vec_splat

Purpose

Returns a vector that has all of its elements set to a given value.

Syntax

d=vec_splat(a, b)

Result and argument types

The following table describes the types of the returned value and the function arguments.

d a b
vector bool char vector bool char 0 - 15
vector signed char vector signed char 0 - 15
vector unsigned char vector unsigned char 0 - 15
vector bool short vector bool short 0 - 7
vector signed short vector signed short 0 - 7
vector unsigned short vector unsigned short 0 - 7
vector bool int vector bool int 0 - 3
vector signed int vector signed int 0 - 3
vector unsigned int vector unsigned int 0 - 3
vector bool long long vector bool long long 0 - 1
vector signed long long vector signed long long 0 - 1
vector unsigned long long vector unsigned long long 0 - 1
vector float vector float 0 - 3
vector double vector double 0 - 1

Result value

The value of each element of the result is the value of the element of a specified by b.



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