CString

java.lang.Object
- com.sun.jna.PointerType
- - org.libvirt.jna.CString

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.sun.jna.NativeMapped
```
public class CString
extends com.sun.jna.PointerType
```
Represents an allocated C-String.
Either call toString() or free(). Both methods make sure to reclaim the memory allocated for the string by calling Native.free.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CString()

CString(com.sun.jna.Pointer p)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`free()`	Free the memory used by this C-String
`CString`	`fromNative(java.lang.Object nativeValue, com.sun.jna.FromNativeContext context)`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns a String representing the value of this C-String

Methods inherited from class com.sun.jna.PointerType
equals, getPointer, hashCode, nativeType, setPointer, toNative

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CString
```
public CString()
```
  - CString
```
public CString(com.sun.jna.Pointer p)
```
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns a String representing the value of this C-String
    Side-effect: frees the memory of the C-String.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class com.sun.jna.PointerType
    
    Returns:
    
    String represented by C-String or "(null)"
  - fromNative
```
public CString fromNative(java.lang.Object nativeValue,
                          com.sun.jna.FromNativeContext context)
```
    Specified by:
    
    fromNative in interface com.sun.jna.NativeMapped
    
    Overrides:
    
    fromNative in class com.sun.jna.PointerType
  - free
```
public void free()
```
    Free the memory used by this C-String