Feature gate: #![feature(pointer_try_cast_aligned)]

This is a tracking issue for adding the convenience method try_cast_aligned to *const T, *mut T and NonNull<T>.

impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
    pub fn try_cast_aligned<U: Sized>(self) -> Option<*const U>;
}

impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
    pub fn try_cast_aligned<U: Sized>(self) -> Option<*mut U>;
}

impl<T: ?Sized> NonNull<T> {
    pub fn try_cast_aligned<U: Sized>(self) -> Option<NonNull<U>>;
}

Steps / History

• API change proposal (ACP): ACP: ptr::is_aligned_for::<U> libs-team#588
• Implementation: Implement ptr::try_cast_aligned and NonNull::try_cast_aligned. #141222
• Fix doctest: try_cast_aligned: avoid bare int-to-ptr casts #141381
• Final comment period (FCP)
• Stabilization PR: Stabilize ptr::try_cast_aligned #154170

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