Updated some examples

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Dave Beazley 2000-06-17 21:41:01 +00:00
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TOP = ../..
SWIG = $(TOP)/../swig
SRCS =
TARGET = example
INTERFACE = example.i
all::
$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python
static::
$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
TARGET='mypython' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_static
clean::
rm -f *_wrap* *.o *~ *.so mypython *.pyc .~* core

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/* File : example.i */
%module example
/* A few preprocessor macros */
#define ICONST 42
#define FCONST 2.1828
#define CCONST 'x'
#define SCONST "Hello World"
/* This should work just fine */
#define EXPR ICONST + 3*(FCONST)
/* This shouldn't do anything */
#define EXTERN extern
/* Neither should this (BAR isn't defined) */
#define FOO (ICONST + BAR)
/* The following statements also produce constants */
const int iconst = 37;
const double fconst = 3.14;

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# file: example.py
import example
print "ICONST =", example.ICONST, "(should be 42)"
print "FCONST =", example.FCONST, "(should be 2.1828)"
print "CCONST =", example.CCONST, "(should be 'x')"
print "SCONST =", example.SCONST, "(should be 'Hello World')"
print "EXPR =", example.EXPR, "(should be 48.5484)"
print "iconst =", example.iconst, "(should be 37)"
print "fconst =", example.fconst, "(should be 3.14)"
try:
print "EXTERN = ", example.EXTERN, "(Arg! This shouldn't print anything)"
except AttributeError:
print "EXTERN isn't defined (good)"
try:
print "FOO = ", example.FOO, "(Arg! This shouldn't print anything)"
except AttributeError:
print "FOO isn't defined (good)"

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<html>
<head>
<title>SWIG:Examples:python:constants</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tt>SWIG/Examples/python/constants/</tt>
<hr>
<H2>Wrapping C Constants</H2>
<tt>$Header$</tt><br>
<p>
When SWIG encounters C preprocessor macros and C declarations that look like constants,
it creates Python variables with an identical value. Click <a href="example.i">here</a>
to see a SWIG interface with some constant declarations in it.
<h2>Accessing Constants from Python</h2>
Click <a href="example.py">here</a> to see a script that prints out the values
of the constants contained in the above file.
<h2>Key points</h2>
<ul>
<li>The values of preprocessor macros are converted into Python constants.
<li>Types are inferred by syntax (e.g., "3" is an integer and "3.5" is a float).
<li>Character constants such as 'x' are converted into Python strings.
<li>C string literals such as "Hello World" are converted into Python strings.
<li>Macros that are not fully defined are simply ignored. For example:
<blockquote>
<pre>
#define EXTERN extern
</pre>
</blockquote>
is ignored because SWIG has no idea what type of variable this would be.
<p>
<li>Expressions are allowed provided that all of their components are defined. Otherwise, the constant is ignored.
<li>Certain C declarations involving 'const' are also turned into Python constants.
<li>The Python variables that SWIG creates are not protected from modification. For example,
even if you had this:
<blockquote>
<pre>
#define FOO 73
</pre>
</blockquote>
a user could come along in a script and type
<blockquote>
<pre>
example.FOO = 13
</pre>
</blockquote>
Unfortunately, there's no easy way to prevent this.
<p>
<li>The constants that appear in a SWIG interface file do not have to appear in any sort
of matching C source file since the creation of a constant does not require linkage
to a stored value (i.e., a value held in a C global variable or memory location).
</ul>
<hr>
</body>
</html>