//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// // // This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project // // Copyright (c) 2014 - 2017 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors // Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception // // See https://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information // See https://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors // //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// /// The memory layout of a type, describing its size, stride, and alignment. /// /// You can use `MemoryLayout` as a source of information about a type when /// allocating or binding memory using unsafe pointers. The following example /// declares a `Point` type with `x` and `y` coordinates and a Boolean /// `isFilled` property. /// /// struct Point { /// let x: Double /// let y: Double /// let isFilled: Bool /// } /// /// The size, stride, and alignment of the `Point` type are accessible as /// static properties of `MemoryLayout`. /// /// // MemoryLayout.size == 17 /// // MemoryLayout.stride == 24 /// // MemoryLayout.alignment == 8 /// /// Always use a multiple of a type's `stride` instead of its `size` when /// allocating memory or accounting for the distance between instances in /// memory. This example allocates untyped, uninitialized memory with space /// for four instances of `Point`. /// /// let count = 4 /// let pointPointer = UnsafeMutableRawPointer.allocate( /// bytes: count * MemoryLayout.stride, /// alignedTo: MemoryLayout.alignment) @_frozen // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) public enum MemoryLayout { /// The contiguous memory footprint of `T`, in bytes. /// /// A type's size does not include any dynamically allocated or out of line /// storage. In particular, `MemoryLayout.size`, when `T` is a class /// type, is the same regardless of how many stored properties `T` has. /// /// When allocating memory for multiple instances of `T` using an unsafe /// pointer, use a multiple of the type's stride instead of its size. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static var size: Int { return Int(Builtin.sizeof(T.self)) } /// The number of bytes from the start of one instance of `T` to the start of /// the next when stored in contiguous memory or in an `Array`. /// /// This is the same as the number of bytes moved when an `UnsafePointer` /// instance is incremented. `T` may have a lower minimal alignment that /// trades runtime performance for space efficiency. This value is always /// positive. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static var stride: Int { return Int(Builtin.strideof(T.self)) } /// The default memory alignment of `T`, in bytes. /// /// Use the `alignment` property for a type when allocating memory using an /// unsafe pointer. This value is always positive. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static var alignment: Int { return Int(Builtin.alignof(T.self)) } } extension MemoryLayout { /// Returns the contiguous memory footprint of the given instance. /// /// The result does not include any dynamically allocated or out of line /// storage. In particular, pointers and class instances all have the same /// contiguous memory footprint, regardless of the size of the referenced /// data. /// /// When you have a type instead of an instance, use the /// `MemoryLayout.size` static property instead. /// /// let x: Int = 100 /// /// // Finding the size of a value's type /// let s = MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: x) /// // s == 8 /// /// // Finding the size of a type directly /// let t = MemoryLayout.size /// // t == 8 /// /// - Parameter value: A value representative of the type to describe. /// - Returns: The size, in bytes, of the given value's type. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static func size(ofValue value: T) -> Int { return MemoryLayout.size } /// Returns the number of bytes from the start of one instance of `T` to the /// start of the next when stored in contiguous memory or in an `Array`. /// /// This is the same as the number of bytes moved when an `UnsafePointer` /// instance is incremented. `T` may have a lower minimal alignment that /// trades runtime performance for space efficiency. The result is always /// positive. /// /// When you have a type instead of an instance, use the /// `MemoryLayout.stride` static property instead. /// /// let x: Int = 100 /// /// // Finding the stride of a value's type /// let s = MemoryLayout.stride(ofValue: x) /// // s == 8 /// /// // Finding the stride of a type directly /// let t = MemoryLayout.stride /// // t == 8 /// /// - Parameter value: A value representative of the type to describe. /// - Returns: The stride, in bytes, of the given value's type. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static func stride(ofValue value: T) -> Int { return MemoryLayout.stride } /// Returns the default memory alignment of `T`. /// /// Use a type's alignment when allocating memory using an unsafe pointer. /// /// When you have a type instead of an instance, use the /// `MemoryLayout.stride` static property instead. /// /// let x: Int = 100 /// /// // Finding the alignment of a value's type /// let s = MemoryLayout.alignment(ofValue: x) /// // s == 8 /// /// // Finding the alignment of a type directly /// let t = MemoryLayout.alignment /// // t == 8 /// /// - Parameter value: A value representative of the type to describe. /// - Returns: The default memory alignment, in bytes, of the given value's /// type. This value is always positive. @inlinable // FIXME(sil-serialize-all) @_transparent public static func alignment(ofValue value: T) -> Int { return MemoryLayout.alignment } }