Returns the highest index in the array. Returns -1 if the array is
empty.
- I32 av_len(AV* ar)
+ I32 av_len(const AV* ar)
=for hackers
Found in file av.c
perl_clone takes these flags as parameters:
-CLONEf_COPY_STACKS - is used to, well, copy the stacks also,
-without it we only clone the data and zero the stacks,
-with it we copy the stacks and the new perl interpreter is
-ready to run at the exact same point as the previous one.
-The pseudo-fork code uses COPY_STACKS while the
+CLONEf_COPY_STACKS - is used to, well, copy the stacks also,
+without it we only clone the data and zero the stacks,
+with it we copy the stacks and the new perl interpreter is
+ready to run at the exact same point as the previous one.
+The pseudo-fork code uses COPY_STACKS while the
threads->new doesn't.
CLONEf_KEEP_PTR_TABLE
-perl_clone keeps a ptr_table with the pointer of the old
-variable as a key and the new variable as a value,
-this allows it to check if something has been cloned and not
-clone it again but rather just use the value and increase the
-refcount. If KEEP_PTR_TABLE is not set then perl_clone will kill
-the ptr_table using the function
-C<ptr_table_free(PL_ptr_table); PL_ptr_table = NULL;>,
-reason to keep it around is if you want to dup some of your own
-variable who are outside the graph perl scans, example of this
+perl_clone keeps a ptr_table with the pointer of the old
+variable as a key and the new variable as a value,
+this allows it to check if something has been cloned and not
+clone it again but rather just use the value and increase the
+refcount. If KEEP_PTR_TABLE is not set then perl_clone will kill
+the ptr_table using the function
+C<ptr_table_free(PL_ptr_table); PL_ptr_table = NULL;>,
+reason to keep it around is if you want to dup some of your own
+variable who are outside the graph perl scans, example of this
code is in threads.xs create
CLONEf_CLONE_HOST
-This is a win32 thing, it is ignored on unix, it tells perls
-win32host code (which is c++) to clone itself, this is needed on
-win32 if you want to run two threads at the same time,
-if you just want to do some stuff in a separate perl interpreter
-and then throw it away and return to the original one,
+This is a win32 thing, it is ignored on unix, it tells perls
+win32host code (which is c++) to clone itself, this is needed on
+win32 if you want to run two threads at the same time,
+if you just want to do some stuff in a separate perl interpreter
+and then throw it away and return to the original one,
you don't need to do anything.
PerlInterpreter* perl_clone(PerlInterpreter* interp, UV flags)
The engine implementing pack() Perl function.
- void packlist(SV *cat, char *pat, char *patend, SV **beglist, SV **endlist)
+ void packlist(SV *cat, const char *pat, const char *patend, SV **beglist, SV **endlist)
=for hackers
Found in file pp_pack.c
The engine implementing pack() Perl function. Note: parameters next_in_list and
flags are not used. This call should not be used; use packlist instead.
- void pack_cat(SV *cat, char *pat, char *patend, SV **beglist, SV **endlist, SV ***next_in_list, U32 flags)
+ void pack_cat(SV *cat, const char *pat, const char *patend, SV **beglist, SV **endlist, SV ***next_in_list, U32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file pp_pack.c
extracted list items on the stack and returns the number of elements.
Issue C<PUTBACK> before and C<SPAGAIN> after the call to this function.
- I32 unpackstring(char *pat, char *patend, char *s, char *strend, U32 flags)
+ I32 unpackstring(const char *pat, const char *patend, const char *s, const char *strend, U32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file pp_pack.c
The engine implementing unpack() Perl function. Note: parameters strbeg, new_s
and ocnt are not used. This call should not be used, use unpackstring instead.
- I32 unpack_str(char *pat, char *patend, char *s, char *strbeg, char *strend, char **new_s, I32 ocnt, U32 flags)
+ I32 unpack_str(const char *pat, const char *patend, const char *s, const char *strbeg, const char *strend, char **new_s, I32 ocnt, U32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file pp_pack.c
=item gv_stashpv
Returns a pointer to the stash for a specified package. C<name> should
-be a valid UTF-8 string. If C<create> is set then the package will be
+be a valid UTF-8 string and must be null-terminated. If C<create> is set
+then the package will be created if it does not already exist. If C<create>
+is not set and the package does not exist then NULL is returned.
+
+ HV* gv_stashpv(const char* name, I32 create)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
+=item gv_stashpvn
+
+Returns a pointer to the stash for a specified package. C<name> should
+be a valid UTF-8 string. The C<namelen> parameter indicates the length of
+the C<name>, in bytes. If C<create> is set then the package will be
created if it does not already exist. If C<create> is not set and the
package does not exist then NULL is returned.
