FAST UNSAFE

FAST UNSAFE

Since 3.12

The UNSAFE keyword, used with FAST, allows the just-in-time compiler to use unsafe but faster code.

Using that keyword has the following effects:
  • Conversion from Float to Single does not check for overflow.

  • Public object variables are accessed without checking if the object reference is null, or if the object is invalid.

  • Array access does not check for index validity.

  • Division by zero is not checked.

  • Bit access functions do not check the bit index.

  • Mathematical functions result validity is not checked.

  • Memory access functions do not check for illegal memory access.

  • Arithmetic overflows are ignored.

So incorrect code compiled with the UNSAFE keyword usually leads to interpreter crashes, or indeterminate behaviour at best.

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