How can I call this pointer functions?

# kotlin-native

[Gieted]

How can I call this pointer functions?

[Big Chungus]

.cPointer() ?

[gildor]

There is no function pointed(), there is a propery pointed

[Gieted]

Is this like you're supposed to do it?

[gildor]

Sorry, no, pointed doesn’t require memScope

[gildor]

Whjat is PathFindFileName? Kotlin String?

[gildor]

I’m not really sure what you try to achieve here, but yes, if you want pass pointer to Kotlin String, you use wcstr, cstr or any other converters first, to get C string and use pointer for it

[gildor]

and if you in memScoped you can use ptr extension

[Gieted]

I'm trying to implement java's File.name on Windows platform. It's my first time using Kotlin native, so I don't quite know what I'm doing

[gildor]

I see, it’s a windows API

[gildor]

I think PathFindFileName("somepath".cstr.ptr) is what you need

[gildor]

not sure why it’s nullable, but maybe it’s fine

[gildor]

also not sure, should it be cstr or wsctr

[msink]

use PathFindFileNameW or PathFindFileNameA instead

[msink]

Actually it's bug in cinterop tool: PathFindFileName should be alias to PathFindFileNameW, not some weird pointer.

[Gieted]

What's the difference between ``PathFindFileNameW`` and ``PathFindFileNameA``?

[msink]

PathFindFileNameA does not support unicode, so better always use functions with W endidngs.