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std.mem

Comprehensive reference for Zig's std.mem module covering low-level systems primitives and metaprogramming utilities.
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Table of Contents


Types (2)

Alignment

Container – Stored as a power-of-two

Stored as a power-of-two.

pub const Alignment = enum(math.Log2Int(usize)) {
    @"1" = 0,
    @"2" = 1,
    @"4" = 2,
    @"8" = 3,
    @"16" = 4,
    @"32" = 5,
    @"64" = 6,
    _,

    pub fn toByteUnits(a: Alignment) usize {
        return @as(usize, 1) << @intFromEnum(a);
    }

    pub fn fromByteUnits(n: usize) Alignment {
        assert(std.math.isPowerOfTwo(n));
        return @enumFromInt(@ctz(n));
    }

    pub inline fn of(comptime T: type) Alignment {
        return comptime fromByteUnits(@alignOf(T));
    }

    pub fn order(lhs: Alignment, rhs: Alignment) std.math.Order {
        return std.math.order(@intFromEnum(lhs), @intFromEnum(rhs));
    }

    pub fn compare(lhs: Alignment, op: std.math.CompareOperator, rhs: Alignment) bool {
        return std.math.compare(@intFromEnum(lhs), op, @intFromEnum(rhs));
    }

    pub fn max(lhs: Alignment, rhs: Alignment) Alignment {
        return @enumFromInt(@max(@intFromEnum(lhs), @intFromEnum(rhs)));
    }

    pub fn min(lhs: Alignment, rhs: Alignment) Alignment {
        return @enumFromInt(@min(@intFromEnum(lhs), @intFromEnum(rhs)));
    }

    /// Return next address with this alignment.
    pub fn forward(a: Alignment, address: usize) usize {
        const x = (@as(usize, 1) << @intFromEnum(a)) - 1;
        return (address + x) & ~x;
    }

    /// Return previous address with this alignment.
    pub fn backward(a: Alignment, address: usize) usize {
        const x = (@as(usize, 1) << @intFromEnum(a)) - 1;
        return address & ~x;
    }

    /// Return whether address is aligned to this amount.
    pub fn check(a: Alignment, address: usize) bool {
        return @ctz(address) >= @intFromEnum(a);
    }
}

Fields:

ValueDescription
@"1"
@"2"
@"4"
@"8"
@"16"
@"32"
@"64"
_

DelimiterType

Container – Expand to inspect fields and related documentation.
pub const DelimiterType = enum { sequence, any, scalar }

Fields:

ValueDescription
sequence
any
scalar

Modules (1)

Allocator

Module – Expand to view import information and documentation.
pub const Allocator = @import("mem/Allocator.zig")

Module: mem/Allocator.zig → See source


Constants (7)

byte_size_in_bits

Constant – The standard library currently thoroughly depends on byte size

The standard library currently thoroughly depends on byte size being 8 bits. (see the use of u8 throughout allocation code as the "byte" type.) Code which depends on this can reference this declaration. If we ever try to port the standard library to a non-8-bit-byte platform, this will allow us to search for things which need to be updated.

pub const byte_size_in_bits = 8

trimLeft ⚠️ DEPRECATED

Constant • Deprecated – Deprecated: use `trimStart` instead

⚠️ Deprecation Notice: Deprecated: use trimStart instead.

This may be removed in a future version.

Deprecated: use trimStart instead.

pub const trimLeft = trimStart

trimRight ⚠️ DEPRECATED

Constant • Deprecated – Deprecated: use `trimEnd` instead

⚠️ Deprecation Notice: Deprecated: use trimEnd instead.

This may be removed in a future version.

Deprecated: use trimEnd instead.

pub const trimRight = trimEnd

readPackedIntNative

Constant – Expand to review the definition and notes.
pub const readPackedIntNative = switch (native_endian) {
    .little => readPackedIntLittle,
    .big => readPackedIntBig,
}

readPackedIntForeign

Constant – Expand to review the definition and notes.
pub const readPackedIntForeign = switch (native_endian) {
    .little => readPackedIntBig,
    .big => readPackedIntLittle,
}

writePackedIntNative

Constant – Expand to review the definition and notes.
pub const writePackedIntNative = switch (native_endian) {
    .little => writePackedIntLittle,
    .big => writePackedIntBig,
}

writePackedIntForeign

Constant – Expand to review the definition and notes.
pub const writePackedIntForeign = switch (native_endian) {
    .little => writePackedIntBig,
    .big => writePackedIntLittle,
}

Functions (114)

ValidationAllocator

Function – Detects and asserts if the std

Detects and asserts if the std.mem.Allocator interface is violated by the caller or the allocator.

pub fn ValidationAllocator(comptime T: type) type {
    return struct {
        const Self = @This();

        underlying_allocator: T,

        pub fn init(underlying_allocator: T) @This() {
            return .{
                .underlying_allocator = underlying_allocator,
            };
        }

        pub fn allocator(self: *Self) Allocator {
            return .{
                .ptr = self,
                .vtable = &.{
                    .alloc = alloc,
                    .resize = resize,
                    .remap = remap,
                    .free = free,
                },
            };
        }

        fn getUnderlyingAllocatorPtr(self: *Self) Allocator {
            if (T == Allocator) return self.underlying_allocator;
            return self.underlying_allocator.allocator();
        }

        pub fn alloc(
            ctx: *anyopaque,
            n: usize,
            alignment: mem.Alignment,
            ret_addr: usize,
        ) ?[*]u8 {
            assert(n > 0);
            const self: *Self = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
            const underlying = self.getUnderlyingAllocatorPtr();
            const result = underlying.rawAlloc(n, alignment, ret_addr) orelse
                return null;
            assert(alignment.check(@intFromPtr(result)));
            return result;
        }

        pub fn resize(
            ctx: *anyopaque,
            buf: []u8,
            alignment: Alignment,
            new_len: usize,
            ret_addr: usize,
        ) bool {
            const self: *Self = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
            assert(buf.len > 0);
            const underlying = self.getUnderlyingAllocatorPtr();
            return underlying.rawResize(buf, alignment, new_len, ret_addr);
        }

        pub fn remap(
            ctx: *anyopaque,
            buf: []u8,
            alignment: Alignment,
            new_len: usize,
            ret_addr: usize,
        ) ?[*]u8 {
            const self: *Self = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
            assert(buf.len > 0);
            const underlying = self.getUnderlyingAllocatorPtr();
            return underlying.rawRemap(buf, alignment, new_len, ret_addr);
        }

        pub fn free(
            ctx: *anyopaque,
            buf: []u8,
            alignment: Alignment,
            ret_addr: usize,
        ) void {
            const self: *Self = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
            assert(buf.len > 0);
            const underlying = self.getUnderlyingAllocatorPtr();
            underlying.rawFree(buf, alignment, ret_addr);
        }

        pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
            self.underlying_allocator.reset();
        }
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
Returntype

validationWrap

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn validationWrap(allocator: anytype) ValidationAllocator(@TypeOf(allocator)) {
    return ValidationAllocator(@TypeOf(allocator)).init(allocator);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocator``
ReturnValidationAllocator(@TypeOf(allocator))

copyForwards

Function – Copy all of source into dest at position 0

Copy all of source into dest at position 0. dest.len must be >= source.len. If the slices overlap, dest.ptr must be <= src.ptr. This function is deprecated; use @memmove instead.

pub fn copyForwards(comptime T: type, dest: []T, source: []const T) void {
    for (dest[0..source.len], source) |*d, s| d.* = s;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
dest[]T
source[]const T
Returnvoid

copyBackwards

Function – Copy all of source into dest at position 0

Copy all of source into dest at position 0. dest.len must be >= source.len. If the slices overlap, dest.ptr must be >= src.ptr. This function is deprecated; use @memmove instead.

pub fn copyBackwards(comptime T: type, dest: []T, source: []const T) void {
    // TODO instead of manually doing this check for the whole array
    // and turning off runtime safety, the compiler should detect loops like
    // this and automatically omit safety checks for loops
    @setRuntimeSafety(false);
    assert(dest.len >= source.len);
    var i = source.len;
    while (i > 0) {
        i -= 1;
        dest[i] = source[i];
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
dest[]T
source[]const T
Returnvoid

zeroes

Function – Generally, Zig users are encouraged to explicitly initialize all fields of a struct explicitly rather than using this function

Generally, Zig users are encouraged to explicitly initialize all fields of a struct explicitly rather than using this function. However, it is recognized that there are sometimes use cases for initializing all fields to a "zero" value. For example, when interfacing with a C API where this practice is more common and relied upon. If you are performing code review and see this function used, examine closely - it may be a code smell. Zero initializes the type. This can be used to zero-initialize any type for which it makes sense. Structs will be initialized recursively.

pub fn zeroes(comptime T: type) T {
    switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
        .comptime_int, .int, .comptime_float, .float => {
            return @as(T, 0);
        },
        .@"enum" => {
            return @as(T, @enumFromInt(0));
        },
        .void => {
            return {};
        },
        .bool => {
            return false;
        },
        .optional, .null => {
            return null;
        },
        .@"struct" => |struct_info| {
            if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) return undefined;
            if (struct_info.layout == .@"extern") {
                var item: T = undefined;
                @memset(asBytes(&item), 0);
                return item;
            } else {
                var structure: T = undefined;
                inline for (struct_info.fields) |field| {
                    if (!field.is_comptime) {
                        @field(structure, field.name) = zeroes(field.type);
                    }
                }
                return structure;
            }
        },
        .pointer => |ptr_info| {
            switch (ptr_info.size) {
                .slice => {
                    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |sentinel| {
                        if (ptr_info.child == u8 and sentinel == 0) {
                            return ""; // A special case for the most common use-case: null-terminated strings.
                        }
                        @compileError("Can't set a sentinel slice to zero. This would require allocating memory.");
                    } else {
                        return &[_]ptr_info.child{};
                    }
                },
                .c => {
                    return null;
                },
                .one, .many => {
                    if (ptr_info.is_allowzero) return @ptrFromInt(0);
                    @compileError("Only nullable and allowzero pointers can be set to zero.");
                },
            }
        },
        .array => |info| {
            return @splat(zeroes(info.child));
        },
        .vector => |info| {
            return @splat(zeroes(info.child));
        },
        .@"union" => |info| {
            if (info.layout == .@"extern") {
                var item: T = undefined;
                @memset(asBytes(&item), 0);
                return item;
            }
            @compileError("Can't set a " ++ @typeName(T) ++ " to zero.");
        },
        .enum_literal,
        .error_union,
        .error_set,
        .@"fn",
        .type,
        .noreturn,
        .undefined,
        .@"opaque",
        .frame,
        .@"anyframe",
        => {
            @compileError("Can't set a " ++ @typeName(T) ++ " to zero.");
        },
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
ReturnT

zeroInit

Function – Initializes all fields of the struct with their default value, or zero values if no default value is present

