FFI::arrayType

(PHP 7 >= 7.4.0)

FFI::arrayType — Dynamically constructs a new C array type

Description

public static FFI::arrayType ( FFI\CType $type , array $dims ) : FFI\CType

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


<?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.
dims: The dimensions of the type as array.

Return Values

Returns the freshly created FFI\CType object.