- ``@convention(thin)`` indicates a "thin" function reference, which uses the Swift calling convention with no special "self" or "context" parameters. - ``@convention(thick)`` indicates a "thick" function reference, which uses the Swift calling convention and carries a reference-counted context object used to represent captures or other state required by the function. - ``@convention(block)`` indicates an Objective-C compatible block reference. The function value is represented as a reference to the block object, which is an ``id``-compatible Objective-C object that embeds its invocation function within the object. The invocation function uses the C calling convention. - ``@convention(c)`` indicates a C function reference. The function value carries no context and uses the C calling convention. - ``@convention(objc_method)`` indicates an Objective-C method implementation. The function uses the C calling convention, with the SIL-level ``self`` parameter (by SIL convention mapped to the final formal parameter) mapped to the ``self`` and ``_cmd`` arguments of the implementation. - ``@convention(method)`` indicates a Swift instance method implementation. The function uses the Swift calling convention, using the special ``self`` parameter. - ``@convention(witness_method)`` indicates a Swift protocol method implementation. The function's polymorphic convention is emitted in such a way as to guarantee that it is polymorphic across all possible implementors of the protocol.