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<h1><a name="NAME"
>NAME</a></h1>
<p>src/pmc/pointer.pmc - Pointer</p>
<h1><a name="DESCRIPTION"
>DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p>These are the vtable functions for the Pointer base class.</p>
<p>The actual pointer is in <code>PMC_data</code>.</p>
<h2><a name="Methods"
>Methods</a></h2>
<dl>
<dt><a name="void_init()"
><b><code>void init()</b></code></a></dt>
Initializes the pointer.
<dt><a name="void_mark()"
><b><code>void mark()</b></code></a></dt>
Marks the pointer as live.
<dt><a name="PMC_*clone()"
><b><code>PMC *clone()</b></code></a></dt>
Creates and returns a clone of the pointer.
<dt><a name="void_set_pointer(void_*)"
><b><code>void set_pointer(void *)</b></code></a></dt>
Sets the pointer value.
<dt><a name="void_*get_pointer()"
><b><code>void *get_pointer()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns the pointer value.
<dt><a name="INTVAL_get_integer()"
><b><code>INTVAL get_integer()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns the pointer value as an integer.
<dt><a name="FLOATVAL_get_number()"
><b><code>FLOATVAL get_number()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns the pointer value as a floating-point number.
<dt><a name="STRING_*get_repr()"
><b><code>STRING *get_repr()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns the pointer value as a Parrot string.
<dt><a name="STRING_*get_string()"
><b><code>STRING *get_string()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns the pointer value as a Parrot string.
<dt><a name="INTVAL_get_bool()"
><b><code>INTVAL get_bool()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns whether the pointer is not <code>NULL</code>.
<dt><a name="INTVAL_is_same(PMC_*pmc2)"
><b><code>INTVAL is_same(PMC *pmc2)</b></code></a></dt>
Returns whether the pointer has the same value as <code>*pmc2</code>.</dl>
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