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diff --git a/doc/typesystem_manipulating_objects.rst b/doc/typesystem_manipulating_objects.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9428df7e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/typesystem_manipulating_objects.rst @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +.. _manipulating-object-and-value-types: + +Manipulating Object and Value Types +----------------------------------- + +.. _inject-code: + +inject-code +^^^^^^^^^^^ + The inject-code node inserts the given code into the generated code for the + given type or function, and it is a child of the :ref:`object-type`, :ref:`value-type`, + :ref:`modify-function` and :ref:`add-function` nodes. + + .. code-block:: xml + + <value-type> + <inject-code class="native | target | target-declaration" + position="beginning | end"> + // the code + </inject-code> + </value-type> + + The ``class`` attribute specifies which module of the generated code that + will be affected by the code injection. The ``class`` attribute accepts the + following values: + + * native: The c++ code + * target: The binding code + * target-declaration: The code will be injected into the generated header + file containing the c++ wrapper class definition. + + If the ``position`` attribute is set to *beginning* (the default), the code + is inserted at the beginning of the function. If it is set to *end*, the code + is inserted at the end of the function. + +modify-field +^^^^^^^^^^^^ + + The modify-field node allows you to alter the access privileges for a given + C++ field when mapping it onto the target language, and it is a child of an + :ref:`object-type` or a :ref:`value-type` node. + + .. code-block:: xml + + <object-type> + <modify-field name="..." + write="true | false" + read="true | false" /> + </object-type> + + The ``name`` attribute is the name of the field, the *optional* ``write`` + and ``read`` attributes specify the field's access privileges in the target + language API (both are set to true by default). + +.. _modify-function: + +modify-function +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + + The modify-function node allows you to modify a given C++ function when mapping + it onto the target language, and it is a child of an :ref:`object-type` or a :ref:`value-type` + node. Use the :ref:`modify-argument` node to specify which argument the modification + affects. + + .. code-block:: xml + + <object-type> + <modify-function signature="..." + remove="all | c++" + access="public | private | protected" + rename="..." /> + </object-type> + + The ``signature`` attribute is a normalized C++ signature, excluding return + values but including potential const declarations. + + The ``remove``, ``access`` and ``rename`` attributes are *optional* attributes + for added convenience; they serve the same purpose as the deprecated tags :ref:`remove`, :ref:`access` and :ref:`rename`. + +.. _add-function: + +add-function +^^^^^^^^^^^^ + + The add-function node allows you to add a given function onto the target language, + and it is a child of an :ref:`object-type` or :ref:`value-type` nodes if the + function is suposed to be a method, or :ref:`namespace` and :ref:`typesystem` if + the function is suposed to be a function inside a namespace or a global function. + + Typically when adding a function some code must be injected to provide the function + logic. This can be done using the :ref:`inject-code` node. + + .. code-block:: xml + + <object-type> + <add-function signature="..." return-type="..." access="public | protected" /> + </object-type> + + The ``return-type`` attribute defaults to *void*, and the ``access`` to *public*. |