Linking a C struct to a blessed or unblessed Perl object. =head2 Creating and destroying objects. =head2 Creating a Perl subclass of a C superclass. =head2 Creating a C subclass of a Perl superclass. =head2 Sharing a variable between Perl and C. =head2 Using a Perl hash object in C. =head2 Using a Perl array object in C. =head2 Using a C array in Perl. =head2 Illuminating an opaque C object for Perl. =head2 Illuminating an opaque Perl object for C. =head2 Sending messages to Perl objects from C. =head2 Storing a Perl object inside a C object. =head2 Creating double-typed Perl variables. =head2 Sharing a char** type between C and Perl =head2 Linking Perl and C++ classes and objects. =head2 Knowing your typemap.
Consult the CookBookA.pod document in this package for more information.
Some of these examples rely on my perlobject.map typemap, which is included in the package and can also be found on CPAN in the same place you found this package.
If you are going to do datatype conversions between C and Perl, which is what XS programming is all about, then you would be doing yourself a favor to install Devel::Peek and to learn how to use its Dump() function. The DevelPeek.pod document in this package is a preliminary manpage/tutorial.
For other examples of extension-building to let Perl manipulate C structures and C++ objects consult the CookBookB package, which is part B of this Extension-Building CookBook series. CookBookB can be found on CPAN in the same place you found this CookBookA package.
Dean Roehrich apr 30,96