- HV* gv_stashpv(const char* name, I32 create)
+ HV* gv_stashpvn(const char* name, U32 namelen, I32 create)
=for hackers
Found in file gv.c
=item HvNAME
-Returns the package name of a stash. See C<SvSTASH>, C<CvSTASH>.
+Returns the package name of a stash, or NULL if C<stash> isn't a stash.
+See C<SvSTASH>, C<CvSTASH>.
char* HvNAME(HV* stash)
marked as readonly and the key is subsequently deleted, the key is not actually
deleted but is marked by assigning it a value of &PL_sv_placeholder. This tags
it so it will be ignored by future operations such as iterating over the hash,
-but will still allow the hash to have a value reaasigned to the key at some
+but will still allow the hash to have a value reassigned to the key at some
future point. This function clears any such placeholder keys from the hash.
See Hash::Util::lock_keys() for an example of its use.
Finds the magic pointer for type matching the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
- MAGIC* mg_find(SV* sv, int type)
+ MAGIC* mg_find(const SV* sv, int type)
=for hackers
Found in file mg.c
=item SvSetMagicSV_nosteal
-Like C<SvSetMagicSV>, but does any set magic required afterwards.
+Like C<SvSetSV_nosteal>, but does any set magic required afterwards.
void SvSetMagicSV_nosteal(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
+=item CopyD
+
+Like C<Copy> but returns dest. Useful for encouraging compilers to tail-call
+optimise.
+
+ void * CopyD(void* src, void* dest, int nitems, type)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item Move
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<memmove> function. The C<src> is the
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
-=item New
+=item MoveD
+
+Like C<Move> but returns dest. Useful for encouraging compilers to tail-call
+optimise.
+
+ void * MoveD(void* src, void* dest, int nitems, type)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
+=item Newx
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function.
- void New(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type)
+In 5.9.3, Newx() and friends replace the older New() API, and drops
+the first parameter, I<x>, a debug aid which allowed callers to identify
+themselves. This aid has been superceded by a new build option,
+PERL_MEM_LOG (see L<perlhack/PERL_MEM_LOG>). The older API is still
+there for use in XS modules supporting older perls.
+
+ void Newx(void* ptr, int nitems, type)
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
-=item Newc
+=item Newxc
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function, with
-cast.
+cast. See also C<Newx>.
- void Newc(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type, cast)
+ void Newxc(void* ptr, int nitems, type, cast)
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
-=item Newz
+=item Newxz
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function. The allocated
-memory is zeroed with C<memzero>.
+memory is zeroed with C<memzero>. See also C<Newx>.
- void Newz(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type)
+ void Newxz(void* ptr, int nitems, type)
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
=for hackers
Found in file util.c
+=item savesvpv
+
+A version of C<savepv()>/C<savepvn()> which gets the string to duplicate from
+the passed in SV using C<SvPV()>
+
+ char* savesvpv(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item StructCopy
This is an architecture-independent macro to copy one structure to another.
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
+=item ZeroD
+
+Like C<Zero> but returns dest. Useful for encouraging compilers to tail-call
+optimise.
+
+ void * ZeroD(void* dest, int nitems, type)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=back
should be interpreted as if it had multiple decimals, even if
it doesn't.
- char* scan_version(char *vstr, SV *sv, bool qv)
+ const char* scan_version(const char *vstr, SV *sv, bool qv)
=for hackers
Found in file util.c
On entry I<start> and I<*len> give the string to scan, I<*flags> gives
conversion flags, and I<result> should be NULL or a pointer to an NV.
The scan stops at the end of the string, or the first invalid character.
-On return I<*len> is set to the length scanned string, and I<*flags> gives
-output flags.
+Unless C<PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT> is set in I<*flags>, encountering an
+invalid character will also trigger a warning.
+On return I<*len> is set to the length of the scanned string,
+and I<*flags> gives output flags.
-If the value is <= UV_MAX it is returned as a UV, the output flags are clear,
+If the value is <= C<UV_MAX> it is returned as a UV, the output flags are clear,
and nothing is written to I<*result>. If the value is > UV_MAX C<grok_bin>
returns UV_MAX, sets C<PERL_SCAN_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX> in the output flags,
and writes the value to I<*result> (or the value is discarded if I<result>
is NULL).
