Package index • rdyncall

Find and load shared libraries

Locate libraries, open dynamic library handles, and resolve C symbols.

dynfind() dynfind_explain(): Portable searching and loading of shared libraries
dynload() dynunload() dynsym() dynpath() dyncount() dynlist(): Loading of shared libraries and resolving of symbols (Alternative Framework)

Call C function pointers directly or create thin R wrappers from signatures.

dyncall() dyncall_variadic() dyncall.cdecl() dyncall.default() dyncall.stdcall() dyncall.thiscall.gcc() dyncall.thiscall.msvc() dyncall.fastcall.gcc() dyncall.fastcall.msvc() dyncall.thiscall() dyncall.fastcall(): Foreign Function Interface with support for almost all C types
dynbind() print(<dynbind.report>): Binding C library functions via thin call wrappers

Describe aggregate C types and read or write low-level memory values.

cstruct() cunion() as.ctype() cdata() `$`(<struct>) `$<-`(<struct>) print(<struct>) print(<ctype>): Allocation and handling of foreign C aggregate data types
typeinfo() print(<typeinfo>) get_typeinfo(): S3 class for run-time type information of foreign C data types
pack() unpack(): Handling of foreign C fundamental data types
is.nullptr() as.externalptr() offset_ptr() is.externalptr() as.floatraw() floatraw2numeric() floatraw() print(<floatraw>) ptr2str() strarrayptr() strptr(): Utility functions for working with foreign C data types

Expose R functions as C callback pointers and inspect callback state.

ccallback() callback_status() callback_is_active() callback_last_error() print(<callback_status>): Dynamic wrapping of R functions as C callbacks

Build, load, and manage generated R packages from DynPort metadata.

dynport() dynport_install_package() dynport_load_into() dynport_lib() dynport_clear_lib(): Dynamic R Bindings to standard and common C libraries

Shared library notes for the bundled demos.