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@@ -1035,49 +1035,56 @@ The current kinds of Magic Virtual Tables are:
(old-style char and macro) MGVTBL Type of magic
-------------------------- ------ -------------
\0 PERL_MAGIC_sv vtbl_sv Special scalar variable
+ # PERL_MAGIC_arylen vtbl_arylen Array length ($#ary)
+ % PERL_MAGIC_rhash (none) extra data for restricted
+ hashes
+ . PERL_MAGIC_pos vtbl_pos pos() lvalue
+ : PERL_MAGIC_symtab (none) extra data for symbol tables
+ < PERL_MAGIC_backref vtbl_backref for weak ref data
+ @ PERL_MAGIC_arylen_p (none) to move arylen out of XPVAV
A PERL_MAGIC_overload vtbl_amagic %OVERLOAD hash
a PERL_MAGIC_overload_elem vtbl_amagicelem %OVERLOAD hash element
- c PERL_MAGIC_overload_table (none) Holds overload table (AMT)
- on stash
- B PERL_MAGIC_bm vtbl_bm Boyer-Moore (fast string search)
- D PERL_MAGIC_regdata vtbl_regdata Regex match position data
+ B PERL_MAGIC_bm vtbl_regexp Boyer-Moore
+ (fast string search)
+ c PERL_MAGIC_overload_table vtbl_ovrld Holds overload table
+ (AMT) on stash
+ D PERL_MAGIC_regdata vtbl_regdata Regex match position data
(@+ and @- vars)
d PERL_MAGIC_regdatum vtbl_regdatum Regex match position data
element
E PERL_MAGIC_env vtbl_env %ENV hash
e PERL_MAGIC_envelem vtbl_envelem %ENV hash element
- f PERL_MAGIC_fm vtbl_fm Formline ('compiled' format)
+ f PERL_MAGIC_fm vtbl_regdata Formline ('compiled' format)
g PERL_MAGIC_regex_global vtbl_mglob m//g target / study()ed string
H PERL_MAGIC_hints vtbl_hints %^H hash
h PERL_MAGIC_hintselem vtbl_hintselem %^H hash element
I PERL_MAGIC_isa vtbl_isa @ISA array
i PERL_MAGIC_isaelem vtbl_isaelem @ISA array element
k PERL_MAGIC_nkeys vtbl_nkeys scalar(keys()) lvalue
- L PERL_MAGIC_dbfile (none) Debugger %_<filename
- l PERL_MAGIC_dbline vtbl_dbline Debugger %_<filename element
- o PERL_MAGIC_collxfrm vtbl_collxfrm Locale collate transformation
+ L PERL_MAGIC_dbfile vtbl_dbline Debugger %_<filename
+ l PERL_MAGIC_dbline (none) Debugger %_<filename element
+ N PERL_MAGIC_shared (none) Shared between threads
+ n PERL_MAGIC_shared_scalar (none) Shared between threads
+ o PERL_MAGIC_collxfrm vtbl_collxfrm Locale transformation
P PERL_MAGIC_tied vtbl_pack Tied array or hash
p PERL_MAGIC_tiedelem vtbl_packelem Tied array or hash element
q PERL_MAGIC_tiedscalar vtbl_packelem Tied scalar or handle
- r PERL_MAGIC_qr vtbl_qr precompiled qr// regex
+ r PERL_MAGIC_qr vtbl_regexp precompiled qr// regex
S PERL_MAGIC_sig (none) %SIG hash
s PERL_MAGIC_sigelem vtbl_sigelem %SIG hash element
t PERL_MAGIC_taint vtbl_taint Taintedness
U PERL_MAGIC_uvar vtbl_uvar Available for use by extensions
+ u PERL_MAGIC_uvar_elem (none) Reserved for use by extensions
+ V PERL_MAGIC_vstring (none) SV was vstring literal
v PERL_MAGIC_vec vtbl_vec vec() lvalue
- V PERL_MAGIC_vstring (none) v-string scalars
- w PERL_MAGIC_utf8 vtbl_utf8 UTF-8 length+offset cache
+ w PERL_MAGIC_utf8 vtbl_utf8 Cached UTF-8 information
x PERL_MAGIC_substr vtbl_substr substr() lvalue
y PERL_MAGIC_defelem vtbl_defelem Shadow "foreach" iterator
variable / smart parameter
vivification
- # PERL_MAGIC_arylen vtbl_arylen Array length ($#ary)
- . PERL_MAGIC_pos vtbl_pos pos() lvalue
- < PERL_MAGIC_backref vtbl_backref back pointer to a weak ref
+ ] PERL_MAGIC_checkcall (none) inlining/mutation of call to
+ this CV
~ PERL_MAGIC_ext (none) Available for use by extensions
- : PERL_MAGIC_symtab (none) hash used as symbol table
- % PERL_MAGIC_rhash (none) hash used as restricted hash
- @ PERL_MAGIC_arylen_p vtbl_arylen_p pointer to $#a from @a
When an uppercase and lowercase letter both exist in the table, then the