-The hex number may optionally be prefixed with "0b" or "b" unless
+The binary number may optionally be prefixed with "0b" or "b" unless
C<PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX> is set in I<*flags> on entry. If
C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the binary
number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
- UV grok_bin(char* start, STRLEN* len, I32* flags, NV *result)
+ UV grok_bin(const char* start, STRLEN* len_p, I32* flags, NV *result)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
On entry I<start> and I<*len> give the string to scan, I<*flags> gives
conversion flags, and I<result> should be NULL or a pointer to an NV.
-The scan stops at the end of the string, or the first non-hex-digit character.
-On return I<*len> is set to the length scanned string, and I<*flags> gives
-output flags.
+The scan stops at the end of the string, or the first invalid character.
+Unless C<PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT> is set in I<*flags>, encountering an
+invalid character will also trigger a warning.
+On return I<*len> is set to the length of the scanned string,
+and I<*flags> gives output flags.
If the value is <= UV_MAX it is returned as a UV, the output flags are clear,
and nothing is written to I<*result>. If the value is > UV_MAX C<grok_hex>
C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the hex
number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
- UV grok_hex(char* start, STRLEN* len, I32* flags, NV *result)
+ UV grok_hex(const char* start, STRLEN* len_p, I32* flags, NV *result)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
=item grok_oct
+converts a string representing an octal number to numeric form.
- UV grok_oct(char* start, STRLEN* len, I32* flags, NV *result)
+On entry I<start> and I<*len> give the string to scan, I<*flags> gives
+conversion flags, and I<result> should be NULL or a pointer to an NV.
+The scan stops at the end of the string, or the first invalid character.
+Unless C<PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT> is set in I<*flags>, encountering an
+invalid character will also trigger a warning.
+On return I<*len> is set to the length of the scanned string,
+and I<*flags> gives output flags.
+
+If the value is <= UV_MAX it is returned as a UV, the output flags are clear,
+and nothing is written to I<*result>. If the value is > UV_MAX C<grok_oct>
+returns UV_MAX, sets C<PERL_SCAN_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX> in the output flags,
+and writes the value to I<*result> (or the value is discarded if I<result>
+is NULL).
+
+If C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the octal
+number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
+
+ UV grok_oct(const char* start, STRLEN* len_p, I32* flags, NV *result)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
For backwards compatibility. Use C<grok_bin> instead.
- NV scan_bin(char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
+ NV scan_bin(const char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
For backwards compatibility. Use C<grok_hex> instead.
- NV scan_hex(char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
+ NV scan_hex(const char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
For backwards compatibility. Use C<grok_oct> instead.
- NV scan_oct(char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
+ NV scan_oct(const char* start, STRLEN len, STRLEN* retlen)
=for hackers
Found in file numeric.c
Creates a constant sub equivalent to Perl C<sub FOO () { 123 }> which is
eligible for inlining at compile-time.
- CV* newCONSTSUB(HV* stash, char* name, SV* sv)
+ CV* newCONSTSUB(HV* stash, const char* name, SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file op.c
=back
+=head1 Simple Exception Handling Macros
+
+=over 8
+
+=item dXCPT
+
+Set up neccessary local variables for exception handling.
+See L<perlguts/"Exception Handling">.
+
+ dXCPT;
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
+=item XCPT_CATCH
+
+Introduces a catch block. See L<perlguts/"Exception Handling">.
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
+=item XCPT_RETHROW
+
+Rethrows a previously caught exception. See L<perlguts/"Exception Handling">.
+
+ XCPT_RETHROW;
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
+=item XCPT_TRY_END
+
+Ends a try block. See L<perlguts/"Exception Handling">.
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
+=item XCPT_TRY_START
+
+Starts a try block. See L<perlguts/"Exception Handling">.
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
+
+=back
+
=head1 Stack Manipulation Macros
=over 8
=item POPp
-Pops a string off the stack. Deprecated. New code should provide
-a STRLEN n_a and use POPpx.
+Pops a string off the stack. Deprecated. New code should use POPpx.
char* POPp
=item POPpbytex
Pops a string off the stack which must consist of bytes i.e. characters < 256.
-Requires a variable STRLEN n_a in scope.
char* POPpbytex
=item POPpx
Pops a string off the stack.
-Requires a variable STRLEN n_a in scope.
char* POPpx
Opening bracket for arguments on a callback. See C<PUTBACK> and
L<perlcall>.
- PUSHMARK;
+ void PUSHMARK(SP)
=for hackers
Found in file pp.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item newSVhek
+
+Creates a new SV from the hash key structure. It will generate scalars that
+point to the shared string table where possible. Returns a new (undefined)
+SV if the hek is NULL.
