const Builtin = struct { name: []const u8, signature: []const u8, snippet: []const u8, documentation: []const u8, arguments: []const []const u8, }; pub const builtins = [_]Builtin{ .{ .name = "@addWithOverflow", .signature = "@addWithOverflow(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T, result: *T) bool", .snippet = "@addWithOverflow(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:a: T}, ${3:b: T}, ${4:result: *T})", .documentation = \\ Performs `result.* = a + b`. If overflow or underflow occurs, stores the overflowed bits in `result` and returns `true`. If no overflow or underflow occurs, returns `false`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "a: T", "b: T", "result: *T", }, }, .{ .name = "@alignCast", .signature = "@alignCast(comptime alignment: u29, ptr: anytype) anytype", .snippet = "@alignCast(${1:comptime alignment: u29}, ${2:ptr: anytype})", .documentation = \\ `ptr` can be `*T`, `fn()`, `?*T`, `?fn()`, or `[]T`. It returns the same type as `ptr` except with the alignment adjusted to the new value. \\A pointer alignment safety check is added to the generated code to make sure the pointer is aligned as promised. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime alignment: u29", "ptr: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@alignOf", .signature = "@alignOf(comptime T: type) comptime_int", .snippet = "@alignOf(${1:comptime T: type})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the number of bytes that this type should be aligned to for the current target to match the C ABI. When the child type of a pointer has this alignment, the alignment can be omitted from the type. \\```zig \\const expect = @import("std").debug.assert; \\comptime { \\ assert(*u32 == *align(@alignOf(u32)) u32); \\} \\``` \\ The result is a target-specific compile time constant. It is guaranteed to be less than or equal to @sizeOf(T). , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", }, }, .{ .name = "@as", .signature = "@as(comptime T: type, expression) T", .snippet = "@as(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:expression})", .documentation = \\ Performs Type Coercion. This cast is allowed when the conversion is unambiguous and safe, and is the preferred way to convert between types, whenever possible. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "expression", }, }, .{ .name = "@asyncCall", .signature = "@asyncCall(frame_buffer: []align(@alignOf(@Frame(anyAsyncFunction))) u8, result_ptr, function_ptr, args: anytype) anyframe->T", .snippet = "@asyncCall(${1:frame_buffer: []align(@alignOf(@Frame(anyAsyncFunction))) u8}, ${2:result_ptr}, ${3:function_ptr}, ${4:args: anytype})", .documentation = \\ `@asyncCall` performs an `async` call on a function pointer, which may or may not be an async function. \\ The provided `frame_buffer` must be large enough to fit the entire function frame. This size can be determined with @frameSize. To provide a too-small buffer invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. \\ `result_ptr` is optional (null may be provided). If provided, the function call will write its result directly to the result pointer, which will be available to read after await completes. Any result location provided to `await` will copy the result from `result_ptr`. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "async fn pointer in a struct field" { \\ var data: i32 = 1; \\ const Foo = struct { \\ bar: fn (*i32) callconv(.Async) void, \\ }; \\ var foo = Foo{ .bar = func }; \\ var bytes: [64]u8 align(@alignOf(@Frame(func))) = undefined; \\ const f = @asyncCall(&bytes, {}, foo.bar, .{&data}); \\ try expect(data == 2); \\ resume f; \\ try expect(data == 4); \\} \\ \\fn func(y: *i32) void { \\ defer y.* += 2; \\ y.* += 1; \\ suspend {} \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "async fn pointer in a struct field"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "frame_buffer: []align(@alignOf(@Frame(anyAsyncFunction))) u8", "result_ptr", "function_ptr", "args: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@atomicLoad", .signature = "@atomicLoad(comptime T: type, ptr: *const T, comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder) T", .snippet = "@atomicLoad(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:ptr: *const T}, ${3:comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ This builtin function atomically dereferences a pointer and returns the value. \\ `T` must be a pointer, a `bool`, a float, an integer or an enum. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "ptr: *const T", "comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@atomicRmw", .signature = "@atomicRmw(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, comptime op: builtin.AtomicRmwOp, operand: T, comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder) T", .snippet = "@atomicRmw(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:ptr: *T}, ${3:comptime op: builtin.AtomicRmwOp}, ${4:operand: T}, ${5:comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ This builtin function atomically modifies memory and then returns the previous value. \\ `T` must be a pointer, a `bool`, a float, an integer or an enum. \\ Supported operations: , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "ptr: *T", "comptime op: builtin.AtomicRmwOp", "operand: T", "comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@atomicStore", .signature = "@atomicStore(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, value: T, comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder) void", .snippet = "@atomicStore(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:ptr: *T}, ${3:value: T}, ${4:comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ This builtin function atomically stores a value. \\ `T` must be a pointer, a `bool`, a float, an integer or an enum. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "ptr: *T", "value: T", "comptime ordering: builtin.AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@bitCast", .signature = "@bitCast(comptime DestType: type, value: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@bitCast(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts a value of one type to another type. \\ Asserts that `@sizeOf(@TypeOf(value)) == @sizeOf(DestType)`. \\ Asserts that `@typeInfo(DestType) != .Pointer`. Use `@ptrCast` or `@intToPtr` if you need this. \\ Can be used for these things for example: , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@bitOffsetOf", .signature = "@bitOffsetOf(comptime T: type, comptime field_name: []const u8) comptime_int", .snippet = "@bitOffsetOf(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:comptime field_name: []const u8})", .documentation = \\ Returns the bit offset of a field relative to its containing struct. \\ For non packed structs, this will always be divisible by `8`. For packed structs, non-byte-aligned fields will share a byte offset, but they will have different bit offsets. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "comptime field_name: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@boolToInt", .signature = "@boolToInt(value: bool) u1", .snippet = "@boolToInt(${1:value: bool})", .documentation = \\ Converts `true` to `u1(1)` and `false` to `u1(0)`. \\ If the value is known at compile-time, the return type is `comptime_int` instead of `u1`. , .arguments = &.{ "value: bool", }, }, .{ .name = "@bitSizeOf", .signature = "@bitSizeOf(comptime T: type) comptime_int", .snippet = "@bitSizeOf(${1:comptime T: type})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the number of bits it takes to store `T` in memory if the type were a field in a packed struct/union. The result is a target-specific compile time constant. \\ This function measures the size at runtime. For types that are disallowed at runtime, such as `comptime_int` and `type`, the result is `0`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", }, }, .{ .name = "@breakpoint", .signature = "@breakpoint()", .snippet = "@breakpoint()", .documentation = \\ This function inserts a platform-specific debug trap instruction which causes debuggers to break there. \\ This function is only valid within function scope. