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reply Enjoys Math <enjoysmath gmail.com> writes:
class OpCode
{
private:
	byte[] bytes_;

public:
	void opCall(Program program) const;

	byte[] bytes() const {
		return bytes_.dup;
	}
}



class AddD : OpCode
{
private:
	uint d, s;

public:
	this(uint dst, uint src) {
		d = dst;
		s = src;
	}

	override void opCall(Program p) const
	{
		p[d..d+8] = cast(byte[])(cast(double)p[d..d+8] + 
cast(double)p[s..s+8]);
	}
}


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The cast at the bottom gives a compiler error (can't cast byte[] 
to double).
Jul 18 2017
next sibling parent Stefan Koch <uplink.coder googlemail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 18 July 2017 at 11:06:22 UTC, Enjoys Math wrote:
 class OpCode
 {
 private:
 	byte[] bytes_;

 public:
 	void opCall(Program program) const;

 	byte[] bytes() const {
 		return bytes_.dup;
 	}
 }



 class AddD : OpCode
 {
 private:
 	uint d, s;

 public:
 	this(uint dst, uint src) {
 		d = dst;
 		s = src;
 	}

 	override void opCall(Program p) const
 	{
 		p[d..d+8] = cast(byte[])(cast(double)p[d..d+8] + 
 cast(double)p[s..s+8]);
 	}
 }


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 The cast at the bottom gives a compiler error (can't cast 
 byte[] to double)
Byte[] is a slice what you want is *(cast(double*)p + d) = *(cast(double*)p + d) + *(cast(double*)p + s)
Jul 18 2017
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Stefan Koch <uplink.coder googlemail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 18 July 2017 at 11:06:22 UTC, Enjoys Math wrote:
 [ ... ]
 The cast at the bottom gives a compiler error (can't cast 
 byte[] to double).
If you want to see how it's done check: https://github.com/UplinkCoder/dmd/blob/newCTFE_on_master/src/ddmd/ctfe/bc.d Though if you have the choice I'd recommend proper 3-address opcodes.
Jul 18 2017
parent Enjoys Math <enjoysmath gmail.com> writes:
Thanks for the replies.  I will look at 3-address opcodes and 
consider unions.

*Wonders if it matters that Program is a struct with opSlice / 
opSliceAssign overloaded*.
Jul 18 2017
prev sibling parent "H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d-learn" <digitalmars-d-learn puremagic.com> writes:
Maybe use a union?

	union U {
		double d;
		byte[double.sizeof] bytes;
	}

	U u;
	u.bytes = ...;
	double d = u.d;
	... // do something with d

	// or:
	U u;
	u.d = 3.14159;
	byte[] b = u.bytes[];
	... // do something with b

Casting a pointer may run into alignment issues, if your byte[] isn't
aligned to a double.


T

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Jul 18 2017