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@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ new_aligned :: proc(arena: ^Arena, $T: typeid, alignment: uint, loc := #caller_l
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return
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}
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+// The `new_clone` procedure allocates memory for a type `T` from a `virtual.Arena`. The second argument is a value that
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+// is to be copied to the allocated data. The value returned is a pointer to a newly allocated value of that type using the specified allocator.
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+@(require_results)
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+new_clone :: proc(arena: ^Arena, data: $T, loc := #caller_location) -> (ptr: ^T, err: Allocator_Error) {
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+ ptr, err = new_aligned(arena, T, align_of(T), loc)
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+ if ptr != nil && err == nil {
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+ ptr^ = data
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+ }
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+ return
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+}
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+
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// `make_slice` allocates and initializes a slice. Like `new`, the second argument is a type, not a value.
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// Unlike `new`, `make`'s return value is the same as the type of its argument, not a pointer to it.
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//
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