FLI type descriptor

Summary

Defines a C-style FLI pointer to an object of a specified type.

Syntax

:pointer type

Arguments

type

The type of FLI object pointed to by the pointer.

Description

The FLI :pointer type is part of the FLI implementation of pointers. It defines a C-style pointer to an object of type. Passing nil instead of a pointer is treated the same as passing a null pointer (that is, a pointer to address 0)

For more details on pointers, including examples on pointer coercion, dereferencing, making, and copying see FLI Pointers.

See also

copy-pointer
dereference
make-pointer
*null-pointer*
Pointer types