Gets a pointer to the Data. Can be used with libraries such as LuaJIT's [http://luajit.org/ext_ffi.html FFI].
{{notice|Use at your own risk. Directly reading from and writing to the raw memory owned by the Data will bypass any safety checks and thread-safety the Data might normally have.}}
== Function ==
=== Synopsis ===
<source lang="lua">
pointer = Data:getPointer( )
</source>
=== Arguments ===
None.
=== Returns ===
{{param|light userdata|pointer|A raw pointer to the Data.}}
== See Also ==
* [[parent::Data]]
* [[Data:getSize]]
* [[Data:getString]]
[[Category:Functions]]
{{#set:Description=Gets a pointer to the Data.}}
{{#set:Since=000}}
== Other Languages ==
{{i18n|Data:getPointer}}