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import "native/native";

Library class

Native library.

Initialization

static function open(name: String): Library

Opens native library. The provided name is either just base name without extension, then it will be searched in default native paths. Or you can provide a full path to load it directly.

function close()

Closes the library.

Symbols

function get_symbol(name: String): Pointer

Returns a pointer of a given symbol in the library, or null when not found.

static function get_symbol(name: String): Pointer

Returns a pointer of a given symbol in the current process (may not work on every platform), or null when not found.

Binding

static function bind(base_name: String[, lib: Library])

Binds a library (either loaded using the base name or with given reference) to a logical name. Used for binding libraries when using the token processor to directly declare functions in C syntax.

static function get_bound_symbol(base_name: String, sym_name: String): Pointer

Retrieves a pointer to a symbol using a logical name.