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ForeignFunctions :: size(ForeignType)

size(ForeignType) -- size of a foreign type

Synopsis

Function: size
Usage:

size T
Inputs:
- T, a foreign type,
Outputs:
- an integer,

Description

Return the number of bytes needed by the given foreign type, just like the sizeof operator in C.

i1 : size char'

o1 = 1

i2 : size voidstar

o2 = 8

Ways to use this method:

size(ForeignType) -- size of a foreign type