5 Function and Macro Reference

define-c-typedef

Macro

Summary

Defines FLI type specifiers corresponding to type specifiers defined using the Ctypedef command.

Package

fli

Signature

define-c-typedef name type-description => name

Arguments

name: The name of the new FLI type.
type-description: A symbol or list defining the new type.

Values

name: The name of the new FLI type.

Description

Thedefine-c-typedef macro is used to define FLI type specifiers, which corresponds to those defined using the C functiontypedef. It is a convenience function, as types can also be defined usingdefine-foreign-type.

Example

In the following example three types are defined using the FLI functiondefine-c-typedef, and the corresponding C definitions are then given.

(fli:define-c-typedef intptr (:pointer :int))
(fli:define-c-typedef bar (:struct (one :int)))

: These are the corresponding Ctypedef definitions:

typedef int *intptr;
typedef struct (int one;) bar;

See Also
: define-c-enum
: define-c-struct
: define-c-union
: define-foreign-type