Change 14768 by jhi@alpha on 2002/02/19 13:32:32
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify SvPV and SvPV_force api docs
From: Sam Tregar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 23:09:22 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Affected files ...
.... //depot/perl/sv.h#108 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/sv.h#108 (text) ====
Index: perl/sv.h
--- perl/sv.h.~1~ Tue Feb 19 06:45:06 2002
+++ perl/sv.h Tue Feb 19 06:45:06 2002
@@ -834,24 +834,28 @@
/*
=for apidoc Am|char*|SvPV_force|SV* sv|STRLEN len
-Like <SvPV> but will force the SV into becoming a string (SvPOK). You want
-force if you are going to update the SvPVX directly.
+Like C<SvPV> but will force the SV into containing just a string
+(C<SvPOK_only>). You want force if you are going to update the C<SvPVX>
+directly.
=for apidoc Am|char*|SvPV_force_nomg|SV* sv|STRLEN len
-Like <SvPV> but will force the SV into becoming a string (SvPOK). You want
-force if you are going to update the SvPVX directly. Doesn't process magic.
+Like C<SvPV> but will force the SV into containing just a string
+(C<SvPOK_only>). You want force if you are going to update the C<SvPVX>
+directly. Doesn't process magic.
=for apidoc Am|char*|SvPV|SV* sv|STRLEN len
-Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
-if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic. See also
+Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of
+the SV if the SV does not contain a string. The SV may cache the
+stringified version becoming C<SvPOK>. Handles 'get' magic. See also
C<SvPVx> for a version which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
=for apidoc Am|char*|SvPVx|SV* sv|STRLEN len
A version of C<SvPV> which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
=for apidoc Am|char*|SvPV_nolen|SV* sv
-Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
-if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic.
+Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of
+the SV if the SV does not contain a string. The SV may cache the
+stringified form becoming C<SvPOK>. Handles 'get' magic.
=for apidoc Am|IV|SvIV|SV* sv
Coerces the given SV to an integer and returns it. See C<SvIVx> for a
End of Patch.
