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diff --git a/libs/python/doc/v2/function_doc_signature.html b/libs/python/doc/v2/function_doc_signature.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e439a77ac --- /dev/null +++ b/libs/python/doc/v2/function_doc_signature.html @@ -0,0 +1,216 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> + +<!-- Copyright Nikolay Mladenov 2007. Distributed under the Boost --> +<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying --> +<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) --> +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content= + "text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../boost.css"> + + <title>Boost.Python - + <boost/python/doobject/function_doc_signature.hpp></title> +</head> + +<body> + <table border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0" width="100%" + summary="header"> + <tr> + <td valign="top" width="300"> + <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width= + "277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border= + "0"></a></h3> + </td> + + <td valign="top"> + <h1 align="center"><a href= + "../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1> + + <h2 align="center">Header + <boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp></h2> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr> + + <h2>Contents</h2> + + <dl class="page-index"> + <dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt> + + <dt><a href="#classes">Classes</a></dt> + + <dd> + <dl class="page-index"> + <dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec">Class + <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></a></dt> + + <dd> + <dl class="page-index"> + <dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis">Class + <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code> synopsis</a></dt> + + </dl> + </dd> + </dl> + </dd> + + <dt><a href="#examples">Examples</a></dt> + </dl> + <hr> + + <h2><a name="introduction" id= + "introduction"></a>Introduction</h2> + + <p>Boost.Python supports docstrings with automatic + appending of Pythonic and C++ signatures. This feature is implemented + by <code>class function_doc_signature_generator</code> + The class uses all of the overloads, supplied arg names and default values, as well as + the user-defined docstrings, to generate documentation for a given function.</p> + + <h2><a name="classes" id="classes"></a>Classes</h2> + + <h3><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec" id= + "function_doc_signature_generator-spec"></a>Class + <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h3> + + <p> + The class has only one public function which returns a list of strings documenting the + overloads of a function. + </p> + + <h4><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis" id= + "function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis"></a>Class + <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code> synopsis</h4> + <pre> +namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects { + + class function_doc_signature_generator + { + public: + static list function_doc_signatures(function const *f); + }; + +}}} +</pre> + + + <h2><a name="examples" id="examples"></a>Examples</h2> + + <h4>Docstrings generated with <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h4> + <pre> +#include <boost/python/module.hpp> +#include <boost/python/def.hpp> +#include <boost/python/args.hpp> +#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp> +#include <boost/python/class.hpp> +#include <boost/python/overloads.hpp> +#include <boost/python/raw_function.hpp> + +using namespace boost::python; + +tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow") +{ + return make_tuple(x, y, z); +} + +BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(f_overloads, f, 0, 3) + + +struct X +{ + tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow") + { + return make_tuple(x, y, z); + } +}; + +BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_f_overloads, X::f, 0, 3) + +tuple raw_func(tuple args, dict kw) +{ + return make_tuple(args, kw); +} + +BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext) +{ + def("f", f, (arg("x")=1, arg("y")=4.25, arg("z")="wow") + , "This is f's docstring" + ); + + def("raw", raw_function(raw_func)); + + def("f1", f, f_overloads("f1's docstring", args("x", "y", "z"))); + + + class_<X>("X", "This is X's docstring", init<>(args("self"))) + .def("f", &X::f + , "This is X.f's docstring" + , args("self","x", "y", "z")) + + ; + +} + +</pre> +Python code: + <pre> +>>> import args_ext +>>> help(args_ext) +Help on module args_ext: + +NAME + args_ext + +FILE + args_ext.pyd + +CLASSES + Boost.Python.instance(__builtin__.object) + X + + class X(Boost.Python.instance) + | This is X's docstring + | + | Method resolution order: + | X + | Boost.Python.instance + | __builtin__.object + | + | Methods defined here: + | + | __init__(...) + | __init__( (object)self) -> None : + | C++ signature: + | void __init__(struct _object *) + | + | f(...) + | f( (X)self, (int)x, (float)y, (str)z) -> tuple : This is X.f's docstring + | C++ signature: + | class boost::python::tuple f(struct X {lvalue},int,double,char const *) + | + | ................. + | +FUNCTIONS + f(...) + f([ (int)x=1 [, (float)y=4.25 [, (str)z='wow']]]) -> tuple : This is f's docstring + C++ signature: + class boost::python::tuple f([ int=1 [,double=4.25 [,char const *='wow']]]) + + f1(...) + f1([ (int)x [, (float)y [, (str)z]]]) -> tuple : f1's docstring + C++ signature: + class boost::python::tuple f1([ int [,double [,char const *]]]) + + raw(...) + object raw(tuple args, dict kwds) : + C++ signature: + object raw(tuple args, dict kwds) + + +</pre> + + <p><i>© Copyright <a href="mailto:nickm at sitius dot com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> 2007.</i></p> +</body> +</html> |