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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/langref.html.in b/doc/langref.html.in index 87d73c987c..51f78e1be0 100644 --- a/doc/langref.html.in +++ b/doc/langref.html.in @@ -2001,6 +2001,15 @@ or the pointer is never dereferenced:</p> {#code|test_comptime_pointer_conversion.zig#} + <p> + {#link|@ptrCast#} converts a pointer's element type to another. This + creates a new pointer that can cause undetectable illegal behavior + depending on the loads and stores that pass through it. Generally, other + kinds of type conversions are preferable to + {#syntax#}@ptrCast{#endsyntax#} if possible. + </p> + {#code|test_pointer_casting.zig#} + {#see_also|Optional Pointers|@ptrFromInt|@intFromPtr|C Pointers#} {#header_open|volatile#} <p>Loads and stores are assumed to not have side effects. If a given load or store @@ -2015,14 +2024,6 @@ or Input/Output, it is probably a bug. </p> {#header_close#} - <p> - {#link|@ptrCast#} converts a pointer's element type to another. This - creates a new pointer that can cause undetectable illegal behavior - depending on the loads and stores that pass through it. Generally, other - kinds of type conversions are preferable to - {#syntax#}@ptrCast{#endsyntax#} if possible. - </p> - {#code|test_pointer_casting.zig#} {#header_open|Alignment#} <p> |