Difference between revisions of "Data:getPointer"
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| − | + | Gets a pointer to the Data. Can be used with libraries such as LuaJIT's [http://luajit.org/ext_ffi.html FFI]. | |
| − | + | {{notice|Use at your own risk. Directly reading from and writing to the raw memory owned by the Data will bypass any safety checks and thread-safety the Data might normally have.}} | |
| + | {{notice|Since LÖVE [[11.3]], [[Data:getFFIPointer]] is a preferred alternative because it can work with new 64-bit architectures.}} | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
=== Synopsis === | === Synopsis === | ||
<source lang="lua"> | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| − | + | pointer = Data:getPointer( ) | |
</source> | </source> | ||
=== Arguments === | === Arguments === | ||
None. | None. | ||
=== Returns === | === Returns === | ||
| − | {{param|pointer | + | {{param|light userdata|pointer|A raw pointer to the Data.}} |
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[parent::Data]] | * [[parent::Data]] | ||
| + | * [[Data:getSize]] | ||
| + | * [[Data:getString]] | ||
| + | * [[Data:getFFIPointer]] | ||
[[Category:Functions]] | [[Category:Functions]] | ||
| − | {{#set:Description=Gets | + | {{#set:Description=Gets a pointer to the Data.}} |
| + | {{#set:Since=000}} | ||
| + | == Other Languages == | ||
| + | {{i18n|Data:getPointer}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 29 July 2020
Gets a pointer to the Data. Can be used with libraries such as LuaJIT's FFI.
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Use at your own risk. Directly reading from and writing to the raw memory owned by the Data will bypass any safety checks and thread-safety the Data might normally have. |
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Since LÖVE 11.3, Data:getFFIPointer is a preferred alternative because it can work with new 64-bit architectures. |
Function
Synopsis
pointer = Data:getPointer( )
Arguments
None.
Returns
light userdata pointer- A raw pointer to the Data.
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