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Nguyễn Gia Phong parent 271d8964 5b957984
Document packed struct's backing int declaration

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doc/langref.html.in added: 11, removed: 1, total 10
@@ -3320,6 +3320,16 @@ fn doTheTest() !void {
try expect(ordered[1] == 0x12);
},
}
}
{#code_end#}
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The backing integer is inferred from the fields' total bit width.
Optionally, it can be explicitly provided and enforced at compile time:
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{#code_begin|test_err|test_missized_packed_struct|backing integer type 'u32' has bit size 32 but the struct fields have a total bit size of 24#}
test "missized packed struct" {
const S = packed struct(u32) { a: u16, b: u8 };
_ = S{ .a = 4, .b = 2 };
}
{#code_end#}
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