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@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ B<they are not for use in extensions>!
=over 8
+=item is_gv_magical
+
+Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV.
+
+Currently only useful internally when determining if a GV should be
+created even in rvalue contexts.
+
+C<flags> is not used at present but available for future extension to
+allow selecting particular classes of magical variable.
+
+ bool is_gv_magical(char *name, STRLEN len, U32 flags)
+
=back
=head1 AUTHORS