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XPLMCommandRef

typedef void * XPLMCommandRef;

A command ref is an opaque identifier for an X-Plane command. Command references stay the same for the life of your plugin but not between executions of X-Plane. Command refs are used to execute commands, create commands, and create callbacks for particular commands.

Note that a command is not “owned” by a particular plugin. Since many plugins may participate in a command’s execution, the command does not go away if the plugin that created it is unloaded.