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Rename the "parser" package to "parsers" to be compatible with the PyXML project.
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1 /***********************************************************
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2 Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
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3 Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
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4 Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
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5 All rights reserved.
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7 See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
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8 redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
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9 ******************************************************************/
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11 /* String object interface */
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13 #ifndef Py_STRINGOBJECT_H
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14 #define Py_STRINGOBJECT_H
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15 #ifdef __cplusplus
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16 extern "C" {
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17 #endif
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19 /*
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20 Type PyStringObject represents a character string. An extra zero byte is
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21 reserved at the end to ensure it is zero-terminated, but a size is
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22 present so strings with null bytes in them can be represented. This
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23 is an immutable object type.
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24
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25 There are functions to create new string objects, to test
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26 an object for string-ness, and to get the
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27 string value. The latter function returns a null pointer
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28 if the object is not of the proper type.
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29 There is a variant that takes an explicit size as well as a
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30 variant that assumes a zero-terminated string. Note that none of the
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31 functions should be applied to nil objects.
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32 */
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34 /* Two speedup hacks. Caching the hash saves recalculation of a
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35 string's hash value. Interning strings (which requires hash
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36 caching) tries to ensure that only one string object with a given
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37 value exists, so equality tests are one pointer comparison.
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38 Together, these can speed the interpreter up by as much as 20%.
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39 Each costs the size of a long or pointer per string object. In
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40 addition, interned strings live until the end of times. If you are
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41 concerned about memory footprint, simply comment the #define out
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42 here (and rebuild everything!). */
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43 #define CACHE_HASH
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44 #ifdef CACHE_HASH
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45 #define INTERN_STRINGS
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46 #endif
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48 typedef struct {
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49 PyObject_VAR_HEAD
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50 #ifdef CACHE_HASH
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51 long ob_shash;
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52 #endif
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53 #ifdef INTERN_STRINGS
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54 PyObject *ob_sinterned;
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55 #endif
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56 char ob_sval[1];
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57 } PyStringObject;
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59 extern DL_IMPORT(PyTypeObject) PyString_Type;
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61 #define PyString_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyString_Type)
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63 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyString_FromStringAndSize(const char *, int);
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64 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyString_FromString(const char *);
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65 extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyString_Size(PyObject *);
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66 extern DL_IMPORT(char *) PyString_AsString(PyObject *);
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67 extern DL_IMPORT(void) PyString_Concat(PyObject **, PyObject *);
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68 extern DL_IMPORT(void) PyString_ConcatAndDel(PyObject **, PyObject *);
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69 extern DL_IMPORT(int) _PyString_Resize(PyObject **, int);
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70 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyString_Format(PyObject *, PyObject *);
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72 #ifdef INTERN_STRINGS
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73 extern DL_IMPORT(void) PyString_InternInPlace(PyObject **);
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74 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyString_InternFromString(const char *);
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75 #else
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76 #define PyString_InternInPlace(p)
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77 #define PyString_InternFromString(cp) PyString_FromString(cp)
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78 #endif
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80 /* Macro, trading safety for speed */
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81 #define PyString_AS_STRING(op) (((PyStringObject *)(op))->ob_sval)
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82 #define PyString_GET_SIZE(op) (((PyStringObject *)(op))->ob_size)
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84 /* --- Generic Codecs ----------------------------------------------------- */
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86 /* Create a string object by decoding the encoded string s of the
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87 given size. */
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89 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject*) PyString_Decode(
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90 const char *s, /* encoded string */
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91 int size, /* size of buffer */
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92 const char *encoding, /* encoding */
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93 const char *errors /* error handling */
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94 );
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96 /* Encodes a char buffer of the given size and returns a
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97 Python string object. */
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99 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject*) PyString_Encode(
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100 const char *s, /* string char buffer */
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101 int size, /* number of chars to encode */
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102 const char *encoding, /* encoding */
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103 const char *errors /* error handling */
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106 /* Encodes a string object and returns the result as Python string
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107 object. */
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109 extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject*) PyString_AsEncodedString(
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110 PyObject *str, /* string object */
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111 const char *encoding, /* encoding */
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112 const char *errors /* error handling */
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113 );
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115 #ifdef __cplusplus
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116 }
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117 #endif
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118 #endif /* !Py_STRINGOBJECT_H */