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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-07-11 18:12:10 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-07-11 18:12:10 +0000
commit497711e7b1df022fefe2ed59a7b09c545fed3b3b (patch)
tree31d93270fedf0a25d36feca88210d4db478a411c /pod/perlapi.pod
parent22543175801498849371a87fac00fda0d5ec7d06 (diff)
downloadperl-497711e7b1df022fefe2ed59a7b09c545fed3b3b.tar.gz
integrate cfgperl changes#6231..6240 into mainline
p4raw-link: @6240 on //depot/cfgperl: 514e70b26394e6b272960ab8b9b8b7dbb1e2c068 p4raw-link: @6231 on //depot/cfgperl: 7906debc4b99f108310cdade6e486754c15481e7 p4raw-id: //depot/perl@6355 p4raw-branched: from //depot/cfgperl@6353 'branch in' pod/perlutil.pod p4raw-integrated: from //depot/cfgperl@6353 'copy in' pod/roffitall (@5753..) op.h (@5833..) README.cygwin (@6096..) lib/ExtUtils/MM_VMS.pm (@6140..) lib/File/Find.pm (@6156..) Configure config_h.SH hints/solaris_2.sh (@6217..) Todo-5.6 (@6232..) keywords.h lib/warnings.pm opcode.h opnames.h pp.sym regnodes.h warnings.h (@6236..) 'ignore' ext/B/B/Asmdata.pm ext/ByteLoader/byterun.c ext/ByteLoader/byterun.h (@6236..) p4raw-integrated: from //depot/cfgperl@6240 'copy in' utils/h2xs.PL (@6192..) p4raw-integrated: from //depot/cfgperl@6238 'merge in' vms/vms.c (@6198..) p4raw-integrated: from //depot/cfgperl@6237 'copy in' utf8.c (@6221..) pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pp_proto.h (@6236..) 'ignore' embedvar.h perlapi.h (@6236..) 'merge in' embed.pl (@6225..) embed.h objXSUB.h perlapi.c proto.h (@6236..) p4raw-integrated: from //depot/cfgperl@6232 'copy in' pod/Makefile pod/perltoc.pod (@6161..) MANIFEST (@6227..)
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diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 19ab71fcda..f274641029 100644
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Same as C<av_len()>. Deprecated, use C<av_len()> instead.
int AvFILL(AV* av)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.h
+
=item av_clear
Clears an array, making it empty. Does not free the memory used by the
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ array itself.
void av_clear(AV* ar)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_extend
Pre-extend an array. The C<key> is the index to which the array should be
@@ -39,6 +45,9 @@ extended.
void av_extend(AV* ar, I32 key)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_fetch
Returns the SV at the specified index in the array. The C<key> is the
@@ -50,6 +59,9 @@ more information on how to use this function on tied arrays.
SV** av_fetch(AV* ar, I32 key, I32 lval)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_len
Returns the highest index in the array. Returns -1 if the array is
@@ -57,6 +69,9 @@ empty.
I32 av_len(AV* ar)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_make
Creates a new AV and populates it with a list of SVs. The SVs are copied
@@ -65,6 +80,9 @@ will have a reference count of 1.
AV* av_make(I32 size, SV** svp)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_pop
Pops an SV off the end of the array. Returns C<&PL_sv_undef> if the array
@@ -72,6 +90,9 @@ is empty.
SV* av_pop(AV* ar)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_push
Pushes an SV onto the end of the array. The array will grow automatically
@@ -79,12 +100,18 @@ to accommodate the addition.
void av_push(AV* ar, SV* val)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_shift
Shifts an SV off the beginning of the array.
SV* av_shift(AV* ar)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_store
Stores an SV in an array. The array index is specified as C<key>. The
@@ -100,12 +127,18 @@ more information on how to use this function on tied arrays.
SV** av_store(AV* ar, I32 key, SV* val)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_undef
Undefines the array. Frees the memory used by the array itself.
void av_undef(AV* ar)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item av_unshift
Unshift the given number of C<undef> values onto the beginning of the
@@ -114,6 +147,19 @@ must then use C<av_store> to assign values to these new elements.
void av_unshift(AV* ar, I32 num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
+=item bytes_to_utf8
+
+Converts a string C<s> of length C<len> from ASCII into UTF8 encoding.
+Returns a pointer to the newly-created string.
+
+ U8 * bytes_to_utf8(U8 *s, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file utf8.c
+
=item call_argv
Performs a callback to the specified Perl sub. See L<perlcall>.
@@ -122,6 +168,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
I32 call_argv(const char* sub_name, I32 flags, char** argv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item call_method
Performs a callback to the specified Perl method. The blessed object must
@@ -131,6 +180,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
I32 call_method(const char* methname, I32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item call_pv
Performs a callback to the specified Perl sub. See L<perlcall>.
@@ -139,6 +191,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
I32 call_pv(const char* sub_name, I32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item call_sv
Performs a callback to the Perl sub whose name is in the SV. See
@@ -148,6 +203,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
I32 call_sv(SV* sv, I32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item CLASS
Variable which is setup by C<xsubpp> to indicate the
@@ -155,6 +213,9 @@ class name for a C++ XS constructor. This is always a C<char*>. See C<THIS>.
char* CLASS
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item Copy
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<memcpy> function. The C<src> is the
@@ -163,6 +224,9 @@ the type. May fail on overlapping copies. See also C<Move>.
void Copy(void* src, void* dest, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item croak
This is the XSUB-writer's interface to Perl's C<die> function.
@@ -178,12 +242,18 @@ C<$@> and then pass C<Nullch> to croak():
void croak(const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item CvSTASH
Returns the stash of the CV.
