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2 /* Method object interface */
4 #ifndef Py_METHODOBJECT_H
5 #define Py_METHODOBJECT_H
6 #ifdef __cplusplus
7 extern "C" {
8 #endif
10 /* This is about the type 'builtin_function_or_method',
11 not Python methods in user-defined classes. See classobject.h
12 for the latter. */
14 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCFunction_Type;
16 #define PyCFunction_Check(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyCFunction_Type)
18 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunction)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
19 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunctionWithKeywords)(PyObject *, PyObject *,
20 PyObject *);
21 typedef PyObject *(*PyNoArgsFunction)(PyObject *);
23 PyAPI_FUNC(PyCFunction) PyCFunction_GetFunction(PyObject *);
24 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCFunction_GetSelf(PyObject *);
25 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyCFunction_GetFlags(PyObject *);
27 /* Macros for direct access to these values. Type checks are *not*
28 done, so use with care. */
29 #define PyCFunction_GET_FUNCTION(func) \
30 (((PyCFunctionObject *)func) -> m_ml -> ml_meth)
31 #define PyCFunction_GET_SELF(func) \
32 (((PyCFunctionObject *)func) -> m_self)
33 #define PyCFunction_GET_FLAGS(func) \
34 (((PyCFunctionObject *)func) -> m_ml -> ml_flags)
35 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCFunction_Call(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
37 struct PyMethodDef {
38 const char *ml_name; /* The name of the built-in function/method */
39 PyCFunction ml_meth; /* The C function that implements it */
40 int ml_flags; /* Combination of METH_xxx flags, which mostly
41 describe the args expected by the C func */
42 const char *ml_doc; /* The __doc__ attribute, or NULL */
44 typedef struct PyMethodDef PyMethodDef;
46 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) Py_FindMethod(PyMethodDef[], PyObject *, const char *);
48 #define PyCFunction_New(ML, SELF) PyCFunction_NewEx((ML), (SELF), NULL)
49 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCFunction_NewEx(PyMethodDef *, PyObject *,
50 PyObject *);
52 /* Flag passed to newmethodobject */
53 #define METH_OLDARGS 0x0000
54 #define METH_VARARGS 0x0001
55 #define METH_KEYWORDS 0x0002
56 /* METH_NOARGS and METH_O must not be combined with the flags above. */
57 #define METH_NOARGS 0x0004
58 #define METH_O 0x0008
60 /* METH_CLASS and METH_STATIC are a little different; these control
61 the construction of methods for a class. These cannot be used for
62 functions in modules. */
63 #define METH_CLASS 0x0010
64 #define METH_STATIC 0x0020
66 /* METH_COEXIST allows a method to be entered eventhough a slot has
67 already filled the entry. When defined, the flag allows a separate
68 method, "__contains__" for example, to coexist with a defined
69 slot like sq_contains. */
71 #define METH_COEXIST 0x0040
73 typedef struct PyMethodChain {
74 PyMethodDef *methods; /* Methods of this type */
75 struct PyMethodChain *link; /* NULL or base type */
76 } PyMethodChain;
78 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) Py_FindMethodInChain(PyMethodChain *, PyObject *,
79 const char *);
81 typedef struct {
82 PyObject_HEAD
83 PyMethodDef *m_ml; /* Description of the C function to call */
84 PyObject *m_self; /* Passed as 'self' arg to the C func, can be NULL */
85 PyObject *m_module; /* The __module__ attribute, can be anything */
86 } PyCFunctionObject;
88 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyCFunction_ClearFreeList(void);
90 #ifdef __cplusplus
92 #endif
93 #endif /* !Py_METHODOBJECT_H */