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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index a23d68a79a..e6e9c30d69 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -1603,6 +1603,11 @@ When casting to bool, any value that would be considered true in the context of a C '<tt>if</tt>' condition is converted to the boolean '<tt>true</tt>' values, all else are '<tt>false</tt>'.<p> +When extending an integral value from a type of one signness to another (for +example '<tt>sbyte</tt>' to '<tt>ulong</tt>'), the value is sign-extended if the +<b>source</b> value is signed, and zero-extended if the source value is +unsigned.<p> + <h5>Example:</h5> <pre> %X = cast int 257 to ubyte <i>; yields ubyte:1</i> @@ -1736,7 +1741,7 @@ more... <address><a href="mailto:sabre@nondot.org">Chris Lattner</a></address> <!-- Created: Tue Jan 23 15:19:28 CST 2001 --> <!-- hhmts start --> -Last modified: Tue Jun 25 15:19:34 CDT 2002 +Last modified: Tue Aug 13 15:50:47 CDT 2002 <!-- hhmts end --> </font> </body></html> |