+
+ SV* newSVhek(const HEK *hek)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSViv
Creates a new SV and copies an integer into it. The reference count for the
Creates a new SV and copies a string into it. The reference count for the
SV is set to 1. Note that if C<len> is zero, Perl will create a zero length
string. You are responsible for ensuring that the source string is at least
-C<len> bytes long.
+C<len> bytes long. If the C<s> argument is NULL the new SV will be undefined.
SV* newSVpvn(const char* s, STRLEN len)
=item newSVpvn_share
-Creates a new SV with its SvPVX pointing to a shared string in the string
+Creates a new SV with its SvPVX_const pointing to a shared string in the string
table. If the string does not already exist in the table, it is created
first. Turns on READONLY and FAKE. The string's hash is stored in the UV
slot of the SV; if the C<hash> parameter is non-zero, that value is used;
otherwise the hash is computed. The idea here is that as the string table
-is used for shared hash keys these strings will have SvPVX == HeKEY and
+is used for shared hash keys these strings will have SvPVX_const == HeKEY and
hash lookup will avoid string compare.
SV* newSVpvn_share(const char* s, I32 len, U32 hash)
=item SvCUR_set
-Set the length of the string which is in the SV. See C<SvCUR>.
+Set the current length of the string which is in the SV. See C<SvCUR>
+and C<SvIV_set>.
void SvCUR_set(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvIVX
+
+Returns the raw value in the SV's IV slot, without checks or conversions.
+Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvIV()>.
+
+ IV SvIVX(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIVx
Coerces the given SV to an integer and returns it. Guarantees to evaluate
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvIVX
+=item SvIV_nomg
-Returns the raw value in the SV's IV slot, without checks or conversions.
-Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvIV()>.
+Like C<SvIV> but doesn't process magic.
- IV SvIVX(SV* sv)
+ IV SvIV_nomg(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvIV_nomg
+=item SvIV_set
-Like C<SvIV> but doesn't process magic.
+Set the value of the IV pointer in sv to val. It is possible to perform
+the same function of this macro with an lvalue assignment to C<SvIVX>.
+With future Perls, however, it will be more efficient to use
+C<SvIV_set> instead of the lvalue assignment to C<SvIVX>.
- IV SvIV_nomg(SV* sv)
+ void SvIV_set(SV* sv, IV val)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvLEN_set
+
+Set the actual length of the string which is in the SV. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvLEN_set(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
+=item SvMAGIC_set
+
+Set the value of the MAGIC pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvMAGIC_set(SV* sv, MAGIC* val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNIOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a number, integer or
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvNV_set
+
+Set the value of the NV pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvNV_set(SV* sv, NV val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the value is an SV. It also tells
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvPVx
+=item SvPVX
-A version of C<SvPV> which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
+Returns a pointer to the physical string in the SV. The SV must contain a
+string.
- char* SvPVx(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+ char* SvPVX(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvPVX
+=item SvPVx
-Returns a pointer to the physical string in the SV. The SV must contain a
-string.
+A version of C<SvPV> which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
- char* SvPVX(SV* sv)
+ char* SvPVx(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvPV_set
+
+Set the value of the PV pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvPV_set(SV* sv, char* val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvREFCNT
Returns the value of the object's reference count.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvRV_set
+
+Set the value of the RV pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvRV_set(SV* sv, SV* val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSTASH
Returns the stash of the SV.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvSTASH_set
+
+Set the value of the STASH pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvSTASH_set(SV* sv, STASH* val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTAINT
Taints an SV if tainting is enabled.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvUV_set
+
+Set the value of the UV pointer in sv to val. See C<SvIV_set>.
+
+ void SvUV_set(SV* sv, UV val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvVOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a v-string.
Marks an existing SV as mortal. The SV will be destroyed "soon", either
by an explicit call to FREETMPS, or by an implicit call at places such as
-statement boundaries. See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_mortalcopy>.
+statement boundaries. SvTEMP() is turned on which means that the SV's
+string buffer can be "stolen" if this SV is copied. See also C<sv_newmortal>
+and C<sv_mortalcopy>.
SV* sv_2mortal(SV* sv)
output to an SV. If the appended data contains "wide" characters
(including, but not limited to, SVs with a UTF-8 PV formatted with %s,
and characters >255 formatted with %c), the original SV might get
-upgraded to UTF-8. Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic.
-C<SvSETMAGIC()> must typically be called after calling this function
-to handle 'set' magic.
