(compilationUnit, binding))
                 return false;
         }
-    } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+    } else if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
         QString scriptStr = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsScriptString(binding);
         if (!binding->isFunctionExpression() && !definesEmptyList(scriptStr)) {
             QByteArray script = scriptStr.toUtf8();
@@ -2937,7 +2937,8 @@ bool QQmlListModelParser::applyProperty(
     const QString elementName = compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
 
     bool roleSet = false;
-    if (binding->type >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+    const QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type bindingType = binding->type();
+    if (bindingType >= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
         const quint32 targetObjectIndex = binding->value.objectIndex;
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *target = compilationUnit->objectAt(targetObjectIndex);
 
@@ -2971,13 +2972,13 @@ bool QQmlListModelParser::applyProperty(
             value = QVariant::fromValue<const QV4::CompiledData::Binding*>(binding);
         } else if (binding->evaluatesToString()) {
             value = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsString(binding);
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
+        } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number) {
             value = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsNumber(binding);
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
+        } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Boolean) {
             value = binding->valueAsBoolean();
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
+        } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Null) {
             value = QVariant::fromValue(nullptr);
-        } else if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+        } else if (bindingType == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
             QString scriptStr = compilationUnit->bindingValueAsScriptString(binding);
             if (definesEmptyList(scriptStr)) {
                 const ListLayout::Role &role = model->getOrCreateListRole(elementName);
@@ -3050,7 +3051,7 @@ void QQmlListModelParser::applyBindings(QObject *obj, const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::
     bool setRoles = false;
 
     for (const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding : bindings) {
-        if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
+        if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object)
             continue;
         setRoles |= applyProperty(compilationUnit, binding, rv->m_listModel, /*outter element index*/-1);
     }
diff --git a/src/qmltest/quicktest.cpp b/src/qmltest/quicktest.cpp
index da631cb5ec..b453b288bd 100644
--- a/src/qmltest/quicktest.cpp
+++ b/src/qmltest/quicktest.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ private:
                 // Look for override of name in this type
                 for (auto binding = object->bindingsBegin(); binding != object->bindingsEnd(); ++binding) {
                     if (compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex) == QLatin1String("name")) {
-                        if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
+                        if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_String) {
                             result.testCaseName = compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->stringIndex);
                         } else {
                             QQmlError error;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ private:
         }
 
         for (auto binding = object->bindingsBegin(); binding != object->bindingsEnd(); ++binding) {
-            if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
+            if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
                 const Object *child = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
                 result << enumerateTestCases(compilationUnit, child);
             }
diff --git a/src/quick/util/qquickpropertychanges.cpp b/src/quick/util/qquickpropertychanges.cpp
index b2bba90159..0e12552551 100644
--- a/src/quick/util/qquickpropertychanges.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/util/qquickpropertychanges.cpp
@@ -250,18 +250,22 @@ public:
 
 void QQuickPropertyChangesParser::verifyList(const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::ExecutableCompilationUnit> &compilationUnit, const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *binding)
 {
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object) {
-        error(compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex), QQuickPropertyChanges::tr("PropertyChanges does not support creating state-specific objects."));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty
-        || binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+        error(compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex),
+              QQuickPropertyChanges::tr(
+                      "PropertyChanges does not support creating state-specific objects."));
+        break;
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty: {
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *subObj = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
         const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *subBinding = subObj->bindingTable();
-        for (quint32 i = 0; i < subObj->nBindings; ++i, ++subBinding) {
+        for (quint32 i = 0; i < subObj->nBindings; ++i, ++subBinding)
             verifyList(compilationUnit, subBinding);
-        }
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -284,8 +288,9 @@ void QQuickPropertyChangesPrivate::decodeBinding(const QString &propertyPrefix,
 
     QString propertyName = propertyPrefix + compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty
-        || binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+    case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty: {
         QString pre = propertyName + QLatin1Char('.');
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *subObj = compilationUnit->objectAt(binding->value.objectIndex);
         const QV4::CompiledData::Binding *subBinding = subObj->bindingTable();
@@ -294,6 +299,9 @@ void QQuickPropertyChangesPrivate::decodeBinding(const QString &propertyPrefix,
         }
         return;
     }
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
 
     if (binding->isSignalHandler() || QmlIR::IRBuilder::isSignalPropertyName(propertyName)) {
         QQmlProperty prop = property(propertyName);
@@ -310,7 +318,8 @@ void QQuickPropertyChangesPrivate::decodeBinding(const QString &propertyPrefix,
         }
     }
 
