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/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* attribute.swg
*
* Attribute implementation
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*
The following macros convert a pair of set/get methods
into a "native" attribute.
Use %attribute when you have a pair of get/set methods to a primitive type
like in:
%attribute(A, int, a, get_a, set_a);
struct A
{
int get_a() const;
void set_a(int aa);
};
If you don't provide a 'set' method, a 'read-only' attribute
is generated, ie, like in:
%attribute(A, int, c, get_c);
Use %attributeref when you have const/non-const reference access methods
for primitive types or class/structs, like in:
%attributeref(A, int, b);
struct A
{
const int& b() const;
int& b();
};
%attributeref(B, int, c);
struct B
{
int& c();
};
You can also use
%attributeref(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, AccessorMethod)
if the internal C++ reference methods have a different name from the
attribute you want, so
%attributeref(B, int, d, c);
is the same as the last example, but instead of the attribute 'c' being
called 'c', it is called 'd'.
Now you can use the attributes like so:
x = A()
x.a = 3 # calls A::set_a
print x.a # calls A::get_a
x.b = 3 # calls A::b()
print x.b # calls A::b() const
Use %attribute2 instead of %attribute to indicate that reference-pointer
translation is required. You use %attribute2 instead of %attribute in
cases like this:
%attribute2(MyClass, MyFoo, Foo, GetFoo, SetFoo);
%inline %{
struct MyFoo {
int x;
};
class MyClass {
MyFoo foo;
public:
MyFoo& GetFoo() { return foo; }
void SetFoo(const MyFoo& other) { foo = other; }
};
%}
Here, the data type of the property is a wrapped type (MyFoo) and on the
C++ side it is passed by reference. The problem is that the SWIG wrapper will
pass around a pointer (MyFoo *) which is not compatible with the reference
type of the accessors (MyFoo &). Therefore, if you use %attribute, you'll get
an error from your C/C++ compiler. %attribute2 translates between a pointer
and a reference to eliminate the error. In case you're confused, let's make it
simple: just use %attribute at first, but if the C/C++ compiler gives an error
while compiling the wrapper, try %attribute2 instead.
NOTE: remember that if the type contains commas, such as 'std::pair<int,int>',
you need to use the macro like:
%attributeref(A, %arg(std::pair<int,int>), pval);
where %arg() 'normalizes' the type to be understood as a single
argument, otherwise the macro will get confused by the comma.
The %attributeval is the same as %attribute, but should be used when the type
is a class/struct (ie a non-primitive type) and when the get and set methods
return/pass by value. The following is very similar to the above example, but
note that the access is by value rather than reference.
%attributeval(MyClassVal, MyFoo, ReadWriteFoo, GetFoo, SetFoo);
%attributeval(MyClassVal, MyFoo, ReadOnlyFoo, GetFoo);
%inline %{
class MyClassVal {
MyFoo foo;
public:
MyFoo GetFoo() { return foo; }
void SetFoo(MyFoo other) { foo = other; }
};
%}
The %attributestring is the same as %attributeval, but should be used for string
class types, which are unusual as they are a class on the C++ side, but normally an
immutable/primitive type in the target language. Example usage for std::string:
%include <std_string.i>
%attributestring(MyStringyClass, std::string, ReadWriteString, GetString, SetString);
%attributestring(MyStringyClass, std::string, ReadOnlyString, GetString);
%inline %{
class MyStringyClass {
std::string str;
public:
MyStringyClass(const std::string &val) : str(val) {}
std::string GetString() { return str; }
void SetString(std::string other) { str = other; }
};
%}
The %attributestring also works for class types that have %naturalvar turned
on and so is also useful for shared_ptr which has %naturalvar turned on in %shared_ptr.
*/
//
// Define SWIG_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPLATE if you want to use templates instead of macros for the C++ get and set wrapper methods
// Does not always generate compilable code, use at your peril!
