ExtUtils...ps::Type(3)	Perl Programmers Reference Guide  ExtUtils...ps::Type(3)

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 un-
     der the same terms as Perl itself.

perl v5.44.0			   2026-07-13		  ExtUtils...ps::Type(3)