memory.hxx File Reference

#include <cstring>
#include <type_traits>

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Functions
template<typename T >
void	cosmos::zero_object (T &obj)
	Completely overwrites the given object with zeroes.

Detailed Description

Helper functions for dealing with raw memory.

Definition in file memory.hxx.

Function Documentation

zero_object()

template<typename T >

void cosmos::zero_object

(

T &

obj

)

Completely overwrites the given object with zeroes.

This is typically used in C-APIs to get a defined object state.

This is not an optimization-safe function to remove sensitive data from memory.

Definition at line 23 of file memory.hxx.

                         {
        // this should only be done for non-C++ types
        static_assert(std::is_trivial<T>::value == true);
        std::memset(&obj, 0, sizeof(T));
}