Class: FFI::Pointer

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/mpvlib/ffi_additions.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#read_array_of_strings(num = nil) ⇒ Object

after dzone.com/articles/getting-array-strings-char-ffi



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# File 'lib/mpvlib/ffi_additions.rb', line 5

def read_array_of_strings(num=nil)
  elements = []
  loc = self
  until (element = loc.read_pointer).null?
   elements << element.read_string
   loc += FFI::Type::POINTER.size
   break if num && elements.length == num
  end
  elements
end