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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Function import_alias</span></h2>
<p>boost::dll::import_alias</p>
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<h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2>
<div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: &lt;<a class="link" href="../../boost_dll/reference.html#header.boost.dll.import_hpp" title="Header &lt;boost/dll/import.hpp&gt;">boost/dll/import.hpp</a>&gt;

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<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">filesystem</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">path</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> 
                           <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span> name<span class="special">,</span> 
                           <span class="identifier">load_mode</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> mode <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">load_mode</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">default_mode</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">filesystem</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">path</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> 
                           <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> name<span class="special">,</span> 
                           <span class="identifier">load_mode</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> mode <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">load_mode</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">default_mode</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">shared_library</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span> name<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">shared_library</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> 
                           <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> name<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">shared_library</span> <span class="special">&amp;&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span> name<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">shared_library</span> <span class="special">&amp;&amp;</span> lib<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> name<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div>
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<a name="idm45928053095296"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>Returns callable object or boost::shared_ptr&lt;T&gt; that holds the symbol imported from the loaded library. Returned value refcounts usage of the loaded shared library, so that it won't get unload until all copies of return value are not destroyed.</p>
<p>This call will succeed if call to <a class="link" href="shared_library.html" title="Class shared_library">boost::dll::shared_library</a><code class="computeroutput">::has(const char* )</code> function with the same symbol name returned <code class="computeroutput">true</code>.</p>
<p>For importing symbols by <span class="bold"><strong>non</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>alias</strong></span> names use <a class="link" href="import.html" title="Function import">boost::dll::import</a> method.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Examples:</strong></span> </p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">function</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">f</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"test_lib.so"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"integer_func_alias_name"</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>

<span class="keyword">auto</span> <span class="identifier">f_cpp11</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"test_lib.so"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"integer_func_alias_name"</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">shared_ptr</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">import_alias</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"test_lib.so"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"integer_alias_name"</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p><span class="bold"><strong>Template</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>parameter</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>T:</strong></span> Type of the symbol alias that we are going to import. Must be explicitly specified.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><code class="computeroutput">lib</code></span></p></td>
<td><p>Path to shared library or shared library to load function from. </p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><code class="computeroutput">mode</code></span></p></td>
<td><p>An mode that will be used on library load.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><code class="computeroutput">name</code></span></p></td>
<td><p>Null-terminated C or C++ mangled name of the function or variable to import. Can handle std::string, char*, const char*. </p></td>
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<td><p>callable object if T is a function type, or boost::shared_ptr&lt;T&gt; if T is an object type.</p></td>
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