Expressions¶
Rvalues¶
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class gccjit::rvalue¶
A gccjit::rvalue
is an expression that can be computed. It is a
subclass of gccjit::object
, and is a thin wrapper around
gcc_jit_rvalue *
from the C API.
It can be simple, e.g.:
an integer value e.g. 0 or 42
a string literal e.g. “Hello world”
a variable e.g. i. These are also lvalues (see below).
or compound e.g.:
a unary expression e.g. !cond
a binary expression e.g. (a + b)
a function call e.g. get_distance (&player_ship, &target)
etc.
Every rvalue has an associated type, and the API will check to ensure that types match up correctly (otherwise the context will emit an error).
Simple expressions¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_rvalue(gccjit::type numeric_type, int value) const¶
Given a numeric type (integer or floating point), build an rvalue for the given constant
int
value.
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_rvalue(gccjit::type numeric_type, long value) const¶
Given a numeric type (integer or floating point), build an rvalue for the given constant
long
value.
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::zero(gccjit::type numeric_type) const¶
Given a numeric type (integer or floating point), get the rvalue for zero. Essentially this is just a shortcut for:
ctxt.new_rvalue (numeric_type, 0)
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::one(gccjit::type numeric_type) const¶
Given a numeric type (integer or floating point), get the rvalue for one. Essentially this is just a shortcut for:
ctxt.new_rvalue (numeric_type, 1)
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_rvalue(gccjit::type numeric_type, double value) const¶
Given a numeric type (integer or floating point), build an rvalue for the given constant
double
value.
Vector expressions¶
Unary Operations¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_unary_op(enum gcc_jit_unary_op, gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue rvalue, gccjit::location loc)¶
Build a unary operation out of an input rvalue.
Parameter
loc
is optional.This is a thin wrapper around the C API’s
gcc_jit_context_new_unary_op()
and the available unary operations are documented there.
There are shorter ways to spell the various specific kinds of unary operation:
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_minus(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::location loc)¶
Negate an arithmetic value; for example:
gccjit::rvalue negpi = ctxt.new_minus (t_double, pi);
builds the equivalent of this C expression:
-pi
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gccjit::rvalue new_bitwise_negate(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::location loc)¶
Bitwise negation of an integer value (one’s complement); for example:
gccjit::rvalue mask = ctxt.new_bitwise_negate (t_int, a);
builds the equivalent of this C expression:
~a
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gccjit::rvalue new_logical_negate(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::location loc)¶
Logical negation of an arithmetic or pointer value; for example:
gccjit::rvalue guard = ctxt.new_logical_negate (t_bool, cond);
builds the equivalent of this C expression:
!cond
The most concise way to spell them is with overloaded operators:
Binary Operations¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_binary_op(enum gcc_jit_binary_op, gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
Build a binary operation out of two constituent rvalues.
Parameter
loc
is optional.This is a thin wrapper around the C API’s
gcc_jit_context_new_binary_op()
and the available binary operations are documented there.
There are shorter ways to spell the various specific kinds of binary operation:
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_plus(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_minus(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_mult(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_divide(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_modulo(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_bitwise_and(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_bitwise_xor(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_bitwise_or(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_logical_and(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_logical_or(gccjit::type result_type, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
The most concise way to spell them is with overloaded operators:
These can of course be combined, giving a terse way to build compound expressions:
gccjit::rvalue discriminant = (b * b) - (four * a * c);
Comparisons¶
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::context::new_comparison(enum gcc_jit_comparison, gccjit::rvalue a, gccjit::rvalue b, gccjit::location loc)¶
Build a boolean rvalue out of the comparison of two other rvalues.
Parameter
loc
is optional.This is a thin wrapper around the C API’s
gcc_jit_context_new_comparison()
and the available kinds of comparison are documented there.
There are shorter ways to spell the various specific kinds of binary operation:
The most concise way to spell them is with overloaded operators:
Function calls¶
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gcc_jit_rvalue *gcc_jit_context_new_call(gcc_jit_context *ctxt, gcc_jit_location *loc, gcc_jit_function *func, int numargs, gcc_jit_rvalue **args)¶
Given a function and the given table of argument rvalues, construct a call to the function, with the result as an rvalue.
Note
gccjit::context::new_call()
merely builds agccjit::rvalue
i.e. an expression that can be evaluated, perhaps as part of a more complicated expression. The call won’t happen unless you add a statement to a function that evaluates the expression.For example, if you want to call a function and discard the result (or to call a function with
void
return type), usegccjit::block::add_eval()
:/* Add "(void)printf (arg0, arg1);". */ block.add_eval (ctxt.new_call (printf_func, arg0, arg1));
Function pointers¶
Type-coercion¶
Lvalues¶
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class gccjit::lvalue¶
An lvalue is something that can of the left-hand side of an assignment:
a storage area (such as a variable). It is a subclass of
gccjit::rvalue
, where the rvalue is computed by reading from the
storage area.
It iss a thin wrapper around gcc_jit_lvalue *
from the C API.
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::lvalue::get_address(gccjit::location loc)¶
Take the address of an lvalue; analogous to:
&(EXPR)
in C.
Parameter “loc” is optional.
Global variables¶
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gccjit::lvalue gccjit::context::new_global(enum gcc_jit_global_kind, gccjit::type type, const char *name, gccjit::location loc)¶
Add a new global variable of the given type and name to the context.
This is a thin wrapper around
gcc_jit_context_new_global()
from the C API; the “kind” parameter has the same meaning as there.
Working with pointers, structs and unions¶
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gccjit::lvalue gccjit::rvalue::dereference(gccjit::location loc)¶
Given an rvalue of pointer type
T *
, dereferencing the pointer, getting an lvalue of typeT
. Analogous to:*(EXPR)
in C.
Parameter “loc” is optional.
If you don’t need to specify the location, this can also be expressed using an overloaded operator:
Field access is provided separately for both lvalues and rvalues:
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gccjit::lvalue gccjit::lvalue::access_field(gccjit::field field, gccjit::location loc)¶
Given an lvalue of struct or union type, access the given field, getting an lvalue of the field’s type. Analogous to:
(EXPR).field = ...;
in C.
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gccjit::rvalue gccjit::rvalue::access_field(gccjit::field field, gccjit::location loc)¶
Given an rvalue of struct or union type, access the given field as an rvalue. Analogous to:
(EXPR).field
in C.
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gccjit::lvalue gccjit::rvalue::dereference_field(gccjit::field field, gccjit::location loc)¶
Given an rvalue of pointer type
T *
where T is of struct or union type, access the given field as an lvalue. Analogous to:(EXPR)->field
in C, itself equivalent to
(*EXPR).FIELD
.
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gccjit::lvalue gccjit::context::new_array_access(gccjit::rvalue ptr, gccjit::rvalue index, gccjit::location loc)¶
Given an rvalue of pointer type
T *
, get at the element T at the given index, using standard C array indexing rules i.e. each increment ofindex
corresponds tosizeof(T)
bytes. Analogous to:PTR[INDEX]
in C (or, indeed, to
PTR + INDEX
).Parameter “loc” is optional.
For array accesses where you don’t need to specify a gccjit::location
,
two overloaded operators are available:
gccjit::lvalue gccjit::rvalue::operator[] (gccjit::rvalue index)
gccjit::lvalue element = array[idx];gccjit::lvalue gccjit::rvalue::operator[] (int index)
gccjit::lvalue element = array[0];