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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index 039b81ab82..935625dbfa 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ <li><a href="#t_classifications">Type Classifications</a></li> <li><a href="#t_primitive">Primitive Types</a> <ol> + <li><a href="#t_integer">Integer Type</a></li> <li><a href="#t_floating">Floating Point Types</a></li> <li><a href="#t_void">Void Type</a></li> <li><a href="#t_label">Label Type</a></li> @@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ </li> <li><a href="#t_derived">Derived Types</a> <ol> - <li><a href="#t_integer">Integer Type</a></li> <li><a href="#t_array">Array Type</a></li> <li><a href="#t_function">Function Type</a></li> <li><a href="#t_pointer">Pointer Type</a></li> @@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ Classifications</a> </div> <p>The <a href="#t_firstclass">first class</a> types are perhaps the most important. Values of these types are the only ones which can be produced by - instructions, passed as arguments, or used as operands to instructions.</p> + instructions.</p> </div> @@ -1395,6 +1395,47 @@ Classifications</a> </div> </div> <!-- _______________________________________________________________________ --> +<div class="doc_subsubsection"> <a name="t_integer">Integer Type</a> </div> + +<div class="doc_text"> + +<h5>Overview:</h5> +<p>The integer type is a very simple type that simply specifies an arbitrary + bit width for the integer type desired. Any bit width from 1 bit to + 2<sup>23</sup>-1 (about 8 million) can be specified.</p> + +<h5>Syntax:</h5> +<pre> + iN +</pre> + +<p>The number of bits the integer will occupy is specified by the <tt>N</tt> + value.</p> + +<h5>Examples:</h5> +<table class="layout"> + <tr class="layout"> + <td class="left"><tt>i1</tt></td> + <td class="left">a single-bit integer.</td> + </tr> + <tr class="layout"> + <td class="left"><tt>i32</tt></td> + <td class="left">a 32-bit integer.</td> + </tr> + <tr class="layout"> + <td class="left"><tt>i1942652</tt></td> + <td class="left">a really big integer of over 1 million bits.</td> + </tr> +</table> + +<p>Note that the code generator does not yet support large integer types to be + used as function return types. The specific limit on how large a return type + the code generator can currently handle is target-dependent; currently it's + often 64 bits for 32-bit targets and 128 bits for 64-bit targets.</p> + +</div> + +<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ --> <div class="doc_subsubsection"> <a name="t_floating">Floating Point Types</a> </div> <div class="doc_text"> @@ -1467,49 +1508,10 @@ Classifications</a> </div> <p>The real power in LLVM comes from the derived types in the system. This is what allows a programmer to represent arrays, functions, pointers, and other - useful types. Note that these derived types may be recursive: For example, - it is possible to have a two dimensional array.</p> - -</div> - -<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ --> -<div class="doc_subsubsection"> <a name="t_integer">Integer Type</a> </div> - -<div class="doc_text"> - -<h5>Overview:</h5> -<p>The integer type is a very simple derived type that simply specifies an - arbitrary bit width for the integer type desired. Any bit width from 1 bit to - 2^23-1 (about 8 million) can be specified.</p> - -<h5>Syntax:</h5> -<pre> - iN -</pre> - -<p>The number of bits the integer will occupy is specified by the <tt>N</tt> - value.</p> - -<h5>Examples:</h5> -<table class="layout"> - <tr class="layout"> - <td class="left"><tt>i1</tt></td> - <td class="left">a single-bit integer.</td> - </tr> - <tr class="layout"> - <td class="left"><tt>i32</tt></td> - <td class="left">a 32-bit integer.</td> - </tr> - <tr class="layout"> - <td class="left"><tt>i1942652</tt></td> - <td class="left">a really big integer of over 1 million bits.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>Note that the code generator does not yet support large integer types to be - used as function return types. The specific limit on how large a return type - the code generator can currently handle is target-dependent; currently it's - often 64 bits for 32-bit targets and 128 bits for 64-bit targets.</p> + useful types. Each of these types contain one or more element types which + may be a primitive type, or another derived type. For example, it is + possible to have a two dimensional array, using an array as the element type + of another array.</p> </div> @@ -1888,7 +1890,7 @@ Classifications</a> </div> <dl> <dt><b>Boolean constants</b></dt> <dd>The two strings '<tt>true</tt>' and '<tt>false</tt>' are both valid - constants of the <tt><a href="#t_primitive">i1</a></tt> type.</dd> + constants of the <tt><a href="#t_integer">i1</a></tt> type.</dd> <dt><b>Integer constants</b></dt> <dd>Standard integers (such as '4') are constants of @@ -4691,7 +4693,7 @@ entry: <h5>Semantics:</h5> <p>The '<tt>icmp</tt>' compares <tt>op1</tt> and <tt>op2</tt> according to the condition code given as <tt>cond</tt>. The comparison performed always yields - either an <a href="#t_primitive"><tt>i1</tt></a> or vector of <tt>i1</tt> + either an <a href="#t_integer"><tt>i1</tt></a> or vector of <tt>i1</tt> result, as follows:</p> <ol> @@ -4768,7 +4770,7 @@ entry: values based on comparison of its operands.</p> <p>If the operands are floating point scalars, then the result type is a boolean -(<a href="#t_primitive"><tt>i1</tt></a>).</p> +(<a href="#t_integer"><tt>i1</tt></a>).</p> <p>If the operands are floating point vectors, then the result type is a vector of boolean with the same number of elements as the operands being @@ -4810,7 +4812,7 @@ entry: <p>The '<tt>fcmp</tt>' instruction compares <tt>op1</tt> and <tt>op2</tt> according to the condition code given as <tt>cond</tt>. If the operands are vectors, then the vectors are compared element by element. Each comparison - performed always yields an <a href="#t_primitive">i1</a> result, as + performed always yields an <a href="#t_integer">i1</a> result, as follows:</p> <ol> |