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
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
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
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 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>
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
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
If C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the octal
number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
- UV grok_oct(char* start, STRLEN* len, I32* flags, NV *result)
+ 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
=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
=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 SvIV_set
+
+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>.
+
+ void SvIV_set(SV* sv, IV val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvLEN
Returns the size of the string buffer in the SV, not including any part
=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 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.
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
(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
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
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 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
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(const U8 *s, STRLEN len, const U8 **p)
- bool is_utf8_string_loc(U8 *s, STRLEN len, 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 **swash, 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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