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1 <!-- 2 3 @license Apache-2.0 4 5 Copyright (c) 2020 The Stdlib Authors. 6 7 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 8 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 9 You may obtain a copy of the License at 10 11 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 12 13 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 14 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 15 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 16 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 17 limitations under the License. 18 19 --> 20 21 # Float word Order 22 23 > Platform [float word order][endianness]. 24 25 <section class="usage"> 26 27 ## Usage 28 29 ```javascript 30 var FLOAT_WORD_ORDER = require( '@stdlib/os/float-word-order' ); 31 ``` 32 33 #### FLOAT_WORD_ORDER 34 35 Platform float word order. 36 37 ```javascript 38 console.log( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER ); 39 // => <string> 40 ``` 41 42 </section> 43 44 <!-- /.usage --> 45 46 <section class="notes"> 47 48 ## Notes 49 50 - The following values are possible: 51 52 - `'little-endian'` 53 - `'big-endian'` 54 - `'unknown'` 55 56 </section> 57 58 <!-- /.notes --> 59 60 <section class="examples"> 61 62 ## Examples 63 64 <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" --> 65 66 ```javascript 67 var FLOAT_WORD_ORDER = require( '@stdlib/os/float-word-order' ); 68 69 if ( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER === 'little-endian' ) { 70 console.log( 'Least significant word comes first...' ); 71 } else if ( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER === 'big-endian' ) { 72 console.log( 'Most significant word comes first...' ); 73 } else { 74 console.log( 'This is uncommon...' ); 75 } 76 ``` 77 78 </section> 79 80 <!-- /.examples --> 81 82 <!-- C interface documentation. --> 83 84 * * * 85 86 <section class="c"> 87 88 ## C APIs 89 90 <!-- Section to include introductory text. Make sure to keep an empty line after the intro `section` element and another before the `/section` close. --> 91 92 <section class="intro"> 93 94 </section> 95 96 <!-- /.intro --> 97 98 <!-- C usage documentation. --> 99 100 <section class="usage"> 101 102 ### Usage 103 104 ```c 105 #include "stdlib/os/float_word_order.h" 106 ``` 107 108 #### STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER 109 110 Macro which equals either `__FLOAT_WORD_ORDER__` (host defined) or [`STDLIB_OS_BYTE_ORDER`][@stdlib/os/byte-order]. 111 112 ```c 113 #include "stdlib/os/byte_order.h" 114 115 #if defined(STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER) 116 117 #if STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN 118 119 // Do something for little-endian... 120 121 #elif STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN 122 123 // Do something for big-endian... 124 125 #endif 126 127 #endif 128 ``` 129 130 If compiled on an unrecognized/unsupported platform, the macro is **not** defined. 131 132 </section> 133 134 <!-- /.usage --> 135 136 <!-- C API usage notes. Make sure to keep an empty line after the `section` element and another before the `/section` close. --> 137 138 <section class="notes"> 139 140 </section> 141 142 <!-- /.notes --> 143 144 <!-- C API usage examples. --> 145 146 <section class="examples"> 147 148 ### Examples 149 150 ```c 151 #include "stdlib/os/float_word_order.h" 152 #include "stdlib/os/byte_order.h" 153 #include <stdio.h> 154 155 int main() { 156 #if defined(STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER) 157 #if STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN 158 printf( "Least significant word comes first...\n" ); 159 #elif STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN 160 printf( "Most significant word comes first...\n" ); 161 #else 162 printf( "Platform float word order is unknown...\n" ) 163 #endif 164 #endif 165 } 166 ``` 167 168 </section> 169 170 <!-- /.examples --> 171 172 </section> 173 174 <!-- /.c --> 175 176 * * * 177 178 <section class="cli"> 179 180 ## CLI 181 182 <section class="usage"> 183 184 ### Usage 185 186 ```text 187 Usage: float-word-order [options] 188 189 Options: 190 191 -h, --help Print this message. 192 -V, --version Print the package version. 193 ``` 194 195 </section> 196 197 <!-- /.usage --> 198 199 <section class="examples"> 200 201 ### Examples 202 203 ```bash 204 $ float-word-order 205 ``` 206 207 </section> 208 209 <!-- /.examples --> 210 211 </section> 212 213 <!-- /.cli --> 214 215 <section class="links"> 216 217 [endianness]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness 218 219 [@stdlib/os/byte-order]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/os/tree/main/byte-order 220 221 </section> 222 223 <!-- /.links -->