de.intarsys.nativec.type

Interface INativeType

All Known Implementing Classes:

NativeAbstractStringType, NativeArrayType, NativeBufferType, NativeByteType, NativeIntType, NativeLongLP64Type, NativeLongType, NativeNumberType, NativeReferenceType, NativeShortType, NativeSimpleType, NativeStringType, NativeStructType, NativeType, NativeVoidType, NativeWideStringType

public interface INativeType

The type (factory) for INativeObject instances.

A type has declaration style method to create more complex types.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
INativeType	Array(int size) Create an array type from this.
INativeObject	createNative(INativeHandle handle) Create a new INativeObject from a INativeHandle.
INativeObject	createNative(java.lang.Object value) Create an INativeObject for this type from the Java object.
int	getByteCount() The size of the type in c memory.
int	getPreferredBoundary() The boundary where this type as a struct member would want to be aligned.
INativeType	Ref() Create a reference type to this.

Method Detail

Array

INativeType Array(int size)

Create an array type from this.

Parameters:

size - The predefined size for the array.

Returns:

The derived type.

createNative

INativeObject createNative(java.lang.Object value)

Create an INativeObject for this type from the Java object.

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

The new INativeObject

createNative

INativeObject createNative(INativeHandle handle)

Create a new INativeObject from a INativeHandle.

Parameters:

handle - The handle to memory.

Returns:

The new INativeObject

getPreferredBoundary

int getPreferredBoundary()

The boundary where this type as a struct member would want to be aligned. A structure can override this value with packing.

Returns:

The preferred alignment boundary.

getByteCount

int getByteCount()

The size of the type in c memory.

Returns:

The size of the type in c memory.

Ref

INativeType Ref()

Create a reference type to this.

Returns:

The derived type.