BitCast

Cast bits to 1 or 0.

Declaration

Syntax

BitCast(expr source, expr mold, expr? size, ttype type, expr? value)

Arguments

Argument Name	Argument Description
source	source expression
mold	mold expression
size	size of expression
type	table entry type
value	expression value

Return values

The return value is the expression that the BitCast represents.

Description

BitCast represents casting bits to 0 or 1.

Types

Only accepts integers.

Examples

integer :: x = 21432
print *, transfer(x, 1.0)

ASR:

(TranslationUnit
    (SymbolTable
        1
        {
            x:
                (Variable
                    1
                    x
                    Local
                    (IntegerConstant 21432 (Integer 4 []))
                    ()
                    Save
                    (Integer 4 [])
                    Source
                    Public
                    Required
                    .false.
                )

        })
    [(Print
        ()
        [(BitCast
            (Var 1 x)
            (RealConstant
                1.000000
                (Real 4 [])
            )
            ()
            (Real 4 [])
            ()
        )]
        ()
        ()
    )]
)

See Also