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FFI::arrayType

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(PHP 7 >= 7.4.0, PHP 8)

Dynamically constructs a new C array type

Description

FFI::arrayType(FFI\CType $type, array $dimensions): FFI\CType

Dynamically constructs a new C array type with elements of type defined by type, and dimensions specified by dimensions. In the following example $t1 and $t2 are equivalent array types:

php

<?php
$t1 = FFI::type("int[2][3]");
$t2 = FFI::arrayType(FFI::type("int"), [2, 3]);
?>

Parameters

type: A valid C declaration as string, or an instance of FFI\CType which has already been created.
dimensions: The dimensions of the type as array.

Return Values

Returns the freshly created FFI\CType object.

Source: reference/ffi/ffi/arraytype.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)