//
//#define SWIG_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPLATE
%define %attribute_custom(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod, GetMethodCall, SetMethodCall)
%ignore Class::GetMethod();
%ignore Class::GetMethod() const;
#if #SetMethod != #AttributeName
%ignore Class::SetMethod;
#endif
%extend Class {
AttributeType AttributeName;
}
#if defined(__cplusplus) && defined(SWIG_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPLATE)
%{
template < class C > inline AttributeType %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(const C* self_) {
return GetMethodCall;
}
template < class C > inline AttributeType %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(C* self_) {
return GetMethodCall;
}
template < class C > inline void %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _set(C* self_, AttributeType val_) {
SetMethodCall;
}
%}
#else
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(self_) GetMethodCall
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _set(self_, val_) SetMethodCall
%}
#endif
%enddef
%define %attribute_readonly(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, GetMethodCall)
%ignore Class::GetMethod();
%ignore Class::GetMethod() const;
%immutable Class::AttributeName;
%extend Class {
AttributeType AttributeName;
}
#if defined(__cplusplus) && defined(SWIG_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPLATE)
%{
template < class C > inline AttributeType %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(const C* self_) {
return GetMethodCall;
}
template < class C > inline AttributeType %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(C* self_) {
return GetMethodCall;
}
%}
#else
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(self_) GetMethodCall
%}
#endif
%enddef
// User macros
%define %attribute(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod...)
#if #SetMethod != ""
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod, self_->GetMethod(), self_->SetMethod(val_))
#else
%attribute_readonly(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, GetMethod, self_->GetMethod())
#endif
%enddef
%define %attribute2(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod...)
#if #SetMethod != ""
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod, &self_->GetMethod(), self_->SetMethod(*val_))
#else
%attribute_readonly(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, GetMethod, &self_->GetMethod())
#endif
%enddef
%define %attributeref(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, AccessorMethod...)
#if #AccessorMethod != ""
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, AccessorMethod, AccessorMethod, self_->AccessorMethod(), self_->AccessorMethod() = val_)
#else
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, AttributeName, AttributeName, self_->AttributeName(), self_->AttributeName() = val_)
#endif
%enddef
%define %attribute2ref(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, AccessorMethod...)
#if #AccessorMethod != ""
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, AccessorMethod, AccessorMethod, &self_->AccessorMethod(), self_->AccessorMethod() = *val_)
#else
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AccessorName, AccessorName, AccessorName, &self_->AccessorName(), self_->AccessorName() = *val_)
#endif
%enddef
// deprecated (same as %attributeref, but there is an argument order inconsistency)
%define %attribute_ref(Class, AttributeType, AccessorMethod, AttributeName...)
#if #AttributeName != ""
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AttributeName, AccessorMethod, AccessorMethod, self_->AccessorMethod(), self_->AccessorMethod() = val_)
#else
%attribute_custom(%arg(Class), %arg(AttributeType), AccessorMethod, AccessorMethod, AccessorMethod, self_->AccessorMethod(), self_->AccessorMethod() = val_)
#endif
%enddef
%define %attributeval(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod...)
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(self_) new AttributeType(self_->GetMethod())
%}
#if #SetMethod != ""
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _set(self_, val_) self_->SetMethod(*val_)
%}
#if #SetMethod != #AttributeName
%ignore Class::SetMethod;
#endif
#else
%immutable Class::AttributeName;
#endif
%ignore Class::GetMethod();
%ignore Class::GetMethod() const;
%newobject Class::AttributeName;
%extend Class {
AttributeType AttributeName;
}
%enddef
%define %attributestring(Class, AttributeType, AttributeName, GetMethod, SetMethod...)
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _get(self_) *new AttributeType(self_->GetMethod())
%}
#if #SetMethod != ""
%{
#define %mangle(Class) ##_## AttributeName ## _set(self_, val_) self_->SetMethod(val_)
%}
#if #SetMethod != #AttributeName
%ignore Class::SetMethod;
#endif
#else
%immutable Class::AttributeName;
#endif
%ignore Class::GetMethod();
%ignore Class::GetMethod() const;
%newobject Class::AttributeName;
%typemap(newfree) const AttributeType &AttributeName "delete $1;"
%extend Class {
AttributeType AttributeName;
}
%enddef