Package 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

Modifier and Type	Method	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.