HV* CvSTASH(CV* cv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file cv.h
+
=item dMARK
Declare a stack marker variable, C<mark>, for the XSUB. See C<MARK> and
@@ -191,12 +261,18 @@ C<dORIGMARK>.
dMARK;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item dORIGMARK
Saves the original stack mark for the XSUB. See C<ORIGMARK>.
dORIGMARK;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item dSP
Declares a local copy of perl's stack pointer for the XSUB, available via
@@ -204,6 +280,9 @@ the C<SP> macro. See C<SP>.
dSP;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item dXSARGS
Sets up stack and mark pointers for an XSUB, calling dSP and dMARK. This
@@ -212,6 +291,9 @@ variable to indicate the number of items on the stack.
dXSARGS;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item dXSI32
Sets up the C<ix> variable for an XSUB which has aliases. This is usually
@@ -219,12 +301,18 @@ handled automatically by C<xsubpp>.
dXSI32;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item ENTER
Opening bracket on a callback. See C<LEAVE> and L<perlcall>.
ENTER;
+=for hackers
+Found in file scope.h
+
=item eval_pv
Tells Perl to C<eval> the given string and return an SV* result.
@@ -233,6 +321,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
SV* eval_pv(const char* p, I32 croak_on_error)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item eval_sv
Tells Perl to C<eval> the string in the SV.
@@ -241,6 +332,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
I32 eval_sv(SV* sv, I32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item EXTEND
Used to extend the argument stack for an XSUB's return values. Once
@@ -249,6 +343,9 @@ onto the stack.
void EXTEND(SP, int nitems)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item fbm_compile
Analyses the string in order to make fast searches on it using fbm_instr()
@@ -256,6 +353,9 @@ Analyses the string in order to make fast searches on it using fbm_instr()
void fbm_compile(SV* sv, U32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item fbm_instr
Returns the location of the SV in the string delimited by C<str> and
@@ -265,6 +365,9 @@ then.
char* fbm_instr(unsigned char* big, unsigned char* bigend, SV* littlesv, U32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item FREETMPS
Closing bracket for temporaries on a callback. See C<SAVETMPS> and
@@ -272,6 +375,9 @@ L<perlcall>.
FREETMPS;
+=for hackers
+Found in file scope.h
+
=item get_av
Returns the AV of the specified Perl array. If C<create> is set and the
@@ -282,6 +388,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
AV* get_av(const char* name, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item get_cv
Returns the CV of the specified Perl subroutine. If C<create> is set and
@@ -293,6 +402,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
CV* get_cv(const char* name, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item get_hv
Returns the HV of the specified Perl hash. If C<create> is set and the
@@ -303,6 +415,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
HV* get_hv(const char* name, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item get_sv
Returns the SV of the specified Perl scalar. If C<create> is set and the
@@ -313,6 +428,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
SV* get_sv(const char* name, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item GIMME
A backward-compatible version of C<GIMME_V> which can only return
@@ -321,6 +439,9 @@ Deprecated. Use C<GIMME_V> instead.
U32 GIMME
+=for hackers
+Found in file op.h
+
=item GIMME_V
The XSUB-writer's equivalent to Perl's C<wantarray>. Returns C<G_VOID>,
@@ -329,12 +450,18 @@ respectively.
U32 GIMME_V
+=for hackers
+Found in file op.h
+
=item GvSV
Return the SV from the GV.
SV* GvSV(GV* gv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.h
+
=item gv_fetchmeth
Returns the glob with the given C<name> and a defined subroutine or
@@ -354,12 +481,18 @@ obtained from the GV with the C<GvCV> macro.
GV* gv_fetchmeth(HV* stash, const char* name, STRLEN len, I32 level)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item gv_fetchmethod
See L<gv_fetchmethod_autoload>.
GV* gv_fetchmethod(HV* stash, const char* name)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item gv_fetchmethod_autoload
Returns the glob which contains the subroutine to call to invoke the method
@@ -386,6 +519,9 @@ C<call_sv> apply equally to these functions.
GV* gv_fetchmethod_autoload(HV* stash, const char* name, I32 autoload)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item gv_stashpv
Returns a pointer to the stash for a specified package. C<name> should
@@ -395,6 +531,9 @@ package does not exist then NULL is returned.
HV* gv_stashpv(const char* name, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item gv_stashsv
Returns a pointer to the stash for a specified package, which must be a
@@ -402,47 +541,74 @@ valid UTF-8 string. See C<gv_stashpv>.
HV* gv_stashsv(SV* sv, I32 create)
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item G_ARRAY
Used to indicate array context. See C<GIMME_V>, C<GIMME> and
L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item G_DISCARD
Indicates that arguments returned from a callback should be discarded. See
L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item G_EVAL
Used to force a Perl C<eval> wrapper around a callback. See
L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item G_NOARGS
Indicates that no arguments are being sent to a callback. See
L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item G_SCALAR
Used to indicate scalar context. See C<GIMME_V>, C<GIMME>, and
L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item G_VOID
Used to indicate void context. See C<GIMME_V> and L<perlcall>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file cop.h
+
=item HEf_SVKEY
This flag, used in the length slot of hash entries and magic structures,
specifies the structure contains a 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.
U32 HeHASH(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeKEY
Returns the actual pointer stored in the key slot of the hash entry. The
@@ -452,6 +618,9 @@ usually preferable for finding the value of a key.
void* HeKEY(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeKLEN
If this is negative, and amounts to C<HEf_SVKEY>, it indicates the entry
@@ -461,6 +630,9 @@ lengths.
STRLEN HeKLEN(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HePV
Returns the key slot of the hash entry as a C<char*> value, doing any
@@ -475,6 +647,9 @@ described elsewhere in this document.
char* HePV(HE* he, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeSVKEY
Returns the key as an C<SV*>, or C<Nullsv> if the hash entry does not
@@ -482,6 +657,9 @@ contain an C<SV*> key.
SV* HeSVKEY(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeSVKEY_force
Returns the key as an C<SV*>. Will create and return a temporary mortal
@@ -489,6 +667,9 @@ C<SV*> if the hash entry contains only a C<char*> key.