-    if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script || binding->isTranslationBinding()) {
+    if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script
+            || binding->isTranslationBinding()) {
         QUrl url = QUrl();
         int line = -1;
         int column = -1;
@@ -334,7 +343,7 @@ void QQuickPropertyChangesPrivate::decodeBinding(const QString &propertyPrefix,
     }
 
     QVariant var;
-    switch (binding->type) {
+    switch (binding->type()) {
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script:
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation:
     case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById:
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmldiskcache/tst_qmldiskcache.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qmldiskcache/tst_qmldiskcache.cpp
index 5db5fed22a..20f9fabdcd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmldiskcache/tst_qmldiskcache.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmldiskcache/tst_qmldiskcache.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void tst_qmldiskcache::regenerateAfterChange()
 
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *obj = qmlUnit->objectAt(0);
         QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->nBindings), quint32(1));
-        QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->bindingTable()->type), quint32(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script));
+        QCOMPARE(obj->bindingTable()->type(), QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script);
         QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->bindingTable()->value.compiledScriptIndex), quint32(0));
 
         QCOMPARE(quint32(testUnit->functionTableSize), quint32(1));
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void tst_qmldiskcache::regenerateAfterChange()
 
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *obj = qmlUnit->objectAt(0);
         QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->nBindings), quint32(2));
-        QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->bindingTable()->type), quint32(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number));
+        QCOMPARE(obj->bindingTable()->type(), QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Number);
 
         const QV4::Value value(testUnit->constants()[obj->bindingTable()->value.constantValueIndex]);
         QCOMPARE(value.doubleValue(), double(42));
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void tst_qmldiskcache::registerImportForImplicitComponent()
 
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *obj = qmlUnit->objectAt(0);
         QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->nBindings), quint32(1));
-        QCOMPARE(quint32(obj->bindingTable()->type), quint32(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object));
+        QCOMPARE(obj->bindingTable()->type(), QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object);
 
         const QV4::CompiledData::Object *implicitComponent = qmlUnit->objectAt(obj->bindingTable()->value.objectIndex);
         QCOMPARE(testUnit->stringAtInternal(implicitComponent->inheritedTypeNameIndex), QStringLiteral("QML.") + componentType.elementName());
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qqmllanguage/testtypes.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qqmllanguage/testtypes.cpp
index 2ec8264b88..72cff8b459 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qqmllanguage/testtypes.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qqmllanguage/testtypes.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void EnumSupportingCustomParser::verifyBindings(const QQmlRefPointer<QV4::Execut
         return;
     }
 
-    if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
+    if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Script) {
         error(binding, QStringLiteral("Custom parser invoked with the wrong property value. Expected script that evaluates to enum"));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qqmltranslation/tst_qqmltranslation.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qqmltranslation/tst_qqmltranslation.cpp
index 09addff372..5d2b6b8c31 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qqmltranslation/tst_qqmltranslation.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qqmltranslation/tst_qqmltranslation.cpp
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ void tst_qqmltranslation::translation()
             const bool expectCompiledTranslation = compiledTranslations.contains(propertyName);
 
             if (expectCompiledTranslation) {
-                if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation)
+                if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation)
                     qDebug() << "binding for property" << propertyName << "is not a compiled translation";
-                QCOMPARE(quint32(binding->type), quint32(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation));
+                QCOMPARE(binding->type(), QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation);
             } else {
-                if (binding->type == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation)
+                if (binding->type() == QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation)
                     qDebug() << "binding for property" << propertyName << "is not supposed to be a compiled translation";
-                QVERIFY(binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation);
+                QVERIFY(binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ void tst_qqmltranslation::idTranslation()
         for (quint32 i = 0; i < rootObject->nBindings; ++i, ++binding) {
             const QString propertyName = compilationUnit->stringAt(binding->propertyNameIndex);
             if (propertyName == "idTranslation") {
-                if (binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById)
+                if (binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById)
                     qDebug() << "binding for property" << propertyName << "is not a compiled translation";
-                QCOMPARE(quint32(binding->type), quint32(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById));
+                QCOMPARE(binding->type(), QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_TranslationById);
             } else {
-                QVERIFY(binding->type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation);
+                QVERIFY(binding->type() != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Translation);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/qmltc/prototype/codegenerator.cpp b/tools/qmltc/prototype/codegenerator.cpp
index 5ee1d980d5..34d059c836 100644
--- a/tools/qmltc/prototype/codegenerator.cpp
+++ b/tools/qmltc/prototype/codegenerator.cpp
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ private:
 public:
     bool operator()(const I &x, const I &y) const
     {
-        return orderTable[x->type] < orderTable[y->type];
+        return orderTable[x->type()] < orderTable[y->type()];
     }
     bool operator()(const T &x, const T &y) const
     {
-        return orderTable[x.type] < orderTable[y.type];
+        return orderTable[x.type()] < orderTable[y.type()];
     }
 };
 