+upgraded to UTF-8. Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See
+C<sv_catpvf_mg>. If the original SV was UTF-8, the pattern should be
+valid UTF-8; if the original SV was bytes, the pattern should be too.
void sv_catpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, ...)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_catpvn_nomg
+
+Like C<sv_catpvn> but doesn't process magic.
+
+ void sv_catpvn_nomg(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item sv_catpv_mg
Like C<sv_catpv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_catsv_nomg
+
+Like C<sv_catsv> but doesn't process magic.
+
+ void sv_catsv_nomg(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item sv_chop
Efficient removal of characters from the beginning of the string buffer.
SvPOK(sv) must be true and the C<ptr> must be a pointer to somewhere inside
the string buffer. The C<ptr> becomes the first character of the adjusted
string. Uses the "OOK hack".
-Beware: after this function returns, C<ptr> and SvPVX(sv) may no longer
+Beware: after this function returns, C<ptr> and SvPVX_const(sv) may no longer
refer to the same chunk of data.
- void sv_chop(SV* sv, char* ptr)
+ void sv_chop(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
Inserts a string at the specified offset/length within the SV. Similar to
the Perl substr() function.
- void sv_insert(SV* bigsv, STRLEN offset, STRLEN len, char* little, STRLEN littlelen)
+ void sv_insert(SV* bigsv, STRLEN offset, STRLEN len, const char* little, STRLEN littlelen)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
Adds magic to an SV. First upgrades C<sv> to type C<SVt_PVMG> if necessary,
then adds a new magic item of type C<how> to the head of the magic list.
+See C<sv_magicext> (which C<sv_magic> now calls) for a description of the
+handling of the C<name> and C<namlen> arguments.
+
+You need to use C<sv_magicext> to add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and also
+to add more than one instance of the same 'how'.
+
void sv_magic(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const char* name, I32 namlen)
=for hackers
=item sv_magicext
Adds magic to an SV, upgrading it if necessary. Applies the
-supplied vtable and returns pointer to the magic added.
+supplied vtable and returns a pointer to the magic added.
-Note that sv_magicext will allow things that sv_magic will not.
-In particular you can add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and and more than
-one instance of the same 'how'
+Note that C<sv_magicext> will allow things that C<sv_magic> will not.
+In particular, you can add magic to SvREADONLY SVs, and add more than
+one instance of the same 'how'.
-I C<namelen> is greater then zero then a savepvn() I<copy> of C<name> is stored,
-if C<namelen> is zero then C<name> is stored as-is and - as another special
-case - if C<(name && namelen == HEf_SVKEY)> then C<name> is assumed to contain
-an C<SV*> and has its REFCNT incremented
+If C<namlen> is greater than zero then a C<savepvn> I<copy> of C<name> is
+stored, if C<namlen> is zero then C<name> is stored as-is and - as another
+special case - if C<(name && namlen == HEf_SVKEY)> then C<name> is assumed
+to contain an C<SV*> and is stored as-is with its REFCNT incremented.
-(This is now used as a subroutine by sv_magic.)
+(This is now used as a subroutine by C<sv_magic>.)
- MAGIC * sv_magicext(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, MGVTBL *vtbl, const char* name, I32 namlen )
+ MAGIC * sv_magicext(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const MGVTBL *vtbl, const char* name, I32 namlen)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
Returns a string describing what the SV is a reference to.
- char* sv_reftype(SV* sv, int ob)
+ char* sv_reftype(const SV* sv, int ob)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
Underlying implementation for the C<reset> Perl function.
Note that the perl-level function is vaguely deprecated.
- void sv_reset(char* s, HV* stash)
+ void sv_reset(const char* s, HV* stash)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
=item sv_setpvf
-Processes its arguments like C<sprintf> and sets an SV to the formatted
-output. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvf_mg>.
+Works like C<sv_catpvf> but copies the text into the SV instead of
+appending it. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvf_mg>.
void sv_setpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, ...)
=item sv_setpvn
Copies a string into an SV. The C<len> parameter indicates the number of
-bytes to be copied. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvn_mg>.
+bytes to be copied. If the C<ptr> argument is NULL the SV will become
+undefined. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvn_mg>.
void sv_setpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
string must be specified with C<n>. The C<rv> argument will be upgraded to
an RV. That RV will be modified to point to the new SV. The C<classname>
argument indicates the package for the blessing. Set C<classname> to
-C<Nullch> to avoid the blessing. The new SV will have a reference count
+C<Nullch> to avoid the blessing. The new SV will have a reference count
of 1, and the RV will be returned.
Note that C<sv_setref_pv> copies the pointer while this copies the string.