SV* HeSVKEY_force(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeSVKEY_set
Sets the key to a given C<SV*>, taking care to set the appropriate flags to
@@ -497,24 +678,36 @@ C<SV*>.
SV* HeSVKEY_set(HE* he, SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HeVAL
Returns the value slot (type C<SV*>) stored in the hash entry.
SV* HeVAL(HE* he)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item HvNAME
Returns the package name of a stash. See C<SvSTASH>, C<CvSTASH>.
char* HvNAME(HV* stash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.h
+
=item hv_clear
Clears a hash, making it empty.
void hv_clear(HV* tb)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_delete
Deletes a key/value pair in the hash. The value SV is removed from the
@@ -524,6 +717,9 @@ will be returned.
SV* hv_delete(HV* tb, const char* key, U32 klen, I32 flags)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_delete_ent
Deletes a key/value pair in the hash. The value SV is removed from the
@@ -533,6 +729,9 @@ precomputed hash value, or 0 to ask for it to be computed.
SV* hv_delete_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, I32 flags, U32 hash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_exists
Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified hash key exists. The
@@ -540,6 +739,9 @@ C<klen> is the length of the key.
bool hv_exists(HV* tb, const char* key, U32 klen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_exists_ent
Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified hash key exists. C<hash>
@@ -548,6 +750,9 @@ computed.
bool hv_exists_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, U32 hash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_fetch
Returns the SV which corresponds to the specified key in the hash. The
@@ -560,6 +765,9 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
SV** hv_fetch(HV* tb, const char* key, U32 klen, I32 lval)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_fetch_ent
Returns the hash entry which corresponds to the specified key in the hash.
@@ -575,6 +783,9 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
HE* hv_fetch_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, I32 lval, U32 hash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iterinit
Prepares a starting point to traverse a hash table. Returns the number of
@@ -587,6 +798,9 @@ value, you can get it through the macro C<HvFILL(tb)>.
I32 hv_iterinit(HV* tb)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iterkey
Returns the key from the current position of the hash iterator. See
@@ -594,6 +808,9 @@ C<hv_iterinit>.
char* hv_iterkey(HE* entry, I32* retlen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iterkeysv
Returns the key as an C<SV*> from the current position of the hash
@@ -602,12 +819,18 @@ see C<hv_iterinit>.
SV* hv_iterkeysv(HE* entry)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iternext
Returns entries from a hash iterator. See C<hv_iterinit>.
HE* hv_iternext(HV* tb)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iternextsv
Performs an C<hv_iternext>, C<hv_iterkey>, and C<hv_iterval> in one
@@ -615,6 +838,9 @@ operation.
SV* hv_iternextsv(HV* hv, char** key, I32* retlen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_iterval
Returns the value from the current position of the hash iterator. See
@@ -622,12 +848,18 @@ C<hv_iterkey>.
SV* hv_iterval(HV* tb, HE* entry)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_magic
Adds magic to a hash. See C<sv_magic>.
void hv_magic(HV* hv, GV* gv, int how)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_store
Stores an SV in a hash. The hash key is specified as C<key> and C<klen> is
@@ -644,6 +876,9 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
SV** hv_store(HV* tb, const char* key, U32 klen, SV* val, U32 hash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_store_ent
Stores C<val> in a hash. The hash key is specified as C<key>. The C<hash>
@@ -661,12 +896,18 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
HE* hv_store_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, SV* val, U32 hash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item hv_undef
Undefines the hash.
void hv_undef(HV* tb)
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item isALNUM
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is an ASCII alphanumeric
@@ -674,6 +915,9 @@ character (including underscore) or digit.
bool isALNUM(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item isALPHA
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is an ASCII alphabetic
@@ -681,6 +925,9 @@ character.
bool isALPHA(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item isDIGIT
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is an ASCII
@@ -688,6 +935,9 @@ digit.
bool isDIGIT(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item isLOWER
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is a lowercase
@@ -695,12 +945,18 @@ character.
bool isLOWER(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item isSPACE
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is whitespace.
bool isSPACE(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item isUPPER
Returns a boolean indicating whether the C C<char> is an uppercase
@@ -708,6 +964,9 @@ character.
bool isUPPER(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item items
Variable which is setup by C<xsubpp> to indicate the number of
@@ -715,6 +974,9 @@ items on the stack. See L<perlxs/"Variable-length Parameter Lists">.
I32 items
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item ix
Variable which is setup by C<xsubpp> to indicate which of an
@@ -722,12 +984,18 @@ XSUB's aliases was used to invoke it. See L<perlxs/"The ALIAS: Keyword">.
I32 ix
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item LEAVE
Closing bracket on a callback. See C<ENTER> and L<perlcall>.
LEAVE;
+=for hackers
+Found in file scope.h
+
=item looks_like_number
Test if an the content of an SV looks like a number (or is a
@@ -735,58 +1003,88 @@ number).
I32 looks_like_number(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item MARK
Stack marker variable for the XSUB. See C<dMARK>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item mg_clear
Clear something magical that the SV represents. See C<sv_magic>.
int mg_clear(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_copy
Copies the magic from one SV to another. See C<sv_magic>.
int mg_copy(SV* sv, SV* nsv, const char* key, I32 klen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_find
Finds the magic pointer for type matching the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
MAGIC* mg_find(SV* sv, int type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_free
Free any magic storage used by the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
int mg_free(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_get
Do magic after a value is retrieved from the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
int mg_get(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_length
Report on the SV's length. See C<sv_magic>.
U32 mg_length(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_magical
Turns on the magical status of an SV. See C<sv_magic>.
void mg_magical(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item mg_set
Do magic after a value is assigned to the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
int mg_set(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file mg.c
+
=item Move
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<memmove> function. The C<src> is the
@@ -795,18 +1093,27 @@ the type. Can do overlapping moves. See also C<Copy>.
void Move(void* src, void* dest, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item New
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function.
void New(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item newAV
Creates a new AV. The reference count is set to 1.
