class GirFFI::InPointer

The InPointer class handles conversion from ruby types to pointers for arguments with direction :in. This is used for arguments that are arrays, strings, or interfaces.

Public Class Methods

from(type, val) click to toggle source

# File lib/gir_ffi/in_pointer.rb, line 18
def self.from type, val
  return nil if val.nil?
  case type
  when Array
    arr_t, sub_t = *type
    # TODO: Take array type into account (zero-terminated or not)
    self.from_array sub_t, val
  when :utf8, :filename
    from_utf8 val
  when :gint32, :gint8
    self.new val
  when :void
    ArgHelper.object_to_inptr val
  else
    raise NotImplementedError
  end
end

from_array(type, ary) click to toggle source

# File lib/gir_ffi/in_pointer.rb, line 6
def self.from_array type, ary
  return nil if ary.nil?
  case type
  when :utf8, :filename
    from_utf8_array ary
  when :interface_pointer
    from_interface_pointer_array ary
  else
    from_basic_type_array type, ary
  end
end