Chapter 2 The D Programming Language

Table of Contents

2.1 D Program Structure

2.1.1 Probe Clauses and Declarations
2.1.2 Probe Descriptions
2.1.3 Clause Predicates
2.1.4 Probe Actions
2.1.5 Order of Execution
2.1.6 Use of the C Preprocessor

2.2 Compilation and Instrumentation

2.3 Variables and Arithmetic Expressions

2.4 Predicate Examples

2.5 Output Formatting Examples

2.6 Array Overview

2.6.1 Associative Array Example

2.7 External Symbols and Types

2.8 Types, Operators, and Expressions

2.8.1 Identifier Names and Keywords
2.8.2 Data Types and Sizes
2.8.3 Constants
2.8.4 Arithmetic Operators
2.8.5 Relational Operators
2.8.6 Logical Operators
2.8.7 Bitwise Operators
2.8.8 Assignment Operators
2.8.9 Increment and Decrement Operators
2.8.10 Conditional Expressions
2.8.11 Type Conversions
2.8.12 Operator Precedence

2.9 Variables

2.9.1 Scalar Variables
2.9.2 Associative Arrays
2.9.3 Thread-Local Variables
2.9.4 Clause-Local Variables
2.9.5 Built-In Variables
2.9.6 External Variables

2.10 Pointers and Scalar Arrays

2.10.1 Pointers and Addresses
2.10.2 Pointer Safety
2.10.3 Array Declarations and Storage
2.10.4 Pointer and Array Relationship
2.10.5 Pointer Arithmetic
2.10.6 Generic Pointers
2.10.7 Multi-Dimensional Arrays
2.10.8 Pointers to DTrace Objects
2.10.9 Pointers and Address Spaces

2.11 DTrace Support for Strings

2.11.1 String Representation
2.11.2 String Constants
2.11.3 String Assignment
2.11.4 String Conversion
2.11.5 String Comparison

2.12 Structs and Unions

2.12.1 Structs
2.12.2 Pointers to Structs
2.12.3 Unions
2.12.4 Member Sizes and Offsets
2.12.5 Bit-Fields

2.13 Type and Constant Definitions

2.13.1 typedefs
2.13.2 Enumerations
2.13.3 Inlines
2.13.4 Type Namespaces

The D systems programming language enables you to interface with operating system APIs and with the hardware. This chapter formally describes the overall structure of a D program and the various features for constructing probe descriptions that match more than one probe. The chapter also discusses the use of the C preprocessor, cpp, with D programs.