1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/gluegen/MethodBinding.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/gluegen/MethodBinding.java
index 95a10c6..efa938f 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/gluegen/MethodBinding.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/gluegen/MethodBinding.java
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2023 JogAmp Community. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -155,6 +156,17 @@ public class MethodBinding {
         return sym.getArgumentType(i);
     }
 
+    public final boolean isReturnCompoundByValue() {
+        final Type cReturnType = getCReturnType();
+        if (cReturnType.isVoid()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (javaReturnType.isPrimitive()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return !cReturnType.isPointer() && javaReturnType.isCompoundTypeWrapper();
+    }
+
     /** Returns the {@link FunctionSymbol}. */
     public FunctionSymbol getCSymbol() {
         return sym;