deref ( c-ptr c-type -- value )
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<ref> ( value c-type -- c-ptr )

Vocabulary
alien.data

Inputs

c-ptr	a c-ptr
c-type	a C type

Outputs

value

an object

Word description
Loads a C value from a byte array.

Examples

USING: alien.c-types alien.data prettyprint sequences ; 321 int <ref> int deref .
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Definition

USING: alien.c-types kernel ;

IN: alien.data

: deref ( c-ptr c-type -- value ) [ 0 ] dip alien-value ; inline