Initializes all fields of the struct with their default value, or zero values if no default value is present. If the field is present in the provided initial values, it will have that value instead. Structs are initialized recursively.

pub fn zeroInit(comptime T: type, init: anytype) T {
    const Init = @TypeOf(init);

    switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
        .@"struct" => |struct_info| {
            switch (@typeInfo(Init)) {
                .@"struct" => |init_info| {
                    if (init_info.is_tuple) {
                        if (init_info.fields.len > struct_info.fields.len) {
                            @compileError("Tuple initializer has more elements than there are fields in `" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "`");
                        }
                    } else {
                        inline for (init_info.fields) |field| {
                            if (!@hasField(T, field.name)) {
                                @compileError("Encountered an initializer for `" ++ field.name ++ "`, but it is not a field of " ++ @typeName(T));
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    var value: T = if (struct_info.layout == .@"extern") zeroes(T) else undefined;

                    inline for (struct_info.fields, 0..) |field, i| {
                        if (field.is_comptime) {
                            continue;
                        }

                        if (init_info.is_tuple and init_info.fields.len > i) {
                            @field(value, field.name) = @field(init, init_info.fields[i].name);
                        } else if (@hasField(@TypeOf(init), field.name)) {
                            switch (@typeInfo(field.type)) {
                                .@"struct" => {
                                    @field(value, field.name) = zeroInit(field.type, @field(init, field.name));
                                },
                                else => {
                                    @field(value, field.name) = @field(init, field.name);
                                },
                            }
                        } else if (field.defaultValue()) |val| {
                            @field(value, field.name) = val;
                        } else {
                            switch (@typeInfo(field.type)) {
                                .@"struct" => {
                                    @field(value, field.name) = std.mem.zeroInit(field.type, .{});
                                },
                                else => {
                                    @field(value, field.name) = std.mem.zeroes(@TypeOf(@field(value, field.name)));
                                },
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    return value;
                },
                else => {
                    @compileError("The initializer must be a struct");
                },
            }
        },
        else => {
            @compileError("Can't default init a " ++ @typeName(T));
        },
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
init``
ReturnT

sort

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn sort(
    comptime T: type,
    items: []T,
    context: anytype,
    comptime lessThanFn: fn (@TypeOf(context), lhs: T, rhs: T) bool,
) void {
    std.sort.block(T, items, context, lessThanFn);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
items[]T
context``
lessThanFnfn (@TypeOf(context), lhs: T, rhs: T) bool
Returnvoid

sortUnstable

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn sortUnstable(
    comptime T: type,
    items: []T,
    context: anytype,
    comptime lessThanFn: fn (@TypeOf(context), lhs: T, rhs: T) bool,
) void {
    std.sort.pdq(T, items, context, lessThanFn);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
items[]T
context``
lessThanFnfn (@TypeOf(context), lhs: T, rhs: T) bool
Returnvoid

sortContext

Function – TODO: currently this just calls `insertionSortContext`

TODO: currently this just calls insertionSortContext. The block sort implementation in this file needs to be adapted to use the sort context.

pub fn sortContext(a: usize, b: usize, context: anytype) void {
    std.sort.insertionContext(a, b, context);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ausize
busize
context``
Returnvoid

sortUnstableContext

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn sortUnstableContext(a: usize, b: usize, context: anytype) void {
    std.sort.pdqContext(a, b, context);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ausize
busize
context``
Returnvoid

order

Function – Compares two slices of numbers lexicographically

Compares two slices of numbers lexicographically. O(n).

pub fn order(comptime T: type, lhs: []const T, rhs: []const T) math.Order {
    const n = @min(lhs.len, rhs.len);
    for (lhs[0..n], rhs[0..n]) |lhs_elem, rhs_elem| {
        switch (math.order(lhs_elem, rhs_elem)) {
            .eq => continue,
            .lt => return .lt,
            .gt => return .gt,
        }
    }
    return math.order(lhs.len, rhs.len);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
lhs[]const T
rhs[]const T
Returnmath.Order

orderZ

Function – Compares two many-item pointers with NUL-termination lexicographically

Compares two many-item pointers with NUL-termination lexicographically.

pub fn orderZ(comptime T: type, lhs: [*:0]const T, rhs: [*:0]const T) math.Order {
    var i: usize = 0;
    while (lhs[i] == rhs[i] and lhs[i] != 0) : (i += 1) {}
    return math.order(lhs[i], rhs[i]);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
lhs[*:0]const T
rhs[*:0]const T
Returnmath.Order

lessThan

Function – Returns true if lhs < rhs, false otherwise

Returns true if lhs < rhs, false otherwise

pub fn lessThan(comptime T: type, lhs: []const T, rhs: []const T) bool {
    return order(T, lhs, rhs) == .lt;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
lhs[]const T
rhs[]const T
Returnbool

eql

Function – Returns true if and only if the slices have the same length and all elements

Returns true if and only if the slices have the same length and all elements compare true using equality operator.

pub fn eql(comptime T: type, a: []const T, b: []const T) bool {
    if (!@inComptime() and @sizeOf(T) != 0 and std.meta.hasUniqueRepresentation(T) and
        use_vectors_for_comparison)
    {
        return eqlBytes(sliceAsBytes(a), sliceAsBytes(b));
    }

    if (a.len != b.len) return false;
    if (a.len == 0 or a.ptr == b.ptr) return true;

    for (a, b) |a_elem, b_elem| {
        if (a_elem != b_elem) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
a[]const T
b[]const T
Returnbool

indexOfDiff

Function – Compares two slices and returns the index of the first inequality

Compares two slices and returns the index of the first inequality. Returns null if the slices are equal.

pub fn indexOfDiff(comptime T: type, a: []const T, b: []const T) ?usize {
    const shortest = @min(a.len, b.len);
    if (a.ptr == b.ptr)
        return if (a.len == b.len) null else shortest;
    var index: usize = 0;
    while (index < shortest) : (index += 1) if (a[index] != b[index]) return index;
    return if (a.len == b.len) null else shortest;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
a[]const T
b[]const T
Return?usize

span

Function – Takes a sentinel-terminated pointer and returns a slice, iterating over the

Takes a sentinel-terminated pointer and returns a slice, iterating over the memory to find the sentinel and determine the length. Pointer attributes such as const are preserved. [*c] pointers are assumed to be non-null and 0-terminated.

pub fn span(ptr: anytype) Span(@TypeOf(ptr)) {
    if (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(ptr)) == .optional) {
        if (ptr) |non_null| {
            return span(non_null);
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
    const Result = Span(@TypeOf(ptr));
    const l = len(ptr);
    const ptr_info = @typeInfo(Result).pointer;
    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
        return ptr[0..l :s];
    } else {
        return ptr[0..l];
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ptr``
ReturnSpan(@TypeOf(ptr))

sliceTo

Function – Takes a pointer to an array, a sentinel-terminated pointer, or a slice and iterates searching for

Takes a pointer to an array, a sentinel-terminated pointer, or a slice and iterates searching for the first occurrence of end, returning the scanned slice. If end is not found, the full length of the array/slice/sentinel terminated pointer is returned. If the pointer type is sentinel terminated and end matches that terminator, the resulting slice is also sentinel terminated. Pointer properties such as mutability and alignment are preserved. C pointers are assumed to be non-null.

pub fn sliceTo(ptr: anytype, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))) SliceTo(@TypeOf(ptr), end) {
    if (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(ptr)) == .optional) {
        const non_null = ptr orelse return null;
        return sliceTo(non_null, end);
    }
    const Result = SliceTo(@TypeOf(ptr), end);
    const length = lenSliceTo(ptr, end);
    const ptr_info = @typeInfo(Result).pointer;
    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
        return ptr[0..length :s];
    } else {
        return ptr[0..length];
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ptr``
endstd.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))
ReturnSliceTo(@TypeOf(ptr), end)

len

Function – Takes a sentinel-terminated pointer and iterates over the memory to find the

Takes a sentinel-terminated pointer and iterates over the memory to find the sentinel and determine the length. [*c] pointers are assumed to be non-null and 0-terminated.

pub fn len(value: anytype) usize {
    switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(value))) {
        .pointer => |info| switch (info.size) {
            .many => {
                const sentinel = info.sentinel() orelse
                    @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.len: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(value)));
                return indexOfSentinel(info.child, sentinel, value);
            },
            .c => {
                assert(value != null);
                return indexOfSentinel(info.child, 0, value);
            },
            else => @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.len: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(value))),
        },
        else => @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.len: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(value))),
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
value``
Returnusize

indexOfSentinel

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn indexOfSentinel(comptime T: type, comptime sentinel: T, p: [*:sentinel]const T) usize {
    var i: usize = 0;

    if (use_vectors_for_comparison and
        !std.debug.inValgrind() and // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17717
        !@inComptime() and
        (@typeInfo(T) == .int or @typeInfo(T) == .float) and std.math.isPowerOfTwo(@bitSizeOf(T)))
    {
        switch (@import("builtin").cpu.arch) {
            // The below branch assumes that reading past the end of the buffer is valid, as long
            // as we don't read into a new page. This should be the case for most architectures
            // which use paged memory, however should be confirmed before adding a new arch below.
            .aarch64, .x86, .x86_64 => if (std.simd.suggestVectorLength(T)) |block_len| {
                const page_size = std.heap.page_size_min;
                const block_size = @sizeOf(T) * block_len;
                const Block = @Vector(block_len, T);
                const mask: Block = @splat(sentinel);

                comptime assert(std.heap.page_size_min % @sizeOf(Block) == 0);
                assert(page_size % @sizeOf(Block) == 0);