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileObjectElements(QQmlJSAotObject &compiled, const CodeG
     // predicate
     auto scriptBindingsBegin =
             std::find_if(sortedBindings.cbegin(), sortedBindings.cend(),
-                         [](auto it) { return it->type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script; });
+                         [](auto it) { return it->type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script; });
     auto it = sortedBindings.cbegin();
     for (; it != scriptBindingsBegin; ++it)
         compileBinding(compiled, **it, object, { object.type, u"this"_qs, u""_qs, false });
@@ -1183,8 +1183,8 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
     // Note: unlike QQmlObjectCreator, we don't have to do a complicated
     // deferral logic for bindings: if a binding is deferred, it is not compiled
     // (potentially, with all the bindings inside of it), period.
-    if (binding.flags & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding) {
-        if (binding.type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
+    if (binding.flags() & QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding) {
+        if (binding.type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
             // TODO: we should warn about this in QmlCompiler library
             qCWarning(lcCodeGenerator)
                     << QStringLiteral("Binding at line %1 column %2 is not deferred as it is a "
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
         }
     };
 
-    switch (binding.type) {
+    switch (binding.type()) {
     case QmlIR::Binding::Type_Boolean: {
         addPropertyLine(propertyName, p, binding.value.b ? u"true"_qs : u"false"_qs);
         break;
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
         const QString qobjectParent = u"this"_qs;
         const QString objectAddr = accessor.name;
 
-        if (binding.flags & QmlIR::Binding::IsOnAssignment) {
+        if (binding.hasFlag(QmlIR::Binding::IsOnAssignment)) {
             const QString onAssignmentName = u"onAssign_" + propertyName;
             const auto uniqueId = UniqueStringId(current, onAssignmentName);
             if (!m_onAssignmentObjectsCreated.contains(uniqueId)) {
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
             return;
         }
 
-        if (p.isList() || (binding.flags & QmlIR::Binding::IsListItem)) {
+        if (p.isList() || binding.hasFlag(QmlIR::Binding::IsListItem)) {
             const QString refName = u"listref_" + propertyName;
             const auto uniqueId = UniqueStringId(current, refName);
             if (!m_listReferencesCreated.contains(uniqueId)) {
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
         }
 
         const auto setObjectBinding = [&](const QString &value) {
-            if (p.isList() || (binding.flags & QmlIR::Binding::IsListItem)) {
+            if (p.isList() || binding.hasFlag(QmlIR::Binding::IsListItem)) {
                 const QString refName = u"listref_" + propertyName;
                 current.endInit.body << refName + u".append(" + value + u");";
             } else {
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
             // TODO: there's a special QQmlComponentAttached, which has to be
             // called? c.f. qqmlobjectcreator.cpp's finalize()
             const auto compileComponent = [&](const QmlIR::Binding &b) {
-                Q_ASSERT(b.type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
+                Q_ASSERT(b.type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
                 compileScriptBindingOfComponent(current, irObject, type, b,
                                                 m_doc->stringAt(b.propertyNameIndex));
             };
@@ -1485,7 +1485,13 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
         const auto isGroupAffectingBinding = [](const QmlIR::Binding &b) {
             // script bindings do not require value type group property variable
             // to actually be present.
-            return b.type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Invalid && b.type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script;
+            switch (b.type()) {
+            case QmlIR::Binding::Type_Invalid:
+            case QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script:
+                return false;
+            default:
+                return true;
+            }
         };
         const bool generateValueTypeCode = isValueType
                 && std::any_of(irObject->bindingsBegin(), irObject->bindingsEnd(),
@@ -1518,10 +1524,10 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
         // predicate
         auto scriptBindingsBegin =
                 std::find_if(sortedBindings.cbegin(), sortedBindings.cend(),
-                             [](auto it) { return it->type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script; });
+                             [](auto it) { return it->type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script; });
         auto it = sortedBindings.cbegin();
         for (; it != scriptBindingsBegin; ++it) {
-            Q_ASSERT((*it)->type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
+            Q_ASSERT((*it)->type() != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
             compile(*it);
         }
 
