<alien> ( address -- alien )
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<displaced-alien> ( displacement c-ptr -- alien )

Vocabulary
alien

Inputs

address

a non-negative integer

Outputs

alien

a new alien address

Word description
Creates an alien object, wrapping a raw memory address.

Notes
Alien objects are invalidated between image saves and loads.

See also
<displaced-alien>, alien-address

Definition

USING: kernel.private ;

IN: alien

: <alien> ( address -- alien )
    f <displaced-alien> { pinned-c-ptr } declare ; inline