library - Factor Documentation

library

Vocabulary
alien.libraries

Inputs
None

Outputs
None

Word description
Looks up a library by its logical name. The library object is a hashtable with the following keys:

•	name - the full path of the C library binary
•	abi - the ABI used by the library, either cdecl or stdcall
•	dll - an instance of the dll class; only set if the library is loaded

Definition

USING: alien strings ;

IN: alien.libraries

TUPLE: library
{ path string initial: "" } dll dlerror
{ abi abi initial: cdecl } ;

Methods

USING: accessors alien.libraries destructors kernel ;

M: library dispose dll>> [ dispose ] when* ;

USING: accessors alien.libraries kernel ;

M: library library-dll dup [ dll>> ] when ;