native name(native_type);
Reference and pointer types can be defined by combining [ref] or [ptr] with native languages
XPIDL code Code Generated C++ [ref] native nsNativeFileRef(nsFileSpec); /* starting interface: foo */ [ptr] native nsNativeFilePtr(nsFileSpec); interface foo { void openByRef(in nsNativeFileRef aFileSpecRef); void openByPtr(in nsNativeFilePtr aFileSpecPtr); }; /* starting interface: foo */ class foo { public: /* void openByRef (in nsNativeFileRef aFileSpecRef); */ NS_IMETHOD OpenByRef(nsFileSpec & aFileSpecRef) = 0; /* void openByPtr (in nsNativeFilePtr aFileSpecPtr); */ NS_IMETHOD OpenByPtr(nsFileSpec * aFileSpecPtr) = 0; }; interface foo { void openByRef(in nsNativeFileRef aFileSpecRef); void openByPtr(in nsNativeFilePtr aFileSpecPtr); };
Native types in your code can be a good way to migrate existing interfaces. However, using
native types in a method will mean that method is not scriptable.
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