AR System C API overview

The AR System C API provides a common interface that client programs, including AR System clients, can use to communicate with AR System server. The C API is defined by a set of functions and data structures, and is implemented as a C library that you can link to your own programs. This section provides an overview of the AR System C API and how you can use it to integrate AR System with third-party products.

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AR System API issues and considerations

Consider the following points when using the AR System API:

  • Using the AR System API requires expertise in C programming. It requires a technical background and familiarity with the use of compilers.
  • The AR System server is backward compatible, it supports all requests from applications that use the API libraries back to AR System 3.2.
    If you continue to link to one of these libraries, you need not make any changes to continue running your existing programs against newer servers.
    If you link to a newer version of the AR System API libraries, you will probably need to make changes to your programs. The main program structure and processing, however, need not change.

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