load_ext proc

Format

load_ext(LibName,FuncName)

Args

• LibName: name of external library (“test.DLL”) (note
• FuncName: name of function in external library (“func”), which may have prefixes to describe the type of function

Returns

A reference to a function in an external library, for use with call_ext().

Use load_ext() to pre-load external library functions you intend to use often, when maximum performance is required. (See call_ext() for the rules for loading libraries.)

The result of this proc can be passed to call_ext() as a single argument in lieu of the normal LibName and FuncName.

If the lookup fails for any reason, a runtime error will be thrown.

var/logfunc
 
proc/LogLine(msg)
    logfunc ||= load_ext("my_lib", "byond:OutputToLog")
    call_ext(logfunc)(msg)

See also

Byondapi