NOTE: you can pass either the object directly or the SV
contained within the RV.
+The SV returned has a refcount of 1.
+
=cut
*/
NOTE: you can pass either the object directly or the SV
contained within the RV.
+The SV returned has a refcount of 1.
+
=cut
*/
In order to maintain maximum compatibility with earlier versions
of Perl, this function will return either the floating point
notation or the multiple dotted notation, depending on whether
-the original version contained 1 or more dots, respectively
+the original version contained 1 or more dots, respectively.
+
+The SV returned has a refcount of 1.
=cut
*/