- All Known Subinterfaces:
CLinker.VaList
,LibraryLookup.Symbol
,MemoryAddress
,MemorySegment
public interface Addressable
Represents a type which is addressable. An addressable type is one which can be projected down to
a memory address instance (see
address()
). Examples of addressable types are MemorySegment
,
MemoryAddress
, LibraryLookup.Symbol
and CLinker.VaList
.- API Note:
- In the future, if the Java language permits,
Addressable
may become asealed
interface, which would prohibit subclassing except by explicitly permitted types, such asMemorySegment
,MemoryAddress
,LibraryLookup.Symbol
andCLinker.VaList
. - Implementation Requirements:
- Implementations of this interface value-based.
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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address
MemoryAddress address()Map this object into aMemoryAddress
instance.- Returns:
- the
MemoryAddress
instance associated with this object.
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