Function align_of

1.55.0 (const: 1.24.0) · Source

pub const fn align_of<T>() -> usize

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Returns the ABI-required minimum alignment of a type in bytes.

Every reference to a value of the type T must be a multiple of this number.

This is the alignment used for struct fields. It may be smaller than the preferred alignment.

§Examples

use std::mem;

assert_eq!(4, mem::align_of::<i32>());