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Function `std.conv.bitCast`

Takes the raw bits of a value and reinterprets them as a different type.


						
				ref T bitCast(T, S)(
				
  ref S value
				

				)
				

				if (T.sizeof <= S.sizeof);

Parameters

Name	Description
T	the new type.
value	the value to reinterpret.

Returns

a reference to the reinterpreted value.

Example

uint n = 0xDEADBEEF;

version (LittleEndian)
    writeln(n.bitCast!(ubyte[4])); // [0xEF, 0xBE, 0xAD, 0xDE]
version (BigEndian)
    writeln(n.bitCast!(ubyte[4])); // [0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF]

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Shin Fujishiro, Adam D. Ruppe, Kenji Hara

License

Boost License 1.0.