pub struct BasicBlock<'ctx> { /* private fields */ }
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A BasicBlock is a container of instructions.

BasicBlocks are values because they can be referenced by instructions (ie branching and switches).

A well formed BasicBlock is a list of non terminating instructions followed by a single terminating instruction. BasicBlocks are allowed to be malformed prior to running validation because it may be useful when constructing or modifying a program.

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impl<'ctx> BasicBlock<'ctx>

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pub fn as_mut_ptr(&self) -> LLVMBasicBlockRef

Acquires the underlying raw pointer belonging to this BasicBlock type.

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pub fn get_parent(self) -> Option<FunctionValue<'ctx>>

Obtains the FunctionValue that this BasicBlock belongs to, if any.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

assert_eq!(basic_block.get_parent().unwrap(), function);

basic_block.remove_from_function();

assert!(basic_block.get_parent().is_none());
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pub fn get_previous_basic_block(self) -> Option<BasicBlock<'ctx>>

Gets the BasicBlock preceding the current one, in its own scope, if any.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function1 = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block1 = context.append_basic_block(function1, "entry");

assert!(basic_block1.get_previous_basic_block().is_none());

let function2 = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block2 = context.append_basic_block(function2, "entry");
let basic_block3 = context.append_basic_block(function2, "next");

assert!(basic_block2.get_previous_basic_block().is_none());
assert_eq!(basic_block3.get_previous_basic_block().unwrap(), basic_block2);
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pub fn get_next_basic_block(self) -> Option<BasicBlock<'ctx>>

Gets the BasicBlock succeeding the current one, in its own scope, if any.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function1 = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block1 = context.append_basic_block(function1, "entry");

assert!(basic_block1.get_next_basic_block().is_none());

let function2 = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block2 = context.append_basic_block(function2, "entry");
let basic_block3 = context.append_basic_block(function2, "next");

assert!(basic_block1.get_next_basic_block().is_none());
assert_eq!(basic_block2.get_next_basic_block().unwrap(), basic_block3);
assert!(basic_block3.get_next_basic_block().is_none());
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pub fn move_before(self, basic_block: BasicBlock<'ctx>) -> Result<(), ()>

Prepends one BasicBlock before another. It returns Err(()) when either BasicBlock has no parent, as LLVM assumes they both have parents.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block1 = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");
let basic_block2 = context.append_basic_block(function, "next");

basic_block2.move_before(basic_block1);

assert!(basic_block1.get_next_basic_block().is_none());
assert_eq!(basic_block2.get_next_basic_block().unwrap(), basic_block1);
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pub fn move_after(self, basic_block: BasicBlock<'ctx>) -> Result<(), ()>

Appends one BasicBlock after another. It returns Err(()) when either BasicBlock has no parent, as LLVM assumes they both have parents.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);

let basic_block1 = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");
let basic_block2 = context.append_basic_block(function, "next");

basic_block1.move_after(basic_block2);

assert!(basic_block1.get_next_basic_block().is_none());
assert_eq!(basic_block2.get_next_basic_block().unwrap(), basic_block1);
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pub fn get_first_instruction(self) -> Option<InstructionValue<'ctx>>

Obtains the first InstructionValue in this BasicBlock, if any.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;
use inkwell::values::InstructionOpcode;

let context = Context::create();
let builder = context.create_builder();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

builder.position_at_end(basic_block);
builder.build_return(None);

assert_eq!(basic_block.get_first_instruction().unwrap().get_opcode(), InstructionOpcode::Return);
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pub fn get_last_instruction(self) -> Option<InstructionValue<'ctx>>

Obtains the last InstructionValue in this BasicBlock, if any. A BasicBlock must have a last instruction to be valid.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;
use inkwell::values::InstructionOpcode;

let context = Context::create();
let builder = context.create_builder();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

builder.position_at_end(basic_block);
builder.build_return(None);

assert_eq!(basic_block.get_last_instruction().unwrap().get_opcode(), InstructionOpcode::Return);
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pub fn get_instruction_with_name( self, name: &str ) -> Option<InstructionValue<'ctx>>

Performs a linear lookup to obtain a instruction based on the name

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::AddressSpace;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("ret");
let builder = context.create_builder();

let void_type = context.void_type();
let i32_type = context.i32_type();
#[cfg(not(any(feature = "llvm15-0", feature = "llvm16-0", feature = "llvm17-0", feature = "llvm18-0")))]
let i32_ptr_type = i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
#[cfg(any(feature = "llvm15-0", feature = "llvm16-0", feature = "llvm17-0", feature = "llvm18-0"))]
let i32_ptr_type = context.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());

let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[i32_ptr_type.into()], false);
let fn_value = module.add_function("ret", fn_type, None);
let entry = context.append_basic_block(fn_value, "entry");
builder.position_at_end(entry);

let var = builder.build_alloca(i32_type, "some_number").unwrap();
builder.build_store(var, i32_type.const_int(1 as u64, false)).unwrap();
builder.build_return(None).unwrap();

let block = fn_value.get_first_basic_block().unwrap();
let some_number = block.get_instruction_with_name("some_number");

assert!(some_number.is_some());
assert_eq!(some_number.unwrap().get_name().unwrap().to_str(), Ok("some_number"))
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pub fn get_terminator(self) -> Option<InstructionValue<'ctx>>

Obtains the terminating InstructionValue in this BasicBlock, if any. A BasicBlock must have a terminating instruction to be valid.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;
use inkwell::values::InstructionOpcode;

let context = Context::create();
let builder = context.create_builder();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

builder.position_at_end(basic_block);
builder.build_return(None);

assert_eq!(basic_block.get_terminator().unwrap().get_opcode(), InstructionOpcode::Return);
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pub fn get_instructions(self) -> InstructionIter<'ctx>

Get an instruction iterator

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pub fn remove_from_function(self) -> Result<(), ()>

Removes this BasicBlock from its parent FunctionValue. It returns Err(()) when it has no parent to remove from.

