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# loadAligned

## Description

Load a value from a pointer with a known alignment.
Aligned loads are more efficient than unaligned loads on some platforms.



## Signature 

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<a href="loadaligned-4.html#typeparam-T" class="code_type">T</a> <a href="loadaligned-4.html">loadAligned</a>&lt;<span class="code_keyword">int</span> <a href="loadaligned-4.html#decl-alignment" class="code_var">alignment</a>, <a href="loadaligned-4.html#typeparam-T" class="code_type">T</a>&gt;(<a href="../types/ptr-0/index.html" class="code_type">Ptr</a>&lt;<a href="loadaligned-4.html#typeparam-T" class="code_type">T</a>, Access.ReadWrite, AddressSpace.Device&gt; <a href="loadaligned-4.html#decl-ptr" class="code_param">ptr</a>);

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## Generic Parameters

####  <a id="decl-alignment"></a>alignment  : int
The alignment of the load operation.

####  <a id="typeparam-T"></a>T

## Parameters

####  <a id="decl-ptr"></a>ptr  : [Ptr](../types/ptr-0/index.html)\<[T](../types/ptr-0/index.html#typeparam-T), Access\.ReadWrite, AddressSpace\.Device\>
The pointer to load from.


## Return value
The value loaded from the pointer.

## Remarks
When targeting SPIRV, this function maps to an <span class='code'>OpLoad</span> instruction with the <span class='code'>Aligned</span> memory operand.
The functions maps to normal load operation on other targets.