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From:
Alex Varyanick
Date:
December 28, 2012 10:57
Subject:
char* typemap
Message ID:
CAKsv22TvHHLnq4KMQzyt7tEBQqBTBfiHW4EO8u0aNwhHqnryig@mail.gmail.com
Hello p5p,

I was writing some XS, and I should pass NULL value for my "char *"
variable.
I found in the internet [1] this way.
Ive made typemap like this:
const char *            T_PVSTR

INPUT
T_PVSTR
        $var = SvOK($arg) ? ($type)SvPV_nolen($arg) : NULL

So my question is:
Any reason why it doesn't present in default typemap?

Thanks.

[1] http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=554277

-- 
Varyanick I. Alex
skype: cono..
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