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@mulAdd", .signature = "@mulAdd(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T, c: T) T", .snippet = "@mulAdd(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:a: T}, ${3:b: T}, ${4:c: T})", .documentation = \\ Fused multiply add, similar to `(a * b) + c`, except only rounds once, and is thus more accurate. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "a: T", "b: T", "c: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@byteSwap", .signature = "@byteSwap(comptime T: type, operand: T) T", .snippet = "@byteSwap(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:operand: T})", .documentation = \\`T` must be an integer type with bit count evenly divisible by 8. \\`operand` may be an integer or vector. \\ Swaps the byte order of the integer. This converts a big endian integer to a little endian integer, and converts a little endian integer to a big endian integer. \\ Note that for the purposes of memory layout with respect to endianness, the integer type should be related to the number of bytes reported by @sizeOf bytes. This is demonstrated with `u24`. `@sizeOf(u24) == 4`, which means that a `u24` stored in memory takes 4 bytes, and those 4 bytes are what are swapped on a little vs big endian system. On the other hand, if `T` is specified to be `u24`, then only 3 bytes are reversed. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "operand: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@bitReverse", .signature = "@bitReverse(comptime T: type, integer: T) T", .snippet = "@bitReverse(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:integer: T})", .documentation = \\`T` accepts any integer type. \\ Reverses the bitpattern of an integer value, including the sign bit if applicable. \\ For example 0b10110110 (`u8 = 182`, `i8 = -74`) becomes 0b01101101 (`u8 = 109`, `i8 = 109`). , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "integer: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@offsetOf", .signature = "@offsetOf(comptime T: type, comptime field_name: []const u8) comptime_int", .snippet = "@offsetOf(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:comptime field_name: []const u8})", .documentation = \\ Returns the byte offset of a field relative to its containing struct. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "comptime field_name: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@call", .signature = "@call(options: std.builtin.CallOptions, function: anytype, args: anytype) anytype", .snippet = "@call(${1:options: std.builtin.CallOptions}, ${2:function: anytype}, ${3:args: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Calls a function, in the same way that invoking an expression with parentheses does: \\call.zig \\```zig \\const expect = @import("std").testing.expect; \\ \\test "noinline function call" { \\ try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{3, 9}) == 12); \\} \\ \\fn add(a: i32, b: i32) i32 { \\ return a + b; \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test call.zig \\Test [1/1] test "noinline function call"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` \\ `@call` allows more flexibility than normal function call syntax does. The `CallOptions` struct is reproduced here: \\```zig \\pub const CallOptions = struct { \\ modifier: Modifier = .auto, \\ stack: ?[]align(std.Target.stack_align) u8 = null, \\ \\ pub const Modifier = enum { \\ /// Equivalent to function call syntax. \\ auto, \\ \\ /// Equivalent to async keyword used with function call syntax. \\ async_kw, \\ \\ /// Prevents tail call optimization. This guarantees that the return \\ /// address will point to the callsite, as opposed to the callsite's \\ /// callsite. If the call is otherwise required to be tail-called \\ /// or inlined, a compile error is emitted instead. \\ never_tail, \\ \\ /// Guarantees that the call will not be inlined. If the call is \\ /// otherwise required to be inlined, a compile error is emitted instead. \\ never_inline, \\ \\ /// Asserts that the function call will not suspend. This allows a \\ /// non-async function to call an async function. \\ no_async, \\ \\ /// Guarantees that the call will be generated with tail call optimization. \\ /// If this is not possible, a compile error is emitted instead. \\ always_tail, \\ \\ /// Guarantees that the call will inlined at the callsite. \\ /// If this is not possible, a compile error is emitted instead. \\ always_inline, \\ \\ /// Evaluates the call at compile-time. If the call cannot be completed at \\ /// compile-time, a compile error is emitted instead. \\ compile_time, \\ }; \\}; \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "options: std.builtin.CallOptions", "function: anytype", "args: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@cDefine", .signature = "@cDefine(comptime name: []u8, value)", .snippet = "@cDefine(${1:comptime name: []u8}, ${2:value})", .documentation = \\ This function can only occur inside `@cImport`. \\ This appends `#define $name $value` to the `@cImport` temporary buffer. \\ To define without a value, like this: \\```zig \\#define _GNU_SOURCE \\``` \\ Use the void value, like this: \\```zig \\@cDefine("_GNU_SOURCE", {}) \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "comptime name: []u8", "value", }, }, .{ .name = "@cImport", .signature = "@cImport(expression) type", .snippet = "@cImport(${1:expression})", .documentation = \\ This function parses C code and imports the functions, types, variables, and compatible macro definitions into a new empty struct type, and then returns that type. \\ `expression` is interpreted at compile time. The builtin functions `@cInclude`, `@cDefine`, and `@cUndef` work within this expression, appending to a temporary buffer which is then parsed as C code. \\ Usually you should only have one `@cImport` in your entire application, because it saves the compiler from invoking clang multiple times, and prevents inline functions from being duplicated. \\ Reasons for having multiple `@cImport` expressions would be: , .arguments = &.{ "expression", }, }, .{ .name = "@cInclude", .signature = "@cInclude(comptime path: []u8)", .snippet = "@cInclude(${1:comptime path: []u8})", .documentation = \\ This function can only occur inside `@cImport`. \\ This appends `#include <$path>\n` to the `c_import` temporary buffer. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime path: []u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@clz", .signature = "@clz(comptime T: type, operand: T)", .snippet = "@clz(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:operand: T})", .documentation = \\`T` must be an integer type. \\`operand` may be an integer or vector. \\ This function counts the number of most-significant (leading in a big-Endian sense) zeroes in an integer. \\ If `operand` is a comptime-known integer, the return type is `comptime_int`. Otherwise, the return type is an unsigned integer or vector of unsigned integers with the minimum number of bits that can represent the bit count of the integer type. \\ If `operand` is zero, `@clz` returns the bit width of integer type `T`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "operand: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@cmpxchgStrong", .signature = "@cmpxchgStrong(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T, success_order: AtomicOrder, fail_order: AtomicOrder) ?T", .snippet = "@cmpxchgStrong(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:ptr: *T}, ${3:expected_value: T}, ${4:new_value: T}, ${5:success_order: AtomicOrder}, ${6:fail_order: AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ This function performs a strong atomic compare exchange operation. It's the equivalent of this code, except atomic: \\```zig \\fn cmpxchgStrongButNotAtomic(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T) ?T { \\ const old_value = ptr.*; \\ if (old_value == expected_value) { \\ ptr.* = new_value; \\ return null; \\ } else { \\ return old_value; \\ } \\} \\``` \\ If you are using cmpxchg in a loop, @cmpxchgWeak is the better choice, because it can be implemented more efficiently in machine instructions. \\ `T` must be a pointer, a `bool`, a float, an integer or an enum. \\`@typeInfo(@TypeOf(ptr)).Pointer.alignment` must be `>= @sizeOf(T).` , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "ptr: *T", "expected_value: T", "new_value: T", "success_order: AtomicOrder", "fail_order: AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@cmpxchgWeak", .signature = "@cmpxchgWeak(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T, success_order: AtomicOrder, fail_order: AtomicOrder) ?T", .snippet = "@cmpxchgWeak(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:ptr: *T}, ${3:expected_value: T}, ${4:new_value: T}, ${5:success_order: AtomicOrder}, ${6:fail_order: AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ This function performs a weak atomic compare exchange operation. It's the equivalent of this code, except atomic: \\```zig \\fn cmpxchgWeakButNotAtomic(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T) ?T { \\ const old_value = ptr.*; \\ if (old_value == expected_value and usuallyTrueButSometimesFalse()) { \\ ptr.* = new_value; \\ return null; \\ } else { \\ return old_value; \\ } \\} \\``` \\ If you are using cmpxchg in a loop, the sporadic failure will be no problem, and `cmpxchgWeak` is the better choice, because it can be implemented more efficiently in machine instructions. However if you need a stronger guarantee, use @cmpxchgStrong. \\ `T` must be a pointer, a `bool`, a float, an integer or an enum. \\`@typeInfo(@TypeOf(ptr)).Pointer.alignment` must be `>= @sizeOf(T).` , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "ptr: *T", "expected_value: T", "new_value: T", "success_order: AtomicOrder", "fail_order: AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@compileError", .signature = "@compileError(comptime msg: []u8)", .snippet = "@compileError(${1:comptime msg: []u8})", .documentation = \\ This function, when semantically analyzed, causes a compile error with the message `msg`. \\ There are several ways that code avoids being semantically checked, such as using `if` or `switch` with compile time constants, and `comptime` functions. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime msg: []u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@compileLog", .signature = "@compileLog(args: ...)", .snippet = "@compileLog(${1:args: ...})", .documentation = \\ This function prints the arguments passed to it at compile-time. \\ To prevent accidentally leaving compile log statements in a codebase, a compilation error is added to the build, pointing to the compile log statement. This error prevents code from being generated, but does not otherwise interfere with analysis. \\ This function can be used to do "printf debugging" on compile-time executing code. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const print = @import("std").debug.print; \\ \\const num1 = blk: { \\ var val1: i32 = 99; \\ @compileLog("comptime val1 = ", val1); \\ val1 = val1 + 1; \\ break :blk val1; \\}; \\ \\test "main" { \\ @compileLog("comptime in main"); \\ \\ print("Runtime in main, num1 = {}.\n", .{num1}); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\| *"comptime in main" \\| *"comptime val1 = ", 99 \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:11:5: error: found compile log statement \\ @compileLog("comptime in main"); \\ ^ \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:1:35: note: referenced here \\const print = @import("std").debug.print; \\ ^ \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:13:5: note: referenced here \\ print("Runtime in main, num1 = {}.\n", .{num1}); \\ ^ \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:5:5: error: found compile log statement \\ @compileLog("comptime val1 = ", val1); \\ ^ \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:13:46: note: referenced here \\ print("Runtime in main, num1 = {}.\n", .{num1}); \\ ^ \\ \\``` \\ will ouput: \\ If all `@compileLog` calls are removed or not encountered by analysis, the program compiles successfully and the generated executable prints: \\test.zig \\```zig \\const print = @import("std").debug.print; \\ \\const num1 = blk: { \\ var val1: i32 = 99; \\ val1 = val1 + 1; \\ break :blk val1; \\}; \\ \\test "main" { \\ print("Runtime in main, num1 = {}.\n", .{num1}); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "main"... Runtime in main, num1 = 100. \\ \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "args: ...", }, }, .{ .name = "@ctz", .signature = "@ctz(comptime T: type, operand: T)", .snippet = "@ctz(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:operand: T})", .documentation = \\`T` must be an integer type. \\`operand` may be an integer or vector. \\ This function counts the number of least-significant (trailing in a big-Endian sense) zeroes in an integer. \\ If `operand` is a comptime-known integer, the return type is `comptime_int`. Otherwise, the return type is an unsigned integer or vector of unsigned integers with the minimum number of bits that can represent the bit count of the integer type. \\ If `operand` is zero, `@ctz` returns the bit width of integer type `T`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "operand: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@cUndef", .signature = "@cUndef(comptime name: []u8)", .snippet = "@cUndef(${1:comptime name: []u8})", .documentation = \\ This function can only occur inside `@cImport`. \\ This appends `#undef $name` to the `@cImport` temporary buffer. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime name: []u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@divExact", .signature = "@divExact(numerator: T, denominator: T) T", .snippet = "@divExact(${1:numerator: T}, ${2:denominator: T})", .documentation = \\ Exact division. Caller guarantees `denominator != 0` and `@divTrunc(numerator, denominator) * denominator == numerator`. , .arguments = &.{ "numerator: T", "denominator: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@divFloor", .signature = "@divFloor(numerator: T, denominator: T) T", .snippet = "@divFloor(${1:numerator: T}, ${2:denominator: T})", .documentation = \\ Floored division. Rounds toward negative infinity. For unsigned integers it is the same as `numerator / denominator`. Caller guarantees `denominator != 0` and `!(@typeInfo(T) == .Int and T.is_signed and numerator == std.math.minInt(T) and denominator == -1)`. , .arguments = &.{ "numerator: T", "denominator: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@divTrunc", .signature = "@divTrunc(numerator: T, denominator: T) T", .snippet = "@divTrunc(${1:numerator: T}, ${2:denominator: T})", .documentation = \\ Truncated division. Rounds toward zero. For unsigned integers it is the same as `numerator / denominator`. Caller guarantees `denominator != 0` and `!(@typeInfo(T) == .Int and T.is_signed and numerator == std.math.minInt(T) and denominator == -1)`. , .arguments = &.{ "numerator: T", "denominator: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@embedFile", .signature = "@embedFile(comptime path: []const u8) *const [N:0]u8", .snippet = "@embedFile(${1:comptime path: []const u8})", .documentation = \\ This function returns a compile time constant pointer to null-terminated, fixed-size array with length equal to the byte count of the file given by `path`. The contents of the array are the contents of the file. This is equivalent to a string literal with the file contents. \\ `path` is absolute or relative to the current file, just like `@import`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime path: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@enumToInt", .signature = "@enumToInt(enum_or_tagged_union: anytype) anytype", .snippet = "@enumToInt(${1:enum_or_tagged_union: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts an enumeration value into its integer tag type. When a tagged union is passed, the tag value is used as the enumeration value. \\ If there is only one possible enum value, the resut is a `comptime_int` known at comptime. , .arguments = &.