=item av_delete
Deletes the element indexed by C<key> from the array. Returns the
-deleted element. C<flags> is currently ignored.
+deleted element. If C<flags> equals C<G_DISCARD>, the element is freed
+and null is returned.
SV* av_delete(AV* ar, I32 key, I32 flags)
=for hackers
Found in file av.c
-=item Nullav
-
-Null AV pointer.
-
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file av.h
-
=item sortsv
Sort an array. Here is an example:
=for hackers
Found in file perl.c
-=item Nullcv
-
-Null CV pointer.
-
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file cv.h
-
=back
=over 8
-=item HEf_SVKEY
-
-This flag, used in the length slot of hash entries and magic structures,
-specifies the structure contains an C<SV*> pointer where a C<char*> pointer
-is to be expected. (For information only--not to be used).
+=item Nullav
+Null AV pointer.
=for hackers
-Found in file hv.h
+Found in file av.h
=item Nullch
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
+=item Nullcv
+
+Null CV pointer.
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file cv.h
+
+=item Nullhv
+
+Null HV pointer.
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item Nullsv
Null SV pointer.
=for hackers
Found in file perl.c
+=item HEf_SVKEY
+
+This flag, used in the length slot of hash entries and magic structures,
+specifies the structure contains an C<SV*> pointer where a C<char*> pointer
+is to be expected. (For information only--not to be used).
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeHASH
Returns the computed hash stored in the hash entry.
=for hackers
Found in file hv.c
-=item Nullhv
-
-Null HV pointer.
-
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file hv.h
-
=back
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvUNLOCK
+
+Releases a mutual exclusion lock on sv if a suitable module
+has been loaded.
+
+ void SvUNLOCK(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=back
=for hackers
Found in file handy.h
-=item NEWSV
-
-Creates a new SV. A non-zero C<len> parameter indicates the number of
-bytes of preallocated string space the SV should have. An extra byte for a
-tailing NUL is also reserved. (SvPOK is not set for the SV even if string
-space is allocated.) The reference count for the new SV is set to 1.
-C<id> is an integer id between 0 and 1299 (used to identify leaks).
-
-
- SV* NEWSV(int id, STRLEN len)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file handy.h
-
=item Newz
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function. The allocated
=for hackers
Found in file util.c
+=item vnormal
+
+Accepts a version object and returns the normalized string
+representation. Call like:
+
+ sv = vnormal(rv);
+
+NOTE: you can pass either the object directly or the SV
+contained within the RV.
+
+ SV* vnormal(SV *vs)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item vnumify
Accepts a version object and returns the normalized floating
=item vstringify
-Accepts a version object and returns the normalized string
-representation. Call like:
-
- sv = vstringify(rv);
-
-NOTE: you can pass either the object directly or the SV
-contained within the RV.
+In order to maintain maximum compatibility with earlier versions
+of Perl, this function will return either the floating point
+notation or the multiple dotted notation, depending on whether
+the original version contained 1 or more dots, respectively
SV* vstringify(SV *vs)
=for hackers
Found in file pp.h
+=item mPUSHi
+
+Push an integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
+Handles 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<PUSHi>, C<mXPUSHi>
+and C<XPUSHi>.
+
+ void mPUSHi(IV iv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mPUSHn
+
+Push a double onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
+Handles 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<PUSHn>, C<mXPUSHn>
+and C<XPUSHn>.
+
+ void mPUSHn(NV nv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mPUSHp
+
+Push a string onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
+The C<len> indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. Does
+not use C<TARG>. See also C<PUSHp>, C<mXPUSHp> and C<XPUSHp>.
+
+ void mPUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mPUSHu
+
+Push an unsigned integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this
+element. Handles 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<PUSHu>,
+C<mXPUSHu> and C<XPUSHu>.
+
+ void mPUSHu(UV uv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mXPUSHi
+
+Push an integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
+'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHi>, C<mPUSHi> and
+C<PUSHi>.
+
+ void mXPUSHi(IV iv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mXPUSHn
+
+Push a double onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
+'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHn>, C<mPUSHn> and
+C<PUSHn>.
+
+ void mXPUSHn(NV nv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mXPUSHp
+
+Push a string onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. The C<len>
+indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. Does not use
+C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHp>, C<mPUSHp> and C<PUSHp>.
+
+ void mXPUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item mXPUSHu
+
+Push an unsigned integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary.
+Handles 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHu>, C<mPUSHu>
+and C<PUSHu>.
+
+ void mXPUSHu(UV uv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item ORIGMARK
The original stack mark for the XSUB. See C<dORIGMARK>.
=item PUSHi
Push an integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
-Handles 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHi>.
+Handles 'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be
+called to declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to
+return lists from XSUB's - see C<mPUSHi> instead. See also C<XPUSHi> and
+C<mXPUSHi>.
void PUSHi(IV iv)
Opening bracket for arguments on a callback. See C<PUTBACK> and
L<perlcall>.
- PUSHMARK;
+ void PUSHMARK(SP)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
+=item PUSHmortal
+
+Push a new mortal SV onto the stack. The stack must have room for this
+element. Does not handle 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also
+C<PUSHs>, C<XPUSHmortal> and C<XPUSHs>.
+
+ void PUSHmortal()
=for hackers
Found in file pp.h
=item PUSHn
Push a double onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
-Handles 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHn>.