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use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

assert_eq!(basic_block.get_parent().unwrap(), function);

basic_block.remove_from_function();

assert!(basic_block.get_parent().is_none());
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pub unsafe fn delete(self) -> Result<(), ()>

Removes this BasicBlock completely from memory. This is unsafe because you could easily have other references to the same BasicBlock. It returns Err(()) when it has no parent to delete from, as LLVM assumes it has a parent.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

unsafe {
    basic_block.delete();
}
assert!(function.get_basic_blocks().is_empty());
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pub fn get_context(self) -> ContextRef<'ctx>

Obtains the ContextRef this BasicBlock belongs to.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::module::Module;
use inkwell::builder::Builder;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_module");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let function = module.add_function("do_nothing", fn_type, None);
let basic_block = context.append_basic_block(function, "entry");

assert_eq!(context, basic_block.get_context());
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pub fn get_name(&self) -> &CStr

Gets the name of a BasicBlock.

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;

let context = Context::create();
let builder = context.create_builder();
let module = context.create_module("my_mod");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let fn_val = module.add_function("my_fn", fn_type, None);
let bb = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "entry");

assert_eq!(bb.get_name().to_str(), Ok("entry"));
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pub fn set_name(&self, name: &str)

Set name of the BasicBlock.

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pub fn replace_all_uses_with(self, other: &BasicBlock<'ctx>)

Replaces all uses of this basic block with another.

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use inkwell::context::Context;

let context = Context::create();
let builder = context.create_builder();
let module = context.create_module("my_mod");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let fn_val = module.add_function("my_fn", fn_type, None);
let entry = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "entry");
let bb1 = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "bb1");
let bb2 = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "bb2");
builder.position_at_end(entry);
let branch_inst = builder.build_unconditional_branch(bb1).unwrap();

bb1.replace_all_uses_with(&bb2);

assert_eq!(branch_inst.get_operand(0).unwrap().right().unwrap(), bb2);
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pub fn get_first_use(self) -> Option<BasicValueUse<'ctx>>

Gets the first use of this BasicBlock if any.

The following example,

use inkwell::AddressSpace;
use inkwell::context::Context;
use inkwell::values::BasicValue;

let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("ivs");
let builder = context.create_builder();
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let fn_val = module.add_function("my_fn", fn_type, None);
let entry = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "entry");
let bb1 = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "bb1");
let bb2 = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "bb2");
builder.position_at_end(entry);
let branch_inst = builder.build_unconditional_branch(bb1);

assert!(bb2.get_first_use().is_none());
assert!(bb1.get_first_use().is_some());
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pub unsafe fn get_address(self) -> Option<PointerValue<'ctx>>

Gets the address of this BasicBlock if possible. Returns None if self is the entry block to a function.

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The returned PointerValue may only be used for call and indirect_branch instructions

§Example
use inkwell::context::Context;
let context = Context::create();
let module = context.create_module("my_mod");
let void_type = context.void_type();
let fn_type = void_type.fn_type(&[], false);
let fn_val = module.add_function("my_fn", fn_type, None);
let entry_bb = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "entry");
let next_bb = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "next");

assert!(unsafe { entry_bb.get_address() }.is_none());
assert!(unsafe { next_bb.get_address() }.is_some());

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impl<'ctx> Clone for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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fn clone(&self) -> BasicBlock<'ctx>

Returns a copy of the value. Read more
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fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more
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impl Debug for BasicBlock<'_>

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fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
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impl<'ctx> Hash for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

Feeds this value into the given Hasher. Read more
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fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)
where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher. Read more
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impl<'ctx> PartialEq for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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fn eq(&self, other: &BasicBlock<'ctx>) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.
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fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.
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impl<'ctx> Copy for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> Eq for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> StructuralPartialEq for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> Freeze for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> RefUnwindSafe for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> !Send for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> !Sync for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> Unpin for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<'ctx> UnwindSafe for BasicBlock<'ctx>

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impl<T> Any for T
where T: 'static + ?Sized,

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fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId

Gets the TypeId of self. Read more
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impl<T> Borrow<T> for T
where T: ?Sized,

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fn borrow(&self) -> &T

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for T
where T: ?Sized,

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fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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impl<T> From<T> for T

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fn from(t: T) -> T

Returns the argument unchanged.

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impl<T, U> Into<U> for T
where U: From<T>,

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fn into(self) -> U

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

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impl<T> IntoEither for T

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fn into_either(self, into_left: bool) -> Either<Self, Self>

Converts self into a Left variant of Either<Self, Self> if into_left is true. Converts self into a Right variant of Either<Self, Self> otherwise. Read more
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fn into_either_with<F>(self, into_left: F) -> Either<Self, Self>
where F: FnOnce(&Self) -> bool,

Converts self into a Left variant of Either<Self, Self> if into_left(&self) returns true. Converts self into a Right variant of Either<Self, Self> otherwise. Read more
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impl<T> ToOwned for T
where T: Clone,

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type Owned = T

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
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fn to_owned(&self) -> T

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more
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fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
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impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T
where U: Into<T>,

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type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T
where U: TryFrom<T>,

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type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

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Performs the conversion.