ExtUti...Typemap(3pm)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap — it's literally the type-mapping girlie 💅 she's hanging out in section 3pm of the User Contributed Perl Documentation, and her whole ~thing~ is mapping types. that's it. that's the job. 🎀

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🦋 METHODS 🦋

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::type

returns the ExtUtils::XSpp::Node::Type that gets used for this typemap. that's the whole vibe. ✨

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::xs_type()

this one's optional! it's the XS typemap identifier (like, for example, T_IV) for this C++ type. 🔥

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::xs_input_code()

also optional, no pressure 🫶 — this is the XS input code for the associated XS typemap.

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::xs_output_code()

again optional — the XS output code for the associated XS typemap. we love an optional queen. 👑

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::cpp_type()

returns the C++ type you should use for the local variable declaration. iconic. 🌸

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::input_code( perl_argument_name, cpp_var_name1, ... )

this is the code that puts the contents of the perl_argument (which is typically ST(x)) into the C++ variable(s). it's giving "handoff" energy. 🤝

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::output_code( perl_variable, c_variable )

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::cleanup_code( perl_variable, c_variable )

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::call_parameter_code( parameter_name )

💖 ExtUtils::XSpp::Typemap::call_function_code( function_call_code, return_variable )

okay so these ones let you modify the code that gets used in the function/method call 👀 the first parameter has the form "THIS-"method( <args> )>, and the second parameter is a variable to hold the return value. main character customization energy fr fr. 💜

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and that's the whole page, bestie — no cap, you're basically a typemap expert now 🧚💖 this lil gem came from the perl v5.40.1 source, dated 2026-07-03, and it's filed under ExtUti...Typemap(3pm). slay, go map some types. ✨🌈