                // First block may be unaligned
                const start_addr = @intFromPtr(&p[i]);
                const offset_in_page = start_addr & (page_size - 1);
                if (offset_in_page <= page_size - @sizeOf(Block)) {
                    // Will not read past the end of a page, full block.
                    const block: Block = p[i..][0..block_len].*;
                    const matches = block == mask;
                    if (@reduce(.Or, matches)) {
                        return i + std.simd.firstTrue(matches).?;
                    }

                    i += @divExact(std.mem.alignForward(usize, start_addr, block_size) - start_addr, @sizeOf(T));
                } else {
                    @branchHint(.unlikely);
                    // Would read over a page boundary. Per-byte at a time until aligned or found.
                    // 0.39% chance this branch is taken for 4K pages at 16b block length.
                    //
                    // An alternate strategy is to do read a full block (the last in the page) and
                    // mask the entries before the pointer.
                    while ((@intFromPtr(&p[i]) & (block_size - 1)) != 0) : (i += 1) {
                        if (p[i] == sentinel) return i;
                    }
                }

                assert(std.mem.isAligned(@intFromPtr(&p[i]), block_size));
                while (true) {
                    const block: *const Block = @ptrCast(@alignCast(p[i..][0..block_len]));
                    const matches = block.* == mask;
                    if (@reduce(.Or, matches)) {
                        return i + std.simd.firstTrue(matches).?;
                    }
                    i += block_len;
                }
            },
            else => {},
        }
    }

    while (p[i] != sentinel) {
        i += 1;
    }
    return i;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
sentinelT
p[*:sentinel]const T
Returnusize

allEqual

Function – Returns true if all elements in a slice are equal to the scalar value provided

Returns true if all elements in a slice are equal to the scalar value provided

pub fn allEqual(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, scalar: T) bool {
    for (slice) |item| {
        if (item != scalar) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
scalarT
Returnbool

trimStart

Function – Remove a set of values from the beginning of a slice

Remove a set of values from the beginning of a slice.

pub fn trimStart(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
    var begin: usize = 0;
    while (begin < slice.len and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[begin]) != null) : (begin += 1) {}
    return slice[begin..];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values\_to\_strip[]const T
Return[]const T

trimEnd

Function – Remove a set of values from the end of a slice

Remove a set of values from the end of a slice.

pub fn trimEnd(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
    var end: usize = slice.len;
    while (end > 0 and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[end - 1]) != null) : (end -= 1) {}
    return slice[0..end];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values\_to\_strip[]const T
Return[]const T

trim

Function – Remove a set of values from the beginning and end of a slice

Remove a set of values from the beginning and end of a slice.

pub fn trim(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
    var begin: usize = 0;
    var end: usize = slice.len;
    while (begin < end and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[begin]) != null) : (begin += 1) {}
    while (end > begin and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[end - 1]) != null) : (end -= 1) {}
    return slice[begin..end];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values\_to\_strip[]const T
Return[]const T

indexOfScalar

Function – Linear search for the index of a scalar value inside a slice

Linear search for the index of a scalar value inside a slice.

pub fn indexOfScalar(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, value: T) ?usize {
    return indexOfScalarPos(T, slice, 0, value);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
valueT
Return?usize

lastIndexOfScalar

Function – Linear search for the last index of a scalar value inside a slice

Linear search for the last index of a scalar value inside a slice.

pub fn lastIndexOfScalar(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, value: T) ?usize {
    var i: usize = slice.len;
    while (i != 0) {
        i -= 1;
        if (slice[i] == value) return i;
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
valueT
Return?usize

indexOfScalarPos

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn indexOfScalarPos(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, start_index: usize, value: T) ?usize {
    if (start_index >= slice.len) return null;

    var i: usize = start_index;
    if (use_vectors_for_comparison and
        !std.debug.inValgrind() and // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17717
        !@inComptime() and
        (@typeInfo(T) == .int or @typeInfo(T) == .float) and std.math.isPowerOfTwo(@bitSizeOf(T)))
    {
        if (std.simd.suggestVectorLength(T)) |block_len| {
            // For Intel Nehalem (2009) and AMD Bulldozer (2012) or later, unaligned loads on aligned data result
            // in the same execution as aligned loads. We ignore older arch's here and don't bother pre-aligning.
            //
            // Use `std.simd.suggestVectorLength(T)` to get the same alignment as used in this function
            // however this usually isn't necessary unless your arch has a performance penalty due to this.
            //
            // This may differ for other arch's. Arm for example costs a cycle when loading across a cache
            // line so explicit alignment prologues may be worth exploration.

            // Unrolling here is ~10% improvement. We can then do one bounds check every 2 blocks
            // instead of one which adds up.
            const Block = @Vector(block_len, T);
            if (i + 2 * block_len < slice.len) {
                const mask: Block = @splat(value);
                while (true) {
                    inline for (0..2) |_| {
                        const block: Block = slice[i..][0..block_len].*;
                        const matches = block == mask;
                        if (@reduce(.Or, matches)) {
                            return i + std.simd.firstTrue(matches).?;
                        }
                        i += block_len;
                    }
                    if (i + 2 * block_len >= slice.len) break;
                }
            }

            // {block_len, block_len / 2} check
            inline for (0..2) |j| {
                const block_x_len = block_len / (1 << j);
                comptime if (block_x_len < 4) break;

                const BlockX = @Vector(block_x_len, T);
                if (i + block_x_len < slice.len) {
                    const mask: BlockX = @splat(value);
                    const block: BlockX = slice[i..][0..block_x_len].*;
                    const matches = block == mask;
                    if (@reduce(.Or, matches)) {
                        return i + std.simd.firstTrue(matches).?;
                    }
                    i += block_x_len;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    for (slice[i..], i..) |c, j| {
        if (c == value) return j;
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
start\_indexusize
valueT
Return?usize

indexOfAny

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn indexOfAny(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values: []const T) ?usize {
    return indexOfAnyPos(T, slice, 0, values);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values[]const T
Return?usize

lastIndexOfAny

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn lastIndexOfAny(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values: []const T) ?usize {
    var i: usize = slice.len;
    while (i != 0) {
        i -= 1;
        for (values) |value| {
            if (slice[i] == value) return i;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values[]const T
Return?usize

indexOfAnyPos

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn indexOfAnyPos(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, start_index: usize, values: []const T) ?usize {
    if (start_index >= slice.len) return null;
    for (slice[start_index..], start_index..) |c, i| {
        for (values) |value| {
            if (c == value) return i;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
start\_indexusize
values[]const T
Return?usize

indexOfNone

Function – Find the first item in `slice` which is not contained in `values`

Find the first item in slice which is not contained in values.

Comparable to strspn in the C standard library.

pub fn indexOfNone(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values: []const T) ?usize {
    return indexOfNonePos(T, slice, 0, values);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values[]const T
Return?usize

lastIndexOfNone

Function – Find the last item in `slice` which is not contained in `values`

Find the last item in slice which is not contained in values.

Like strspn in the C standard library, but searches from the end.

pub fn lastIndexOfNone(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values: []const T) ?usize {
    var i: usize = slice.len;
    outer: while (i != 0) {
        i -= 1;
        for (values) |value| {
            if (slice[i] == value) continue :outer;
        }
        return i;
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
values[]const T
Return?usize

indexOfNonePos

Function – Find the first item in `slice[start_index

Find the first item in slice[start_index..] which is not contained in values. The returned index will be relative to the start of slice, and never less than start_index.

Comparable to strspn in the C standard library.

pub fn indexOfNonePos(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, start_index: usize, values: []const T) ?usize {
    if (start_index >= slice.len) return null;
    outer: for (slice[start_index..], start_index..) |c, i| {
        for (values) |value| {
            if (c == value) continue :outer;
        }
        return i;
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
start\_indexusize
values[]const T
Return?usize

indexOf

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn indexOf(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) ?usize {
    return indexOfPos(T, haystack, 0, needle);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Return?usize

lastIndexOfLinear

Function – Find the index in a slice of a sub-slice, searching from the end backwards

Find the index in a slice of a sub-slice, searching from the end backwards. To start looking at a different index, slice the haystack first. Consider using lastIndexOf instead of this, which will automatically use a more sophisticated algorithm on larger inputs.

pub fn lastIndexOfLinear(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) ?usize {
    if (needle.len > haystack.len) return null;
    var i: usize = haystack.len - needle.len;
    while (true) : (i -= 1) {
        if (mem.eql(T, haystack[i..][0..needle.len], needle)) return i;
        if (i == 0) return null;
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Return?usize

indexOfPosLinear

Function – Consider using `indexOfPos` instead of this, which will automatically use a

Consider using indexOfPos instead of this, which will automatically use a more sophisticated algorithm on larger inputs.

pub fn indexOfPosLinear(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, start_index: usize, needle: []const T) ?usize {
    if (needle.len > haystack.len) return null;
    var i: usize = start_index;
    const end = haystack.len - needle.len;
    while (i <= end) : (i += 1) {
        if (eql(T, haystack[i..][0..needle.len], needle)) return i;
    }
    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
start\_indexusize
needle[]const T
Return?usize

lastIndexOf

Function – Find the index in a slice of a sub-slice, searching from the end backwards

Find the index in a slice of a sub-slice, searching from the end backwards. To start looking at a different index, slice the haystack first. Uses the Reverse Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm on large inputs; lastIndexOfLinear on small inputs.

pub fn lastIndexOf(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) ?usize {
    if (needle.len > haystack.len) return null;
    if (needle.len == 0) return haystack.len;

    if (!std.meta.hasUniqueRepresentation(T) or haystack.len < 52 or needle.len <= 4)
        return lastIndexOfLinear(T, haystack, needle);

    const haystack_bytes = sliceAsBytes(haystack);
    const needle_bytes = sliceAsBytes(needle);

    var skip_table: [256]usize = undefined;
    boyerMooreHorspoolPreprocessReverse(needle_bytes, skip_table[0..]);

    var i: usize = haystack_bytes.len - needle_bytes.len;
    while (true) {
        if (i % @sizeOf(T) == 0 and mem.eql(u8, haystack_bytes[i .. i + needle_bytes.len], needle_bytes)) {
            return @divExact(i, @sizeOf(T));
        }
        const skip = skip_table[haystack_bytes[i]];
        if (skip > i) break;
        i -= skip;
    }

    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Return?usize

indexOfPos

Function – Uses Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm on large inputs; `indexOfPosLinear` on small inputs

Uses Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm on large inputs; indexOfPosLinear on small inputs.

