Method: VirtualBox::COM::FFI::Interface.define_interface_parent

Defined in:
lib/virtualbox/com/ffi/interface.rb

.define_interface_parent(parent) ⇒ Object

Defines the parent item of the layout. Since the VirtualBox XPCOM C library emulates an object-oriented environment using structs, the parent instance is pointed to by the first member of the struct. This method sets up that member.

Parameters:

  • parent (Symbol) —

    The name of the parent represented by a symbol



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# File 'lib/virtualbox/com/ffi/interface.rb', line 71

def define_interface_parent(parent)
  return if parent.nil?

  parent_klass = Util.versioned_interface(parent).const_get("Vtbl")
  layout_args << [:superklass, parent_klass]
end