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align-of

Function
Summary

Returns the alignment in bytes of a foreign type.

Package

fli

Signature

align-of type-name => alignment

Arguments

type-name

A foreign type whose alignment is to be determined.

Values

alignment

The alignment of the foreign type type-name in bytes.

Description

The function align-of returns the alignment in bytes of the foreign language type named by type-name .

Example

The following example shows types with various alignments.

(fli:align-of :char)
=>
1
 
(fli:align-of :int)
=> 
4
 
(fli:align-of :double)
=>
8
 
(fli:align-of :pointer)
=>
4
See also

allocate-foreign-object
free-foreign-object


LispWorks Foreign Language Interface User Guide and Reference Manual - 7 Dec 2011

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