Memory Functions

asbytes

asbytes(value)

Binary cast the specified value to a bytebuffer.

value: An input value.

Returns

A binary bytebuffer representing the value in binary form. The size of the buffer equals the binary size in memory of the input value.

Example

>>> asbytes(float4(1..4))
# asbytes(float4(1..4))
out = bytebuffer([0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0, 0, 64, 64, 0, 0, 128, 64])
>>> asbytes(int(0x01020304))
# asbytes(int(16909060))
out = bytebuffer([4, 3, 2, 1])
>>> asbytes(1.5)
# asbytes(1.5)
out = bytebuffer([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 248, 63])
>>> asbytes(2.5f)
# asbytes(2.5f)
out = bytebuffer([0, 0, 32, 64])

asdouble

asdouble(x)

Reinterprets a 64-bit value into a double.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a double.

Example

>>> asdouble(1.5)
# asdouble(1.5)
out = 1.5
>>> aslong(1.5)
# aslong(1.5)
out = 4_609_434_218_613_702_656
>>> asdouble(out)
# asdouble(out)
out = 1.5

asfloat

asfloat(x)

Reinterprets a 32-bit value into a float.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a float.

Example

>>> asfloat(1.5f)
# asfloat(1.5f)
out = 1.5
>>> asint(1.5f)
# asint(1.5f)
out = 1_069_547_520
>>> asfloat(out)
# asfloat(out)
out = 1.5

asint

asint(x)

Reinterprets an input value into a 32-bit int.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a 32-bit int.

Example

>>> asint(1.5f)
# asint(1.5f)
out = 1_069_547_520
>>> asfloat(out)
# asfloat(out)
out = 1.5

aslong

aslong(x)

Reinterprets an input value to a 64-bit long.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a 64-bit long.

Example

>>> aslong(1.5)
# aslong(1.5)
out = 4_609_434_218_613_702_656
>>> asdouble(out)
# asdouble(out)
out = 1.5

asuint

asuint(x)

Reinterprets an input value into a 32-bit uint.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a 32-bit uint.

Example

>>> asuint(-1.5f)
# asuint(-1.5f)
out = 3_217_031_168
>>> asfloat(out)
# asfloat(out)
out = -1.5

asulong

asulong(x)

Reinterprets an input value to a 64-bit ulong.

x: The input value.

Returns

The input recast as a 64-bit ulong.

Example

>>> asulong(-1.5)
# asulong(-1.5)
out = 13_832_806_255_468_478_464
>>> asdouble(out)
# asdouble(out)
out = -1.5

bitcast

bitcast(type,value)

Binary cast of a value to a target type.

type: The type to cast to.
value: The value to cast.

Returns

The binary cast of the input value.

Remarks

The supported types are byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, rgb, rgba and all vector and matrix types.

Example

>>> bitcast(int, 1.5f)
# bitcast(int, 1.5f)
out = 1_069_547_520
>>> bitcast(float, out)
# bitcast(float, out)
out = 1.5
>>> bitcast(long, 2.5)
# bitcast(long, 2.5)
out = 4_612_811_918_334_230_528
>>> bitcast(double, out)
# bitcast(double, out)
out = 2.5
>>> asbytes(float4(1..4))
# asbytes(float4(1..4))
out = bytebuffer([0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0, 0, 64, 64, 0, 0, 128, 64])
>>> bitcast(float4, out)
# bitcast(float4, out)
out = float4(1, 2, 3, 4)

bytebuffer

bytebuffer(values)

Creates a bytebuffer from the specified input.

values: The input values.

Returns

A bytebuffer from the specified input.

Example

>>> bytebuffer
# bytebuffer
out = bytebuffer([])
>>> bytebuffer(0,1,2,3,4)
# bytebuffer(0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
out = bytebuffer([0, 1, 2, 3, 4])
>>> bytebuffer(float4(1))
# bytebuffer(float4(1))
out = bytebuffer([0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 128, 63, 0, 0, 128, 63])
>>> bytebuffer([1,2,3,4])
# bytebuffer([1,2,3,4])
out = bytebuffer([1, 2, 3, 4])

countbits

countbits(value)

Counts the number of bits (per component) of the input value.

value: The input value.

Returns

The number of bits (per component if the input is an int vector).

Example

>>> for val in 0..7; countbits(val); end;
# for val in 0..7; countbits(val); end;
out = 0
out = 1
out = 1
out = 2
out = 1
out = 2
out = 2
out = 3
>>> countbits(int4(1,2,3,4))
# countbits(int4(1, 2, 3, 4))
out = int4(1, 1, 2, 1)
>>> countbits(bytebuffer(1..16))
# countbits(bytebuffer(1..16))
out = 33

firstbithigh

firstbithigh(value)

Gets the location of the first set bit starting from the highest order bit and working downward, per component.

value: The input value.

Returns

The location of the first set bit.

Remarks

If no bits are sets, this function will return -1.

Example

>>> firstbithigh 128
# firstbithigh(128)
out = 24
>>> firstbithigh byte(128)
# firstbithigh(byte(128))
out = 0
>>> firstbithigh 0
# firstbithigh(0)
out = -1
>>> firstbithigh(int4(1, -1, 65536, 1 << 20))
# firstbithigh(int4(1, -1, 65536, 1 << 20))
out = int4(31, 0, 15, 11)

firstbitlow

firstbitlow(value)

Returns the location of the first set bit starting from the lowest order bit and working upward, per component.

value: The input value.

Returns

The location of the first set bit.

Remarks

If no bits are sets, this function will return -1.

Example

>>> firstbitlow 128
# firstbitlow(128)
out = 7
>>> firstbitlow byte(128)
# firstbitlow(byte(128))
out = 7
>>> firstbitlow 0
# firstbitlow(0)
out = -1
>>> firstbitlow(int4(1, -1, 65536, 1 << 20))
# firstbitlow(int4(1, -1, 65536, 1 << 20))
out = int4(0, 0, 16, 20)

malloc

malloc(size)

Allocates a bytebuffer of the specified size.

size: Size of the bytebuffer.

Returns

A bytebuffer of the specified size.

Example

>>> buffer = malloc(16)
# buffer = malloc(16)
buffer = bytebuffer([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
>>> buffer[0] = 5
>>> buffer
# buffer
out = bytebuffer([5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])

reversebits

reversebits(value)

Reverses the order of the bits, per component

value: The input value.

Returns

The input value, with the bit order reversed

Example

>>> reversebits 128
# reversebits(128)
out = 16_777_216
>>> reversebits out
# reversebits(out)
out = 128
>>> reversebits byte(128)
# reversebits(byte(128))
out = 1
>>> reversebits(out)
# reversebits(out)
out = 128
>>> reversebits(int4(1,2,3,4))
# reversebits(int4(1, 2, 3, 4))
out = int4(-2_147_483_648, 1_073_741_824, -1_073_741_824, 536_870_912)
>>> reversebits out
# reversebits(out)
out = int4(1, 2, 3, 4)