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System Interface
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a href="#FT_Memory">FT_Memory<
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a href="#FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec<
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a href="#FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc<
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a href="#FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func<
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a href="#FT_Stream">FT_Stream<
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a href="#FT_StreamRec">FT_StreamRec<
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p>This section contains various definitions related to memory management and i
/o access. You need to understand this information if you want to use a custom memory manager or you own i
/o streams.<
/p>
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h4><
a name="FT_Memory">FT_Memory<
/a><
/h4>
Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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span class="keyword">typedef<
/span> <
span class="keyword">struct<
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b>FT_Memory<
/b>;
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p>A handle to a given memory manager
object, defined with an <
a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec<
/a> structure.<
/p>
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h4><
a name="FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func<
/a><
/h4>
Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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(*<
b>FT_Alloc_Func<
/b>
)( <
a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory<
/a> memory,
<
span class="keyword">long<
/span>
size );
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p>A function used to allocate ‘size’ bytes from ‘memory’.<
/p>
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p>A handle to the source memory manager.<
/p>
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p>The
size in bytes to allocate.<
/p>
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p>Address of new memory block.
0 in case of failure.<
/p>
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h4><
a name="FT_Free_Func">FT_Free_Func<
/a><
/h4>
Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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(*<
b>FT_Free_Func<
/b>
)( <
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/a> memory,
<
span class="keyword">void<
/span>* block
);
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p>A function used to release a given block of memory.<
/p>
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p>A handle to the source memory manager.<
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p>The address of the
target memory block.<
/p>
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h4><
a name="FT_Realloc_Func">FT_Realloc_Func<
/a><
/h4>
Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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(*<
b>FT_Realloc_Func<
/b>
)( <
a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory<
/a> memory,
<
span class="keyword">long<
/span> cur_size,
<
span class="keyword">long<
/span> new_size,
<
span class="keyword">void<
/span>* block
);
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p>A function used to re-allocate a given block of memory.<
/p>
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p>A handle to the source memory manager.<
/p>
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p>The block
's current size in bytes.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>new_size</b></td><td>
<p>The block's requested new
size.<
/p>
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p>The block
's current address.</p>
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<p>New block address. 0 in case of memory shortage.</p>
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<p>In case of error, the old block must still be available.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">struct</span> FT_MemoryRec_
{
<span class="keyword">void</span>* user;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func</a> alloc;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Free_Func">FT_Free_Func</a> free;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Realloc_Func">FT_Realloc_Func</a> realloc;
};
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<p>A structure used to describe a given memory manager to FreeType 2.</p>
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<p></p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>user</b></td><td>
<p>A generic typeless pointer for user data.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>alloc</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to an allocation function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>free</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to an memory freeing function.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>realloc</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to a reallocation function.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct</span> FT_StreamRec_* <b>FT_Stream</b>;
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<p>A handle to an input stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">union</span> FT_StreamDesc_
{
<span class="keyword">long</span> value;
<span class="keyword">void</span>* pointer;
} <b>FT_StreamDesc</b>;
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<p>A union type used to store either a long or a pointer. This is used to store a file descriptor or a ‘FILE*’ in an input stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream_IoFunc">FT_Stream_IoFunc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>
(*<b>FT_Stream_IoFunc</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a> stream,
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> offset,
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>* buffer,
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> count );
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<p>A function used to seek and read data from a given input stream.</p>
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<table align=center width="87%" cellpadding=5><tr bgcolor="#EEEEFF"><td><em><b>input</b></em></td></tr><tr><td>
<p></p>
<table cellpadding=3 border=0>
<tr valign=top><td><b>stream</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the source stream.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>offset</b></td><td>
<p>The offset of read in stream (always from start).</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>buffer</b></td><td>
<p>The address of the read buffer.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>count</b></td><td>
<p>The number of bytes to read from the stream.</p>
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<table align=center width="87%" cellpadding=5><tr bgcolor="#EEEEFF"><td><em><b>return</b></em></td></tr><tr><td>
<p>The number of bytes effectively read by the stream.</p>
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<table align=center width="87%" cellpadding=5><tr bgcolor="#EEEEFF"><td><em><b>note</b></em></td></tr><tr><td>
<p>This function might be called to perform a seek or skip operation with a ‘count’ of 0. A non-zero return value then indicates an error.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">void</span>
(*<b>FT_Stream_CloseFunc</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a> stream );
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<p>A function used to close a given input stream.</p>
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<p></p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>stream</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the target stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_StreamRec">FT_StreamRec</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct</span> FT_StreamRec_
{
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>* base;
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> size;
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> pos;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a> descriptor;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a> pathname;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream_IoFunc">FT_Stream_IoFunc</a> read;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc</a> close;
<a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a> memory;
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>* cursor;
<span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>* limit;
} <b>FT_StreamRec</b>;
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<p>A structure used to describe an input stream.</p>
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<table align=center width="87%" cellpadding=5><tr bgcolor="#EEEEFF"><td><em><b>input</b></em></td></tr><tr><td>
<p></p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>base</b></td><td>
<p>For memory-based streams, this is the address of the first stream byte in memory. This field should always be set to NULL for disk-based streams.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>size</b></td><td>
<p>The stream size in bytes.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>pos</b></td><td>
<p>The current position within the stream.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>descriptor</b></td><td>
<p>This field is a union that can hold an integer or a pointer. It is used by stream implementations to store file descriptors or ‘FILE*’ pointers.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>pathname</b></td><td>
<p>This field is completely ignored by FreeType. However, it is often useful during debugging to use it to store the stream's filename
(where available
).<
/p>
<
p>The stream
's input function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>close</b></td><td>
<p>The stream's close function.<
/p>
<
p>The memory manager to use to preload frames. This is set internally by FreeType and shouldn
't be touched by stream implementations.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>cursor</b></td><td>
<p>This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing frames.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr valign=top><td><b>limit</b></td><td>
<p>This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing frames.</p>
</td></tr>
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