pub fn indexOfPos(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, start_index: usize, needle: []const T) ?usize {
    if (needle.len > haystack.len) return null;
    if (needle.len < 2) {
        if (needle.len == 0) return start_index;
        // indexOfScalarPos is significantly faster than indexOfPosLinear
        return indexOfScalarPos(T, haystack, start_index, needle[0]);
    }

    if (!std.meta.hasUniqueRepresentation(T) or haystack.len < 52 or needle.len <= 4)
        return indexOfPosLinear(T, haystack, start_index, needle);

    const haystack_bytes = sliceAsBytes(haystack);
    const needle_bytes = sliceAsBytes(needle);

    var skip_table: [256]usize = undefined;
    boyerMooreHorspoolPreprocess(needle_bytes, skip_table[0..]);

    var i: usize = start_index * @sizeOf(T);
    while (i <= haystack_bytes.len - needle_bytes.len) {
        if (i % @sizeOf(T) == 0 and mem.eql(u8, haystack_bytes[i .. i + needle_bytes.len], needle_bytes)) {
            return @divExact(i, @sizeOf(T));
        }
        i += skip_table[haystack_bytes[i + needle_bytes.len - 1]];
    }

    return null;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
start\_indexusize
needle[]const T
Return?usize

count

Function – Returns the number of needles inside the haystack

Returns the number of needles inside the haystack needle.len must be > 0 does not count overlapping needles

pub fn count(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) usize {
    assert(needle.len > 0);
    var i: usize = 0;
    var found: usize = 0;

    while (indexOfPos(T, haystack, i, needle)) |idx| {
        i = idx + needle.len;
        found += 1;
    }

    return found;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Returnusize

containsAtLeast

Function – Returns true if the haystack contains expected_count or more needles

Returns true if the haystack contains expected_count or more needles needle.len must be > 0 does not count overlapping needles // See also: containsAtLeastScalar

pub fn containsAtLeast(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, expected_count: usize, needle: []const T) bool {
    assert(needle.len > 0);
    if (expected_count == 0) return true;

    var i: usize = 0;
    var found: usize = 0;

    while (indexOfPos(T, haystack, i, needle)) |idx| {
        i = idx + needle.len;
        found += 1;
        if (found == expected_count) return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
expected\_countusize
needle[]const T
Returnbool

containsAtLeastScalar

Function – Returns true if the haystack contains expected_count or more needles

Returns true if the haystack contains expected_count or more needles // See also: containsAtLeast

pub fn containsAtLeastScalar(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, expected_count: usize, needle: T) bool {
    if (expected_count == 0) return true;

    var found: usize = 0;

    for (haystack) |item| {
        if (item == needle) {
            found += 1;
            if (found == expected_count) return true;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
expected\_countusize
needleT
Returnbool

readVarInt

Function – Reads an integer from memory with size equal to bytes

Reads an integer from memory with size equal to bytes.len. T specifies the return type, which must be large enough to store the result.

pub fn readVarInt(comptime ReturnType: type, bytes: []const u8, endian: Endian) ReturnType {
    assert(@typeInfo(ReturnType).int.bits >= bytes.len * 8);
    const bits = @typeInfo(ReturnType).int.bits;
    const signedness = @typeInfo(ReturnType).int.signedness;
    const WorkType = std.meta.Int(signedness, @max(16, bits));
    var result: WorkType = 0;
    switch (endian) {
        .big => {
            for (bytes) |b| {
                result = (result << 8) | b;
            }
        },
        .little => {
            const ShiftType = math.Log2Int(WorkType);
            for (bytes, 0..) |b, index| {
                result = result | (@as(WorkType, b) << @as(ShiftType, @intCast(index * 8)));
            }
        },
    }
    return @truncate(result);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ReturnTypetype
bytes[]const u8
endianEndian
ReturnReturnType

readVarPackedInt

Function – Loads an integer from packed memory with provided bit_count, bit_offset, and signedness

Loads an integer from packed memory with provided bit_count, bit_offset, and signedness. Asserts that T is large enough to store the read value.

pub fn readVarPackedInt(
    comptime T: type,
    bytes: []const u8,
    bit_offset: usize,
    bit_count: usize,
    endian: std.builtin.Endian,
    signedness: std.builtin.Signedness,
) T {
    const uN = std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @bitSizeOf(T));
    const iN = std.meta.Int(.signed, @bitSizeOf(T));
    const Log2N = std.math.Log2Int(T);

    const read_size = (bit_count + (bit_offset % 8) + 7) / 8;
    const bit_shift = @as(u3, @intCast(bit_offset % 8));
    const pad = @as(Log2N, @intCast(@bitSizeOf(T) - bit_count));

    const lowest_byte = switch (endian) {
        .big => bytes.len - (bit_offset / 8) - read_size,
        .little => bit_offset / 8,
    };
    const read_bytes = bytes[lowest_byte..][0..read_size];

    if (@bitSizeOf(T) <= 8) {
        // These are the same shifts/masks we perform below, but adds `@truncate`/`@intCast`
        // where needed since int is smaller than a byte.
        const value = if (read_size == 1) b: {
            break :b @as(uN, @truncate(read_bytes[0] >> bit_shift));
        } else b: {
            const i: u1 = @intFromBool(endian == .big);
            const head = @as(uN, @truncate(read_bytes[i] >> bit_shift));
            const tail_shift = @as(Log2N, @intCast(@as(u4, 8) - bit_shift));
            const tail = @as(uN, @truncate(read_bytes[1 - i]));
            break :b (tail << tail_shift) | head;
        };
        switch (signedness) {
            .signed => return @as(T, @intCast((@as(iN, @bitCast(value)) << pad) >> pad)),
            .unsigned => return @as(T, @intCast((@as(uN, @bitCast(value)) << pad) >> pad)),
        }
    }

    // Copy the value out (respecting endianness), accounting for bit_shift
    var int: uN = 0;
    switch (endian) {
        .big => {
            for (read_bytes[0 .. read_size - 1]) |elem| {
                int = elem | (int << 8);
            }
            int = (read_bytes[read_size - 1] >> bit_shift) | (int << (@as(u4, 8) - bit_shift));
        },
        .little => {
            int = read_bytes[0] >> bit_shift;
            for (read_bytes[1..], 0..) |elem, i| {
                int |= (@as(uN, elem) << @as(Log2N, @intCast((8 * (i + 1) - bit_shift))));
            }
        },
    }
    switch (signedness) {
        .signed => return @as(T, @intCast((@as(iN, @bitCast(int)) << pad) >> pad)),
        .unsigned => return @as(T, @intCast((@as(uN, @bitCast(int)) << pad) >> pad)),
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes[]const u8
bit\_offsetusize
bit\_countusize
endianstd.builtin.Endian
signednessstd.builtin.Signedness
ReturnT

readInt

Function – Reads an integer from memory with bit count specified by T

Reads an integer from memory with bit count specified by T. The bit count of T must be evenly divisible by 8. This function cannot fail and cannot cause undefined behavior.

pub inline fn readInt(comptime T: type, buffer: *const [@divExact(@typeInfo(T).int.bits, 8)]u8, endian: Endian) T {
    const value: T = @bitCast(buffer.*);
    return if (endian == native_endian) value else @byteSwap(value);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer*const [@divExact(@typeInfo(T).int.bits, 8)]u8
endianEndian
ReturnT

readPackedInt

Function – Loads an integer from packed memory

Loads an integer from packed memory. Asserts that buffer contains at least bit_offset + @bitSizeOf(T) bits.

pub fn readPackedInt(comptime T: type, bytes: []const u8, bit_offset: usize, endian: Endian) T {
    switch (endian) {
        .little => return readPackedIntLittle(T, bytes, bit_offset),
        .big => return readPackedIntBig(T, bytes, bit_offset),
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes[]const u8
bit\_offsetusize
endianEndian
ReturnT

writeInt

Function – Writes an integer to memory, storing it in twos-complement

Writes an integer to memory, storing it in twos-complement. This function always succeeds, has defined behavior for all inputs, but the integer bit width must be divisible by 8.

pub inline fn writeInt(comptime T: type, buffer: *[@divExact(@typeInfo(T).int.bits, 8)]u8, value: T, endian: Endian) void {
    buffer.* = @bitCast(if (endian == native_endian) value else @byteSwap(value));
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer*[@divExact(@typeInfo(T).int.bits, 8)]u8
valueT
endianEndian
Returnvoid

writePackedInt

Function – Stores an integer to packed memory

Stores an integer to packed memory. Asserts that buffer contains at least bit_offset + @bitSizeOf(T) bits.

pub fn writePackedInt(comptime T: type, bytes: []u8, bit_offset: usize, value: T, endian: Endian) void {
    switch (endian) {
        .little => writePackedIntLittle(T, bytes, bit_offset, value),
        .big => writePackedIntBig(T, bytes, bit_offset, value),
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes[]u8
bit\_offsetusize
valueT
endianEndian
Returnvoid

writeVarPackedInt

Function – Stores an integer to packed memory with provided bit_offset, bit_count, and signedness

Stores an integer to packed memory with provided bit_offset, bit_count, and signedness. If negative, the written value is sign-extended.

pub fn writeVarPackedInt(bytes: []u8, bit_offset: usize, bit_count: usize, value: anytype, endian: std.builtin.Endian) void {
    const T = @TypeOf(value);
    const uN = std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @bitSizeOf(T));

    const bit_shift = @as(u3, @intCast(bit_offset % 8));
    const write_size = (bit_count + bit_shift + 7) / 8;
    const lowest_byte = switch (endian) {
        .big => bytes.len - (bit_offset / 8) - write_size,
        .little => bit_offset / 8,
    };
    const write_bytes = bytes[lowest_byte..][0..write_size];

    if (write_size == 0) {
        return;
    } else if (write_size == 1) {
        // Single byte writes are handled specially, since we need to mask bits
        // on both ends of the byte.
        const mask = (@as(u8, 0xff) >> @as(u3, @intCast(8 - bit_count)));
        const new_bits = @as(u8, @intCast(@as(uN, @bitCast(value)) & mask)) << bit_shift;
        write_bytes[0] = (write_bytes[0] & ~(mask << bit_shift)) | new_bits;
        return;
    }

    var remaining: T = value;

    // Iterate bytes forward for Little-endian, backward for Big-endian
    const delta: i2 = if (endian == .big) -1 else 1;
    const start = if (endian == .big) @as(isize, @intCast(write_bytes.len - 1)) else 0;

    var i: isize = start; // isize for signed index arithmetic

    // Write first byte, using a mask to protects bits preceding bit_offset
    const head_mask = @as(u8, 0xff) >> bit_shift;
    write_bytes[@intCast(i)] &= ~(head_mask << bit_shift);
    write_bytes[@intCast(i)] |= @as(u8, @intCast(@as(uN, @bitCast(remaining)) & head_mask)) << bit_shift;
    remaining = math.shr(T, remaining, @as(u4, 8) - bit_shift);
    i += delta;