AV* newAV()
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
=item Newc
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function, with
@@ -814,6 +1121,9 @@ cast.
void Newc(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type, cast)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item newCONSTSUB
Creates a constant sub equivalent to Perl C<sub FOO () { 123 }> which is
@@ -821,12 +1131,18 @@ eligible for inlining at compile-time.
void newCONSTSUB(HV* stash, char* name, SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file op.c
+
=item newHV
Creates a new HV. The reference count is set to 1.
HV* newHV()
+=for hackers
+Found in file hv.c
+
=item newRV_inc
Creates an RV wrapper for an SV. The reference count for the original SV is
@@ -834,6 +1150,9 @@ incremented.
SV* newRV_inc(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item newRV_noinc
Creates an RV wrapper for an SV. The reference count for the original
@@ -841,6 +1160,9 @@ SV is B<not> incremented.
SV* newRV_noinc(SV *sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item NEWSV
Creates a new SV. A non-zero C<len> parameter indicates the number of
@@ -851,6 +1173,9 @@ 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 newSViv
Creates a new SV and copies an integer into it. The reference count for the
@@ -858,6 +1183,9 @@ SV is set to 1.
SV* newSViv(IV i)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVnv
Creates a new SV and copies a floating point value into it.
@@ -865,6 +1193,9 @@ The reference count for the SV is set to 1.
SV* newSVnv(NV n)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVpv
Creates a new SV and copies a string into it. The reference count for the
@@ -873,6 +1204,9 @@ strlen(). For efficiency, consider using C<newSVpvn> instead.
SV* newSVpv(const char* s, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVpvf
Creates a new SV an initialize it with the string formatted like
@@ -880,6 +1214,9 @@ C<sprintf>.
SV* newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVpvn
Creates a new SV and copies a string into it. The reference count for the
@@ -889,6 +1226,9 @@ C<len> bytes long.
SV* newSVpvn(const char* s, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVrv
Creates a new SV for the RV, C<rv>, to point to. If C<rv> is not an RV then
@@ -898,12 +1238,18 @@ reference count is 1.
SV* newSVrv(SV* rv, const char* classname)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVsv
Creates a new SV which is an exact duplicate of the original SV.
SV* newSVsv(SV* old)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newSVuv
Creates a new SV and copies an unsigned integer into it.
@@ -911,15 +1257,24 @@ The reference count for the SV is set to 1.
SV* newSVuv(UV u)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item newXS
Used by C<xsubpp> to hook up XSUBs as Perl subs.
+=for hackers
+Found in file op.c
+
=item newXSproto
Used by C<xsubpp> to hook up XSUBs as Perl subs. Adds Perl prototypes to
the subs.
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item Newz
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<malloc> function. The allocated
@@ -927,66 +1282,105 @@ memory is zeroed with C<memzero>.
void Newz(int id, void* ptr, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item Nullav
Null AV pointer.
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.h
+
=item Nullch
Null character pointer.
+=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 handy.h
+
=item ORIGMARK
The original stack mark for the XSUB. See C<dORIGMARK>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item perl_alloc
Allocates a new Perl interpreter. See L<perlembed>.
PerlInterpreter* perl_alloc()
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_construct
Initializes a new Perl interpreter. See L<perlembed>.
void perl_construct(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_destruct
Shuts down a Perl interpreter. See L<perlembed>.
void perl_destruct(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_free
Releases a Perl interpreter. See L<perlembed>.
void perl_free(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_parse
Tells a Perl interpreter to parse a Perl script. See L<perlembed>.
int perl_parse(PerlInterpreter* interp, XSINIT_t xsinit, int argc, char** argv, char** env)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_run
Tells a Perl interpreter to run. See L<perlembed>.
int perl_run(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item PL_DBsingle
When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this SV is a
@@ -997,6 +1391,9 @@ C<PL_DBsub>.
SV * PL_DBsingle
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_DBsub
When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this GV contains
@@ -1006,6 +1403,9 @@ C<PL_DBsingle>.
GV * PL_DBsub
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_DBtrace
Trace variable used when Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d>
@@ -1014,12 +1414,18 @@ variable. See C<PL_DBsingle>.
SV * PL_DBtrace
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_dowarn
The C variable which corresponds to Perl's $^W warning variable.
bool PL_dowarn
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_modglobal
C<PL_modglobal> is a general purpose, interpreter global HV for use by
@@ -1030,6 +1436,9 @@ prefixed by the package name of the extension that owns the data.
HV* PL_modglobal
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_na
A convenience variable which is typically used with C<SvPV> when one
@@ -1039,6 +1448,9 @@ C<SvPV_nolen> macro.
STRLEN PL_na
+=for hackers
+Found in file thrdvar.h
+
=item PL_sv_no
This is the C<false> SV. See C<PL_sv_yes>. Always refer to this as
@@ -1046,12 +1458,18 @@ C<&PL_sv_no>.
SV PL_sv_no
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_sv_undef
This is the C<undef> SV. Always refer to this as C<&PL_sv_undef>.
SV PL_sv_undef
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item PL_sv_yes
This is the C<true> SV. See C<PL_sv_no>. Always refer to this as
@@ -1059,36 +1477,54 @@ C<&PL_sv_yes>.
SV PL_sv_yes
+=for hackers
+Found in file intrpvar.h
+
=item POPi
Pops an integer off the stack.
IV POPi
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item POPl
Pops a long off the stack.
long POPl
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item POPn
Pops a double off the stack.
NV POPn
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item POPp
Pops a string off the stack.
char* POPp
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item POPs
Pops an SV off the stack.
