de.intarsys.nativec.type
Class NativeReference

java.lang.Object
  extended by de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject
      extended by de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeReference
All Implemented Interfaces:
INativeObject

public class NativeReference
extends NativeObject

An object representing a reference to another object ("pointer").


Field Summary
static NativeReferenceType META
          The meta class instance
 
Fields inherited from class de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject
DEBUG, handle, SHIFT_INT, SHIFT_LONG, SHIFT_LONGLONG, SIZE_BYTE, SIZE_INT, SIZE_LONG, SIZE_LONGLONG, SIZE_PTR, SIZE_SHORT
 
Constructor Summary
protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type)
           
protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type, INativeHandle handle)
           
 
Method Summary
static NativeReference create(INativeType baseType)
           
 INativeType getBaseType()
           
 int getByteCount()
          The number of bytes occupied by this.
 INativeType getNativeType()
          The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.
 java.lang.Object getValue()
          A Java side representation from the memory.
 void setBaseType(INativeType baseType)
           
 void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
          Assign (and marshall to memory) the Java side representation.
 
Methods inherited from class de.intarsys.nativec.type.NativeObject
allocate, cast, createReference, getByte, getByteArray, getBytes, getCLong, getInt, getNativeHandle, getNativeHandle, getShort, getString, getWideString, isNull, setByte, setByteArray, setCLong, setInt, setNativeHandle, setShort, setString, setWideString, toNestedString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

META

public static final NativeReferenceType META
The meta class instance

Constructor Detail

NativeReference

protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type)

NativeReference

protected NativeReference(NativeReferenceType type,
                          INativeHandle handle)
Method Detail

create

public static NativeReference create(INativeType baseType)

getBaseType

public INativeType getBaseType()

getByteCount

public int getByteCount()
Description copied from class: NativeObject
The number of bytes occupied by this.

Specified by:
getByteCount in class NativeObject
Returns:
The number of bytes occupied by this.

getNativeType

public INativeType getNativeType()
Description copied from class: NativeObject
The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.

There is exactly one meta instance for all NativeObject instances of a certain type.

Specified by:
getNativeType in interface INativeObject
Specified by:
getNativeType in class NativeObject
Returns:
The meta information and behavior for the NativeObject.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()
Description copied from interface: INativeObject
A Java side representation from the memory.

Returns:
A Java side representation for the INativeObject.

setBaseType

public void setBaseType(INativeType baseType)

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
Description copied from interface: INativeObject
Assign (and marshall to memory) the Java side representation.

Parameters:
value - The new Java value.