Module java.base

Interface PaddingLayout

All Superinterfaces:
MemoryLayoutPREVIEW

public sealed interface PaddingLayout extends MemoryLayoutPREVIEW
PaddingLayout is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use PaddingLayout when preview features are enabled.
Preview features may be removed in a future release, or upgraded to permanent features of the Java platform.
A padding layout. A padding layout specifies the size of extra space which is typically not accessed by applications, and is typically used for aligning member layouts around word boundaries.
Since:
20
Implementation Requirements:
Implementing classes are immutable, thread-safe and value-based.
  • Method Details

    • withName

      PaddingLayoutPREVIEW withName(String name)
      Returns a memory layout of the same type with the same size and alignment constraint as this layout, but with the specified name.
      Specified by:
      withName in interface MemoryLayoutPREVIEW
      Parameters:
      name - the layout name.
      Returns:
      a memory layout with the given name.
      See Also:
    • withBitAlignment

      PaddingLayoutPREVIEW withBitAlignment(long bitAlignment)
      Returns a memory layout of the same type with the same size and name as this layout, but with the specified alignment constraint (in bits).
      Specified by:
      withBitAlignment in interface MemoryLayoutPREVIEW
      Parameters:
      bitAlignment - the layout alignment constraint, expressed in bits.
      Returns:
      a memory layout with the given alignment constraint.