SharedLibrary

Helper class for using dynamic libraries

Description

The class is a small class that, using the operating system API, loads a dynamic library into the program. The loaded library can be accessed by obtaining its methods or properties, leading to the required type already at the call site.

Supported platforms

• Windows
• Linux
• Android

Supported architectures

• x64
• x86
• ARM
• ARM64

Example

#include <iostream>
#include "SharedLibrary.hpp"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
	//Create object
	SharedLibrary lib;
	
	//Call the "load" method to load the library into the application
	if (!lib.Load("Math")) {
		std::cout << "Library not load: " << lib.GetError() << std::endl;
		return 1;
	};

	//Get the address of the data (function or property)
	void* pfunc = lib.GetDataAddress("Add");
	if (!pfunc) {
		std::cout << "Function not load: " << lib.GetError() << std::endl;
		return 1;
	}

	//Casting a pointer to a function
	int(*funcAdd)(int, int) = (int(*)(int, int))pfunc;
	
	std::cout << funcAdd(1, 1) << std::endl;

	//Unloading the library from the application. It will also be unloaded when the object is destroyed
	lib.Unload();
	return 0;
}