- SV* sv_setref_pvn(SV* rv, const char* classname, char* pv, STRLEN n)
+ SV* sv_setref_pvn(SV* rv, const char* classname, const char* pv, STRLEN n)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
Loosely speaking, it performs a copy-by-value, obliterating any previous
content of the destination.
If the C<flags> parameter has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, will C<mg_get> on
-C<ssv> if appropriate, else not. C<sv_setsv> and C<sv_setsv_nomg> are
-implemented in terms of this function.
+C<ssv> if appropriate, else not. If the C<flags> parameter has the
+C<NOSTEAL> bit set then the buffers of temps will not be stolen. <sv_setsv>
+and C<sv_setsv_nomg> are implemented in terms of this function.
You probably want to use one of the assortment of wrappers, such as
C<SvSetSV>, C<SvSetSV_nosteal>, C<SvSetMagicSV> and
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_setsv_nomg
+
+Like C<sv_setsv> but doesn't process magic.
+
+ void sv_setsv_nomg(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item sv_setuv
Copies an unsigned integer into the given SV, upgrading first if necessary.
SV, then copies across as much information as possible from the old body.
You generally want to use the C<SvUPGRADE> macro wrapper. See also C<svtype>.
- bool sv_upgrade(SV* sv, U32 mt)
+ void sv_upgrade(SV* sv, U32 mt)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
=item sv_utf8_decode
-Convert the octets in the PV from UTF-8 to chars. Scan for validity and then
-turn off SvUTF8 if needed so that we see characters. Used as a building block
-for decode_utf8 in Encode.xs
+If the PV of the SV is an octet sequence in UTF-8
+and contains a multiple-byte character, the C<SvUTF8> flag is turned on
+so that it looks like a character. If the PV contains only single-byte
+characters, the C<SvUTF8> flag stays being off.
+Scans PV for validity and returns false if the PV is invalid UTF-8.
NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
removed without notice.
=item sv_utf8_downgrade
-Attempt to convert the PV of an SV from UTF-8-encoded to byte encoding.
-This may not be possible if the PV contains non-byte encoding characters;
-if this is the case, either returns false or, if C<fail_ok> is not
+Attempts to convert the PV of an SV from characters to bytes.
+If the PV contains a character beyond byte, this conversion will fail;
+in this case, either returns false or, if C<fail_ok> is not
true, croaks.
This is not as a general purpose Unicode to byte encoding interface:
=item sv_utf8_encode
-Convert the PV of an SV to UTF-8-encoded, but then turn off the C<SvUTF8>
-flag so that it looks like octets again. Used as a building block
-for encode_utf8 in Encode.xs
+Converts the PV of an SV to UTF-8, but then turns the C<SvUTF8>
+flag off so that it looks like octets again.
void sv_utf8_encode(SV *sv)
=item sv_utf8_upgrade
-Convert the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
+Converts the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
Forces the SV to string form if it is not already.
Always sets the SvUTF8 flag to avoid future validity checks even
if all the bytes have hibit clear.
=item sv_utf8_upgrade_flags
-Convert the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
+Converts the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
Forces the SV to string form if it is not already.
Always sets the SvUTF8 flag to avoid future validity checks even
if all the bytes have hibit clear. If C<flags> has C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set,
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_vcatpvf
+
+Processes its arguments like C<vsprintf> and appends the formatted output
+to an SV. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_vcatpvf_mg>.
+
+Usually used via its frontend C<sv_catpvf>.
+
+ void sv_vcatpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, va_list* args)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_vcatpvfn
Processes its arguments like C<vsprintf> and appends the formatted output
C<maybe_tainted> if results are untrustworthy (often due to the use of
locales).
-Usually used via one of its frontends C<sv_catpvf> and C<sv_catpvf_mg>.
+Usually used via one of its frontends C<sv_vcatpvf> and C<sv_vcatpvf_mg>.
void sv_vcatpvfn(SV* sv, const char* pat, STRLEN patlen, va_list* args, SV** svargs, I32 svmax, bool *maybe_tainted)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_vcatpvf_mg
+
+Like C<sv_vcatpvf>, but also handles 'set' magic.
+
+Usually used via its frontend C<sv_catpvf_mg>.
+
+ void sv_vcatpvf_mg(SV* sv, const char* pat, va_list* args)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
+=item sv_vsetpvf
+
+Works like C<sv_vcatpvf> but copies the text into the SV instead of
+appending it. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_vsetpvf_mg>.
+
+Usually used via its frontend C<sv_setpvf>.
