[foreign] RFR 8219103: Add an offsetOf utility to find the offset of Struct fields

[Jorn Vernee]

Subtle - I didn't notice that, thanks.

I'd say we go with sizeOf/offsetOf, since it fits better with the rest 
of the Java API (e.g. Struct.toString).

Jorn

Sundararajan Athijegannathan schreef op 2019-02-15 16:38:
> Struct has "sizeof" but "offsetOf" ? Either sizeOf / offsetOf or
> sizeof/offsetof (latter if we want to mimic C operator/macro).
> 
> -Sundar
> 
> On 15/02/19, 8:57 PM, Jorn Vernee wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This is an RFR for the earlier proposed offsetOf utility for finding 
>> the offset of a field of a struct.
>> 
>> This is based on Maurizio's suggestion to use the LayoutPath API [1], 
>> with some minor tweaks and a test added.
>> 
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8219103
>> Webrev: 
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jvernee/panama/webrevs/8219103/webrev.00/
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jorn
>> 
>> [1] : 
>> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/panama-dev/2019-February/004360.html