(PHP 7 >= 7.4.0, PHP 8)
FFI::type — Creates an FFI\CType object from a C declaration
This function creates and returns a FFI\CType object for the
given string containing a C type declaration.
If this method is called statically, it must only use predefined C type names (e.g.
int
, char
, etc.); if the method is called as
instance method, any type declared for the instance is allowed.
type
A valid C declaration as string, or an instance of FFI\CType which has already been created.
Returns the freshly created FFI\CType object,
or null
on failure.