+Handles 'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be
+called to declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to
+return lists from XSUB's - see C<mPUSHn> instead. See also C<XPUSHn> and
+C<mXPUSHn>.
void PUSHn(NV nv)
=item PUSHp
Push a string onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
-The C<len> indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. See
-C<XPUSHp>.
+The C<len> indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. Uses
+C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be called to declare it. Do not
+call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to return lists from XSUB's - see
+C<mPUSHp> instead. See also C<XPUSHp> and C<mXPUSHp>.
void PUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
=item PUSHs
Push an SV onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
-Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHs>.
+Does not handle 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<PUSHmortal>,
+C<XPUSHs> and C<XPUSHmortal>.
void PUSHs(SV* sv)
=item PUSHu
Push an unsigned integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this
-element. See C<XPUSHu>.
+element. Handles 'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG>
+should be called to declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented
+macros to return lists from XSUB's - see C<mPUSHu> instead. See also
+C<XPUSHu> and C<mXPUSHu>.
void PUSHu(UV uv)
=item XPUSHi
Push an integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
-'set' magic. See C<PUSHi>.
+'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be called to
+declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to return lists
+from XSUB's - see C<mXPUSHi> instead. See also C<PUSHi> and C<mPUSHi>.
void XPUSHi(IV iv)
=for hackers
Found in file pp.h
+=item XPUSHmortal
+
+Push a new mortal SV onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Does
+not handle 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHs>,
+C<PUSHmortal> and C<PUSHs>.
+
+ void XPUSHmortal()
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XPUSHn
Push a double onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
-'set' magic. See C<PUSHn>.
+'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be called to
+declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to return lists
+from XSUB's - see C<mXPUSHn> instead. See also C<PUSHn> and C<mPUSHn>.
void XPUSHn(NV nv)
=item XPUSHp
Push a string onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. The C<len>
-indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. See
-C<PUSHp>.
+indicates the length of the string. Handles 'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so
+C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be called to declare it. Do not call
+multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to return lists from XSUB's - see
+C<mXPUSHp> instead. See also C<PUSHp> and C<mPUSHp>.
void XPUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
=item XPUSHs
Push an SV onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Does not
-handle 'set' magic. See C<PUSHs>.
+handle 'set' magic. Does not use C<TARG>. See also C<XPUSHmortal>,
+C<PUSHs> and C<PUSHmortal>.
void XPUSHs(SV* sv)
=item XPUSHu
Push an unsigned integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary.
-See C<PUSHu>.
+Handles 'set' magic. Uses C<TARG>, so C<dTARGET> or C<dXSTARG> should be
+called to declare it. Do not call multiple C<TARG>-oriented macros to
+return lists from XSUB's - see C<mXPUSHu> instead. See also C<PUSHu> and
+C<mPUSHu>.
void XPUSHu(UV uv)
=for hackers
Found in file XSUB.h
+=item XSRETURN_EMPTY
+
+Return an empty list from an XSUB immediately.
+
+ XSRETURN_EMPTY;
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_IV
Return an integer from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mIV>.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item NEWSV
+
+Creates a new SV. A non-zero C<len> parameter indicates the number of
+bytes of preallocated string space the SV should have. An extra byte for a
+tailing NUL is also reserved. (SvPOK is not set for the SV even if string
+space is allocated.) The reference count for the new SV is set to 1.
+C<id> is an integer id between 0 and 1299 (used to identify leaks).
+
+ SV* NEWSV(int id, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item newSV
Create a new null SV, or if len > 0, create a new empty SVt_PV type SV
=item SvOK
-Returns a boolean indicating whether the value is an SV.
+Returns a boolean indicating whether the value is an SV. It also tells
+whether the value is defined or not.
bool SvOK(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvUNLOCK
-
-Releases a mutual exclusion lock on sv if a suitable module
-has been loaded.
-
-
- void SvUNLOCK(SV* sv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sv.h
-
=item SvUOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains an unsigned integer.
=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 XSUB.h
+=item dUNDERBAR
+
+Sets up the C<padoff_du> variable for an XSUB that wishes to use
+C<UNDERBAR>.
+
+ dUNDERBAR;
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item dXSARGS
Sets up stack and mark pointers for an XSUB, calling dSP and dMARK.
=for hackers
Found in file XSUB.h
-=item XS
+=item UNDERBAR
-Macro to declare an XSUB and its C parameter list. This is handled by
-C<xsubpp>.
+The SV* corresponding to the $_ variable. Works even if there
+is a lexical $_ in scope.
=for hackers
Found in file XSUB.h
-=item XSRETURN_EMPTY
-
-Return an empty list from an XSUB immediately.
-
+=item XS
- XSRETURN_EMPTY;
+Macro to declare an XSUB and its C parameter list. This is handled by
+C<xsubpp>.
=for hackers
Found in file XSUB.h
=item croak
This is the XSUB-writer's interface to Perl's C<die> function.
-Normally use this function the same way you use the C C<printf>
-function. See C<warn>.
+Normally call this function the same way you call the C C<printf>
+function. Calling C<croak> returns control directly to Perl,
+sidestepping the normal C order of execution. See C<warn>.
If you want to throw an exception object, assign the object to
C<$@> and then pass C<Nullch> to croak():
=item warn
-This is the XSUB-writer's interface to Perl's C<warn> function. Use this
-function the same way you use the C C<printf> function. See
-C<croak>.
+This is the XSUB-writer's interface to Perl's C<warn> function. Call this
+function the same way you call the C C<printf> function. See C<croak>.
void warn(const char* pat, ...)