method

import_symbol

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: Fiddle::Importer

import_symbol(name)

public

Returns a new Fiddle::Pointer instance at the memory address of the given name symbol.

Raises a DLError if the name doesn’t exist.

See Fiddle::CompositeHandler.sym and Fiddle::Handle.sym

# File ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle/import.rb, line 272
    def import_symbol(name)
      addr = handler.sym(name)
      if( !addr )
        raise(DLError, "cannot find the symbol: #{name}")
      end
      Pointer.new(addr)
    end

import_symbol

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