<c-direct-array> ( alien len c-type -- array )

Vocabulary

alien.data

Inputs

alien	a c-ptr
len	an integer
c-type	a C type

Outputs

array

a specialized direct array

Word description

Constructs a new specialized array of length len and element type c-type over the range of memory referenced by alien.

Notes

The appropriate specialized array vocabulary must be loaded; otherwise, an error will be thrown. See the specialized-arrays vocabulary for details on the underlying sequence type constructed.

See also

<c-array>, malloc-array

Definition

IN: alien.data

GENERIC: <c-direct-array> ( alien len c-type -- array )

Methods

USING: alien.c-types alien.data kernel ;

M: pointer <c-direct-array> drop void* <c-direct-array> ;


USING: alien.data combinators words ;

M: word <c-direct-array>
    c-direct-array-constructor ( alien len -- array )
    execute-effect ; inline