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FFI::arrayType

(PHP 7 >= 7.4.0)

FFI::arrayType — Dynamically constructs a new C array type

Description

public static FFI::arrayType ( FFI\CType $type , array $dims ) : FFI\CType

Dynamically constructs a new C array type with elements of type defined by type, and dimensions specified by dims. In the following example $t1 and $t2 are equivalent array types:

<?php$t1 = FFI::type("int[2][3]");$t2 = FFI::arrayType(FFI::type("int"), [2, 3]);?>

Parameters

type

A valid C declaration as string, or an instance of FFI\CType which has already been created.

dims

The dimensions of the type as array.

Return Values

Returns the freshly created FFI\CType object.