FFI(3) BSD Library Functions Manual FFI(3)
NAME
FFI -- Foreign Function Interface
LIBRARY
libffi, -lffi
SYNOPSIS
#include <ffi/ffi.h>
ffi_status
ffi_prep_cif(ffi_cif *cif, ffi_abi abi, unsigned int nargs, ffi_type *rtype, ffi_type **atypes);
ffi_status
ffi_prep_closure(ffi_closure *closure, ffi_cif *cif, void (*fun)(ffi_cif*,void*,void**,void*), void *user_data);
void
ffi_call(ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *rvalue, void **avalue);
DESCRIPTION
The foreign function interface provides a mechanism by which a function can generate a call to another function at runtime without requiring
knowledge of the called function's interface at compile time.
SEE ALSO
ffi_prep_cif(3), ffi_prep_closure(3), ffi_call(3)
Darwin July 20, 2007 Darwin
