Ada Programming/Attributes/'Alignment
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Description
X'Alignment is an Ada attribute where X is any memory-allocated object or type. This attribute controls the address values used for objects. The alignment must be non-negative. A value of zero means that the object need not be allocated at the boundary of a storage units. Otherwise the address is a multiple of X's alignment.
The alignment of an object may be set.
See also
Wikibook
Ada Reference Manual
- 13.3 Operational and Representation Attributes (Annotated)
- Annex K Language-Defined Attributes (Annotated)
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