SV* POPs
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHi
Push an integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
@@ -1096,6 +1532,9 @@ Handles 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHi>.
void PUSHi(IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHMARK
Opening bracket for arguments on a callback. See C<PUTBACK> and
@@ -1103,6 +1542,9 @@ L<perlcall>.
PUSHMARK;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHn
Push a double onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
@@ -1110,6 +1552,9 @@ Handles 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHn>.
void PUSHn(NV nv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHp
Push a string onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
@@ -1118,6 +1563,9 @@ C<XPUSHp>.
void PUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHs
Push an SV onto the stack. The stack must have room for this element.
@@ -1125,6 +1573,9 @@ Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<XPUSHs>.
void PUSHs(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUSHu
Push an unsigned integer onto the stack. The stack must have room for this
@@ -1132,6 +1583,9 @@ element. See C<XPUSHu>.
void PUSHu(UV uv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item PUTBACK
Closing bracket for XSUB arguments. This is usually handled by C<xsubpp>.
@@ -1139,12 +1593,18 @@ See C<PUSHMARK> and L<perlcall> for other uses.
PUTBACK;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item Renew
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<realloc> function.
void Renew(void* ptr, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item Renewc
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<realloc> function, with
@@ -1152,6 +1612,9 @@ cast.
void Renewc(void* ptr, int nitems, type, cast)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item require_pv
Tells Perl to C<require> a module.
@@ -1160,6 +1623,9 @@ NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.
void require_pv(const char* pv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item RETVAL
Variable which is setup by C<xsubpp> to hold the return value for an
@@ -1168,18 +1634,27 @@ L<perlxs/"The RETVAL Variable">.
(whatever) RETVAL
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item Safefree
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<free> function.
void Safefree(void* src, void* dest, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item savepv
Copy a string to a safe spot. This does not use an SV.
char* savepv(const char* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item savepvn
Copy a string to a safe spot. The C<len> indicates number of bytes to
@@ -1187,6 +1662,9 @@ copy. This does not use an SV.
char* savepvn(const char* sv, I32 len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item SAVETMPS
Opening bracket for temporaries on a callback. See C<FREETMPS> and
@@ -1194,29 +1672,44 @@ L<perlcall>.
SAVETMPS;
+=for hackers
+Found in file scope.h
+
=item SP
Stack pointer. This is usually handled by C<xsubpp>. See C<dSP> and
C<SPAGAIN>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item SPAGAIN
Refetch the stack pointer. Used after a callback. See L<perlcall>.
SPAGAIN;
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item ST
Used to access elements on the XSUB's stack.
SV* ST(int ix)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item strEQ
Test two strings to see if they are equal. Returns true or false.
bool strEQ(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strGE
Test two strings to see if the first, C<s1>, is greater than or equal to
@@ -1224,6 +1717,9 @@ the second, C<s2>. Returns true or false.
bool strGE(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strGT
Test two strings to see if the first, C<s1>, is greater than the second,
@@ -1231,6 +1727,9 @@ C<s2>. Returns true or false.
bool strGT(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strLE
Test two strings to see if the first, C<s1>, is less than or equal to the
@@ -1238,6 +1737,9 @@ second, C<s2>. Returns true or false.
bool strLE(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strLT
Test two strings to see if the first, C<s1>, is less than the second,
@@ -1245,6 +1747,9 @@ C<s2>. Returns true or false.
bool strLT(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strNE
Test two strings to see if they are different. Returns true or
@@ -1252,6 +1757,9 @@ false.
bool strNE(char* s1, char* s2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strnEQ
Test two strings to see if they are equal. The C<len> parameter indicates
@@ -1260,6 +1768,9 @@ C<strncmp>).
bool strnEQ(char* s1, char* s2, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item strnNE
Test two strings to see if they are different. The C<len> parameter
@@ -1268,24 +1779,36 @@ wrapper for C<strncmp>).
bool strnNE(char* s1, char* s2, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item StructCopy
This is an architecture-independent macro to copy one structure to another.
void StructCopy(type src, type dest, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item SvCUR
Returns the length of the string which is in the SV. See C<SvLEN>.
STRLEN SvCUR(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvCUR_set
Set the length of the string which is in the SV. See C<SvCUR>.
void SvCUR_set(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvEND
Returns a pointer to the last character in the string which is in the SV.
@@ -1293,6 +1816,9 @@ See C<SvCUR>. Access the character as *(SvEND(sv)).
char* SvEND(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvGETMAGIC
Invokes C<mg_get> on an SV if it has 'get' magic. This macro evaluates its
@@ -1300,6 +1826,9 @@ argument more than once.
void SvGETMAGIC(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvGROW
Expands the character buffer in the SV so that it has room for the
@@ -1309,12 +1838,18 @@ Returns a pointer to the character buffer.
void SvGROW(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains an integer.
bool SvIOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIOKp
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains an integer. Checks
@@ -1322,30 +1857,45 @@ the B<private> setting. Use C<SvIOK>.
bool SvIOKp(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIOK_off
Unsets the IV status of an SV.
void SvIOK_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIOK_on
Tells an SV that it is an integer.
void SvIOK_on(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIOK_only
Tells an SV that it is an integer and disables all other OK bits.
void SvIOK_only(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIV
Coerces the given SV to an integer and returns it.
IV SvIV(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvIVX
Returns the integer which is stored in the SV, assuming SvIOK is
@@ -1353,12 +1903,28 @@ true.
IV SvIVX(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvLEN
Returns the size of the string buffer in the SV. See C<SvCUR>.
