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Function dmd.backend.compress.id_compress

Compress an identifier for name mangling purposes. Format is if ASCII, then it's just the char. If high bit set, then it's a length/offset pair

extern(C) char* id_compress (
  const(char)* id,
  int idlen,
  ulong* plen
) nothrow @trusted;

Parameters

NameDescription
id string to compress
idlen length of id
plen where to store length of compressed result

Returns

malloc'd compressed 0-terminated identifier

Authors

Walter Bright

License

Boost License 1.0