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Module Ctypes.Root

module Root: sig .. end

Registration of OCaml values as roots

val create : 'a -> unit Ctypes.ptr

create v allocates storage for the address of the OCaml value v, registers the storage as a root, and returns its address.

val get : unit Ctypes.ptr -> 'a

get p retrieves the OCaml value whose address is stored at p.

val set : unit Ctypes.ptr -> 'a -> unit

set p v updates the OCaml value stored as a root at p.

val release : unit Ctypes.ptr -> unit

release p unregsiters the root p.