STRLEN SvLEN(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
+=item SvLOCK
+
+Aquires an internal mutex for a SV. Used to make sure multiple threads
+don't stomp on the guts of an SV at the same time
+
+ void SvLOCK(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNIOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a number, integer or
@@ -1366,6 +1932,9 @@ double.
bool SvNIOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNIOKp
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a number, integer or
@@ -1373,18 +1942,27 @@ double. Checks the B<private> setting. Use C<SvNIOK>.
bool SvNIOKp(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNIOK_off
Unsets the NV/IV status of an SV.
void SvNIOK_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a double.
bool SvNOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNOKp
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a double. Checks the
@@ -1392,30 +1970,45 @@ B<private> setting. Use C<SvNOK>.
bool SvNOKp(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNOK_off
Unsets the NV status of an SV.
void SvNOK_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNOK_on
Tells an SV that it is a double.
void SvNOK_on(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNOK_only
Tells an SV that it is a double and disables all other OK bits.
void SvNOK_only(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNV
Coerce the given SV to a double and return it.
NV SvNV(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvNVX
Returns the double which is stored in the SV, assuming SvNOK is
@@ -1423,12 +2016,18 @@ true.
NV SvNVX(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the value is an SV.
bool SvOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvOOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SvIVX is a valid offset value for
@@ -1438,6 +2037,9 @@ allocated string buffer is really (SvPVX - SvIVX).
bool SvOOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a character
@@ -1445,6 +2047,9 @@ string.
bool SvPOK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPOKp
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains a character string.
@@ -1452,24 +2057,36 @@ Checks the B<private> setting. Use C<SvPOK>.
bool SvPOKp(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPOK_off
Unsets the PV status of an SV.
void SvPOK_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPOK_on
Tells an SV that it is a string.
void SvPOK_on(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPOK_only
Tells an SV that it is a string and disables all other OK bits.
void SvPOK_only(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPV
Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
@@ -1477,6 +2094,9 @@ if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic.
char* SvPV(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPVX
Returns a pointer to the string in the SV. The SV must contain a
@@ -1484,6 +2104,9 @@ string.
char* SvPVX(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPV_force
Like <SvPV> but will force the SV into becoming a string (SvPOK). You want
@@ -1491,6 +2114,9 @@ force if you are going to update the SvPVX directly.
char* SvPV_force(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvPV_nolen
Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
@@ -1498,48 +2124,72 @@ if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic.
char* SvPV_nolen(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvREFCNT
Returns the value of the object's reference count.
U32 SvREFCNT(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvREFCNT_dec
Decrements the reference count of the given SV.
void SvREFCNT_dec(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvREFCNT_inc
Increments the reference count of the given SV.
SV* SvREFCNT_inc(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvROK
Tests if the SV is an RV.
bool SvROK(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvROK_off
Unsets the RV status of an SV.
void SvROK_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvROK_on
Tells an SV that it is an RV.
void SvROK_on(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvRV
Dereferences an RV to return the SV.
SV* SvRV(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSETMAGIC
Invokes C<mg_set> on an SV if it has 'set' magic. This macro evaluates its
@@ -1547,6 +2197,9 @@ argument more than once.
void SvSETMAGIC(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSetSV
Calls C<sv_setsv> if dsv is not the same as ssv. May evaluate arguments
@@ -1554,6 +2207,9 @@ more than once.
void SvSetSV(SV* dsb, SV* ssv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSetSV_nosteal
Calls a non-destructive version of C<sv_setsv> if dsv is not the same as
@@ -1561,18 +2217,27 @@ ssv. May evaluate arguments more than once.
void SvSetSV_nosteal(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSTASH
Returns the stash of the SV.
HV* SvSTASH(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTAINT
Taints an SV if tainting is enabled
void SvTAINT(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTAINTED
Checks to see if an SV is tainted. Returns TRUE if it is, FALSE if
@@ -1580,6 +2245,9 @@ not.
bool SvTAINTED(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTAINTED_off
Untaints an SV. Be I<very> careful with this routine, as it short-circuits
@@ -1591,12 +2259,18 @@ untainting variables.
void SvTAINTED_off(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTAINTED_on
Marks an SV as tainted.
void SvTAINTED_on(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTRUE
Returns a boolean indicating whether Perl would evaluate the SV as true or
@@ -1604,45 +2278,84 @@ false, defined or undefined. Does not handle 'get' magic.
bool SvTRUE(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=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.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvTYPE
Returns the type of the SV. See C<svtype>.
svtype SvTYPE(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_IV
Integer type flag for scalars. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_NV
Double type flag for scalars. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_PV
Pointer type flag for scalars. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_PVAV
Type flag for arrays. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_PVCV
Type flag for code refs. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_PVHV
Type flag for hashes. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SVt_PVMG
Type flag for blessed scalars. See C<svtype>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
+=item SvUNLOCK
+
+Release the internal mutex for an SV.
+
+ void SvUNLOCK(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvUPGRADE
Used to upgrade an SV to a more complex form. Uses C<sv_upgrade> to
@@ -1650,12 +2363,18 @@ perform the upgrade if necessary. See C<svtype>.
void SvUPGRADE(SV* sv, svtype type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvUV
Coerces the given SV to an unsigned integer and returns it.
UV SvUV(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvUVX
Returns the unsigned integer which is stored in the SV, assuming SvIOK is
@@ -1663,6 +2382,9 @@ true.
UV SvUVX(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item sv_2mortal
Marks an SV as mortal. The SV will be destroyed when the current context
@@ -1670,6 +2392,9 @@ ends.
SV* sv_2mortal(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_bless
Blesses an SV into a specified package. The SV must be an RV. The package
@@ -1678,6 +2403,9 @@ of the SV is unaffected.
SV* sv_bless(SV* sv, HV* stash)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpv
Concatenates the string onto the end of the string which is in the SV.
