foreignArrayType -- construct a foreign array type

Usage:

foreignArrayType(name, T, n)

foreignArrayType(T, n)

n * T
Inputs:
- name, a string,
- T, a foreign type,
- n, an integer,
Outputs:
- a foreign array type,

Description

To construct a foreign array type, specify a name, the type of the elements of each array, and the number of elements in each array.

i1 : foreignArrayType("myArrayType", int, 5)

o1 = myArrayType

o1 : ForeignArrayType

If the name is omitted, then a default one is chosen by taking the name of the type of the elements and appending the number of elements enclosed in brackets.

i2 : foreignArrayType(int, 5)

o2 = int32[5]

o2 : ForeignArrayType

Alternatively, you may "multiply" the number of elements by the type to accomplish the same.

i3 : 5 * int

o3 = int32[5]

o3 : ForeignArrayType

Ways to use foreignArrayType:

foreignArrayType(ForeignType,ZZ)
foreignArrayType(String,ForeignType,ZZ)

For the programmer

The object foreignArrayType is a method function.

The source of this document is in /build/macaulay2-88fgJW/macaulay2-1.25.11+ds/M2/Macaulay2/packages/ForeignFunctions.m2:1240:0.