Uses of Package
java.lang.foreign

Packages that use java.lang.foreign

Package	Description
java.lang.foreign	Provides low-level access to memory and functions outside the Java runtime.
java.lang.invoke	The java.lang.invoke package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.
java.nio.channels	Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
jdk.incubator.vector	Incubating Feature. Will be removed in a future release.

Classes in java.lang.foreign used by java.lang.foreign

Class	Description
AddressLayout	Preview. A value layout used to model the address of some region of memory.
Arena	Preview. An arena controls the lifecycle of native memory segments, providing both flexible allocation and timely deallocation.
FunctionDescriptor	Preview. A function descriptor models the signature of foreign functions.
GroupLayout	Preview. A compound layout that aggregates multiple member layouts.
Linker	Preview. A linker provides access to foreign functions from Java code, and access to Java code from foreign functions.
Linker.Option	Preview. A linker option is used to indicate additional linking requirements to the linker, besides what is described by a function descriptor.
MemoryLayout	Preview. A memory layout describes the contents of a memory segment.
MemoryLayout.PathElement	Preview. An element in a layout path.
MemorySegment	Preview. A memory segment provides access to a contiguous region of memory.
MemorySegment.Scope	Preview. A scope models the lifetime of all the memory segments associated with it.
PaddingLayout	Preview. A padding layout.
SegmentAllocator	Preview. An object that may be used to allocate memory segmentsPREVIEW.
SequenceLayout	Preview. A compound layout that denotes a repetition of a given element layout.
StructLayout	Preview. A group layout whose member layouts are laid out one after the other.
SymbolLookup	Preview. A symbol lookup retrieves the address of a symbol in one or more libraries.
UnionLayout	Preview. A group layout whose member layouts are laid out at the same starting offset.
ValueLayout	Preview. A layout that models values of basic data types.
ValueLayout.OfBoolean	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is boolean.class.
ValueLayout.OfByte	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is byte.class.
ValueLayout.OfChar	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is char.class.
ValueLayout.OfDouble	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is double.class.
ValueLayout.OfFloat	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is float.class.
ValueLayout.OfInt	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is int.class.
ValueLayout.OfLong	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is long.class.
ValueLayout.OfShort	Preview. A value layout whose carrier is short.class.

Classes in java.lang.foreign used by java.lang.invoke

Class	Description
ValueLayout	Preview. A layout that models values of basic data types.

Classes in java.lang.foreign used by java.nio.channels

Class	Description
Arena	Preview. An arena controls the lifecycle of native memory segments, providing both flexible allocation and timely deallocation.
MemorySegment	Preview. A memory segment provides access to a contiguous region of memory.

Classes in java.lang.foreign used by jdk.incubator.vector

Class	Description
MemorySegment	Preview. A memory segment provides access to a contiguous region of memory.