{ "enum_or_tagged_union: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@errorName", .signature = "@errorName(err: anyerror) [:0]const u8", .snippet = "@errorName(${1:err: anyerror})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the string representation of an error. The string representation of `error.OutOfMem` is `"OutOfMem"`. \\ If there are no calls to `@errorName` in an entire application, or all calls have a compile-time known value for `err`, then no error name table will be generated. , .arguments = &.{ "err: anyerror", }, }, .{ .name = "@errorReturnTrace", .signature = "@errorReturnTrace() ?*builtin.StackTrace", .snippet = "@errorReturnTrace()", .documentation = \\ If the binary is built with error return tracing, and this function is invoked in a function that calls a function with an error or error union return type, returns a stack trace object. Otherwise returns null. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@errorToInt", .signature = "@errorToInt(err: anytype) std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @sizeOf(anyerror) * 8)", .snippet = "@errorToInt(${1:err: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Supports the following types: , .arguments = &.{ "err: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@errSetCast", .signature = "@errSetCast(comptime T: DestType, value: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@errSetCast(${1:comptime T: DestType}, ${2:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts an error value from one error set to another error set. Attempting to convert an error which is not in the destination error set results in safety-protected Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: DestType", "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@export", .signature = "@export(declaration, comptime options: std.builtin.ExportOptions) void", .snippet = "@export(${1:declaration}, ${2:comptime options: std.builtin.ExportOptions})", .documentation = \\ Creates a symbol in the output object file. \\ `declaration` must be one of two things: , .arguments = &.{ "declaration", "comptime options: std.builtin.ExportOptions", }, }, .{ .name = "@extern", .signature = "@extern(T: type, comptime options: std.builtin.ExternOptions) *T", .snippet = "@extern(${1:T: type}, ${2:comptime options: std.builtin.ExternOptions})", .documentation = \\ Creates a reference to an external symbol in the output object file. , .arguments = &.{ "T: type", "comptime options: std.builtin.ExternOptions", }, }, .{ .name = "@fence", .signature = "@fence(order: AtomicOrder)", .snippet = "@fence(${1:order: AtomicOrder})", .documentation = \\ The `fence` function is used to introduce happens-before edges between operations. \\ `AtomicOrder` can be found with `@import("std").builtin.AtomicOrder`. , .arguments = &.{ "order: AtomicOrder", }, }, .{ .name = "@field", .signature = "@field(lhs: anytype, comptime field_name: []const u8) (field)", .snippet = "@field(${1:lhs: anytype}, ${2:comptime field_name: []const u8})", .documentation = \\Performs field access by a compile-time string. Works on both fields and declarations. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\ \\const Point = struct { \\ x: u32, \\ y: u32, \\ \\ pub var z: u32 = 1; \\}; \\ \\test "field access by string" { \\ const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ var p = Point{ .x = 0, .y = 0 }; \\ \\ @field(p, "x") = 4; \\ @field(p, "y") = @field(p, "x") + 1; \\ \\ try expect(@field(p, "x") == 4); \\ try expect(@field(p, "y") == 5); \\} \\ \\test "decl access by string" { \\ const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\ try expect(@field(Point, "z") == 1); \\ \\ @field(Point, "z") = 2; \\ try expect(@field(Point, "z") == 2); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/2] test "field access by string"... \\Test [2/2] test "decl access by string"... \\All 2 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "lhs: anytype", "comptime field_name: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@fieldParentPtr", .signature = "@fieldParentPtr(comptime ParentType: type, comptime field_name: []const u8, field_ptr: *T) *ParentType", .snippet = "@fieldParentPtr(${1:comptime ParentType: type}, ${2:comptime field_name: []const u8}, ${3:field_ptr: *T})", .documentation = \\ Given a pointer to a field, returns the base pointer of a struct. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime ParentType: type", "comptime field_name: []const u8", "field_ptr: *T", }, }, .{ .name = "@floatCast", .signature = "@floatCast(comptime DestType: type, value: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@floatCast(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Convert from one float type to another. This cast is safe, but may cause the numeric value to lose precision. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@floatToInt", .signature = "@floatToInt(comptime DestType: type, float: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@floatToInt(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:float: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts the integer part of a floating point number to the destination type. \\ If the integer part of the floating point number cannot fit in the destination type, it invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "float: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@frame", .signature = "@frame() *@Frame(func)", .snippet = "@frame()", .documentation = \\ This function returns a pointer to the frame for a given function. This type can be coerced to `anyframe->T` and to `anyframe`, where `T` is the return type of the function in scope. \\ This function does not mark a suspension point, but it does cause the function in scope to become an async function. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@Frame", .signature = "@Frame(func: anytype) type", .snippet = "@Frame(${1:func: anytype})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the frame type of a function. This works for Async Functions as well as any function without a specific calling convention. \\ This type is suitable to be used as the return type of async which allows one to, for example, heap-allocate an async function frame: \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\ \\test "heap allocated frame" { \\ const frame = try std.heap.page_allocator.create(@Frame(func)); \\ frame.* = async func(); \\} \\ \\fn func() void { \\ suspend {} \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "heap allocated frame"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "func: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@frameAddress", .signature = "@frameAddress() usize", .snippet = "@frameAddress()", .documentation = \\ This function returns the base pointer of the current stack frame. \\ The implications of this are target specific and not consistent across all platforms. The frame address may not be available in release mode due to aggressive optimizations. \\ This function is only valid within function scope. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@frameSize", .signature = "@frameSize() usize", .snippet = "@frameSize()", .documentation = \\ This is the same as `@sizeOf(@Frame(func))`, where `func` may be runtime-known. \\ This function is typically used in conjunction with @asyncCall. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@hasDecl", .signature = "@hasDecl(comptime Container: type, comptime name: []const u8) bool", .snippet = "@hasDecl(${1:comptime Container: type}, ${2:comptime name: []const u8})", .documentation = \\ Returns whether or not a struct, enum, or union has a declaration matching `name`. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\const Foo = struct { \\ nope: i32, \\ \\ pub var blah = "xxx"; \\ const hi = 1; \\}; \\ \\test "@hasDecl" { \\ try expect(@hasDecl(Foo, "blah")); \\ \\ // Even though `hi` is private, @hasDecl returns true because this test is \\ // in the same file scope as Foo. It would return false if Foo was declared \\ // in a different file. \\ try expect(@hasDecl(Foo, "hi")); \\ \\ // @hasDecl is for declarations; not fields. \\ try expect(!@hasDecl(Foo, "nope")); \\ try expect(!