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pointer-from-address

Function
Summary

Returns the object into which the given address is pointing.

Package

system

Signature

pointer-from-address address => object

Arguments

address

The address of the object to return. An integer.

Values

object

The object pointed to by address .

Description

Returns the object into which the given integer address is pointing. Note that this address may not be pointing into this object after a garbage collection, unless the object is static and is still referenced by another Lisp variable or object.

Example
CL-USER 1 > (setq static-symbol
              (sys:in-static-area
                 (make-symbol "THIS-SYMBOL")))
#:THIS-SYMBOL
CL-USER 2 > (sys:object-address static-symbol)
25754040
CL-USER 3 > (sys:pointer-from-address 25754040)
#:THIS-SYMBOL
CL-USER 4 > (eq * static-symbol)
T
CL-USER 5 >
See also

object-address


LispWorks Reference Manual (Windows version) - 14 Dec 2001

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