ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type(3perl)               Perl Programmers Reference Guide


NAME
       ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type - Entry in the TYPEMAP section of a typemap

SYNOPSIS
         use ExtUtils::Typemaps;
         ...
         my $type = $typemap->get_type_map('char*');
         my $input = $typemap->get_input_map($type->xstype);

DESCRIPTION
       Refer to ExtUtils::Typemaps for details.  Object associates "ctype"
       with "xstype", which is the index into the in- and output mapping
       tables.

METHODS
   new
       Requires "xstype" and "ctype" parameters.

       Optionally takes "prototype" parameter.  Note however that the method
       to get/set the value is called "proto" rather than <prototype>.

   proto
       Returns or sets the prototype.

   xstype
       Returns the name of the XS type that this C type is associated to.

   ctype
       Returns the name of the C type as it was set on construction.

   tidy_ctype
       Returns the canonicalized name of the C type.

SEE ALSO
       ExtUtils::Typemaps

AUTHOR
       Steffen Mueller "<smueller@cpan.org">

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
       Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Steffen Mueller

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

perl v5.42.2                      2026-08-11   ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type(3perl)