Types
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µGFX allows to write applications (eg. GUIs) that are completely portable as the library itself is highly agnostic. To achieve this goal, users should rely on the types exposed by µGFX as much as possible to prevent problems when migration to different systems.
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Pre-Processor
For pre-processing related boolean operations (eg. #if MY_FEATURE) use GFXON and GFXOFF accordingly.
Basic
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
gBool |
A boolean value. Use gTrue and gFalse for assignments & comparisons respectively.
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gI8 |
Signed integer at least 8 bits wide. |
gU8 |
Unsigned integer at least 8 bits wide. |
gI16 |
Signed integer at least 16 bits wide. |
gU16 |
Unsigned integer at least 16 bits wide. |
gI32 |
Signed integer at least 32 bits wide. |
gU32 |
Unsigned integer at least 32 bits wide. |
gAny |
Any type that fits into a memory pointer by type casting. |
gPtr |
A pointer to something in memory. |
gPtrDiff |
The difference between two pointers. |
System
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
gTicks |
Type to represent a number of system ticks. |
gDelay |
Type to represent a a delay. The unit depends on the semantics for example number of ticks or milliseconds. |
gMemSize |
Type to represent a size of memory (in bytes). |
gFileSize |
Type to represent the size of a file (in bytes). |
Rendering
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
gCoord |
A type to express a coordinate in pixels. |
gColor |
A color. |
gFont |
A font. See font rendering. |
gImage |
An image. See images. |
