=for hackers
Found in file scope.h
+=item load_module
+
+Loads the module whose name is pointed to by the string part of name.
+Note that the actual module name, not its filename, should be given.
+Eg, "Foo::Bar" instead of "Foo/Bar.pm". flags can be any of
+PERL_LOADMOD_DENY, PERL_LOADMOD_NOIMPORT, or PERL_LOADMOD_IMPORT_OPS
+(or 0 for no flags). ver, if specified, provides version semantics
+similar to C<use Foo::Bar VERSION>. The optional trailing SV*
+arguments can be used to specify arguments to the module's import()
+method, similar to C<use Foo::Bar VERSION LIST>.
+
+ void load_module(U32 flags, SV* name, SV* ver, ...)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file op.c
+
=item looks_like_number
Test if an the content of an SV looks like a number (or is a
=item require_pv
-Tells Perl to C<require> a module.
+Tells Perl to C<require> the file named by the string argument. It is
+analogous to the Perl code C<eval "require '$file'">. It's even
+implemented that way; consider using Perl_load_module instead.
NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
NUL character). Calls C<sv_grow> to perform the expansion if necessary.
Returns a pointer to the character buffer.
- void SvGROW(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+ char * SvGROW(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=item SvPOK_only
Tells an SV that it is a string and disables all other OK bits.
+Will also turn off the UTF8 status.
void SvPOK_only(SV* sv)
=item SvPOK_only_UTF8
-Tells an SV that it is a UTF8 string (do not use frivolously)
-and disables all other OK bits.
+Tells an SV that it is a string and disables all other OK bits,
+and leaves the UTF8 status as it was.
void SvPOK_only_UTF8(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item svtype
+=item SvTYPE
-An enum of flags for Perl types. These are found in the file B<sv.h>
-in the C<svtype> enum. Test these flags with the C<SvTYPE> macro.
+Returns the type of the SV. See C<svtype>.
+
+ svtype SvTYPE(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvTYPE
-
-Returns the type of the SV. See C<svtype>.
+=item svtype
- svtype SvTYPE(SV* sv)
+An enum of flags for Perl types. These are found in the file B<sv.h>
+in the C<svtype> enum. Test these flags with the C<SvTYPE> macro.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=item SvUTF8_on
-Tells an SV that it is a string and encoded in UTF8. Do not use frivolously.
+Turn on the UTF8 status of an SV (the data is not changed, just the flag).
+Do not use frivolously.
void SvUTF8_on(SV *sv)
=item sv_catpv
Concatenates the string onto the end of the string which is in the SV.
-Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See C<sv_catpv_mg>.
+If the SV has the UTF8 status set, then the bytes appended should be
+valid UTF8. Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See C<sv_catpv_mg>.
void sv_catpv(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
=item sv_catpvf
-Processes its arguments like C<sprintf> and appends the formatted output
-to an SV. Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. C<SvSETMAGIC()> must
-typically be called after calling this function to handle 'set' magic.
+Processes its arguments like C<sprintf> and appends the formatted
+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.
void sv_catpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, ...)
=item sv_catpvn
Concatenates the string onto the end of the string which is in the SV. The
-C<len> indicates number of bytes to copy. Handles 'get' magic, but not
-'set' magic. See C<sv_catpvn_mg>.
+C<len> indicates number of bytes to copy. If the SV has the UTF8
+status set, then the bytes appended should be valid UTF8.
+Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See C<sv_catpvn_mg>.
void sv_catpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)