Package de.intarsys.nativec.type

Class NativeReference

java.lang.Object

de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject

de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

INativeObject

public class NativeReference
extends NativeObject

An object representing a reference to another object ("pointer").

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static NativeReferenceType	META	The meta class instance

Fields inherited from class de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject

DEBUG, handle, SHIFT_INT, SHIFT_LONG, SHIFT_LONGLONG, SIZE_BYTE, SIZE_INT, SIZE_LONG, SIZE_LONGLONG, SIZE_PTR, SIZE_SHORT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type)
protected	NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type, INativeHandle handle)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static NativeReference	create(INativeType baseType)
INativeType	getBaseType()
int	getByteCount()	The number of bytes occupied by this.
INativeType	getNativeType()	The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.
java.lang.Object	getValue()	A Java side representation from the memory.
void	setBaseType(INativeType baseType)
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value)	Assign (and marshall to memory) the Java side representation.

Methods inherited from class de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject

allocate, cast, createReference, getByte, getByteArray, getBytes, getCLong, getInt, getNativeHandle, getNativeHandle, getShort, getString, getWideString, isNull, setByte, setByteArray, setCLong, setInt, setNativeHandle, setShort, setString, setWideString, toNestedString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

META

public static final NativeReferenceType META

The meta class instance

Constructor Detail

NativeReference

protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type)

NativeReference

protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type,
                          INativeHandle handle)

Method Detail

create

public static NativeReference create(INativeType baseType)

getBaseType

public INativeType getBaseType()

getByteCount

public int getByteCount()

Description copied from class: NativeObject

The number of bytes occupied by this.

Specified by:

getByteCount in class NativeObject

Returns:

The number of bytes occupied by this.

getNativeType

public INativeType getNativeType()

Description copied from class: NativeObject

The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.

There is exactly one meta instance for all NativeObject instances of a certain type.

Specified by:

getNativeType in interface INativeObject

Specified by:

getNativeType in class NativeObject

Returns:

The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: INativeObject

A Java side representation from the memory.

Returns:

A Java side representation for the INativeObject.

setBaseType

public void setBaseType(INativeType baseType)

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: INativeObject

Assign (and marshall to memory) the Java side representation.

Parameters:

value - The new Java value.