=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
-=item newSV
-
-Create a new null SV, or if len > 0, create a new empty SVt_PV type SV
-with an initial PV allocation of len+1. Normally accessed via the C<NEWSV>
-macro.
-
- SV* newSV(STRLEN len)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sv.c
-
=item NEWSV
Creates a new SV. A non-zero C<len> parameter indicates the number of
=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
+with an initial PV allocation of len+1. Normally accessed via the C<NEWSV>
+macro.
+
+ SV* newSV(STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSViv
Creates a new SV and copies an integer into it. The reference count for the
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvIVX
+=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()>.
+Coerces the given SV to an integer and returns it. Guarantees to evaluate
+sv only once. Use the more efficent C<SvIV> otherwise.
- IV SvIVX(SV* sv)
+ IV SvIVx(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvIVx
+=item SvIVX
-Coerces the given SV to an integer and returns it. Guarantees to evaluate
-sv only once. Use the more efficent C<SvIV> otherwise.
+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)
+ IV SvIVX(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvUVX
+=item SvUVx
-Returns the raw value in the SV's UV slot, without checks or conversions.
-Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvUV()>.
+Coerces the given SV to an unsigned integer and returns it. Guarantees to
+evaluate sv only once. Use the more efficent C<SvUV> otherwise.
- UV SvUVX(SV* sv)
+ UV SvUVx(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvUVx
+=item SvUVX
-Coerces the given SV to an unsigned integer and returns it. Guarantees to
-evaluate sv only once. Use the more efficent C<SvUV> otherwise.
+Returns the raw value in the SV's UV slot, without checks or conversions.
+Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvUV()>.
- UV SvUVx(SV* sv)
+ UV SvUVX(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_recode_to_utf8
+
+The encoding is assumed to be an Encode object, on entry the PV
+of the sv is assumed to be octets in that encoding, and the sv
+will be converted into Unicode (and UTF-8).
+
+If the sv already is UTF-8 (or if it is not POK), or if the encoding
+is not a reference, nothing is done to the sv. If the encoding is not
+an C<Encode::XS> Encoding object, bad things will happen.
+(See F<lib/encoding.pm> and L<Encode>).
+
+The PV of the sv is returned.
+
+ char* sv_recode_to_utf8(SV* sv, SV *encoding)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_reftype
Returns a string describing what the SV is a reference to.