TypeCode alignment

This function supplies the alignment value for a given TypeCode.

Syntax

TypeCode         tc;
Environment     *env;
short            rc;

rc = TypeCode_alignment(tc, env);

Parameters

tc (TypeCode)

The TypeCode whose alignment information is desired.

env (Environment *)

A pointer to an Environment structure.

Returns

rc (short) A short integer containing the alignment value.

Remarks

This function returns the alignment information associated with the given TypeCode. The alignment value is a short integer that should evenly divide any memory address where an instance of the type described by the TypeCode will occur.

Related Functions

• TypeCodeNew
• TypeCode_equal
• TypeCode_kind
• TypeCode_param_count
• TypeCode_parameter
• TypeCode_setAlignment
• TypeCode_size
• TypeCode_free
• TypeCode_print