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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();

}