+ /// @brief Create a SExt or BitCast cast instruction
+ static CastInst *CreateSExtOrBitCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which operand is casted
+ const std::string &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+ BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast instruction
+ static CastInst *CreatePointerCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which operand is casted
+ const std::string &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+ BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast instruction
+ static CastInst *CreatePointerCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which cast should be made
+ const std::string &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
+ Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a ZExt, BitCast, or Trunc for int -> int casts.
+ static CastInst *CreateIntegerCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which cast should be made
+ bool isSigned, ///< Whether to regard S as signed or not
+ const std::string &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
+ Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a ZExt, BitCast, or Trunc for int -> int casts.
+ static CastInst *CreateIntegerCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The integer value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The integer type to which operand is casted
+ bool isSigned, ///< Whether to regard S as signed or not
+ const std::string &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+ BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create an FPExt, BitCast, or FPTrunc for fp -> fp casts
+ static CastInst *CreateFPCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The floating point value to be casted
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The floating point type to cast to
+ const std::string &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
+ Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create an FPExt, BitCast, or FPTrunc for fp -> fp casts
+ static CastInst *CreateFPCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The floating point value to be casted
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The floating point type to cast to
+ const std::string &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+ BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a Trunc or BitCast cast instruction
+ static CastInst *CreateTruncOrBitCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which cast should be made
+ const std::string &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
+ Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Create a Trunc or BitCast cast instruction
+ static CastInst *CreateTruncOrBitCast(
+ Value *S, ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The type to which operand is casted
+ const std::string &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+ BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Check whether it is valid to call getCastOpcode for these types.
+ static bool isCastable(
+ const Type *SrcTy, ///< The Type from which the value should be cast.
+ const Type *DestTy ///< The Type to which the value should be cast.
+ );
+
+ /// Returns the opcode necessary to cast Val into Ty using usual casting
+ /// rules.
+ /// @brief Infer the opcode for cast operand and type
+ static Instruction::CastOps getCastOpcode(
+ const Value *Val, ///< The value to cast
+ bool SrcIsSigned, ///< Whether to treat the source as signed
+ const Type *Ty, ///< The Type to which the value should be casted
+ bool DstIsSigned ///< Whether to treate the dest. as signed
+ );
+
+ /// There are several places where we need to know if a cast instruction
+ /// only deals with integer source and destination types. To simplify that
+ /// logic, this method is provided.
+ /// @returns true iff the cast has only integral typed operand and dest type.
+ /// @brief Determine if this is an integer-only cast.
+ bool isIntegerCast() const;
+
+ /// A lossless cast is one that does not alter the basic value. It implies
+ /// a no-op cast but is more stringent, preventing things like int->float,
+ /// long->double, int->ptr, or vector->anything.
+ /// @returns true iff the cast is lossless.
+ /// @brief Determine if this is a lossless cast.
+ bool isLosslessCast() const;
+
+ /// A no-op cast is one that can be effected without changing any bits.
+ /// It implies that the source and destination types are the same size. The
+ /// IntPtrTy argument is used to make accurate determinations for casts
+ /// involving Integer and Pointer types. They are no-op casts if the integer
+ /// is the same size as the pointer. However, pointer size varies with
+ /// platform. Generally, the result of TargetData::getIntPtrType() should be
+ /// passed in. If that's not available, use Type::Int64Ty, which will make
+ /// the isNoopCast call conservative.
+ /// @brief Determine if this cast is a no-op cast.
+ bool isNoopCast(
+ const Type *IntPtrTy ///< Integer type corresponding to pointer
+ ) const;
+
+ /// Determine how a pair of casts can be eliminated, if they can be at all.
+ /// This is a helper function for both CastInst and ConstantExpr.
+ /// @returns 0 if the CastInst pair can't be eliminated
+ /// @returns Instruction::CastOps value for a cast that can replace
+ /// the pair, casting SrcTy to DstTy.
+ /// @brief Determine if a cast pair is eliminable
+ static unsigned isEliminableCastPair(
+ Instruction::CastOps firstOpcode, ///< Opcode of first cast
+ Instruction::CastOps secondOpcode, ///< Opcode of second cast
+ const Type *SrcTy, ///< SrcTy of 1st cast
+ const Type *MidTy, ///< DstTy of 1st cast & SrcTy of 2nd cast
+ const Type *DstTy, ///< DstTy of 2nd cast
+ const Type *IntPtrTy ///< Integer type corresponding to Ptr types, or null
+ );
+
+ /// @brief Return the opcode of this CastInst
+ Instruction::CastOps getOpcode() const {
+ return Instruction::CastOps(Instruction::getOpcode());