pointer extraction for holder_types works for pointer_converter.
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24 #ifndef LUABIND_COPY_POLICY_HPP_INCLUDED
25 #define LUABIND_COPY_POLICY_HPP_INCLUDED
27 #include <luabind/config.hpp>
29 #include <boost/type_traits/is_pointer.hpp>
30 #include <boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp>
31 #include <luabind/detail/policy.hpp>
33 namespace luabind { namespace detail {
35 struct copy_pointer_to
37 template<class T>
38 void apply(lua_State* L, const T* ptr)
40 if (ptr == 0)
42 lua_pushnil(L);
43 return;
46 class_registry* registry = class_registry::get_registry(L);
48 class_rep* crep = registry->find_class(LUABIND_TYPEID(T));
50 // if you get caught in this assert you are trying
51 // to use an unregistered type
52 assert(crep && "you are trying to use an unregistered type");
54 T* copied_obj = new T(*ptr);
56 // create the struct to hold the object
57 void* obj = lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(object_rep));
58 // we send 0 as destructor since we know it will never be called
59 new(obj) object_rep(copied_obj, crep, object_rep::owner, delete_s<T>::apply);
61 // set the meta table
62 detail::getref(L, crep->metatable_ref());
63 lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
67 struct copy_reference_to
69 template<class T>
70 void apply(lua_State* L, const T& ref)
72 class_registry* registry = class_registry::get_registry(L);
73 class_rep* crep = registry->find_class(LUABIND_TYPEID(T));
75 // if you get caught in this assert you are trying
76 // to use an unregistered type
77 assert(crep && "you are trying to use an unregistered type");
79 T* copied_obj = new T(ref);
81 // create the struct to hold the object
82 void* obj = lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(object_rep));
83 // we send 0 as destructor since we know it will never be called
84 new(obj) object_rep(copied_obj, crep, object_rep::owner, delete_s<T>::apply);
86 // set the meta table
87 detail::getref(L, crep->metatable_ref());
88 lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
92 template<int N>
93 struct copy_policy : conversion_policy<N>
95 struct only_accepts_pointers_or_references {};
96 struct only_converts_from_cpp_to_lua {};
98 static void precall(lua_State*, const index_map&) {}
99 static void postcall(lua_State*, const index_map&) {}
101 template<class T, class Direction>
102 struct generate_converter
104 typedef typename boost::mpl::if_<boost::is_same<Direction, cpp_to_lua>
105 , typename boost::mpl::if_<boost::is_pointer<T>
106 , copy_pointer_to
107 , typename boost::mpl::if_<boost::is_reference<T>
108 , copy_reference_to
109 , only_accepts_pointers_or_references>::type>::type
110 , only_converts_from_cpp_to_lua>::type type;
115 namespace luabind
117 template<int N>
118 detail::policy_cons<detail::copy_policy<N>, detail::null_type>
119 copy(boost::arg<N>) { return detail::policy_cons<detail::copy_policy<N>, detail::null_type>(); }
122 #endif // LUABIND_COPY_POLICY_HPP_INCLUDED