.. _manipulating-object-and-value-types:
Manipulating Object and Value Types
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.. _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.
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// the code
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.
The ``since`` attribute specify the API version where this code was injected.
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.
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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).
The ``remove`` attribute is an *optional* attribute, which can mark the field
to be discarded on generation; it has the same purpose of the deprecated tag
:ref:`remove`.
.. _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.
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The ``signature`` attribute is a normalized C++ signature, excluding return
values but including potential const declarations.
The ``since`` attribute specify the API version when this function was modified.
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.
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The ``return-type`` attribute defaults to *void*, the ``access`` to *public* and the ``static`` one to *no*.
The ``since`` attribute specify the API version when this function was added.
.. _conversion-rule-on-types:
conversion-rule
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The conversion-rule node allows you to write customized code to convert the given argument between the target
language and C++, and is a child of the :ref:`value-type`, :ref:`object-type`, :ref:`primitive-type` and
:ref:`container-type` nodes.
The code pointed by the file attribute is very tied to the generator using APIExtractor, so it don't follow any
rules, but the generator rules..
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The ``since`` attribute specify the API version when this conversion rule became valid.
.. note:: You can also use the conversion-rule node to specify :ref:`how the conversion of a single function argument should be done in a function `.