    // Write bytes[1..bytes.len - 1]
    if (@bitSizeOf(T) > 8) {
        const loop_end = start + delta * (@as(isize, @intCast(write_size)) - 1);
        while (i != loop_end) : (i += delta) {
            write_bytes[@as(usize, @intCast(i))] = @as(u8, @truncate(@as(uN, @bitCast(remaining))));
            remaining >>= 8;
        }
    }

    // Write last byte, using a mask to protect bits following bit_offset + bit_count
    const following_bits = -%@as(u3, @truncate(bit_shift + bit_count));
    const tail_mask = (@as(u8, 0xff) << following_bits) >> following_bits;
    write_bytes[@as(usize, @intCast(i))] &= ~tail_mask;
    write_bytes[@as(usize, @intCast(i))] |= @as(u8, @intCast(@as(uN, @bitCast(remaining)) & tail_mask));
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
bytes[]u8
bit\_offsetusize
bit\_countusize
value``
endianstd.builtin.Endian
Returnvoid

byteSwapAllFields

Function – Swap the byte order of all the members of the fields of a struct

Swap the byte order of all the members of the fields of a struct (Changing their endianness)

pub fn byteSwapAllFields(comptime S: type, ptr: *S) void {
    switch (@typeInfo(S)) {
        .@"struct" => {
            inline for (std.meta.fields(S)) |f| {
                switch (@typeInfo(f.type)) {
                    .@"struct" => |struct_info| if (struct_info.backing_integer) |Int| {
                        @field(ptr, f.name) = @bitCast(@byteSwap(@as(Int, @bitCast(@field(ptr, f.name)))));
                    } else {
                        byteSwapAllFields(f.type, &@field(ptr, f.name));
                    },
                    .@"union", .array => byteSwapAllFields(f.type, &@field(ptr, f.name)),
                    .@"enum" => {
                        @field(ptr, f.name) = @enumFromInt(@byteSwap(@intFromEnum(@field(ptr, f.name))));
                    },
                    .bool => {},
                    .float => |float_info| {
                        @field(ptr, f.name) = @bitCast(@byteSwap(@as(std.meta.Int(.unsigned, float_info.bits), @bitCast(@field(ptr, f.name)))));
                    },
                    else => {
                        @field(ptr, f.name) = @byteSwap(@field(ptr, f.name));
                    },
                }
            }
        },
        .@"union" => |union_info| {
            if (union_info.tag_type != null) {
                @compileError("byteSwapAllFields expects an untagged union");
            }

            const first_size = @bitSizeOf(union_info.fields[0].type);
            inline for (union_info.fields) |field| {
                if (@bitSizeOf(field.type) != first_size) {
                    @compileError("Unable to byte-swap unions with varying field sizes");
                }
            }

            const BackingInt = std.meta.Int(.unsigned, @bitSizeOf(S));
            ptr.* = @bitCast(@byteSwap(@as(BackingInt, @bitCast(ptr.*))));
        },
        .array => |info| {
            byteSwapAllElements(info.child, ptr);
        },
        else => {
            ptr.* = @byteSwap(ptr.*);
        },
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Stype
ptr*S
Returnvoid

byteSwapAllElements

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn byteSwapAllElements(comptime Elem: type, slice: []Elem) void {
    for (slice) |*elem| {
        switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(elem.*))) {
            .@"struct", .@"union", .array => byteSwapAllFields(@TypeOf(elem.*), elem),
            .@"enum" => {
                elem.* = @enumFromInt(@byteSwap(@intFromEnum(elem.*)));
            },
            .bool => {},
            .float => |float_info| {
                elem.* = @bitCast(@byteSwap(@as(std.meta.Int(.unsigned, float_info.bits), @bitCast(elem.*))));
            },
            else => {
                elem.* = @byteSwap(elem.*);
            },
        }
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Elemtype
slice[]Elem
Returnvoid

tokenizeAny

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that are not

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are not any of the items in delimiters.

tokenizeAny(u8, " abc|def || ghi ", " |") will return slices for "abc", "def", "ghi", null, in that order.

If buffer is empty, the iterator will return null. If none of delimiters exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: tokenizeSequence, tokenizeScalar, splitSequence,splitAny, splitScalar, splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny, and splitBackwardsScalar

pub fn tokenizeAny(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiters: []const T) TokenIterator(T, .any) {
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiters,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiters[]const T
ReturnTokenIterator(T, .any)

tokenizeSequence

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that are not

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are not the sequence in delimiter.

tokenizeSequence(u8, "<>abc><def<><>ghi", "<>") will return slices for "abc><def", "ghi", null, in that order.

If buffer is empty, the iterator will return null. If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order. The delimiter length must not be zero.

See also: tokenizeAny, tokenizeScalar, splitSequence,splitAny, and splitScalarsplitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny, and splitBackwardsScalar

pub fn tokenizeSequence(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: []const T) TokenIterator(T, .sequence) {
    assert(delimiter.len != 0);
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiter[]const T
ReturnTokenIterator(T, .sequence)

tokenizeScalar

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that are not

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are not delimiter.

tokenizeScalar(u8, " abc def ghi ", ' ') will return slices for "abc", "def", "ghi", null, in that order.

If buffer is empty, the iterator will return null. If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, splitSequence,splitAny, and splitScalarsplitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny, and splitBackwardsScalar

pub fn tokenizeScalar(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: T) TokenIterator(T, .scalar) {
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiterT
ReturnTokenIterator(T, .scalar)

splitSequence

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are separated by the byte sequence in delimiter.

splitSequence(u8, "abc||def||||ghi", "||") will return slices for "abc", "def", "", "ghi", null, in that order.

If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order. The delimiter length must not be zero.

See also: splitAny, splitScalar, splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny,splitBackwardsScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitSequence(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: []const T) SplitIterator(T, .sequence) {
    assert(delimiter.len != 0);
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiter[]const T
ReturnSplitIterator(T, .sequence)

splitAny

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are separated by any item in delimiters.

splitAny(u8, "abc,def||ghi", "|,") will return slices for "abc", "def", "", "ghi", null, in that order.

If none of delimiters exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: splitSequence, splitScalar, splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny,splitBackwardsScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitAny(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiters: []const T) SplitIterator(T, .any) {
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiters,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiters[]const T
ReturnSplitIterator(T, .any)

splitScalar

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates over the slices of buffer that are separated by delimiter.

splitScalar(u8, "abc|def||ghi", '|') will return slices for "abc", "def", "", "ghi", null, in that order.

If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: splitSequence, splitAny, splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny,splitBackwardsScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitScalar(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: T) SplitIterator(T, .scalar) {
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiterT
ReturnSplitIterator(T, .scalar)

splitBackwardsSequence

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of buffer that are separated by the sequence in delimiter.

splitBackwardsSequence(u8, "abc||def||||ghi", "||") will return slices for "ghi", "", "def", "abc", null, in that order.

If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order. The delimiter length must not be zero.

See also: splitBackwardsAny, splitBackwardsScalar, splitSequence, splitAny,splitScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitBackwardsSequence(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: []const T) SplitBackwardsIterator(T, .sequence) {
    assert(delimiter.len != 0);
    return .{
        .index = buffer.len,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiter[]const T
ReturnSplitBackwardsIterator(T, .sequence)

splitBackwardsAny

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of buffer that are separated by any item in delimiters.

splitBackwardsAny(u8, "abc,def||ghi", "|,") will return slices for "ghi", "", "def", "abc", null, in that order.

If none of delimiters exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsScalar, splitSequence, splitAny,splitScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitBackwardsAny(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiters: []const T) SplitBackwardsIterator(T, .any) {
    return .{
        .index = buffer.len,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiters,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiters[]const T
ReturnSplitBackwardsIterator(T, .any)

splitBackwardsScalar

Function – Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of `buffer` that

Returns an iterator that iterates backwards over the slices of buffer that are separated by delimiter.

splitBackwardsScalar(u8, "abc|def||ghi", '|') will return slices for "ghi", "", "def", "abc", null, in that order.

If delimiter does not exist in buffer, the iterator will return buffer, null, in that order.

See also: splitBackwardsSequence, splitBackwardsAny, splitSequence, splitAny,splitScalar, tokenizeAny, tokenizeSequence, and tokenizeScalar.

pub fn splitBackwardsScalar(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, delimiter: T) SplitBackwardsIterator(T, .scalar) {
    return .{
        .index = buffer.len,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .delimiter = delimiter,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
delimiterT
ReturnSplitBackwardsIterator(T, .scalar)

window

Function – Returns an iterator with a sliding window of slices for `buffer`

Returns an iterator with a sliding window of slices for buffer. The sliding window has length size and on every iteration moves forward by advance.

Extract data for moving average with: window(u8, "abcdefg", 3, 1) will return slices "abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg", null, in that order.

Chunk or split every N items with: window(u8, "abcdefg", 3, 3) will return slices "abc", "def", "g", null, in that order.

Pick every even index with: window(u8, "abcdefg", 1, 2) will return slices "a", "c", "e", "g" null, in that order.

