org.libvirt.jna

Class CString

java.lang.Object

com.sun.jna.PointerType

org.libvirt.jna.CString

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.sun.jna.NativeMapped

public class CString
extends com.sun.jna.PointerType

Represents an allocated C-String.

Either call toString() or free(). Both methods make sure to reclaim the memory allocated for the string by calling Native.free.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CString()
CString(com.sun.jna.Pointer p)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	free() Free the memory used by this C-String
CString	fromNative(java.lang.Object nativeValue, com.sun.jna.FromNativeContext context)
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representing the value of this C-String

Methods inherited from class com.sun.jna.PointerType

equals, getPointer, hashCode, nativeType, setPointer, toNative

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CString

public CString()

CString

public CString(com.sun.jna.Pointer p)

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representing the value of this C-String

Side-effect: frees the memory of the C-String.

Overrides:

toString in class com.sun.jna.PointerType

Returns:

String represented by C-String or "(null)"

fromNative

public CString fromNative(java.lang.Object nativeValue,
                          com.sun.jna.FromNativeContext context)

Specified by:

fromNative in interface com.sun.jna.NativeMapped

Overrides:

fromNative in class com.sun.jna.PointerType

free

public void free()

Free the memory used by this C-String