@hasDecl(Foo, "nope1234")); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "@hasDecl"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "comptime Container: type", "comptime name: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@hasField", .signature = "@hasField(comptime Container: type, comptime name: []const u8) bool", .snippet = "@hasField(${1:comptime Container: type}, ${2:comptime name: []const u8})", .documentation = \\Returns whether the field name of a struct, union, or enum exists. \\ The result is a compile time constant. \\ It does not include functions, variables, or constants. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime Container: type", "comptime name: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@import", .signature = "@import(comptime path: []u8) type", .snippet = "@import(${1:comptime path: []u8})", .documentation = \\ This function finds a zig file corresponding to `path` and adds it to the build, if it is not already added. \\ Zig source files are implicitly structs, with a name equal to the file's basename with the extension truncated. `@import` returns the struct type corresponding to the file. \\ Declarations which have the `pub` keyword may be referenced from a different source file than the one they are declared in. \\ `path` can be a relative path or it can be the name of a package. If it is a relative path, it is relative to the file that contains the `@import` function call. \\ The following packages are always available: , .arguments = &.{ "comptime path: []u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@intCast", .signature = "@intCast(comptime DestType: type, int: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@intCast(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:int: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts an integer to another integer while keeping the same numerical value. Attempting to convert a number which is out of range of the destination type results in safety-protected Undefined Behavior. \\ If `T` is `comptime_int`, then this is semantically equivalent to Type Coercion. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "int: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@intToEnum", .signature = "@intToEnum(comptime DestType: type, int_value: std.meta.Tag(DestType)) DestType", .snippet = "@intToEnum(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:int_value: std.meta.Tag(DestType)})", .documentation = \\ Converts an integer into an enum value. \\ Attempting to convert an integer which represents no value in the chosen enum type invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "int_value: std.meta.Tag(DestType)", }, }, .{ .name = "@intToError", .signature = "@intToError(value: std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @sizeOf(anyerror) * 8)) anyerror", .snippet = "@intToError(${1:value: std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @sizeOf(anyerror) * 8)})", .documentation = \\ Converts from the integer representation of an error into The Global Error Set type. \\ It is generally recommended to avoid this cast, as the integer representation of an error is not stable across source code changes. \\ Attempting to convert an integer that does not correspond to any error results in safety-protected Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "value: std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @sizeOf(anyerror) * 8)", }, }, .{ .name = "@intToFloat", .signature = "@intToFloat(comptime DestType: type, int: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@intToFloat(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:int: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts an integer to the closest floating point representation. To convert the other way, use @floatToInt. This cast is always safe. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "int: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@intToPtr", .signature = "@intToPtr(comptime DestType: type, address: usize) DestType", .snippet = "@intToPtr(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:address: usize})", .documentation = \\ Converts an integer to a pointer. To convert the other way, use @ptrToInt. \\ If the destination pointer type does not allow address zero and `address` is zero, this invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "address: usize", }, }, .{ .name = "@maximum", .signature = "@maximum(a: T, b: T) T", .snippet = "@maximum(${1:a: T}, ${2:b: T})", .documentation = \\ Returns the maximum value of `a` and `b`. This builtin accepts integers, floats, and vectors of either. In the latter case, the operation is performed element wise. \\ NaNs are handled as follows: if one of the operands of a (pairwise) operation is NaN, the other operand is returned. If both operands are NaN, NaN is returned. , .arguments = &.{ "a: T", "b: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@memcpy", .signature = "@memcpy(noalias dest: [*]u8, noalias source: [*]const u8, byte_count: usize)", .snippet = "@memcpy(${1:noalias dest: [*]u8}, ${2:noalias source: [*]const u8}, ${3:byte_count: usize})", .documentation = \\ This function copies bytes from one region of memory to another. `dest` and `source` are both pointers and must not overlap. \\ This function is a low level intrinsic with no safety mechanisms. Most code should not use this function, instead using something like this: \\```zig \\for (source[0..byte_count]) |b, i| dest[i] = b; \\``` \\ The optimizer is intelligent enough to turn the above snippet into a memcpy. \\There is also a standard library function for this: \\```zig \\const mem = @import("std").mem; \\mem.copy(u8, dest[0..byte_count], source[0..byte_count]); \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "noalias dest: [*]u8", "noalias source: [*]const u8", "byte_count: usize", }, }, .{ .name = "@memset", .signature = "@memset(dest: [*]u8, c: u8, byte_count: usize)", .snippet = "@memset(${1:dest: [*]u8}, ${2:c: u8}, ${3:byte_count: usize})", .documentation = \\ This function sets a region of memory to `c`. `dest` is a pointer. \\ This function is a low level intrinsic with no safety mechanisms. Most code should not use this function, instead using something like this: \\```zig \\for (dest[0..byte_count]) |*b| b.* = c; \\``` \\ The optimizer is intelligent enough to turn the above snippet into a memset. \\There is also a standard library function for this: \\```zig \\const mem = @import("std").mem; \\mem.set(u8, dest, c); \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "dest: [*]u8", "c: u8", "byte_count: usize", }, }, .{ .name = "@minimum", .signature = "@minimum(a: T, b: T) T", .snippet = "@minimum(${1:a: T}, ${2:b: T})", .documentation = \\ Returns the minimum value of `a` and `b`. This builtin accepts integers, floats, and vectors of either. In the latter case, the operation is performed element wise. \\ NaNs are handled as follows: if one of the operands of a (pairwise) operation is NaN, the other operand is returned. If both operands are NaN, NaN is returned. , .arguments = &.{ "a: T", "b: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@wasmMemorySize", .signature = "@wasmMemorySize(index: u32) u32", .snippet = "@wasmMemorySize(${1:index: u32})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the size of the Wasm memory identified by `index` as an unsigned value in units of Wasm pages. Note that each Wasm page is 64KB in size. \\ This function is a low level intrinsic with no safety mechanisms usually useful for allocator designers targeting Wasm. So unless you are writing a new allocator from scratch, you should use something like `@import("std").heap.WasmPageAllocator`. , .arguments = &.{ "index: u32", }, }, .{ .name = "@wasmMemoryGrow", .signature = "@wasmMemoryGrow(index: u32, delta: u32) i32", .snippet = "@wasmMemoryGrow(${1:index: u32}, ${2:delta: u32})", .documentation = \\ This function increases the size of the Wasm memory identified by `index` by `delta` in units of unsigned number of Wasm pages. Note that each Wasm page is 64KB in size. On success, returns previous memory size; on failure, if the allocation fails, returns -1. \\ This function is a low level intrinsic with no safety mechanisms usually useful for allocator designers targeting Wasm. So unless you are writing a new allocator from scratch, you should use something like `@import("std").heap.WasmPageAllocator`. