FFI::Library - Perl Access to Dynamically Loaded Libraries
use FFI::Library;
$lib = FFI::Library->new("mylib");
$fn = $lib->function("fn", "signature");
$ret = $fn->(...);
This module provides access from Perl to functions exported from dynamically linked libraries. Functions are described by signatures, for details of which see the FFI module's documentation.
$clib_file = ($^O eq "MSWin32") ? "MSVCRT40.DLL" : "-lc";
$clib = FFI::Library->new($clib_file);
$strlen = $clib->function("strlen", "cIp");
$n = $strlen->($my_string);
This module can be distributed under the same terms as Perl. However, as it depends on the FFI module, please note the licensing terms for the FFI code.
This is a maintenance release. We will be releasing an updated but incompatible 2.00 version shortly.
Paul Moore, <gustav@morpheus.demon.co.uk> is the original author of FFI.
Mitchell Charity <mcharity@vendian.org> contributed fixes.
Anatoly Vorobey <avorobey@pobox.com> and Gaal Yahas <gaal@forum2.org> are the current maintainers.
The FFI module.
