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26 <h1>MLtonPointer</h1>
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32 <div class="content"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="k">signature</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">MLTON_POINTER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">=</span><span class="w"></span>
33 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">sig</span><span class="w"></span>
34 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">eqtype</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
35
36 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
37 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">order</span><span class="w"></span>
38 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
39 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
40 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
41 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
42 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
43 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
44 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getReal32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"></span>
45 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getReal64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"></span>
46 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
47 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
48 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
49 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
50 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">null</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
51 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
52 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
53 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
54 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
55 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
56 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setReal32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
57 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setReal64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
58 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
59 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
60 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
61 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
62 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sizeofPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
63 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sub</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
64 <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">end</span><span class="w"></span>
65 </pre></div></div></div>
66 <div class="ulist"><ul>
67 <li>
68 <p>
69 <span class="monospaced">eqtype t</span>
70 </p>
71 <div class="paragraph"><p>the type of pointers, i.e. machine addresses.</p></div>
72 </li>
73 <li>
74 <p>
75 <span class="monospaced">add (p, w)</span>
76 </p>
77 <div class="paragraph"><p>returns the pointer <span class="monospaced">w</span> bytes after than <span class="monospaced">p</span>. Does not check for
78 overflow.</p></div>
79 </li>
80 <li>
81 <p>
82 <span class="monospaced">compare (p1, p2)</span>
83 </p>
84 <div class="paragraph"><p>compares the pointer <span class="monospaced">p1</span> to the pointer <span class="monospaced">p2</span> (as addresses).</p></div>
85 </li>
86 <li>
87 <p>
88 <span class="monospaced">diff (p1, p2)</span>
89 </p>
90 <div class="paragraph"><p>returns the number of bytes <span class="monospaced">w</span> such that <span class="monospaced">add (p2, w) = p1</span>. Does
91 not check for overflow.</p></div>
92 </li>
93 <li>
94 <p>
95 <span class="monospaced">get<em>&lt;X&gt;</em> (p, i)</span>
96 </p>
97 <div class="paragraph"><p>returns the object stored at index i of the array of <em>X</em> objects
98 pointed to by <span class="monospaced">p</span>. For example, <span class="monospaced">getWord32 (p, 7)</span> returns the 32-bit
99 word stored 28 bytes beyond <span class="monospaced">p</span>.</p></div>
100 </li>
101 <li>
102 <p>
103 <span class="monospaced">null</span>
104 </p>
105 <div class="paragraph"><p>the null pointer, i.e. 0.</p></div>
106 </li>
107 <li>
108 <p>
109 <span class="monospaced">set<em>&lt;X&gt;</em> (p, i, v)</span>
110 </p>
111 <div class="paragraph"><p>assigns <span class="monospaced">v</span> to the object stored at index i of the array of <em>X</em>
112 objects pointed to by <span class="monospaced">p</span>. For example, <span class="monospaced">setWord32 (p, 7, w)</span> stores
113 the 32-bit word <span class="monospaced">w</span> at the address 28 bytes beyond <span class="monospaced">p</span>.</p></div>
114 </li>
115 <li>
116 <p>
117 <span class="monospaced">sizeofPointer</span>
118 </p>
119 <div class="paragraph"><p>size, in bytes, of a pointer.</p></div>
120 </li>
121 <li>
122 <p>
123 <span class="monospaced">sub (p, w)</span>
124 </p>
125 <div class="paragraph"><p>returns the pointer <span class="monospaced">w</span> bytes before <span class="monospaced">p</span>. Does not check for
126 overflow.</p></div>
127 </li>
128 </ul></div>
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