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const native_arch = @import("builtin").target.cpu.arch; \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "@wasmMemoryGrow" { \\ if (native_arch != .wasm32) return error.SkipZigTest; \\ \\ var prev = @wasmMemorySize(0); \\ try expect(prev == @wasmMemoryGrow(0, 1)); \\ try expect(prev + 1 == @wasmMemorySize(0)); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "@wasmMemoryGrow"... \\Test [2/1] test "@wasmMemoryGrow"... SKIP \\0 passed; 1 skipped; 0 failed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "index: u32", "delta: u32", }, }, .{ .name = "@mod", .signature = "@mod(numerator: T, denominator: T) T", .snippet = "@mod(${1:numerator: T}, ${2:denominator: T})", .documentation = \\ Modulus division. For unsigned integers this is the same as `numerator % denominator`. Caller guarantees `denominator > 0`. , .arguments = &.{ "numerator: T", "denominator: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@mulWithOverflow", .signature = "@mulWithOverflow(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T, result: *T) bool", .snippet = "@mulWithOverflow(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:a: T}, ${3:b: T}, ${4:result: *T})", .documentation = \\ Performs `result.* = a * b`. If overflow or underflow occurs, stores the overflowed bits in `result` and returns `true`. If no overflow or underflow occurs, returns `false`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "a: T", "b: T", "result: *T", }, }, .{ .name = "@panic", .signature = "@panic(message: []const u8) noreturn", .snippet = "@panic(${1:message: []const u8})", .documentation = \\ Invokes the panic handler function. By default the panic handler function calls the public `panic` function exposed in the root source file, or if there is not one specified, the `std.builtin.default_panic` function from `std/builtin.zig`. \\Generally it is better to use `@import("std").debug.panic`. However, `@panic` can be useful for 2 scenarios: , .arguments = &.{ "message: []const u8", }, }, .{ .name = "@popCount", .signature = "@popCount(comptime T: type, operand: T)", .snippet = "@popCount(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:operand: T})", .documentation = \\`T` must be an integer type. \\`operand` may be an integer or vector. \\Counts the number of bits set in an integer. \\ If `operand` is a comptime-known integer, the return type is `comptime_int`. Otherwise, the return type is an unsigned integer or vector of unsigned integers with the minimum number of bits that can represent the bit count of the integer type. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "operand: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@ptrCast", .signature = "@ptrCast(comptime DestType: type, value: anytype) DestType", .snippet = "@ptrCast(${1:comptime DestType: type}, ${2:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts a pointer of one type to a pointer of another type. \\ Optional Pointers are allowed. Casting an optional pointer which is null to a non-optional pointer invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime DestType: type", "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@ptrToInt", .signature = "@ptrToInt(value: anytype) usize", .snippet = "@ptrToInt(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts `value` to a `usize` which is the address of the pointer. `value` can be one of these types: , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@rem", .signature = "@rem(numerator: T, denominator: T) T", .snippet = "@rem(${1:numerator: T}, ${2:denominator: T})", .documentation = \\ Remainder division. For unsigned integers this is the same as `numerator % denominator`. Caller guarantees `denominator > 0`. , .arguments = &.{ "numerator: T", "denominator: T", }, }, .{ .name = "@returnAddress", .signature = "@returnAddress() usize", .snippet = "@returnAddress()", .documentation = \\ This function returns the address of the next machine code instruction that will be executed when the current function returns. \\ The implications of this are target specific and not consistent across all platforms. \\ This function is only valid within function scope. If the function gets inlined into a calling function, the returned address will apply to the calling function. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@select", .signature = "@select(comptime T: type, pred: std.meta.Vector(len, bool), a: std.meta.Vector(len, T), b: std.meta.Vector(len, T)) std.meta.Vector(len, T)", .snippet = "@select(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:pred: std.meta.Vector(len, bool)}, ${3:a: std.meta.Vector(len, T)}, ${4:b: std.meta.Vector(len, T)})", .documentation = \\ Selects values element-wise from `a` or `b` based on `pred`. If `pred[i]` is `true`, the corresponding element in the result will be `a[i]` and otherwise `b[i]`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "pred: std.meta.Vector(len, bool)", "a: std.meta.Vector(len, T)", "b: std.meta.Vector(len, T)", }, }, .{ .name = "@setAlignStack", .signature = "@setAlignStack(comptime alignment: u29)", .snippet = "@setAlignStack(${1:comptime alignment: u29})", .documentation = \\ Ensures that a function will have a stack alignment of at least `alignment` bytes. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime alignment: u29", }, }, .{ .name = "@setCold", .signature = "@setCold(is_cold: bool)", .snippet = "@setCold(${1:is_cold: bool})", .documentation = \\ Tells the optimizer that a function is rarely called. , .arguments = &.{ "is_cold: bool", }, }, .{ .name = "@setEvalBranchQuota", .signature = "@setEvalBranchQuota(new_quota: u32)", .snippet = "@setEvalBranchQuota(${1:new_quota: u32})", .documentation = \\ Changes the maximum number of backwards branches that compile-time code execution can use before giving up and making a compile error. \\ If the `new_quota` is smaller than the default quota (`1000`) or a previously explicitly set quota, it is ignored. \\ Example: \\test.zig \\```zig \\test "foo" { \\ comptime { \\ var i = 0; \\ while (i < 1001) : (i += 1) {} \\ } \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:4:9: error: evaluation exceeded 1000 backwards branches \\ while (i < 1001) : (i += 1) {} \\ ^ \\./docgen_tmp/test.zig:1:12: note: referenced here \\test "foo" { \\ ^ \\ \\``` \\Now we use `@setEvalBranchQuota`: \\test.zig \\```zig \\test "foo" { \\ comptime { \\ @setEvalBranchQuota(1001); \\ var i = 0; \\ while (i < 1001) : (i += 1) {} \\ } \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "foo"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "new_quota: u32", }, }, .{ .name = "@setFloatMode", .signature = "@setFloatMode(mode: @import(\"std\").builtin.FloatMode)", .snippet = "@setFloatMode(${1:mode: @import(\"std\").builtin.FloatMode})", .documentation = \\ Sets the floating point mode of the current scope. Possible values are: \\```zig \\pub const FloatMode = enum { \\ Strict, \\ Optimized, \\}; \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "mode: @import(\"std\").builtin.FloatMode", }, }, .{ .name = "@setRuntimeSafety", .signature = "@setRuntimeSafety(safety_on: bool) void", .snippet = "@setRuntimeSafety(${1:safety_on: bool})", .documentation = \\ Sets whether runtime safety checks are enabled for the scope that contains the function call. \\test.zig \\```zig \\test "@setRuntimeSafety" { \\ // The builtin applies to the scope that it is called in. So here, integer overflow \\ // will not be caught in ReleaseFast and ReleaseSmall modes: \\ // var x: u8 = 255; \\ // x += 1; // undefined behavior in ReleaseFast/ReleaseSmall modes. \\ { \\ // However this block has safety enabled, so safety checks happen here, \\ // even in ReleaseFast and ReleaseSmall modes. \\ @setRuntimeSafety(true); \\ var x: u8 = 255; \\ x += 1; \\ \\ { \\ // The value can be overridden at any scope. So here integer overflow \\ // would not be caught in any build mode. \\ @setRuntimeSafety(false); \\ // var x: u8 = 255; \\ // x += 1; // undefined behavior in all build modes. \\ } \\ } \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig -OReleaseFast \\Test [1/1] test "@setRuntimeSafety"... thread 3010 panic: integer overflow \\error: the following test command crashed: \\docgen_tmp/zig-cache/o/76db9f6227d3b8aabdf7427a0c0fbb3e/test /home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/bin/zig \\ \\``` \\Note: it is planned to replace `@setRuntimeSafety` with `@optimizeFor` , .arguments = &.