[Gambas-user] Read array of string return from external libraries function

Benoît Minisini gambas at ...1...
Wed Mar 30 01:14:46 CEST 2011


> Hi,
> 
> I have an EXTERN function which returns an array of strings (char**). How
> to get this array?
> 
> I just can only get the first string:
> EXTERN theFunction(params AS ...) As Pointer
> .....
> Dim p as Pointer, s as String
> 
> p = theFunction(...)
> s = String@(Pointer@(p))
> 
> What to do next?
> Thank you.

s = String@(Pointer@(p + SizeOf(gb.Pointer))
s = String@(Pointer@(p + SizeOf(gb.Pointer) * 2)
s = String@(Pointer@(p + SizeOf(gb.Pointer) * 3)
...

-- 
Benoît Minisini




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