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allocate-foreign-object — Allocates an instance of a foreign object.

free-foreign-object — Frees memory that was allocated for a foreign boject.

with-foreign-object — Wraps the allocation of a foreign object around a body of code.

size-of-foreign-type — Returns the number of data bytes used by a foreign object type.

pointer-address — Returns the address of a pointer.

deref-pointer — Deferences a pointer.

ensure-char-character — Ensures that a dereferenced :char pointer is a character.

ensure-char-integer — Ensures that a dereferenced :char pointer is an integer.

make-null-pointer — Create a NULL pointer.

null-pointer-p — Tests a pointer for NULL value.

+null-cstring-pointer+ — A constant NULL cstring pointer.

with-cast-pointer — Wraps a body of code with a pointer cast to a new type.

def-foreign-var — Defines a symbol macro to access a variable in foreign code