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.TH "IO.ptr" "3kaya" "August 2014" "Kaya" "Kaya module reference"
.SH "NAME"
IO::ptr \- Create a Ptr from a file handle
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B Ptr ptr(
\fIFile file\fP
.B ")"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
.B "ptr"
The file handle
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This retrieves a C pointer from a file handle, which may sometimes be needed for writing foreign function interfaces. This function should not be used for any other purpose.
.SH "AUTHORS"
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
.SH LICENSE
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
.SH "RELATED"
.PD 0
.PP
.B "IO.file"(3kaya)
.PD 0.4v