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package com.oracle.nfi.api;
/**
* An opaque representation of a native function pointer.
* <p>
* Use {@code NativeFunctionInterface#getFunctionHandle(NativeFunctionPointer, Class, Class...)} to
* get a handle enabling the native function to be {@linkplain NativeFunctionHandle#call(Object...)
* called}.
*/
public interface NativeFunctionPointer {
/**
* Returns the name of the function.
*
* @return name of the function
*/
String getName();
/**
* Returns the raw function pointer value.
*
* @return raw function pointer value
*/
long getRawValue();
}