com.sun.jna

## Class NativeString

- java.lang.Object
- - com.sun.jna.NativeString

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.Comparable

       class NativeString
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.Comparable

  Provides a temporary allocation of an immutable C string (`const char*` or `const wchar_t*`) for use when converting a Java String into a native memory function argument.
  Author:
    Todd Fast, todd.fast@sun.com, twall@users.sf.net

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `(package private) static java.lang.String` | `WIDE_STRING`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NativeString(java.lang.String string)` Create a native string (NUL-terminated array of `char`).
    `NativeString(java.lang.String string, boolean wide)` Create a native string as a NUL-terminated array of `wchar_t` (if `wide` is true) or `char`.
    `NativeString(java.lang.String string, java.lang.String encoding)` Create a native string (NUL-terminated array of `char`), using the requested encoding.
    `NativeString(WString string)` Create a native string as a NUL-terminated array of `wchar_t`.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `char` | `charAt(int index)`
    `int` | `compareTo(java.lang.Object other)`
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object other)`
    `Pointer` | `getPointer()`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `int` | `length()`
    `java.lang.CharSequence` | `subSequence(int start, int end)`
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### WIDE_STRING

          static final java.lang.String WIDE_STRING

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NativeString

          public NativeString(java.lang.String string)

      Create a native string (NUL-terminated array of `char`).

      Uses the encoding returned by `Native.getDefaultStringEncoding()`.

    - #### NativeString

          public NativeString(java.lang.String string,
                      boolean wide)

      Create a native string as a NUL-terminated array of `wchar_t` (if `wide` is true) or `char`.

      If not `wide`, the encoding is obtained from `Native.getDefaultStringEncoding()`.

      Parameters:
        `string` - value to write to native memory
        `wide` - whether to store the String as `wchar_t`

    - #### NativeString

          public NativeString(WString string)

      Create a native string as a NUL-terminated array of `wchar_t`.

    - #### NativeString

          public NativeString(java.lang.String string,
                      java.lang.String encoding)

      Create a native string (NUL-terminated array of `char`), using the requested encoding.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Specified by:
        `toString` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### getPointer

          public Pointer getPointer()

    - #### charAt

          public char charAt(int index)

      Specified by:
        `charAt` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

    - #### length

          public int length()

      Specified by:
        `length` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

    - #### subSequence

          public java.lang.CharSequence subSequence(int start,
                                           int end)

      Specified by:
        `subSequence` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

    - #### compareTo

          public int compareTo(java.lang.Object other)

      Specified by:
        `compareTo` in interface `java.lang.Comparable`

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