{ "safety_on: bool", }, }, .{ .name = "@shlExact", .signature = "@shlExact(value: T, shift_amt: Log2T) T", .snippet = "@shlExact(${1:value: T}, ${2:shift_amt: Log2T})", .documentation = \\ Performs the left shift operation (`<<`). Caller guarantees that the shift will not shift any 1 bits out. \\ The type of `shift_amt` is an unsigned integer with `log2(T.bit_count)` bits. This is because `shift_amt >= T.bit_count` is undefined behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "value: T", "shift_amt: Log2T", }, }, .{ .name = "@shlWithOverflow", .signature = "@shlWithOverflow(comptime T: type, a: T, shift_amt: Log2T, result: *T) bool", .snippet = "@shlWithOverflow(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:a: T}, ${3:shift_amt: Log2T}, ${4:result: *T})", .documentation = \\ Performs `result.* = a << b`. If overflow or underflow occurs, stores the overflowed bits in `result` and returns `true`. If no overflow or underflow occurs, returns `false`. \\ The type of `shift_amt` is an unsigned integer with `log2(T.bit_count)` bits. This is because `shift_amt >= T.bit_count` is undefined behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "a: T", "shift_amt: Log2T", "result: *T", }, }, .{ .name = "@shrExact", .signature = "@shrExact(value: T, shift_amt: Log2T) T", .snippet = "@shrExact(${1:value: T}, ${2:shift_amt: Log2T})", .documentation = \\ Performs the right shift operation (`>>`). Caller guarantees that the shift will not shift any 1 bits out. \\ The type of `shift_amt` is an unsigned integer with `log2(T.bit_count)` bits. This is because `shift_amt >= T.bit_count` is undefined behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "value: T", "shift_amt: Log2T", }, }, .{ .name = "@shuffle", .signature = "@shuffle(comptime E: type, a: std.meta.Vector(a_len, E), b: std.meta.Vector(b_len, E), comptime mask: std.meta.Vector(mask_len, i32)) std.meta.Vector(mask_len, E)", .snippet = "@shuffle(${1:comptime E: type}, ${2:a: std.meta.Vector(a_len, E)}, ${3:b: std.meta.Vector(b_len, E)}, ${4:comptime mask: std.meta.Vector(mask_len, i32)})", .documentation = \\ Constructs a new vector by selecting elements from `a` and `b` based on `mask`. \\ Each element in `mask` selects an element from either `a` or `b`. Positive numbers select from `a` starting at 0. Negative values select from `b`, starting at `-1` and going down. It is recommended to use the `~` operator from indexes from `b` so that both indexes can start from `0` (i.e. `~@as(i32, 0)` is `-1`). \\ For each element of `mask`, if it or the selected value from `a` or `b` is `undefined`, then the resulting element is `undefined`. \\ `a_len` and `b_len` may differ in length. Out-of-bounds element indexes in `mask` result in compile errors. \\ If `a` or `b` is `undefined`, it is equivalent to a vector of all `undefined` with the same length as the other vector. If both vectors are `undefined`, `@shuffle` returns a vector with all elements `undefined`. \\ `E` must be an integer, float, pointer, or `bool`. The mask may be any vector length, and its length determines the result length. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime E: type", "a: std.meta.Vector(a_len, E)", "b: std.meta.Vector(b_len, E)", "comptime mask: std.meta.Vector(mask_len, i32)", }, }, .{ .name = "@sizeOf", .signature = "@sizeOf(comptime T: type) comptime_int", .snippet = "@sizeOf(${1:comptime T: type})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the number of bytes it takes to store `T` in memory. The result is a target-specific compile time constant. \\ This size may contain padding bytes. If there were two consecutive T in memory, this would be the offset in bytes between element at index 0 and the element at index 1. For integer, consider whether you want to use `@sizeOf(T)` or `@typeInfo(T).Int.bits`. \\ This function measures the size at runtime. For types that are disallowed at runtime, such as `comptime_int` and `type`, the result is `0`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", }, }, .{ .name = "@splat", .signature = "@splat(comptime len: u32, scalar: anytype) std.meta.Vector(len, @TypeOf(scalar))", .snippet = "@splat(${1:comptime len: u32}, ${2:scalar: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Produces a vector of length `len` where each element is the value `scalar`: \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "vector @splat" { \\ const scalar: u32 = 5; \\ const result = @splat(4, scalar); \\ comptime try expect(@TypeOf(result) == std.meta.Vector(4, u32)); \\ try expect(std.mem.eql(u32, &@as([4]u32, result), &[_]u32{ 5, 5, 5, 5 })); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "vector @splat"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` \\ `scalar` must be an integer, bool, float, or pointer. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime len: u32", "scalar: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@reduce", .signature = "@reduce(comptime op: std.builtin.ReduceOp, value: anytype) std.meta.Child(value)", .snippet = "@reduce(${1:comptime op: std.builtin.ReduceOp}, ${2:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Transforms a vector into a scalar value by performing a sequential horizontal reduction of its elements using the specified operator `op`. \\ Not every operator is available for every vector element type: , .arguments = &.{ "comptime op: std.builtin.ReduceOp", "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@src", .signature = "@src() std.builtin.SourceLocation", .snippet = "@src()", .documentation = \\ Returns a `SourceLocation` struct representing the function's name and location in the source code. This must be called in a function. \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "@src" { \\ try doTheTest(); \\} \\ \\fn doTheTest() !void { \\ const src = @src(); \\ \\ try expect(src.line == 9); \\ try expect(src.column == 17); \\ try expect(std.mem.endsWith(u8, src.fn_name, "doTheTest")); \\ try expect(std.mem.endsWith(u8, src.file, "test.zig")); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "@src"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@sqrt", .signature = "@sqrt(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@sqrt(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Performs the square root of a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@sin", .signature = "@sin(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@sin(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Sine trigometric function on a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@cos", .signature = "@cos(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@cos(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Cosine trigometric function on a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@exp", .signature = "@exp(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@exp(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Base-e exponential function on a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@exp2", .signature = "@exp2(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@exp2(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Base-2 exponential function on a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@log", .signature = "@log(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@log(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the natural logarithm of a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@log2", .signature = "@log2(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@log2(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the logarithm to the base 2 of a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@log10", .signature = "@log10(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@log10(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the logarithm to the base 10 of a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@fabs", .signature = "@fabs(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@fabs(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the absolute value of a floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@floor", .signature = "@floor(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@floor(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the largest integral value not greater than the given floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@ceil", .signature = "@ceil(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@ceil(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Returns the largest integral value not less than the given floating point number. