/*
* Copyright (c) 2007 Wayne Meissner, All Rights Reserved
*
* The contents of this file is dual-licensed under 2
* alternative Open Source/Free licenses: LGPL 2.1 or later and
* Apache License 2.0. (starting with JNA version 4.0.0).
*
* You can freely decide which license you want to apply to
* the project.
*
* You may obtain a copy of the LGPL License at:
*
* http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html
*
* A copy is also included in the downloadable source code package
* containing JNA, in file "LGPL2.1".
*
* You may obtain a copy of the Apache License at:
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/
*
* A copy is also included in the downloadable source code package
* containing JNA, in file "AL2.0".
*/
package com.sun.jna;
/**
* Define conversion from a Java type to its corresponding native type.
*/
public interface
ToNativeConverter {
/**
* Convert a Java type to an appropriate native type. The new type
* must be one of the following classes:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link Pointer}
* <li>Boolean
* <li>Byte
* <li>Short
* <li>Character
* <li>Integer
* <li>{@link NativeLong}
* <li>Long
* <li>Float
* <li>Double
* <li>{@link Structure}
* <li>String
* <li>{@link WString}
* <li>{@link java.nio.Buffer} (unsupported in direct mode)
* <li>primitive array (unsupported in direct mode)
* </ul>
*/
Object toNative(
Object value,
ToNativeContext context);
/** Indicate the type expected from {@link #toNative}. */
Class<?>
nativeType();
}