vec_pack

Purpose

Packs information from each element of two vectors into the result vector.

Syntax

d=vec_pack(a, b)

Result and argument types

The following tables describe the types of the returned value and the function arguments.

Table 1. Result and argument types
d a b
vector bool char vector bool short vector bool short
vector signed char vector signed short vector signed short
vector unsigned char vector unsigned short vector unsigned short
vector bool short vector bool int vector bool int
vector signed short vector signed int vector signed int
vector unsigned short vector unsigned int vector unsigned int
vector float vector double vector double
Note: The following types are valid when the -mcpu option is set to target POWER8 processors, or higher.
Table 2. Result and argument types supported
d a b
vector bool int vector bool long long vector bool long long
vector signed int vector signed long long vector signed long long
vector unsigned int vector unsigned long long vector unsigned long long

Result value

The value of each element of the result vector is taken from the low-order half of the corresponding element of the result of concatenating a and b.