# COMMON
- [Overview](#section1730551614165623)
- [Summary](#section1213833944165623)
- [Files](#files)
- [Typedefs](#typedef-members)
- [Details](#section1237214918165623)
- [Typedef](#section197799551165623)
- [DevHandle](#gab8c2d38e46eec50bd097a27d3d8bf041)
## **Overview**
**Description:**
Provides common APIs of the platform driver.
This module also provides **DevHandle**, which represents the common data structure of the platform driver.
**Since:**
1.0
## **Summary**
## Files
File Name
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Description
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hdf_platform.h
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Declares common APIs of the platform driver.
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## Typedefs
Typedef Name
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Description
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DevHandle
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typedef void *
Defines the common device handle of the platform driver.
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## **Details**
## **Typedef **
## DevHandle
```
typedef void* [DevHandle](COMMON.md#gab8c2d38e46eec50bd097a27d3d8bf041)
```
**Description:**
Defines the common device handle of the platform driver.
The handle is associated with a specific platform device and is used as the first input parameter for all APIs of the platform driver.