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@trunc", .signature = "@trunc(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@trunc(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Rounds the given floating point number to an integer, towards zero. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@round", .signature = "@round(value: anytype) @TypeOf(value)", .snippet = "@round(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Rounds the given floating point number to an integer, away from zero. Uses a dedicated hardware instruction when available. \\ Supports Floats and Vectors of floats, with the caveat that some float operations are not yet implemented for all float types. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@subWithOverflow", .signature = "@subWithOverflow(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T, result: *T) bool", .snippet = "@subWithOverflow(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:a: T}, ${3:b: T}, ${4:result: *T})", .documentation = \\ Performs `result.* = a - b`. If overflow or underflow occurs, stores the overflowed bits in `result` and returns `true`. If no overflow or underflow occurs, returns `false`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "a: T", "b: T", "result: *T", }, }, .{ .name = "@tagName", .signature = "@tagName(value: anytype) [:0]const u8", .snippet = "@tagName(${1:value: anytype})", .documentation = \\ Converts an enum value or union value to a string literal representing the name. \\If the enum is non-exhaustive and the tag value does not map to a name, it invokes safety-checked Undefined Behavior. , .arguments = &.{ "value: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@This", .signature = "@This() type", .snippet = "@This()", .documentation = \\ Returns the innermost struct, enum, or union that this function call is inside. This can be useful for an anonymous struct that needs to refer to itself: \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "@This()" { \\ var items = [_]i32{ 1, 2, 3, 4 }; \\ const list = List(i32){ .items = items[0..] }; \\ try expect(list.length() == 4); \\} \\ \\fn List(comptime T: type) type { \\ return struct { \\ const Self = @This(); \\ \\ items: []T, \\ \\ fn length(self: Self) usize { \\ return self.items.len; \\ } \\ }; \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "@This()"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` \\ When `@This()` is used at file scope, it returns a reference to the struct that corresponds to the current file. , .arguments = &.{}, }, .{ .name = "@truncate", .signature = "@truncate(comptime T: type, integer: anytype) T", .snippet = "@truncate(${1:comptime T: type}, ${2:integer: anytype})", .documentation = \\ This function truncates bits from an integer type, resulting in a smaller or same-sized integer type. \\ The following produces safety-checked Undefined Behavior: \\test.zig \\```zig \\test "integer cast panic" { \\ var a: u16 = 0xabcd; \\ var b: u8 = @intCast(u8, a); \\ _ = b; \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "integer cast panic"... thread 3055 panic: integer cast truncated bits \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/docgen_tmp/test.zig:3:17: 0x206675 in test "integer cast panic" (test) \\ var b: u8 = @intCast(u8, a); \\ ^ \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/lib/zig/std/special/test_runner.zig:76:28: 0x22cc72 in std.special.main (test) \\ } else test_fn.func(); \\ ^ \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/lib/zig/std/start.zig:498:22: 0x22526c in std.start.callMain (test) \\ root.main(); \\ ^ \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/lib/zig/std/start.zig:450:12: 0x20927e in std.start.callMainWithArgs (test) \\ return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{}); \\ ^ \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/lib/zig/std/start.zig:369:17: 0x2082a6 in std.start.posixCallMainAndExit (test) \\ std.os.exit(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMainWithArgs, .{ argc, argv, envp })); \\ ^ \\/home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/lib/zig/std/start.zig:282:5: 0x2080b2 in std.start._start (test) \\ @call(.{ .modifier = .never_inline }, posixCallMainAndExit, .{}); \\ ^ \\error: the following test command crashed: \\docgen_tmp/zig-cache/o/25831564b3eeae3183c16227e0d27e30/test /home/vsts/work/1/s/build/release/bin/zig \\ \\``` \\ However this is well defined and working code: \\truncate.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "integer truncation" { \\ var a: u16 = 0xabcd; \\ var b: u8 = @truncate(u8, a); \\ try expect(b == 0xcd); \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test truncate.zig \\Test [1/1] test "integer truncation"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` \\ This function always truncates the significant bits of the integer, regardless of endianness on the target platform. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", "integer: anytype", }, }, .{ .name = "@Type", .signature = "@Type(comptime info: std.builtin.TypeInfo) type", .snippet = "@Type(${1:comptime info: std.builtin.TypeInfo})", .documentation = \\ This function is the inverse of @typeInfo. It reifies type information into a `type`. \\ It is available for the following types: , .arguments = &.{ "comptime info: std.builtin.TypeInfo", }, }, .{ .name = "@typeInfo", .signature = "@typeInfo(comptime T: type) std.builtin.TypeInfo", .snippet = "@typeInfo(${1:comptime T: type})", .documentation = \\ Provides type reflection. \\ For structs, unions, enums, and error sets, the fields are guaranteed to be in the same order as declared. For declarations, the order is unspecified. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime T: type", }, }, .{ .name = "@typeName", .signature = "@typeName(T: type) *const [N:0]u8", .snippet = "@typeName(${1:T: type})", .documentation = \\ This function returns the string representation of a type, as an array. It is equivalent to a string literal of the type name. , .arguments = &.{ "T: type", }, }, .{ .name = "@TypeOf", .signature = "@TypeOf(...) type", .snippet = "@TypeOf(${1:...})", .documentation = \\ `@TypeOf` is a special builtin function that takes any (nonzero) number of expressions as parameters and returns the type of the result, using Peer Type Resolution. \\ The expressions are evaluated, however they are guaranteed to have no runtime side-effects: \\test.zig \\```zig \\const std = @import("std"); \\const expect = std.testing.expect; \\ \\test "no runtime side effects" { \\ var data: i32 = 0; \\ const T = @TypeOf(foo(i32, &data)); \\ comptime try expect(T == i32); \\ try expect(data == 0); \\} \\ \\fn foo(comptime T: type, ptr: *T) T { \\ ptr.* += 1; \\ return ptr.*; \\} \\``` \\```zig \\$ zig test test.zig \\Test [1/1] test "no runtime side effects"... \\All 1 tests passed. \\ \\``` , .arguments = &.{ "...", }, }, .{ .name = "@unionInit", .signature = "@unionInit(comptime Union: type, comptime active_field_name: []const u8, init_expr) Union", .snippet = "@unionInit(${1:comptime Union: type}, ${2:comptime active_field_name: []const u8}, ${3:init_expr})", .documentation = \\ This is the same thing as union initialization syntax, except that the field name is a comptime-known value rather than an identifier token. \\ `@unionInit` forwards its result location to `init_expr`. , .arguments = &.{ "comptime Union: type", "comptime active_field_name: []const u8", "init_expr", }, }, };