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//! A library to ensure that a pointer is aligned and not null when it dereferences.
//!
//! This crate contains wrappers of unsafe functions defined in [`core::ptr`] and [`core::slice`].
//! These wrappers panic or return errors if the passed pointers are null or not aligned correctly.
//!
//! For example, the code below panics because `p` is not aligned correctly.
//!
//! ```rust,should_panic
//! use aligned_ptr::ptr;
//!
//! let x = 0xdead_beaf_u32;
//! let p = (&x as *const u32 as usize + 1) as *const u16;
//!
//! unsafe { ptr::read(p) };
//! ```
//!
//! If we import [`core::ptr`] instead of [`ptr`], the code may run successfully.
//! However, dereferencing unaligned pointer causes *undefined behaviors* and must be avoided
//! by all means (except [`core::ptr::read_unaligned`] and [`core::ptr::write_unaligned`]).
//!
//! # Safety
//!
//! While the functions defined in this crate rejects unaligned or null pointers, the caller must
//! follow the other safety rules. For more information, see the safety note of [`core::ptr`].
pub use Error;
/// [`core::result::Result`] which may contain [`Error`].
pub type Result<T> = Result;
const ERR_MSG: &str = "Pointer is either null or not aligned.";