Value references

A value reference is a wrapper around an LLVM value for you to inspect. You cannot create a value reference yourself. You get them from methods of the ModuleRef and ValueRef classes.

Enumerations

class llvmlite.binding.Linkage

The linkage types allowed for global values are:

• external

• available_externally

• linkonce_any

• linkonce_odr

• linkonce_odr_autohide

• weak_any

• weak_odr

• appending

• internal

• private

• dllimport

• dllexport

• external_weak

• ghost

• common

• linker_private

• linker_private_weak

class llvmlite.binding.Visibility

The visibility styles allowed for global values are:

• default

• hidden

• protected

class llvmlite.binding.StorageClass

The storage classes allowed for global values are:

• default

• dllimport

• dllexport

class llvmlite.binding.ValueKind

The value kinds allowed are:

• argument

• basic_block

• memory_use

• memory_def

• memory_phi

• function

• global_alias

• global_ifunc

• global_variable

• block_address

• constant_expr

• constant_array

• constant_struct

• constant_vector

• undef_value

• constant_aggregate_zero

• constant_data_array

• constant_data_vector

• constant_int

• constant_fp

• constant_pointer_null

• constant_token_none

• metadata_as_value

• inline_asm

• instruction

• poison_value

The ValueRef class

class llvmlite.binding.ValueRef

A wrapper around an LLVM value. The attributes available are:

• is_declaration

  • True—The global value is a mere declaration.
  • False—The global value is defined in the given module.

• linkage

  The linkage type—a Linkage instance—for this value. This attribute can be set.

• module

  The module—a ModuleRef instance—that this value is defined in.

• function

  The function—a ValueRef instance—that this value is defined in.

• block

  The basic block—a ValueRef instance—that this value is defined in.

• instruction

  The instruction—a ValueRef instance—that this value is defined in.

• name

  This value’s name, as a string. This attribute can be set.

• type

  This value’s LLVM type as TypeRef object.

• storage_class

  The storage class—a StorageClass instance—for this value. This attribute can be set.

• visibility

  The visibility style—a Visibility instance—for this value. This attribute can be set.

• value_kind

  The LLVM value kind—a ValueKind instance—for this value.

• blocks

  An iterator over the basic blocks in this function. Each block is a ValueRef instance.

• arguments

  An iterator over the arguments of this function. Each argument is a ValueRef instance.

• instructions

  An iterator over the instructions in this basic block. Each instruction is a ValueRef instance.

• operands

  An iterator over the operands in this instruction. Each operand is a ValueRef instance.

• opcode

  The instruction’s opcode, as a string.

• attributes

  An iterator over the attributes in this value. Each attribute is a bytes instance. Values that have attributes are: function, argument (and others for which attributes support has not been implemented)

• is_global

  The value is a global variable.

• is_function

  The value is a function.

• is_argument

  The value is a function’s argument.

• is_block

  The value is a function’s basic block.

• is_instruction

  The value is a basic block’s instruction.

• is_operand

  The value is a instruction’s operand.

• is_constant

  The value is a constant.

• get_constant_value(self, signed_int=False, round_fp=False)

  Return the constant value, either as a literal (for example, int or float) when supported, or as a string otherwise. Keyword arguments specify the preferences during conversion:

  • If signed_int is True and the constant is an integer, returns a signed integer.
  • If round_fp True and the constant is a floating point value, rounds the result upon accuracy loss (e.g., when querying an fp128 value). By default, raises an exception on accuracy loss.