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 Programming
• Ada Programming/Attributes
• Ada Programming/Attributes/'Address

Ada Reference Manual

• 13.3 Operational and Representation Attributes (Annotated)
• Annex K Language-Defined Attributes (Annotated)