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name: "vload_half"
section: "3clc"
platform: "linux"
package: "opencl-1.2-man-doc"
version: "1.0~svn33624-5.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vload_half"
---

# vload\_half(3clc)

Read a half float from a pointer to memory.

## NAME

vload\_half - Read a half float from a pointer to memory.

##

**float vload\_half(size\_t** *offset***, const \_\_global half \****p***);**

**float vload\_half(size\_t** *offset***, const \_\_local half \****p***);**

**float vload\_half(size\_t** *offset***, const \_\_constant half \****p***);**

**float vload\_half(size\_t** *offset***, const \_\_private half \****p***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Read sizeof(**half**) bytes of data from address (*p* + *offset*). The data read is interpreted as a half value.

The half value is converted to a float value and the float value is returned. The read address computed as (*p* + *offset*) must be 16-bit aligned.

An application that wants to use **half** and **half***n* types will need to include the #pragma OPENCL EXTENSION [**cl\_khr\_fp16**(3clc)](/cl_khr_fp16/3clc.md) : enable directive.

## NOTES

Vector Data Load and Store Functions allow you to read and write vector types from a pointer to memory.

The generic type **gentype** is used to indicate the built-in data types **char**, **uchar**, **short**, **ushort**, **int**, **uint**, **long**, **ulong**, **float**, or **double**.

The generic type name **gentype***n* represents *n*-element vectors of **gentype** elements. The suffix *n* is also used in the function names (i.e. **vload***n*, **vstore***n*, etc.), where *n* = 2, 3, 4, 8, or 16.

The results of vector data load and store functions are undefined if the address being read from or written to is not correctly aligned. The pointer argument *p* can be a pointer to [**global**(3clc)](/global/3clc.md), [**local**(3clc)](/local/3clc.md), or [**private**(3clc)](/private/3clc.md) memory for store functions. The pointer argument *p* can be a pointer to \_\_global, \_\_local, [**constant**(3clc)](/constant/3clc.md) or \_\_private memory for load functions.

## SPECIFICATION

**OpenCL Specification**\[1\]

## SEE ALSO

[**vectorDataLoadandStoreFunctions**(3clc)](/vectorDataLoadandStoreFunctions/3clc.md)

## AUTHORS

**The Khronos Group**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2011 The Khronos Group Inc.\
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and/or associated documentation files (the "Materials"), to deal in the Materials without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Materials, and to permit persons to whom the Materials are furnished to do so, subject to the condition that this copyright notice and permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Materials.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  OpenCL Specification

  page 267, section 6.12.7 - Vector Data Load and Store Functions