The size and advance must be not be zero.

pub fn window(comptime T: type, buffer: []const T, size: usize, advance: usize) WindowIterator(T) {
    assert(size != 0);
    assert(advance != 0);
    return .{
        .index = 0,
        .buffer = buffer,
        .size = size,
        .advance = advance,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
buffer[]const T
sizeusize
advanceusize
ReturnWindowIterator(T)

WindowIterator

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn WindowIterator(comptime T: type) type {
    return struct {
        buffer: []const T,
        index: ?usize,
        size: usize,
        advance: usize,

        const Self = @This();

        /// Returns a slice of the first window.
        /// Call this only to get the first window and then use `next` to get
        /// all subsequent windows.
        /// Asserts that iteration has not begun.
        pub fn first(self: *Self) []const T {
            assert(self.index.? == 0);
            return self.next().?;
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the next window, or null if window is at end.
        pub fn next(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            const start = self.index orelse return null;
            const next_index = start + self.advance;
            const end = if (start + self.size < self.buffer.len and next_index < self.buffer.len) blk: {
                self.index = next_index;
                break :blk start + self.size;
            } else blk: {
                self.index = null;
                break :blk self.buffer.len;
            };

            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Resets the iterator to the initial window.
        pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
            self.index = 0;
        }
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
Returntype

startsWith

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn startsWith(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) bool {
    return if (needle.len > haystack.len) false else eql(T, haystack[0..needle.len], needle);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Returnbool

endsWith

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn endsWith(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) bool {
    return if (needle.len > haystack.len) false else eql(T, haystack[haystack.len - needle.len ..], needle);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
haystack[]const T
needle[]const T
Returnbool

TokenIterator

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn TokenIterator(comptime T: type, comptime delimiter_type: DelimiterType) type {
    return struct {
        buffer: []const T,
        delimiter: switch (delimiter_type) {
            .sequence, .any => []const T,
            .scalar => T,
        },
        index: usize,

        const Self = @This();

        /// Returns a slice of the current token, or null if tokenization is
        /// complete, and advances to the next token.
        pub fn next(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            const result = self.peek() orelse return null;
            self.index += result.len;
            return result;
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the current token, or null if tokenization is
        /// complete. Does not advance to the next token.
        pub fn peek(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            // move to beginning of token
            while (self.index < self.buffer.len and self.isDelimiter(self.index)) : (self.index += switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => self.delimiter.len,
                .any, .scalar => 1,
            }) {}
            const start = self.index;
            if (start == self.buffer.len) {
                return null;
            }

            // move to end of token
            var end = start;
            while (end < self.buffer.len and !self.isDelimiter(end)) : (end += 1) {}

            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the remaining bytes. Does not affect iterator state.
        pub fn rest(self: Self) []const T {
            // move to beginning of token
            var index: usize = self.index;
            while (index < self.buffer.len and self.isDelimiter(index)) : (index += switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => self.delimiter.len,
                .any, .scalar => 1,
            }) {}
            return self.buffer[index..];
        }

        /// Resets the iterator to the initial token.
        pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
            self.index = 0;
        }

        fn isDelimiter(self: Self, index: usize) bool {
            switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => return startsWith(T, self.buffer[index..], self.delimiter),
                .any => {
                    const item = self.buffer[index];
                    for (self.delimiter) |delimiter_item| {
                        if (item == delimiter_item) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    return false;
                },
                .scalar => return self.buffer[index] == self.delimiter,
            }
        }
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
delimiter\_typeDelimiterType
Returntype

SplitIterator

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn SplitIterator(comptime T: type, comptime delimiter_type: DelimiterType) type {
    return struct {
        buffer: []const T,
        index: ?usize,
        delimiter: switch (delimiter_type) {
            .sequence, .any => []const T,
            .scalar => T,
        },

        const Self = @This();

        /// Returns a slice of the first field.
        /// Call this only to get the first field and then use `next` to get all subsequent fields.
        /// Asserts that iteration has not begun.
        pub fn first(self: *Self) []const T {
            assert(self.index.? == 0);
            return self.next().?;
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the next field, or null if splitting is complete.
        pub fn next(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            const start = self.index orelse return null;
            const end = if (switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => indexOfPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
                .any => indexOfAnyPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
                .scalar => indexOfScalarPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
            }) |delim_start| blk: {
                self.index = delim_start + switch (delimiter_type) {
                    .sequence => self.delimiter.len,
                    .any, .scalar => 1,
                };
                break :blk delim_start;
            } else blk: {
                self.index = null;
                break :blk self.buffer.len;
            };
            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the next field, or null if splitting is complete.
        /// This method does not alter self.index.
        pub fn peek(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            const start = self.index orelse return null;
            const end = if (switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => indexOfPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
                .any => indexOfAnyPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
                .scalar => indexOfScalarPos(T, self.buffer, start, self.delimiter),
            }) |delim_start| delim_start else self.buffer.len;
            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the remaining bytes. Does not affect iterator state.
        pub fn rest(self: Self) []const T {
            const end = self.buffer.len;
            const start = self.index orelse end;
            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Resets the iterator to the initial slice.
        pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
            self.index = 0;
        }
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
delimiter\_typeDelimiterType
Returntype

SplitBackwardsIterator

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn SplitBackwardsIterator(comptime T: type, comptime delimiter_type: DelimiterType) type {
    return struct {
        buffer: []const T,
        index: ?usize,
        delimiter: switch (delimiter_type) {
            .sequence, .any => []const T,
            .scalar => T,
        },

        const Self = @This();

        /// Returns a slice of the first field.
        /// Call this only to get the first field and then use `next` to get all subsequent fields.
        /// Asserts that iteration has not begun.
        pub fn first(self: *Self) []const T {
            assert(self.index.? == self.buffer.len);
            return self.next().?;
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the next field, or null if splitting is complete.
        pub fn next(self: *Self) ?[]const T {
            const end = self.index orelse return null;
            const start = if (switch (delimiter_type) {
                .sequence => lastIndexOf(T, self.buffer[0..end], self.delimiter),
                .any => lastIndexOfAny(T, self.buffer[0..end], self.delimiter),
                .scalar => lastIndexOfScalar(T, self.buffer[0..end], self.delimiter),
            }) |delim_start| blk: {
                self.index = delim_start;
                break :blk delim_start + switch (delimiter_type) {
                    .sequence => self.delimiter.len,
                    .any, .scalar => 1,
                };
            } else blk: {
                self.index = null;
                break :blk 0;
            };
            return self.buffer[start..end];
        }

        /// Returns a slice of the remaining bytes. Does not affect iterator state.
        pub fn rest(self: Self) []const T {
            const end = self.index orelse 0;
            return self.buffer[0..end];
        }

        /// Resets the iterator to the initial slice.
        pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
            self.index = self.buffer.len;
        }
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
delimiter\_typeDelimiterType
Returntype

join

Function – Naively combines a series of slices with a separator

Naively combines a series of slices with a separator. Allocates memory for the result, which must be freed by the caller.

pub fn join(allocator: Allocator, separator: []const u8, slices: []const []const u8) Allocator.Error![]u8 {
    return joinMaybeZ(allocator, separator, slices, false);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocatorAllocator
separator[]const u8
slices[]const []const u8
ReturnAllocator.Error![]u8

joinZ

Function – Naively combines a series of slices with a separator and null terminator

Naively combines a series of slices with a separator and null terminator. Allocates memory for the result, which must be freed by the caller.

pub fn joinZ(allocator: Allocator, separator: []const u8, slices: []const []const u8) Allocator.Error![:0]u8 {
    const out = try joinMaybeZ(allocator, separator, slices, true);
    return out[0 .. out.len - 1 :0];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocatorAllocator
separator[]const u8
slices[]const []const u8
ReturnAllocator.Error![:0]u8

concat

Function – Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements

Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements.

pub fn concat(allocator: Allocator, comptime T: type, slices: []const []const T) Allocator.Error![]T {
    return concatMaybeSentinel(allocator, T, slices, null);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocatorAllocator
Ttype
slices[]const []const T
ReturnAllocator.Error![]T

concatWithSentinel

Function – Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements

Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements.

pub fn concatWithSentinel(allocator: Allocator, comptime T: type, slices: []const []const T, comptime s: T) Allocator.Error![:s]T {
    const ret = try concatMaybeSentinel(allocator, T, slices, s);
    return ret[0 .. ret.len - 1 :s];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocatorAllocator
Ttype
slices[]const []const T
sT
ReturnAllocator.Error![:s]T

concatMaybeSentinel

Function – Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements as well as the sentinel

Copies each T from slices into a new slice that exactly holds all the elements as well as the sentinel.

pub fn concatMaybeSentinel(allocator: Allocator, comptime T: type, slices: []const []const T, comptime s: ?T) Allocator.Error![]T {
    if (slices.len == 0) return if (s) |sentinel| try allocator.dupe(T, &[1]T{sentinel}) else &[0]T{};

    const total_len = blk: {
        var sum: usize = 0;
        for (slices) |slice| {
            sum += slice.len;
        }

        if (s) |_| {
            sum += 1;
        }

        break :blk sum;
    };

    const buf = try allocator.alloc(T, total_len);
    errdefer allocator.free(buf);

    var buf_index: usize = 0;
    for (slices) |slice| {
        @memcpy(buf[buf_index .. buf_index + slice.len], slice);
        buf_index += slice.len;
    }

    if (s) |sentinel| {
        buf[buf.len - 1] = sentinel;
    }

    // No need for shrink since buf is exactly the correct size.
    return buf;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
allocatorAllocator
Ttype
slices[]const []const T
s?T
ReturnAllocator.Error![]T

min

Function – Returns the smallest number in a slice

Returns the smallest number in a slice. O(n). slice must not be empty.

pub fn min(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) T {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var best = slice[0];
    for (slice[1..]) |item| {
        best = @min(best, item);
    }
    return best;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
ReturnT

max

Function – Returns the largest number in a slice

Returns the largest number in a slice. O(n). slice must not be empty.

pub fn max(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) T {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var best = slice[0];
    for (slice[1..]) |item| {
        best = @max(best, item);
    }
    return best;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
ReturnT

minMax

Function – Finds the smallest and largest number in a slice

Finds the smallest and largest number in a slice. O(n). Returns an anonymous struct with the fields min and max. slice must not be empty.

pub fn minMax(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) struct { T, T } {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var running_minimum = slice[0];
    var running_maximum = slice[0];
    for (slice[1..]) |item| {
        running_minimum = @min(running_minimum, item);
        running_maximum = @max(running_maximum, item);
    }
    return .{ running_minimum, running_maximum };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
Returnstruct { T, T }

indexOfMin

Function – Returns the index of the smallest number in a slice

Returns the index of the smallest number in a slice. O(n). slice must not be empty.

pub fn indexOfMin(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) usize {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var best = slice[0];
    var index: usize = 0;
    for (slice[1..], 0..) |item, i| {
        if (item < best) {
            best = item;
            index = i + 1;
        }
    }
    return index;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
Returnusize

indexOfMax

Function – Returns the index of the largest number in a slice

Returns the index of the largest number in a slice. O(n). slice must not be empty.

pub fn indexOfMax(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) usize {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var best = slice[0];
    var index: usize = 0;
    for (slice[1..], 0..) |item, i| {
        if (item > best) {
            best = item;
            index = i + 1;
        }
    }
    return index;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
Returnusize

indexOfMinMax

Function – Finds the indices of the smallest and largest number in a slice

Finds the indices of the smallest and largest number in a slice. O(n). Returns the indices of the smallest and largest numbers in that order. slice must not be empty.

