----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : Data.Array.Storable -- Copyright : (c) The University of Glasgow 2001 -- License : BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : libraries@haskell.org -- Stability : experimental -- Portability : non-portable (uses Data.Array.MArray) -- -- A storable array is an IO-mutable array which stores its -- contents in a contiguous memory block living in the C -- heap. Elements are stored according to the class 'Storable'. -- You can obtain the pointer to the array contents to manipulate -- elements from languages like C. -- -- It is similar to 'Data.Array.IO.IOUArray' but slower. -- Its advantage is that it's compatible with C. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module Data.Array.Storable ( -- * Arrays of 'Storable' things. StorableArray, -- data StorableArray index element -- + index type must be in class Ix -- + element type must be in class Storable -- * Overloaded mutable array interface -- | Module "Data.Array.MArray" provides the interface of storable arrays. -- They are instances of class 'MArray' (with the 'IO' monad). module Data.Array.MArray, -- * Accessing the pointer to the array contents withStorableArray, -- :: StorableArray i e -> (Ptr e -> IO a) -> IO a touchStorableArray, -- :: StorableArray i e -> IO () ) where import Data.Array.MArray import Data.Array.Storable.Internals