+
+ void sv_vsetpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, va_list* args)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_vsetpvfn
-Works like C<vcatpvfn> but copies the text into the SV instead of
+Works like C<sv_vcatpvfn> but copies the text into the SV instead of
appending it.
-Usually used via one of its frontends C<sv_setpvf> and C<sv_setpvf_mg>.
+Usually used via one of its frontends C<sv_vsetpvf> and C<sv_vsetpvf_mg>.
void sv_vsetpvfn(SV* sv, const char* pat, STRLEN patlen, va_list* args, SV** svargs, I32 svmax, bool *maybe_tainted)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_vsetpvf_mg
+
+Like C<sv_vsetpvf>, but also handles 'set' magic.
+
+Usually used via its frontend C<sv_setpvf_mg>.
+
+ void sv_vsetpvf_mg(SV* sv, const char* pat, va_list* args)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=back
=item bytes_from_utf8
Converts a string C<s> of length C<len> from UTF-8 into byte encoding.
-Unlike <utf8_to_bytes> but like C<bytes_to_utf8>, returns a pointer to
+Unlike C<utf8_to_bytes> but like C<bytes_to_utf8>, returns a pointer to
the newly-created string, and updates C<len> to contain the new
length. Returns the original string if no conversion occurs, C<len>
is unchanged. Do nothing if C<is_utf8> points to 0. Sets C<is_utf8> to
NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
removed without notice.
- U8* bytes_from_utf8(U8 *s, STRLEN *len, bool *is_utf8)
+ U8* bytes_from_utf8(const U8 *s, STRLEN *len, bool *is_utf8)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
removed without notice.
- U8* bytes_to_utf8(U8 *s, STRLEN *len)
+ U8* bytes_to_utf8(const U8 *s, STRLEN *len)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
in there (they will point at the beginning of the I<next> character).
If the pointers behind pe1 or pe2 are non-NULL, they are the end
pointers beyond which scanning will not continue under any
-circustances. If the byte lengths l1 and l2 are non-zero, s1+l1 and
+circumstances. If the byte lengths l1 and l2 are non-zero, s1+l1 and
s2+l2 will be used as goal end pointers that will also stop the scan,
and which qualify towards defining a successful match: all the scans
that define an explicit length must reach their goal pointers for
UTF-8 character. The actual number of bytes in the UTF-8 character
will be returned if it is valid, otherwise 0.
- STRLEN is_utf8_char(U8 *p)
+ STRLEN is_utf8_char(const U8 *p)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
not mean 'a string that contains code points above 0x7F encoded in UTF-8'
because a valid ASCII string is a valid UTF-8 string.
- bool is_utf8_string(U8 *s, STRLEN len)
+See also is_utf8_string_loclen() and is_utf8_string_loc().
+
+ bool is_utf8_string(const U8 *s, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
=item is_utf8_string_loc
-Like is_ut8_string but store the location of the failure in
-the last argument.
+Like is_ut8_string() but stores the location of the failure (in the
+case of "utf8ness failure") or the location s+len (in the case of
+"utf8ness success") in the C<ep>.
+
+See also is_utf8_string_loclen() and is_utf8_string().
- bool is_utf8_string_loc(U8 *s, STRLEN len, U8 **p)
+ bool is_utf8_string_loc(const U8 *s, STRLEN len, const U8 **p)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file utf8.c
+
+=item is_utf8_string_loclen
+
+Like is_ut8_string() but stores the location of the failure (in the
+case of "utf8ness failure") or the location s+len (in the case of
+"utf8ness success") in the C<ep>, and the number of UTF-8
+encoded characters in the C<el>.
+
+See also is_utf8_string_loc() and is_utf8_string().
+
+ bool is_utf8_string_loclen(const U8 *s, STRLEN len, const U8 **ep, STRLEN *el)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
The pointer to the PV of the dsv is returned.
- char* pv_uni_display(SV *dsv, U8 *spv, STRLEN len, STRLEN pvlim, UV flags)
+ char* pv_uni_display(SV *dsv, const U8 *spv, STRLEN len, STRLEN pvlim, UV flags)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
The "normal" is a string like "ToLower" which means the swash
%utf8::ToLower.
- UV to_utf8_case(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp, SV **swash, char *normal, char *special)
+ UV to_utf8_case(const U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp, SV **swashp, const char *normal, const char *special)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Convert the UTF-8 encoded character at p to its foldcase version and
store that in UTF-8 in ustrp and its length in bytes in lenp. Note
-that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXLEN_FOLD+1 bytes since the
+that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1 bytes since the
foldcase version may be longer than the original character (up to
three characters).
