Platform float word order.
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> Platform [float word order][endianness].
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/os-float-word-order
`javascript`
var FLOAT_WORD_ORDER = require( '@stdlib/os-float-word-order' );
#### FLOAT_WORD_ORDER
Platform float word order.
`javascript`
console.log( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER );
// =>
- The following values are possible:
- 'little-endian'
-
-
`javascript
var FLOAT_WORD_ORDER = require( '@stdlib/os-float-word-order' );
if ( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER === 'little-endian' ) {
console.log( 'Least significant word comes first...' );
} else if ( FLOAT_WORD_ORDER === 'big-endian' ) {
console.log( 'Most significant word comes first...' );
} else {
console.log( 'This is uncommon...' );
}
`
*
`c`
#include "stdlib/os/float_word_order.h"
#### STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER
Macro which equals either __FLOAT_WORD_ORDER__ (host defined) or [STDLIB_OS_BYTE_ORDER][@stdlib/os/byte-order].
`c
#include "stdlib/os/byte_order.h"
#if defined(STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER)
#if STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN
// Do something for little-endian...
#elif STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN
// Do something for big-endian...
#endif
#endif
`
If compiled on an unrecognized/unsupported platform, the macro is not defined.
`c
#include "stdlib/os/float_word_order.h"
#include "stdlib/os/byte_order.h"
#include
int main( void ) {
#if defined(STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER)
#if STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN
printf( "Least significant word comes first...\n" );
#elif STDLIB_OS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == STDLIB_OS_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN
printf( "Most significant word comes first...\n" );
#else
printf( "Platform float word order is unknown...\n" )
#endif
#endif
}
`
- [@stdlib/os-float-word-order-cli][@stdlib/os-float-word-order-cli]: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
- [@stdlib/os-byte-order][@stdlib/os/byte-order]: platform byte order.
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