@@ -1685,6 +2413,9 @@ Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See C<sv_catpv_mg>.
void sv_catpv(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpvf
Processes its arguments like C<sprintf> and appends the formatted output
@@ -1693,12 +2424,18 @@ typically be called after calling this function to handle 'set' magic.
void sv_catpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpvf_mg
Like C<sv_catpvf>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_catpvf_mg(SV *sv, const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpvn
Concatenates the string onto the end of the string which is in the SV. The
@@ -1707,18 +2444,27 @@ C<len> indicates number of bytes to copy. Handles 'get' magic, but not
void sv_catpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpvn_mg
Like C<sv_catpvn>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_catpvn_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catpv_mg
Like C<sv_catpv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_catpv_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catsv
Concatenates the string from SV C<ssv> onto the end of the string in SV
@@ -1726,12 +2472,18 @@ C<dsv>. Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic. See C<sv_catsv_mg>.
void sv_catsv(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_catsv_mg
Like C<sv_catsv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_catsv_mg(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_chop
Efficient removal of characters from the beginning of the string buffer.
@@ -1741,6 +2493,9 @@ string.
void sv_chop(SV* sv, char* ptr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_cmp
Compares the strings in two SVs. Returns -1, 0, or 1 indicating whether the
@@ -1749,12 +2504,18 @@ C<sv2>.
I32 sv_cmp(SV* sv1, SV* sv2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_dec
Auto-decrement of the value in the SV.
void sv_dec(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_derived_from
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV is derived from the specified
@@ -1763,6 +2524,9 @@ for class names as well as for objects.
bool sv_derived_from(SV* sv, const char* name)
+=for hackers
+Found in file universal.c
+
=item sv_eq
Returns a boolean indicating whether the strings in the two SVs are
@@ -1770,6 +2534,9 @@ identical.
I32 sv_eq(SV* sv1, SV* sv2)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_grow
Expands the character buffer in the SV. This will use C<sv_unref> and will
@@ -1778,12 +2545,18 @@ Use C<SvGROW>.
char* sv_grow(SV* sv, STRLEN newlen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_inc
Auto-increment of the value in the SV.
void sv_inc(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_insert
Inserts a string at the specified offset/length within the SV. Similar to
@@ -1791,6 +2564,9 @@ the Perl substr() function.
void sv_insert(SV* bigsv, STRLEN offset, STRLEN len, char* little, STRLEN littlelen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_isa
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV is blessed into the specified
@@ -1799,6 +2575,9 @@ an inheritance relationship.
int sv_isa(SV* sv, const char* name)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_isobject
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV is an RV pointing to a blessed
@@ -1807,18 +2586,27 @@ will return false.
int sv_isobject(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_len
Returns the length of the string in the SV. See also C<SvCUR>.
STRLEN sv_len(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_magic
Adds magic to an SV.
void sv_magic(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const char* name, I32 namlen)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_mortalcopy
Creates a new SV which is a copy of the original SV. The new SV is marked
@@ -1826,12 +2614,18 @@ as mortal.
SV* sv_mortalcopy(SV* oldsv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_newmortal
Creates a new SV which is mortal. The reference count of the SV is set to 1.
SV* sv_newmortal()
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setiv
Copies an integer into the given SV. Does not handle 'set' magic. See
@@ -1839,12 +2633,18 @@ C<sv_setiv_mg>.
void sv_setiv(SV* sv, IV num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setiv_mg
Like C<sv_setiv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setiv_mg(SV *sv, IV i)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setnv
Copies a double into the given SV. Does not handle 'set' magic. See
@@ -1852,12 +2652,18 @@ C<sv_setnv_mg>.
void sv_setnv(SV* sv, NV num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setnv_mg
Like C<sv_setnv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setnv_mg(SV *sv, NV num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpv
Copies a string into an SV. The string must be null-terminated. Does not
@@ -1865,6 +2671,9 @@ handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpv_mg>.
void sv_setpv(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpvf
Processes its arguments like C<sprintf> and sets an SV to the formatted
@@ -1872,12 +2681,18 @@ output. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvf_mg>.
void sv_setpvf(SV* sv, const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpvf_mg
Like C<sv_setpvf>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setpvf_mg(SV *sv, const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpviv
Copies an integer into the given SV, also updating its string value.
@@ -1885,12 +2700,18 @@ Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpviv_mg>.
void sv_setpviv(SV* sv, IV num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpviv_mg
Like C<sv_setpviv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setpviv_mg(SV *sv, IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpvn
Copies a string into an SV. The C<len> parameter indicates the number of
@@ -1898,18 +2719,27 @@ bytes to be copied. Does not handle 'set' magic. See C<sv_setpvn_mg>.
void sv_setpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpvn_mg
Like C<sv_setpvn>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setpvn_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setpv_mg
Like C<sv_setpv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setpv_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setref_iv
Copies an integer into a new SV, optionally blessing the SV. The C<rv>
@@ -1920,6 +2750,9 @@ will be returned and will have a reference count of 1.
SV* sv_setref_iv(SV* rv, const char* classname, IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setref_nv
Copies a double into a new SV, optionally blessing the SV. The C<rv>
@@ -1930,6 +2763,9 @@ will be returned and will have a reference count of 1.
SV* sv_setref_nv(SV* rv, const char* classname, NV nv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setref_pv
Copies a pointer into a new SV, optionally blessing the SV. The C<rv>
@@ -1946,6 +2782,9 @@ Note that C<sv_setref_pvn> copies the string while this copies the pointer.
SV* sv_setref_pv(SV* rv, const char* classname, void* pv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setref_pvn
Copies a string into a new SV, optionally blessing the SV. The length of the
@@ -1959,6 +2798,9 @@ 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)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setsv
Copies the contents of the source SV C<ssv> into the destination SV C<dsv>.
@@ -1968,12 +2810,18 @@ C<sv_setsv_mg>.
void sv_setsv(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setsv_mg
Like C<sv_setsv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setsv_mg(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setuv
Copies an unsigned integer into the given SV. Does not handle 'set' magic.
