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ForeignPointerType -- foreign pointer type

Description

This is the class for C pointer types. There is one built-in type, voidstar.

i1 : voidstar

o1 = void*

o1 : ForeignPointerType

Methods that use a foreign pointer type :

ForeignPointerType Pointer -- cast a Macaulay2 pointer to a foreign pointer

Fixed objects of class ForeignPointerType :

voidstar

For the programmer

The object ForeignPointerType is a type, with ancestor classes ForeignType < Type < MutableHashTable < HashTable < Thing.