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:short

FLI type descriptor
Summary

Converts between a Lisp fixnum type and a C short type.

Syntax

:short &optional integer-type

interger-type ::= :int

Arguments

integer-type

If specified, must be :int , which associates a Lisp fixnum with a C int .

Description

The FLI :short type associates a Lisp fixnum with a C short .

The FLI types :short , (:short :int) , (:signed :short) , and (:signed :short :int) are equivalent.

See also

:int
:signed
Integral types

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

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