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package org.graalvm.nativeimage.c.struct;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.graalvm.word.PointerBase;
/**
* Denotes Java interface that represents C memory, but without a {@link CStruct C struct}
* definition. The interface must extend {@link PointerBase}, i.e., it is a word type. There is
* never a Java class that implements the interface.
*
* Field accesses are done via interface methods that are annotated with {@link RawField}. All calls
* of the interface methods are replaced with the appropriate memory operations.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface RawStructure {
}