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Diffstat (limited to 'pod/perlguts.pod')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlguts.pod b/pod/perlguts.pod index c5289a1d86..b71337c137 100644 --- a/pod/perlguts.pod +++ b/pod/perlguts.pod @@ -2286,7 +2286,8 @@ SV is set to 1. =item newSVpv Creates a new SV and copies a string into it. The reference count for the -SV is set to 1. If C<len> is zero then Perl will compute the length. +SV is set to 1. If C<len> is zero, Perl will compute the length using +strlen(). For efficiency, consider using C<newSVpvn> instead. SV* newSVpv (const char* s, STRLEN len) @@ -2295,13 +2296,14 @@ SV is set to 1. If C<len> is zero then Perl will compute the length. Creates a new SV an initialize it with the string formatted like C<sprintf>. - SV* newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...); + SV* newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...) =item newSVpvn Creates a new SV and copies a string into it. The reference count for the -SV is set to 1. If C<len> is zero then Perl will create a zero length -string. +SV is set to 1. Note that if C<len> is zero, Perl will create a zero length +string. You are responsible for ensuring that the source string is at least +C<len> bytes long. SV* newSVpvn (const char* s, STRLEN len) |