Type (jnr-ffi 2.2.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- jnr.ffi.Type

Direct Known Subclasses:

BadType, StructLayout
```
public abstract class Type
extends java.lang.Object
```
Type is the superclass for all internal types used by jnr-ffi.
Use this type to access meta-data about a native type, such as its size or natural alignment.
To obtain an instance of this class, use Runtime.findType(NativeType) or Runtime.findType(TypeAlias).
Example
```
 

    Type pointerType = runtime.findType(NativeType.ADDRESS);

    System.out.println("The size of a pointer on this platform is " + pointerType.size());
 
 
```

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Type()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract int`	`alignment()`	The native alignment of this type, in bytes
`abstract NativeType`	`getNativeType()`	The native type of this type
`abstract int`	`size()`	The size in bytes of this type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Type
```
public Type()
```
- Method Detail
  - size
```
public abstract int size()
```
    The size in bytes of this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    An integer
  - alignment
```
public abstract int alignment()
```
    The native alignment of this type, in bytes
    
    Returns:
    
    An integer
  - getNativeType
```
public abstract NativeType getNativeType()
```
    The native type of this type
    
    Returns:
    
    the native type of this type