FFI
Section: C Library Functions (3)
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NAME
FFI
- Foreign Function Interface
LIBRARY
libffi, -lffi
SYNOPSIS
In ffi.h
Ft ffi_status
Fo ffi_prep_cif
Fa ffi_cif *cif
Fa ffi_abi abi
Fa unsigned int nargs
Fa ffi_type *rtype
Fa ffi_type **atypes
Fc Ft void
Fo ffi_prep_cif_var
Fa ffi_cif *cif
Fa ffi_abi abi
Fa unsigned int nfixedargs
Fa unsigned int ntotalargs
Fa ffi_type *rtype
Fa ffi_type **atypes
Fc Ft void
Fo ffi_call
Fa ffi_cif *cif
Fa void (*fn)(void)
Fa void *rvalue
Fa void **avalue
Fc
DESCRIPTION
The foreign function interface provides a mechanism by which a function can
generate a call to another function at runtime without requiring knowledge of
the called function's interface at compile time.
SEE ALSO
ffi_prep_cif3,
ffi_prep_cif_var3,
ffi_call3