Parsing Parameters from Source Code
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When the C/C++ DLL Adapter parses the parameter list in the source code, it must interpret the parameter declarations. Each parameter must have a numeric, array, or object type, and the return value must have a numeric or void type. Some C parameter declarations can be ambiguous, as described in the following table. For example, char * and char [] can each represent either a NULL-terminated string or a fixed-size character array.
| C Data Type in Parameter Declaration in Source Code | Parameter Information on Module Tab |
| char * | Type:C String |
| char [] | Type: C String Buffer Number of Elements: -1 |
| char [nnn], where nnn is a numeric literal | Type: C String Buffer Number of Elements: nnn |
| wchar_t * | Type: Unicode String |
| wchar_t [] | Type: Unicode String Buffer Number of Elements: -1 |
| wchar_t [nnn], where nnn is a numeric literal | Type: Unicode String Buffer Number of Elements: nnn |
| int * | Type: Signed 32-bit integer Pass: Pointer to value |
| int [] | Type: Array Data Type: Signed 32-bit integer Number of Elements: -1 |
| int [nnn], where nnn is a numeric literal | Type: Array Data Type: Signed 32-bit integer Number of Elements: nnn |
Note
The C/C++ DLL Adapter handles the other numeric types in the same way it handles the signed 32-bit integers.