| ... | ... | @@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ test "null terminated array" { |
| 1988 | 1988 | <li>Supports slice syntax: {#syntax#}ptr[start..end]{#endsyntax#}</li> |
| 1989 | 1989 | <li>Supports pointer arithmetic: {#syntax#}ptr + x{#endsyntax#}, {#syntax#}ptr - x{#endsyntax#}</li> |
| 1990 | 1990 | <li>{#syntax#}T{#endsyntax#} must have a known size, which means that it cannot be |
| 1991 | | {#syntax#}c_void{#endsyntax#} or any other {#link|opaque type|Opaque Types#}.</li> |
| 1991 | {#syntax#}c_void{#endsyntax#} or any other {#link|opaque type|opaque#}.</li> |
| 1992 | 1992 | </ul> |
| 1993 | 1993 | </li> |
| 1994 | 1994 | </ul> |
| ... | ... | @@ -5545,7 +5545,7 @@ test "turn HashMap into a set with void" { |
| 5545 | 5545 | </p> |
| 5546 | 5546 | <p> |
| 5547 | 5547 | {#syntax#}void{#endsyntax#} is distinct from {#syntax#}c_void{#endsyntax#}, which is defined like this: |
| 5548 | | {#syntax#}pub const c_void = @Type(.Opaque);{#endsyntax#}. |
| 5548 | {#syntax#}pub const c_void = opaque {};{#endsyntax#}. |
| 5549 | 5549 | {#syntax#}void{#endsyntax#} has a known size of 0 bytes, and {#syntax#}c_void{#endsyntax#} has an unknown, but non-zero, size. |
| 5550 | 5550 | </p> |
| 5551 | 5551 | <p> |
| ... | ... | @@ -8471,7 +8471,7 @@ test "integer truncation" { |
| 8471 | 8471 | <li>{#link|Error Set Type#}</li> |
| 8472 | 8472 | <li>{#link|Error Union Type#}</li> |
| 8473 | 8473 | <li>{#link|Vectors#}</li> |
| 8474 | | <li>{#link|Opaque Types#}</li> |
| 8474 | <li>{#link|opaque#}</li> |
| 8475 | 8475 | <li>{#link|@Frame#}</li> |
| 8476 | 8476 | <li>{#syntax#}anyframe{#endsyntax#}</li> |
| 8477 | 8477 | <li>{#link|struct#}</li> |
| ... | ... | @@ -8547,17 +8547,18 @@ fn foo(comptime T: type, ptr: *T) T { |
| 8547 | 8547 | {#header_close#} |
| 8548 | 8548 | {#header_close#} |
| 8549 | 8549 | |
| 8550 | | {#header_open|Opaque Types#} |
| 8550 | {#header_open|opaque#} |
| 8551 | 8551 | <p> |
| 8552 | | {#syntax#}@Type(.Opaque){#endsyntax#} creates a new type with an unknown (but non-zero) size and alignment. |
| 8552 | {#syntax#}opaque {}{#endsyntax#} declares a new type with an unknown (but non-zero) size and alignment. |
| 8553 | It can have declarations like structs, unions, or enums. |
| 8553 | 8554 | </p> |
| 8554 | 8555 | <p> |
| 8555 | 8556 | This is typically used for type safety when interacting with C code that does not expose struct details. |
| 8556 | 8557 | Example: |
| 8557 | 8558 | </p> |
| 8558 | 8559 | {#code_begin|test_err|expected type '*Derp', found '*Wat'#} |
| 8559 | | const Derp = @Type(.Opaque); |
| 8560 | | const Wat = @Type(.Opaque); |
| 8560 | const Derp = opaque {}; |
| 8561 | const Wat = opaque {}; |
| 8561 | 8562 | |
| 8562 | 8563 | extern fn bar(d: *Derp) void; |
| 8563 | 8564 | fn foo(w: *Wat) callconv(.C) void { |