Vectors for char

[Radosław Smogura]

Hi,

Yes but is the char supported type? How can I create vector from char array?

Kind regards,
Rado

> On Apr 15, 2021, at 10:57 PM, Remi Forax <forax at univ-mlv.fr> wrote:
> 
> ----- Mail original -----
>> De: "Radosław Smogura" <mail at smogura.eu>
>> À: "panama-dev at openjdk.java.net'" <panama-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>> Envoyé: Jeudi 15 Avril 2021 21:55:33
>> Objet: Vectors for char
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I hope this message finds you well.
>> 
>> I wonder why there’s no vector support for char arrays?
>> 
>> AFIK, 16bit chars can be processed in same way as shorts.
> 
> Apart that you should use zero extended conversions [1] when converting to int/long/float/double,
> it should be Ok.
> 
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Rado
> 
> regards,
> Rémi
> 
> [1] https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/jdk.incubator.vector/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorOperators.html#ZERO_EXTEND_S2I