pub fn indexOfMinMax(comptime T: type, slice: []const T) struct { usize, usize } {
    assert(slice.len > 0);
    var minVal = slice[0];
    var maxVal = slice[0];
    var minIdx: usize = 0;
    var maxIdx: usize = 0;
    for (slice[1..], 0..) |item, i| {
        if (item < minVal) {
            minVal = item;
            minIdx = i + 1;
        }
        if (item > maxVal) {
            maxVal = item;
            maxIdx = i + 1;
        }
    }
    return .{ minIdx, maxIdx };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]const T
Returnstruct { usize, usize }

swap

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn swap(comptime T: type, a: *T, b: *T) void {
    const tmp = a.*;
    a.* = b.*;
    b.* = tmp;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
a*T
b*T
Returnvoid

reverse

Function – In-place order reversal of a slice

In-place order reversal of a slice

pub fn reverse(comptime T: type, items: []T) void {
    var i: usize = 0;
    const end = items.len / 2;
    if (use_vectors and
        !@inComptime() and
        @bitSizeOf(T) > 0 and
        std.math.isPowerOfTwo(@bitSizeOf(T)))
    {
        if (std.simd.suggestVectorLength(T)) |simd_size| {
            if (simd_size <= end) {
                const simd_end = end - (simd_size - 1);
                while (i < simd_end) : (i += simd_size) {
                    const left_slice = items[i .. i + simd_size];
                    const right_slice = items[items.len - i - simd_size .. items.len - i];

                    const left_shuffled: [simd_size]T = reverseVector(simd_size, T, left_slice);
                    const right_shuffled: [simd_size]T = reverseVector(simd_size, T, right_slice);

                    @memcpy(right_slice, &left_shuffled);
                    @memcpy(left_slice, &right_shuffled);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    while (i < end) : (i += 1) {
        swap(T, &items[i], &items[items.len - i - 1]);
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
items[]T
Returnvoid

reverseIterator

Function – Iterates over a slice in reverse

Iterates over a slice in reverse.

pub fn reverseIterator(slice: anytype) ReverseIterator(@TypeOf(slice)) {
    return .{ .ptr = slice.ptr, .index = slice.len };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
slice``
ReturnReverseIterator(@TypeOf(slice))

rotate

Function – In-place rotation of the values in an array ([0 1 2 3] becomes [1 2 3 0] if we rotate by 1)

In-place rotation of the values in an array (0 1 2 3 becomes 1 2 3 0 if we rotate by 1) Assumes 0 <= amount <= items.len

pub fn rotate(comptime T: type, items: []T, amount: usize) void {
    reverse(T, items[0..amount]);
    reverse(T, items[amount..]);
    reverse(T, items);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
items[]T
amountusize
Returnvoid

replace

Function – Replace needle with replacement as many times as possible, writing to an output buffer which is assumed to be of

Replace needle with replacement as many times as possible, writing to an output buffer which is assumed to be of appropriate size. Use replacementSize to calculate an appropriate buffer size. The needle must not be empty. Returns the number of replacements made.

pub fn replace(comptime T: type, input: []const T, needle: []const T, replacement: []const T, output: []T) usize {
    // Empty needle will loop until output buffer overflows.
    assert(needle.len > 0);

    var i: usize = 0;
    var slide: usize = 0;
    var replacements: usize = 0;
    while (slide < input.len) {
        if (mem.startsWith(T, input[slide..], needle)) {
            @memcpy(output[i..][0..replacement.len], replacement);
            i += replacement.len;
            slide += needle.len;
            replacements += 1;
        } else {
            output[i] = input[slide];
            i += 1;
            slide += 1;
        }
    }

    return replacements;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
input[]const T
needle[]const T
replacement[]const T
output[]T
Returnusize

replaceScalar

Function – Replace all occurrences of `match` with `replacement`

Replace all occurrences of match with replacement.

pub fn replaceScalar(comptime T: type, slice: []T, match: T, replacement: T) void {
    for (slice) |*e| {
        if (e.* == match)
            e.* = replacement;
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]T
matchT
replacementT
Returnvoid

collapseRepeatsLen

Function – Collapse consecutive duplicate elements into one entry

Collapse consecutive duplicate elements into one entry.

pub fn collapseRepeatsLen(comptime T: type, slice: []T, elem: T) usize {
    if (slice.len == 0) return 0;
    var write_idx: usize = 1;
    var read_idx: usize = 1;
    while (read_idx < slice.len) : (read_idx += 1) {
        if (slice[read_idx - 1] != elem or slice[read_idx] != elem) {
            slice[write_idx] = slice[read_idx];
            write_idx += 1;
        }
    }
    return write_idx;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]T
elemT
Returnusize

collapseRepeats

Function – Collapse consecutive duplicate elements into one entry

Collapse consecutive duplicate elements into one entry.

pub fn collapseRepeats(comptime T: type, slice: []T, elem: T) []T {
    return slice[0..collapseRepeatsLen(T, slice, elem)];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
slice[]T
elemT
Return[]T

replacementSize

Function – Calculate the size needed in an output buffer to perform a replacement

Calculate the size needed in an output buffer to perform a replacement. The needle must not be empty.

pub fn replacementSize(comptime T: type, input: []const T, needle: []const T, replacement: []const T) usize {
    // Empty needle will loop forever.
    assert(needle.len > 0);

    var i: usize = 0;
    var size: usize = input.len;
    while (i < input.len) {
        if (mem.startsWith(T, input[i..], needle)) {
            size = size - needle.len + replacement.len;
            i += needle.len;
        } else {
            i += 1;
        }
    }

    return size;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
input[]const T
needle[]const T
replacement[]const T
Returnusize

replaceOwned

Function – Perform a replacement on an allocated buffer of pre-determined size

Perform a replacement on an allocated buffer of pre-determined size. Caller must free returned memory.

pub fn replaceOwned(comptime T: type, allocator: Allocator, input: []const T, needle: []const T, replacement: []const T) Allocator.Error![]T {
    const output = try allocator.alloc(T, replacementSize(T, input, needle, replacement));
    _ = replace(T, input, needle, replacement, output);
    return output;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
allocatorAllocator
input[]const T
needle[]const T
replacement[]const T
ReturnAllocator.Error![]T

littleToNative

Function – Converts a little-endian integer to host endianness

Converts a little-endian integer to host endianness.

pub fn littleToNative(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
    return switch (native_endian) {
        .little => x,
        .big => @byteSwap(x),
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
ReturnT

bigToNative

Function – Converts a big-endian integer to host endianness

Converts a big-endian integer to host endianness.

pub fn bigToNative(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
    return switch (native_endian) {
        .little => @byteSwap(x),
        .big => x,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
ReturnT

toNative

Function – Converts an integer from specified endianness to host endianness

Converts an integer from specified endianness to host endianness.

pub fn toNative(comptime T: type, x: T, endianness_of_x: Endian) T {
    return switch (endianness_of_x) {
        .little => littleToNative(T, x),
        .big => bigToNative(T, x),
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
endianness\_of\_xEndian
ReturnT

nativeTo

Function – Converts an integer which has host endianness to the desired endianness

Converts an integer which has host endianness to the desired endianness.

pub fn nativeTo(comptime T: type, x: T, desired_endianness: Endian) T {
    return switch (desired_endianness) {
        .little => nativeToLittle(T, x),
        .big => nativeToBig(T, x),
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
desired\_endiannessEndian
ReturnT

nativeToLittle

Function – Converts an integer which has host endianness to little endian

Converts an integer which has host endianness to little endian.

pub fn nativeToLittle(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
    return switch (native_endian) {
        .little => x,
        .big => @byteSwap(x),
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
ReturnT

nativeToBig

Function – Converts an integer which has host endianness to big endian

Converts an integer which has host endianness to big endian.

pub fn nativeToBig(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
    return switch (native_endian) {
        .little => @byteSwap(x),
        .big => x,
    };
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
xT
ReturnT

alignPointerOffset

Function – Returns the number of elements that, if added to the given pointer, align it

Returns the number of elements that, if added to the given pointer, align it to a multiple of the given quantity, or null if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The aligned pointer would not fit the address space,
  • The delta required to align the pointer is not a multiple of the pointee's type.
pub fn alignPointerOffset(ptr: anytype, align_to: usize) ?usize {
    assert(isValidAlign(align_to));

    const T = @TypeOf(ptr);
    const info = @typeInfo(T);
    if (info != .pointer or info.pointer.size != .many)
        @compileError("expected many item pointer, got " ++ @typeName(T));

    // Do nothing if the pointer is already well-aligned.
    if (align_to <= info.pointer.alignment)
        return 0;

    // Calculate the aligned base address with an eye out for overflow.
    const addr = @intFromPtr(ptr);
    var ov = @addWithOverflow(addr, align_to - 1);
    if (ov[1] != 0) return null;
    ov[0] &= ~@as(usize, align_to - 1);

    // The delta is expressed in terms of bytes, turn it into a number of child
    // type elements.
    const delta = ov[0] - addr;
    const pointee_size = @sizeOf(info.pointer.child);
    if (delta % pointee_size != 0) return null;
    return delta / pointee_size;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ptr``
align\_tousize
Return?usize

alignPointer

Function – Aligns a given pointer value to a specified alignment factor

Aligns a given pointer value to a specified alignment factor. Returns an aligned pointer or null if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The aligned pointer would not fit the address space,
  • The delta required to align the pointer is not a multiple of the pointee's type.
pub fn alignPointer(ptr: anytype, align_to: usize) ?@TypeOf(ptr) {
    const adjust_off = alignPointerOffset(ptr, align_to) orelse return null;
    // Avoid the use of ptrFromInt to avoid losing the pointer provenance info.
    return @alignCast(ptr + adjust_off);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ptr``
align\_tousize
Return?@TypeOf(ptr)

asBytes

Function – Given a pointer to a single item, returns a slice of the underlying bytes, preserving pointer attributes

Given a pointer to a single item, returns a slice of the underlying bytes, preserving pointer attributes.

pub fn asBytes(ptr: anytype) AsBytesReturnType(@TypeOf(ptr)) {
    return @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
ptr``
ReturnAsBytesReturnType(@TypeOf(ptr))

toBytes

Function – Given any value, returns a copy of its bytes in an array

Given any value, returns a copy of its bytes in an array.