The first character of the foldcased version is returned
(but note, as explained above, that there may be more.)
- UV to_utf8_fold(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
+ UV to_utf8_fold(const U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Convert the UTF-8 encoded character at p to its lowercase version and
store that in UTF-8 in ustrp and its length in bytes in lenp. Note
-that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXLEN_UCLC+1 bytes since the
-lowercase version may be longer than the original character (up to two
-characters).
+that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1 bytes since the
+lowercase version may be longer than the original character.
The first character of the lowercased version is returned
(but note, as explained above, that there may be more.)
- UV to_utf8_lower(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
+ UV to_utf8_lower(const U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Convert the UTF-8 encoded character at p to its titlecase version and
store that in UTF-8 in ustrp and its length in bytes in lenp. Note
-that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXLEN_UCLC+1 bytes since the
-titlecase version may be longer than the original character (up to two
-characters).
+that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1 bytes since the
+titlecase version may be longer than the original character.
The first character of the titlecased version is returned
(but note, as explained above, that there may be more.)
- UV to_utf8_title(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
+ UV to_utf8_title(const U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Convert the UTF-8 encoded character at p to its uppercase version and
store that in UTF-8 in ustrp and its length in bytes in lenp. Note
-that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXLEN_UCLC+1 bytes since the
-uppercase version may be longer than the original character (up to two
-characters).
+that the ustrp needs to be at least UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1 bytes since
+the uppercase version may be longer than the original character.
The first character of the uppercased version is returned
(but note, as explained above, that there may be more.)
- UV to_utf8_upper(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
+ UV to_utf8_upper(const U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Allows length and flags to be passed to low level routine.
- UV utf8n_to_uvchr(U8 *s, STRLEN curlen, STRLEN* retlen, U32 flags)
+ UV utf8n_to_uvchr(const U8 *s, STRLEN curlen, STRLEN *retlen, U32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Most code should use utf8_to_uvchr() rather than call this directly.
- UV utf8n_to_uvuni(U8 *s, STRLEN curlen, STRLEN* retlen, U32 flags)
+ UV utf8n_to_uvuni(const U8 *s, STRLEN curlen, STRLEN *retlen, U32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
WARNING: use only if you *know* that the pointers point inside the
same UTF-8 buffer.
- IV utf8_distance(U8 *a, U8 *b)
+ IV utf8_distance(const U8 *a, const U8 *b)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
the UTF-8 data pointed to by C<s> *and* that on entry C<s> is aligned
on the first byte of character or just after the last byte of a character.
- U8* utf8_hop(U8 *s, I32 off)
+ U8* utf8_hop(const U8 *s, I32 off)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
Stops at C<e> (inclusive). If C<e E<lt> s> or if the scan would end
up past C<e>, croaks.
- STRLEN utf8_length(U8* s, U8 *e)
+ STRLEN utf8_length(const U8* s, const U8 *e)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
If C<s> does not point to a well-formed UTF-8 character, zero is
returned and retlen is set, if possible, to -1.
- UV utf8_to_uvchr(U8 *s, STRLEN* retlen)
+ UV utf8_to_uvchr(const U8 *s, STRLEN *retlen)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
If C<s> does not point to a well-formed UTF-8 character, zero is
returned and retlen is set, if possible, to -1.
- UV utf8_to_uvuni(U8 *s, STRLEN* retlen)
+ UV utf8_to_uvuni(const U8 *s, STRLEN *retlen)
=for hackers
Found in file utf8.c
=item uvchr_to_utf8
Adds the UTF-8 representation of the Native codepoint C<uv> to the end
-of the string C<d>; C<d> should be have at least C<UTF8_MAXLEN+1> free
+of the string C<d>; C<d> should be have at least C<UTF8_MAXBYTES+1> free
bytes available. The return value is the pointer to the byte after the
end of the new character. In other words,
=item uvuni_to_utf8_flags
Adds the UTF-8 representation of the Unicode codepoint C<uv> to the end
-of the string C<d>; C<d> should be have at least C<UTF8_MAXLEN+1> free
+of the string C<d>; C<d> should be have at least C<UTF8_MAXBYTES+1> free
bytes available. The return value is the pointer to the byte after the
end of the new character. In other words,
=for hackers
Found in file XSUB.h
+=item dAXMARK
+
+Sets up the C<ax> variable and stack marker variable C<mark>.
+This is usually handled automatically by C<xsubpp> by calling C<dXSARGS>.
+
+ dAXMARK;
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item dITEMS
Sets up the C<items> variable.
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