vec_first_mismatch_index

Purpose

Compares each set of the corresponding elements of the given vectors and returns the first position of inequality.

Note: This built-in function is valid only when the -mcpu option is set to target POWER9 processors or higher.

Syntax

d=vec_first_mismatch_index(a, b)

Result and argument types

The following table describes the types of the returned value and the function arguments.

Table 1. Result and argument types
d a b
unsigned int vector signed char vector signed char
unsigned int vector unsigned char vector unsigned char
unsigned int vector signed short vector signed short
unsigned int vector unsigned short vector unsigned short
unsigned int vector signed int vector signed int
unsigned int vector unsigned int vector unsigned int

Result value

Returns the byte index of the position of the first unequal element between a and b. If all the corresponding elements are equal between a and b, returns the number of the elements of either a or b.