pub fn toBytes(value: anytype) [@sizeOf(@TypeOf(value))]u8 {
    return asBytes(&value).*;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
value``
Return[@sizeOf(@TypeOf(value))]u8

bytesAsValue

Function – Given a pointer to an array of bytes, returns a pointer to a value of the specified type

Given a pointer to an array of bytes, returns a pointer to a value of the specified type backed by those bytes, preserving pointer attributes.

pub fn bytesAsValue(comptime T: type, bytes: anytype) BytesAsValueReturnType(T, @TypeOf(bytes)) {
    return @ptrCast(bytes);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes``
ReturnBytesAsValueReturnType(T, @TypeOf(bytes))

bytesToValue

Function – Given a pointer to an array of bytes, returns a value of the specified type backed by a

Given a pointer to an array of bytes, returns a value of the specified type backed by a copy of those bytes.

pub fn bytesToValue(comptime T: type, bytes: anytype) T {
    return bytesAsValue(T, bytes).*;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes``
ReturnT

bytesAsSlice

Function – Given a slice of bytes, returns a slice of the specified type

Given a slice of bytes, returns a slice of the specified type backed by those bytes, preserving pointer attributes. If T is zero-bytes sized, the returned slice has a len of zero.

pub fn bytesAsSlice(comptime T: type, bytes: anytype) BytesAsSliceReturnType(T, @TypeOf(bytes)) {
    // let's not give an undefined pointer to @ptrCast
    // it may be equal to zero and fail a null check
    if (bytes.len == 0 or @sizeOf(T) == 0) {
        return &[0]T{};
    }

    const cast_target = CopyPtrAttrs(@TypeOf(bytes), .many, T);

    return @as(cast_target, @ptrCast(bytes))[0..@divExact(bytes.len, @sizeOf(T))];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
bytes``
ReturnBytesAsSliceReturnType(T, @TypeOf(bytes))

sliceAsBytes

Function – Given a slice, returns a slice of the underlying bytes, preserving pointer attributes

Given a slice, returns a slice of the underlying bytes, preserving pointer attributes.

pub fn sliceAsBytes(slice: anytype) SliceAsBytesReturnType(@TypeOf(slice)) {
    const Slice = @TypeOf(slice);

    // a slice of zero-bit values always occupies zero bytes
    if (@sizeOf(std.meta.Elem(Slice)) == 0) return &[0]u8{};

    // let's not give an undefined pointer to @ptrCast
    // it may be equal to zero and fail a null check
    if (slice.len == 0 and std.meta.sentinel(Slice) == null) return &[0]u8{};

    const cast_target = CopyPtrAttrs(Slice, .many, u8);

    return @as(cast_target, @ptrCast(slice))[0 .. slice.len * @sizeOf(std.meta.Elem(Slice))];
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
slice``
ReturnSliceAsBytesReturnType(@TypeOf(slice))

alignForwardAnyAlign

Function – Round an address down to the next (or current) aligned address

Round an address down to the next (or current) aligned address. Unlike alignForward, alignment can be any positive number, not just a power of 2.

pub fn alignForwardAnyAlign(comptime T: type, addr: T, alignment: T) T {
    if (isValidAlignGeneric(T, alignment))
        return alignForward(T, addr, alignment);
    assert(alignment != 0);
    return alignBackwardAnyAlign(T, addr + (alignment - 1), alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
addrT
alignmentT
ReturnT

alignForward

Function – Round an address up to the next (or current) aligned address

Round an address up to the next (or current) aligned address. The alignment must be a power of 2 and greater than 0. Asserts that rounding up the address does not cause integer overflow.

pub fn alignForward(comptime T: type, addr: T, alignment: T) T {
    assert(isValidAlignGeneric(T, alignment));
    return alignBackward(T, addr + (alignment - 1), alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
addrT
alignmentT
ReturnT

alignForwardLog2

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn alignForwardLog2(addr: usize, log2_alignment: u8) usize {
    const alignment = @as(usize, 1) << @as(math.Log2Int(usize), @intCast(log2_alignment));
    return alignForward(usize, addr, alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
addrusize
log2\_alignmentu8
Returnusize

doNotOptimizeAway

Function – Force an evaluation of the expression; this tries to prevent

Force an evaluation of the expression; this tries to prevent the compiler from optimizing the computation away even if the result eventually gets discarded.

pub fn doNotOptimizeAway(val: anytype) void {
    if (@inComptime()) return;

    const max_gp_register_bits = @bitSizeOf(c_long);
    const t = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(val));
    switch (t) {
        .void, .null, .comptime_int, .comptime_float => return,
        .@"enum" => doNotOptimizeAway(@intFromEnum(val)),
        .bool => doNotOptimizeAway(@intFromBool(val)),
        .int => {
            const bits = t.int.bits;
            if (bits <= max_gp_register_bits and builtin.zig_backend != .stage2_c) {
                const val2 = @as(
                    std.meta.Int(t.int.signedness, @max(8, std.math.ceilPowerOfTwoAssert(u16, bits))),
                    val,
                );
                asm volatile (""
                    :
                    : [_] "r" (val2),
                );
            } else doNotOptimizeAway(&val);
        },
        .float => {
            if ((t.float.bits == 32 or t.float.bits == 64) and builtin.zig_backend != .stage2_c) {
                asm volatile (""
                    :
                    : [_] "rm" (val),
                );
            } else doNotOptimizeAway(&val);
        },
        .pointer => {
            if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) {
                doNotOptimizeAwayC(val);
            } else {
                asm volatile (""
                    :
                    : [_] "m" (val),
                    : .{ .memory = true });
            }
        },
        .array => {
            if (t.array.len * @sizeOf(t.array.child) <= 64) {
                for (val) |v| doNotOptimizeAway(v);
            } else doNotOptimizeAway(&val);
        },
        else => doNotOptimizeAway(&val),
    }
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
val``
Returnvoid

alignBackwardAnyAlign

Function – Round an address down to the previous (or current) aligned address

Round an address down to the previous (or current) aligned address. Unlike alignBackward, alignment can be any positive number, not just a power of 2.

pub fn alignBackwardAnyAlign(comptime T: type, addr: T, alignment: T) T {
    if (isValidAlignGeneric(T, alignment))
        return alignBackward(T, addr, alignment);
    assert(alignment != 0);
    return addr - @mod(addr, alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
addrT
alignmentT
ReturnT

alignBackward

Function – Round an address down to the previous (or current) aligned address

Round an address down to the previous (or current) aligned address. The alignment must be a power of 2 and greater than 0.

pub fn alignBackward(comptime T: type, addr: T, alignment: T) T {
    assert(isValidAlignGeneric(T, alignment));
    // 000010000 // example alignment
    // 000001111 // subtract 1
    // 111110000 // binary not
    return addr & ~(alignment - 1);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
addrT
alignmentT
ReturnT

isValidAlign

Function – Returns whether `alignment` is a valid alignment, meaning it is

Returns whether alignment is a valid alignment, meaning it is a positive power of 2.

pub fn isValidAlign(alignment: usize) bool {
    return isValidAlignGeneric(usize, alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
alignmentusize
Returnbool

isValidAlignGeneric

Function – Returns whether `alignment` is a valid alignment, meaning it is

Returns whether alignment is a valid alignment, meaning it is a positive power of 2.

pub fn isValidAlignGeneric(comptime T: type, alignment: T) bool {
    return alignment > 0 and std.math.isPowerOfTwo(alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
alignmentT
Returnbool

isAlignedAnyAlign

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn isAlignedAnyAlign(i: usize, alignment: usize) bool {
    if (isValidAlign(alignment))
        return isAligned(i, alignment);
    assert(alignment != 0);
    return 0 == @mod(i, alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
iusize
alignmentusize
Returnbool

isAlignedLog2

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn isAlignedLog2(addr: usize, log2_alignment: u8) bool {
    return @ctz(addr) >= log2_alignment;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
addrusize
log2\_alignmentu8
Returnbool

isAligned

Function – Given an address and an alignment, return true if the address is a multiple of the alignment

Given an address and an alignment, return true if the address is a multiple of the alignment The alignment must be a power of 2 and greater than 0.

pub fn isAligned(addr: usize, alignment: usize) bool {
    return isAlignedGeneric(u64, addr, alignment);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
addrusize
alignmentusize
Returnbool

isAlignedGeneric

Function – Expand to view signature, parameters, and examples.
pub fn isAlignedGeneric(comptime T: type, addr: T, alignment: T) bool {
    return alignBackward(T, addr, alignment) == addr;
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
Ttype
addrT
alignmentT
Returnbool

alignInBytes

Function – Returns the largest slice in the given bytes that conforms to the new alignment,

Returns the largest slice in the given bytes that conforms to the new alignment, or null if the given bytes contain no conforming address.

pub fn alignInBytes(bytes: []u8, comptime new_alignment: usize) ?[]align(new_alignment) u8 {
    const begin_address = @intFromPtr(bytes.ptr);
    const end_address = begin_address + bytes.len;

    const begin_address_aligned = mem.alignForward(usize, begin_address, new_alignment);
    const new_length = std.math.sub(usize, end_address, begin_address_aligned) catch |e| switch (e) {
        error.Overflow => return null,
    };
    const alignment_offset = begin_address_aligned - begin_address;
    return @alignCast(bytes[alignment_offset .. alignment_offset + new_length]);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
bytes[]u8
new\_alignmentusize
Return?[]align(new_alignment) u8

alignInSlice

Function – Returns the largest sub-slice within the given slice that conforms to the new alignment,

Returns the largest sub-slice within the given slice that conforms to the new alignment, or null if the given slice contains no conforming address.

pub fn alignInSlice(slice: anytype, comptime new_alignment: usize) ?AlignedSlice(@TypeOf(slice), new_alignment) {
    const bytes = sliceAsBytes(slice);
    const aligned_bytes = alignInBytes(bytes, new_alignment) orelse return null;

    const Element = @TypeOf(slice[0]);
    const slice_length_bytes = aligned_bytes.len - (aligned_bytes.len % @sizeOf(Element));
    const aligned_slice = bytesAsSlice(Element, aligned_bytes[0..slice_length_bytes]);
    return @alignCast(aligned_slice);
}

Parameters & Return:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
slice``
new\_alignmentusize
Return?AlignedSlice(@TypeOf(slice), new_alignment)