FloatType

public struct FloatType : IRType
extension FloatType: Equatable

FloatType enumerates representations of a floating value of a particular bit width and semantics.

  • The kind of floating point type this is

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var kind: Kind

  • Returns the context associated with this type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public let context: Context

  • Creates a float type of a particular kind

    See also

    http://llvm.org/docs/ProgrammersManual.html#achieving-isolation-with-llvmcontext

    Declaration

    Swift

    public init(kind: Kind, in context: Context = Context.global)

    Parameters

    kind

    The kind of floating point type to create
    context

    The context to create this type in

  • Enumerates the bitwidth and kind of supported floating point types.

    See more

    Declaration

    Swift

    public enum Kind

  • 16-bit floating point value in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let half: FloatType

  • 32-bit floating point value in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let float: FloatType

  • 64-bit floating point value in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let double: FloatType

  • 80-bit floating point value (X87) in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let x86FP80: FloatType

  • 128-bit floating point value (112-bit mantissa) in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let fp128: FloatType

  • 128-bit floating point value (two 64-bits) in the global context

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let ppcFP128: FloatType

  • Creates a constant floating value of this type from a Swift Double value.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func constant(_ value: Double) -> Constant<Floating>

    Parameters

    value

    A Swift double value.

    Return Value

    A value representing a floating point constant initialized with the given Swift double value.

  • Creates a constant floating value of this type parsed from a string.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func constant(_ value: String) -> Constant<Floating>

    Parameters

    value

    A string value containing a float.

    Return Value

    A value representing a constant initialized with the result of parsing the string as a floating point number.

  • Retrieves the underlying LLVM type object.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func asLLVM() -> LLVMTypeRef

  • Declaration

    Swift

    public static func == (lhs: FloatType, rhs: FloatType) -> Bool