NAME

src/classes/key.pmc - Key PMC

DESCRIPTION

These are the vtable functions for the Key PMC class.

void init(): Initializes the key.
PMC *clone(): Creates and returns a clone of the key.
void mark(): Marks the key as live.
INTVAL get_integer(): Returns the integer value of the key.
FLOATVAL get_number(): Returns the floating-point number value of the key.
STRING *get_string(): Returns the Parrot string value of the key.
PMC *get_pmc(): Returns the PMC value of the key.
void set_integer_native(INTVAL value)
void set_number_native(FLOATVAL value): Sets the value of the key to value.
void set_string_native(STRING *value)
void set_pmc(PMC *value): Sets the value of the key to *value.
void push_pmc(PMC *value): Appends *value to the key.
PMC *shift_pmc(): Returns the next key.; Actually doesn't remove the entry but might be useful to traverse a key chain.

PMC *get_pmc_keyed(PMC *key): Returns the key itself.
PMC *nextkey_keyed(PMC *key, INTVAL what): Returns the next key relative to the location specified in what. PMC_int_val(-1) means end of iteration.
void visit(visit_info *info): This is used by freeze/thaw to visit the contents of the Key.
void freeze(visit_info *info): Archives the Key.
void thaw(visit_info *info): Unarchives the Key.
void thawfinish(visit_info *info): Called after the Key has been thawed: convert last PMC_NULL key to NULL.

parrotcode: Key PMC
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