C FFI and Win 32 Reference

Contents

Copyright and Trademarks

1 - The C-FFI Library

1.1 - Introduction

1.2 - Overview

1.2.1 - C types in Dylan

1.2.2 - C functions in Dylan

1.2.3 - C variables in Dylan

1.3 - Terminology

1.4 - Basic options in C-FFI macros

1.5 - Designator classes

1.5.1 - Designator type properties

1.5.2 - Designator class basics

<C-value>

<C-void>

size-of

alignment-of

1.5.3 - Fundamental numeric type designator classes

<C-number>

<C-float>

<C-double>

1.5.4 - Pointer designator classes and related functions

<C-pointer>

pointer-address

pointer-cast

null-pointer

null-pointer?

<C-void*>

<C-statically-typed-pointer>

define C-pointer-type

referenced-type

c-type-cast

pointer-value

pointer-value-setter

pointer-value-address

element

element-setter

=

<

C-char-at

C-char-at-setter

C-signed-char-at

C-signed-char-at-setter

C-unsigned-char-at

C-unsigned-char-at-setter

C-unsigned-short-at

C-unsigned-short-at-setter

C-signed-short-at

C-signed-short-at-setter

C-short-at

C-short-at-setter

C-unsigned-long-at

C-unsigned-long-at-setter

C-signed-long-at

C-signed-long-at-setter

C-long-at

C-long-at-setter

C-unsigned-int-at

C-unsigned-int-at-setter

C-signed-int-at

C-signed-int-at-setter

C-int-at

C-int-at-setter

C-double-at

C-double-at-setter

C-float-at

C-float-at-setter

C-pointer-at

C-pointer-at-setter

1.5.5 - Structure types

<C-struct>

1.5.6 - Union types

<C-union>

1.5.7 - Notes on C type macros

1.6 - Defining types

1.6.1 - Defining specialized versions of designator classes

define C-subtype

1.6.2 - Defining specialized designator classes

define C-mapped-subtype

1.6.3 - Describing structure types

define C-struct

1.6.4 - Describing union types

define C-union

1.7 - Functions

1.7.1 - Function types

<C-function-pointer>

1.7.2 - Describing C functions to Dylan

define C-function

1.7.3 - Describing Dylan functions for use by C

define C-callable-wrapper

1.7.4 - Variables

define C-variable

define C-address

1.8 - Allocating and deallocating C storage

make subclass(<C-pointer>)

destroy

with-stack-structure

1.9 - Utility designator classes

<C-boolean>

<C-string>

<C-character>

with-c-string

clear-memory!

copy-bytes!

copy-into!

equal-memory?

<C-Dylan-object>

register-C-Dylan-object

unregister-C-Dylan-object

export-C-Dylan-object

import-C-Dylan-object

2 - The Functional Developer Win32 API Libraries

2.1 - Introduction

2.2 - Supported Win32 libraries

2.3 - Content and organization of the Win32 API libraries

2.3.1 - Notes on the translations

2.4 - Naming and mapping conventions

2.4.1 - Simple naming conventions

2.4.2 - Mapping the null value

2.4.3 - Mapping C types onto Dylan classes

2.4.4 - Creating methods from Windows alias functions

2.4.5 - Mapping C structure fields onto Dylan slot names

2.4.6 - Handling return of multiple values

2.5 - Defining callback functions

2.6 - Error messages

2.7 - Handling Dylan conditions in a Win32 application

2.8 - Dealing with the C function WinMain

2.9 - Combining bit mask constants

2.10 - Other minor details

2.11 - Index of Win32 names excluded from the Dylan libraries

2.11.1 - Characters

2.11.2 - A

2.11.3 - B

2.11.4 - C

2.11.5 - D

2.11.6 - E

2.11.7 - F

2.11.8 - G

2.11.9 - H

2.11.10 - L

2.11.11 - M

2.11.12 - N

2.11.13 - O

2.11.14 - P

2.11.15 - R

2.11.16 - S

2.11.17 - U

2.11.18 - V

2.11.19 - W

2.11.20 - Y

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