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<h1>MLtonPointer</h1>
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<div class="content"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="k">signature</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">MLTON_POINTER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">=</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">   </span><span class="k">sig</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">eqtype</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>

<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">order</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getInt64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getReal32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getReal64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">getWord64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">null</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setInt64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setReal32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setReal64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Real64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">real</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord8</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word8</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord16</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word16</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord32</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word32</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">setWord64</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Word64</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">unit</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sizeofPointer</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">      </span><span class="k">val</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sub</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">word</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">-&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"></span>
<span class="w">   </span><span class="k">end</span><span class="w"></span>
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<p>
<span class="monospaced">eqtype t</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>the type of pointers, i.e. machine addresses.</p></div>
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<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">add (p, w)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>returns the pointer <span class="monospaced">w</span> bytes after than <span class="monospaced">p</span>.  Does not check for
overflow.</p></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">compare (p1, p2)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>compares the pointer <span class="monospaced">p1</span> to the pointer <span class="monospaced">p2</span> (as addresses).</p></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">diff (p1, p2)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>returns the number of bytes <span class="monospaced">w</span> such that <span class="monospaced">add (p2, w) = p1</span>.  Does
not check for overflow.</p></div>
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<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">get<em>&lt;X&gt;</em> (p, i)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>returns the object stored at index i of the array of <em>X</em> objects
pointed to by <span class="monospaced">p</span>.  For example, <span class="monospaced">getWord32 (p, 7)</span> returns the 32-bit
word stored 28 bytes beyond <span class="monospaced">p</span>.</p></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">null</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>the null pointer, i.e. 0.</p></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">set<em>&lt;X&gt;</em> (p, i, v)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>assigns <span class="monospaced">v</span> to the object stored at index i of the array of <em>X</em>
objects pointed to by <span class="monospaced">p</span>.  For example, <span class="monospaced">setWord32 (p, 7, w)</span> stores
the 32-bit word <span class="monospaced">w</span> at the address 28 bytes beyond <span class="monospaced">p</span>.</p></div>
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<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">sizeofPointer</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>size, in bytes, of a pointer.</p></div>
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<li>
<p>
<span class="monospaced">sub (p, w)</span>
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>returns the pointer <span class="monospaced">w</span> bytes before <span class="monospaced">p</span>.  Does not check for
overflow.</p></div>
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