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This is an example of documentation generated by ZigDoc, an alternative to Zig's built-in Auto Doc feature. See also examples in other modes/formats. The project being documented here (as the example) is the Zig standard library. Public Function

lookup

Public Function
std.dynamic_library.DlDynLib.lookup
pub fn lookup(self: *DlDynLib, comptime T: type, name: [:0]const u8) ?T

Params

  • self: *DlDynLib
  • T: type
  • name: [:0]const u8

File

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    pub fn lookup(self: *DlDynLib, comptime T: type, name: [:0]const u8) ?T {
        // dlsym (and other dl-functions) secretly take shadow parameter - return address on stack
        // https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66826
        if (@call(.never_tail, std.c.dlsym, .{ self.handle, name.ptr })) |symbol| {
            return @as(T, @ptrCast(@alignCast(symbol)));
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }