llvm_lib::core::values::constants::expressions

Function align_of

Source 
pub fn align_of(ty: &TypeRef) -> ValueRef
Expand description

Obtain the alignment of the specified type.

§Details

Creates a new constant integer value representing the alignment, in bytes, of a given type.

This function wraps the LLVMAlignOf function from the LLVM core library, which returns the alignment of the provided type in bytes as a constant integer value. Alignment is the byte boundary that the type must adhere to in memory, and understanding it is important for certain low-level operations.

§Arguments

  • ty - A reference to the TypeRef representing the type whose alignment is being queried.

§Returns

Returns a new constant integer value representing the alignment of the specified type in bytes.