genericjs

The JavaScript section

Function compiled into the genericjs section will be output as JavaScript.

To place functions in the genericjs section, you can:

• Tag individual functions with the [[cheerp::genericjs]] attribute.
• Use -target cheerp to default to genericjs for all functions.

Restrictions

In genericjs, there are some restrictions due to the memory model.

No type punning

In genericjs, you cannot perform type punning (for example, using memcpy or std::bit_cast).

#include <cheerp/client.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <bit>
#include <cstdint>

[[cheerp::genericjs]]
int main() {
  float f = 1.5f;
  auto bits = std::bit_cast<std::uint32_t>(f);
  std::cout << "Bit pattern of " << f << " is: " << std::hex << bits << std::endl;
  return 0;
}