Class documentation: interface.language.c

Kite<->C language library interface, based on the C/Invoke library at http://www.nongnu.org/cinvoke/. Platforms supported: x86 (32 and 64-bit), SPARC, PPC (OS X only), Windows. (Use on unsupported platforms will result in an exception being thrown.)

Inherits

System.object

Classes contained

• interface.language.c.c_callback: Represents a callback function.
• interface.language.c.c_struct: Represents a C structure definition.
• interface.language.c.c_struct_instance: Represents an instance of a C structure.
• interface.language.c.function_prototype: C Function prototype.
• interface.language.c.param_types: Valid C<->Kite data types.

Constructors

• make interface.language.c(lib): Load a new library into memory.
  • lib: Path to library on your system.

Destructor

• destruct interface.language.c(): Class destructor.

Operators

• operator |(): Invoke given function.

Properties

• _ctx: Internal use only.
• _library: Internal use only.
• _valid_functions: Internal use only.

Methods

• _check_error_status(): Check the error status and throw exception if needed (internal use)
• _make_prototype(ret_type, parameter_types): Internal use only.
  • ret_type: Function's return type.
  • parameter_types: Function's parameters.
• add_method(name, ret_type, parameter_types): Load method from library and make callable.
  • name: Function name.
  • ret_type: Function return type.
  • parameter_types: List of parameter types.