av.c apidoc

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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 6bf970a901..c7edea92cc 100644
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ array itself.
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
 
+=item av_delete
+
+Deletes the element indexed by C<key> from the array.  Returns the
+deleted element. C<flags> is currently ignored.
+
+	SV*	av_delete(AV* ar, I32 key, I32 flags)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
+=item av_exists
+
+Returns true if the element indexed by C<key> has been initialized.
+
+This relies on the fact that uninitialized array elements are set to
+C<&PL_sv_undef>.
+
+	bool	av_exists(AV* ar, I32 key)
+
+=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
@@ -62,6 +84,16 @@ more information on how to use this function on tied arrays.
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
 
+=item av_fill
+
+Ensure than an array has a given number of elements, equivalent to
+Perl's C<$#array = $fill;>.
+
+	void	av_fill(AV* ar, I32 fill)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file av.c
+
 =item av_len
 
 Returns the highest index in the array.  Returns -1 if the array is