NativeImportMode

Selects linked or runtime symbol resolution for a native import.

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Module std.abi

import std.abi;

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NativeImportMode

pub enum NativeImportMode

Selects linked or runtime symbol resolution for a native import.

NativeImportMode.Linked

Linked;

Emits an ordinary unresolved native symbol for the linker.

NativeImportMode.RuntimeRequired

RuntimeRequired;

Requires runtime symbol resolution for the owning table to succeed.

NativeImportMode.RuntimeOptional

RuntimeOptional;

Permits runtime resolution to produce an unavailable field.

NativeImportMode.RuntimeCompanionRequired

RuntimeCompanionRequired;

Requires lookup in the explicit owning companion image.

NativeImportMode.RuntimeCompanionOptional

RuntimeCompanionOptional;

Allows an absent companion slot to become None without other-image lookup.

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