```{index} single: ffi_unpack_ptr; Peta::FFI function ``` ```{index} single: Peta::FFI::ffi_unpack_ptr; Perl function ``` # ffi_unpack_ptr Unpack a native pointer-sized byte string into an address. ## Synopsis ```perl my $db = Peta::FFI::unpack_ptr(Peta::FFI::peek($out, 8)); ``` ## What you get back The address stored in the string's first pointer-sized bytes, as an integer for `o` arguments. Croaks when the string is shorter than the platform pointer width.