Method shareReferenceIfInBounds

src/com/sun/jna/Memory.java:771–781

Check whether the supplied Pointer object points into the memory region backed by this memory object. The intention is to prevent premature GC of the Memory object. @param target Pointer to check @return target if target does not point into the region covered by this memory object, a newly

(Pointer target)

     * points to memory backed by this Memory object.
     */
    private Pointer shareReferenceIfInBounds(Pointer target) {
        if(target == null) {
            return null;
        }
        long offset = target.peer - this.peer;
        if (offset >= 0 && offset < this.size) {
            return this.share(offset);
        } else {
            return target;
        }
    }

    private static final class MemoryDisposer implements Runnable {