literal string macros

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p4raw-id: //depot/perl@28273

diff --git a/handy.h b/handy.h
index c3c5f9c..e9c230b 100644 (file)
--- a/handy.h
+++ b/handy.h
@@ -236,6 +236,44 @@ typedef U64TYPE U64;
 
 #define Ctl(ch) ((ch) & 037)
 
+/*
+=head1 SV-Body Allocation
+
+=for apidoc Ama|SV*|newSVpvs|const char* s
+Like C<newSVpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Ama|SV*|newSVpvs_share|const char* s
+Like C<newSVpvn_share>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length
+pair and omits the hash parameter.
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV*|sv_catpvs|SV* sv|const char* s
+Like C<sv_catpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV*|sv_setpvs|SV* sv|const char* s
+Like C<sv_setpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 Memory Management
+
+=for apidoc Ama|char*|savepvs|const char* s
+Like C<savepvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 GV Functions
+
+=for apidoc Am|HV*|gv_stashpvs|const char* name|I32 create
+Like C<gv_stashpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 Hash Manipulation Functions
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV**|hv_fetchs|HV* tb|const char* key|I32 lval
+Like C<hv_fetch>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV**|hv_stores|HV* tb|const char* key|NULLOK SV* val
+Like C<hv_store>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair
+and omits the hash parameter.
+
+=cut
+*/
+
 /* concatenating with "" ensures that only literal strings are accepted as argument */
 #define STR_WITH_LEN(s)  (s ""), (sizeof(s)-1)
 
@@ -248,10 +286,12 @@ typedef U64TYPE U64;
 #define newSVpvs(str) Perl_newSVpvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str))
 #define newSVpvs_share(str) Perl_newSVpvn_share(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), 0)
 #define sv_catpvs(sv, str) Perl_sv_catpvn_flags(aTHX_ sv, STR_WITH_LEN(str), SV_GMAGIC)
+#define sv_setpvs(sv, str) Perl_sv_setpvn(aTHX_ sv, STR_WITH_LEN(str))
 #define savepvs(str) Perl_savepvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str))
 #define gv_stashpvs(str, create) Perl_gv_stashpvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), create)
 #define gv_fetchpvs(namebeg, add, sv_type) Perl_gv_fetchpvn_flags(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(namebeg), add, sv_type)
 #define hv_fetchs(hv,key,lval) Perl_hv_fetch(aTHX_ hv, STR_WITH_LEN(key), lval)
+#define hv_stores(hv,key,val) Perl_hv_store(aTHX_ hv, STR_WITH_LEN(key), val, 0)
 
 
 /*

diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index f4af853..1e3a27e 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -1249,6 +1249,16 @@ package does not exist then NULL is returned.
 =for hackers
 Found in file gv.c
 
+=item gv_stashpvs
+X<gv_stashpvs>
+
+Like C<gv_stashpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       HV*     gv_stashpvs(const char* name, I32 create)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item gv_stashsv
 X<gv_stashsv>
 
@@ -1548,6 +1558,16 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
 
+=item hv_fetchs
+X<hv_fetchs>
+
+Like C<hv_fetch>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       SV**    hv_fetchs(HV* tb, const char* key, I32 lval)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item hv_fetch_ent
 X<hv_fetch_ent>
 
@@ -1715,6 +1735,17 @@ information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
 
+=item hv_stores
+X<hv_stores>
+
+Like C<hv_store>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair
+and omits the hash parameter.
+
+       SV**    hv_stores(HV* tb, const char* key, NULLOK SV* val)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item hv_store_ent
 X<hv_store_ent>
 
@@ -2051,6 +2082,16 @@ PoisonWith(0xEF) for catching access to freed memory.
 =for hackers
 Found in file handy.h
 
+=item PoisonFree
+X<PoisonFree>
+
+PoisonWith(0xEF) for catching access to freed memory.
+
+       void    PoisonFree(void* dest, int nitems, type)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item PoisonNew
 X<PoisonNew>
 
@@ -2129,6 +2170,16 @@ the new string can be freed with the C<Safefree()> function.
 =for hackers
 Found in file util.c
 
+=item savepvs
+X<savepvs>
+
+Like C<savepvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       char*   savepvs(const char* s)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item savesharedpv
 X<savesharedpv>
 
@@ -4210,6 +4261,9 @@ X<SvREFCNT_inc>
 
 Increments the reference count of the given SV.
 
+All of the following SvREFCNT_inc* macros are optimized versions of
+SvREFCNT_inc, and can be replaced with SvREFCNT_inc.
+
        SV*     SvREFCNT_inc(SV* sv)
 
 =for hackers
@@ -4262,6 +4316,19 @@ return value.  The macro doesn't need to return a meaningful value.
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.h
 
+=item SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
+X<SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN>
+
+Same as SvREFCNT_inc, but can only be used if you don't need the return
+value, and you know that I<sv> is not NULL.  The macro doesn't need
+to return a meaningful value, or check for NULLness, so it's smaller
+and faster.
+
+       SV*     SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
 =item SvREFCNT_inc_void
 X<SvREFCNT_inc_void>
 
@@ -4725,6 +4792,27 @@ hash lookup will avoid string compare.
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
 
+=item newSVpvs
+X<newSVpvs>
+
+Like C<newSVpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       SV*     newSVpvs(const char* s)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
+=item newSVpvs_share
+X<newSVpvs_share>
+
+Like C<newSVpvn_share>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length
+pair and omits the hash parameter.
+
+       SV*     newSVpvs_share(const char* s)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item newSVrv
 X<newSVrv>
 
@@ -4975,6 +5063,16 @@ in terms of this function.
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
 
+=item sv_catpvs
+X<sv_catpvs>
+
+Like C<sv_catpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       SV*     sv_catpvs(SV* sv, const char* s)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item sv_catpv_mg
 X<sv_catpv_mg>
 
@@ -5557,6 +5655,16 @@ Like C<sv_setpvn>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
 
+=item sv_setpvs
+X<sv_setpvs>
+
+Like C<sv_setpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+       SV*     sv_setpvs(SV* sv, const char* s)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file handy.h
+
 =item sv_setpv_mg
 X<sv_setpv_mg>