@@ -1981,12 +2829,18 @@ See C<sv_setuv_mg>.
void sv_setuv(SV* sv, UV num)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setuv_mg
Like C<sv_setuv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_setuv_mg(SV *sv, UV u)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_unref
Unsets the RV status of the SV, and decrements the reference count of
@@ -1995,6 +2849,9 @@ as a reversal of C<newSVrv>. See C<SvROK_off>.
void sv_unref(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_upgrade
Upgrade an SV to a more complex form. Use C<SvUPGRADE>. See
@@ -2002,6 +2859,9 @@ C<svtype>.
bool sv_upgrade(SV* sv, U32 mt)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_usepvn
Tells an SV to use C<ptr> to find its string value. Normally the string is
@@ -2014,12 +2874,18 @@ See C<sv_usepvn_mg>.
void sv_usepvn(SV* sv, char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_usepvn_mg
Like C<sv_usepvn>, but also handles 'set' magic.
void sv_usepvn_mg(SV *sv, char *ptr, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_vcatpvfn
Processes its arguments like C<vsprintf> and appends the formatted output
@@ -2030,6 +2896,9 @@ locales).
void sv_vcatpvfn(SV* sv, const char* pat, STRLEN patlen, va_list* args, SV** svargs, I32 svmax, bool *maybe_tainted)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_vsetpvfn
Works like C<vcatpvfn> but copies the text into the SV instead of
@@ -2037,6 +2906,9 @@ appending it.
void sv_vsetpvfn(SV* sv, const char* pat, STRLEN patlen, va_list* args, SV** svargs, I32 svmax, bool *maybe_tainted)
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item THIS
Variable which is setup by C<xsubpp> to designate the object in a C++
@@ -2045,18 +2917,37 @@ L<perlxs/"Using XS With C++">.
(whatever) THIS
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item toLOWER
Converts the specified character to lowercase.
char toLOWER(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=item toUPPER
Converts the specified character to uppercase.
char toUPPER(char ch)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
+=item utf8_to_bytes
+
+Converts a string C<s> of length C<len> from UTF8 into ASCII encoding.
+Unlike C<bytes_to_utf8>, this over-writes the original string.
+
+ U8 * utf8_to_bytes(U8 *s, STRLEN len)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file utf8.c
+
=item warn
This is the XSUB-writer's interface to Perl's C<warn> function. Use this
@@ -2065,6 +2956,9 @@ C<croak>.
void warn(const char* pat, ...)
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item XPUSHi
Push an integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
@@ -2072,6 +2966,9 @@ Push an integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
void XPUSHi(IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XPUSHn
Push a double onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
@@ -2079,6 +2976,9 @@ Push a double onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Handles
void XPUSHn(NV nv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XPUSHp
Push a string onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. The C<len>
@@ -2087,6 +2987,9 @@ C<PUSHp>.
void XPUSHp(char* str, STRLEN len)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XPUSHs
Push an SV onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary. Does not
@@ -2094,6 +2997,9 @@ handle 'set' magic. See C<PUSHs>.
void XPUSHs(SV* sv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XPUSHu
Push an unsigned integer onto the stack, extending the stack if necessary.
@@ -2101,11 +3007,17 @@ See C<PUSHu>.
void XPUSHu(UV uv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp.h
+
=item XS
Macro to declare an XSUB and its C parameter list. This is handled by
C<xsubpp>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN
Return from XSUB, indicating number of items on the stack. This is usually
@@ -2113,48 +3025,72 @@ handled by C<xsubpp>.
void XSRETURN(int nitems)
+=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>.
void XSRETURN_IV(IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_NO
Return C<&PL_sv_no> from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mNO>.
XSRETURN_NO;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_NV
Return an double from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mNV>.
void XSRETURN_NV(NV nv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_PV
Return a copy of a string from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mPV>.
void XSRETURN_PV(char* str)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_UNDEF
Return C<&PL_sv_undef> from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mUNDEF>.
XSRETURN_UNDEF;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XSRETURN_YES
Return C<&PL_sv_yes> from an XSUB immediately. Uses C<XST_mYES>.
XSRETURN_YES;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mIV
Place an integer into the specified position C<pos> on the stack. The
@@ -2162,6 +3098,9 @@ value is stored in a new mortal SV.
void XST_mIV(int pos, IV iv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mNO
Place C<&PL_sv_no> into the specified position C<pos> on the
@@ -2169,6 +3108,9 @@ stack.
void XST_mNO(int pos)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mNV
Place a double into the specified position C<pos> on the stack. The value
@@ -2176,6 +3118,9 @@ is stored in a new mortal SV.
void XST_mNV(int pos, NV nv)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mPV
Place a copy of a string into the specified position C<pos> on the stack.
@@ -2183,6 +3128,9 @@ The value is stored in a new mortal SV.
void XST_mPV(int pos, char* str)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mUNDEF
Place C<&PL_sv_undef> into the specified position C<pos> on the
@@ -2190,6 +3138,9 @@ stack.
void XST_mUNDEF(int pos)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XST_mYES
Place C<&PL_sv_yes> into the specified position C<pos> on the
@@ -2197,11 +3148,17 @@ stack.
void XST_mYES(int pos)
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XS_VERSION
The version identifier for an XS module. This is usually
handled automatically by C<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>. See C<XS_VERSION_BOOTCHECK>.
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item XS_VERSION_BOOTCHECK
Macro to verify that a PM module's $VERSION variable matches the XS
@@ -2210,6 +3167,9 @@ C<xsubpp>. See L<perlxs/"The VERSIONCHECK: Keyword">.
XS_VERSION_BOOTCHECK;
+=for hackers
+Found in file XSUB.h
+
=item Zero
The XSUB-writer's interface to the C C<memzero> function. The C<dest> is the
@@ -2217,6 +3177,9 @@ destination, C<nitems> is the number of items, and C<type> is the type.
void Zero(void* dest, int nitems, type)
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
=back
=head1 AUTHORS