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asfloat

Description

Reinterpret bits as a float.

Signature

/// Requires Capability Set 1:
float asfloat(int x);

/// Requires Capability Set 1:
float asfloat(uint x);

/// Requires Capability Set 1:
vector<float, N> asfloat<N:int>(vector<int, N> x);

/// Requires Capability Set 1:
vector<float, N> asfloat<N:int>(vector<uint, N> x);

/// Requires Capability Set 2:
matrix<float, N, M> asfloat<N:int, M:int>(matrix<int, N, M> x);

/// Requires Capability Set 2:
matrix<float, N, M> asfloat<N:int, M:int>(matrix<uint, N, M> x);

float asfloat(float x);

vector<float, N> asfloat<N:int>(vector<float, N> x);

matrix<float, N, M> asfloat<N:int, M:int>(matrix<float, N, M> x);

Generic Parameters

N : int

M : int

Parameters

x : int

x : uint

x : vector<int, N>

x : vector<uint, N>

x : matrix<int, N, M>

x : matrix<uint, N, M>

x : float

x : vector<float, N>

x : matrix<float, N, M>

Availability and Requirements

Capability Set 1

Defined for the following targets:

hlsl

Available in all stages.

glsl

Available in all stages.

cpp

Available in all stages.

cuda

Available in all stages.

metal

Available in all stages.

wgsl

Available in all stages.

spirv

Available in all stages.

Capability Set 2

Defined for the following targets:

hlsl

Available in all stages.

glsl

Available in all stages.

cpp

Available in all stages.

cuda

Available in all stages.

spirv

Available in all stages.