@@ -1541,7 +1547,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::compileBinding(QQmlJSAotObject &current, const QmlIR::Bindin
 
         // once the value is written back, process the script bindings
         for (; it != sortedBindings.cend(); ++it) {
-            Q_ASSERT((*it)->type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
+            Q_ASSERT((*it)->type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_Script);
             compile(*it);
         }
         break;
diff --git a/tools/qmltc/prototype/qml2cppdefaultpasses.cpp b/tools/qmltc/prototype/qml2cppdefaultpasses.cpp
index 611c317490..8eda649441 100644
--- a/tools/qmltc/prototype/qml2cppdefaultpasses.cpp
+++ b/tools/qmltc/prototype/qml2cppdefaultpasses.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void verifyTypes(const Qml2CppContext &context, QList<Qml2CppObject> &objects)
             return;
 
         // attached property is special
-        if (binding.type == QmlIR::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
+        if (binding.type() == QmlIR::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty) {
             const auto [attachedObject, attachedType] = objects.at(binding.value.objectIndex);
             if (!attachedObject || !attachedType) {
                 context.recordError(binding.location,
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ void verifyTypes(const Qml2CppContext &context, QList<Qml2CppObject> &objects)
 
         // TODO: why isList() needed here?
         if (!p.isWritable() && !p.isList()
-            && !(binding.flags & QmlIR::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration)
-            && binding.type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
+            && !binding.hasFlag(QmlIR::Binding::InitializerForReadOnlyDeclaration)
+            && binding.type() != QmlIR::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
             context.recordError(binding.location,
                                 u"Binding on read-only property '" + propName + u"'");
         }
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static void updateImplicitComponents(const Qml2CppContext &context, Qml2CppObjec
                                      QList<Qml2CppObject> &objects, Update update)
 {
     const auto checkAndUpdate = [&](const QmlIR::Binding &binding) {
-        if (binding.type != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Object)
+        if (binding.type() != QmlIR::Binding::Type_Object)
             return;
         if (object.irObject->flags & QV4::CompiledData::Object::IsComponent) // already set
             return;
@@ -994,12 +994,15 @@ static void setObjectId(const Qml2CppContext &context, const QList<Qml2CppObject
 
     std::for_each(irObject->bindingsBegin(), irObject->bindingsEnd(),
                   [&](const QmlIR::Binding &binding) {
-                      if (binding.type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object
-                          && binding.type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty
-                          && binding.type != QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty) {
-                          return;
+                      switch (binding.type()) {
+                      case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_Object:
+                      case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_AttachedProperty:
+                      case QV4::CompiledData::Binding::Type_GroupProperty:
+                          setObjectId(context, objects, binding.value.objectIndex, idToObjectIndex);
+                          break;
+                      default:
+                          break;
                       }
-                      setObjectId(context, objects, binding.value.objectIndex, idToObjectIndex);
                   });
 }
 
@@ -1096,14 +1099,14 @@ static void setDeferred(const Qml2CppContext &context, qsizetype objectIndex,
     }
 
     const auto setRecursive = [&](QmlIR::Binding &binding) {
-        if (binding.type >= QmlIR::Binding::Type_Object)
+        if (binding.type() >= QmlIR::Binding::Type_Object)
             setDeferred(context, binding.value.objectIndex, objects); // Note: recursive call here!
 
         const QString propName = findPropertyName(context, o.type, binding);
         Q_ASSERT(!propName.isEmpty());
 
         if (o.type->isNameDeferred(propName)) {
-            binding.flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding;
+            binding.setFlag(QV4::CompiledData::Binding::IsDeferredBinding);
             o.irObject->flags |= QV4::CompiledData::Object::HasDeferredBindings;
         }
     };