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Consistent use of 'proxy' rather than 'shadow' throughout


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<li><a href="#Scripting_nn5">Variable linking</a>
<li><a href="#Scripting_nn6">Constants</a>
<li><a href="#Scripting_nn7">Structures and classes</a>
<li><a href="#Scripting_nn8">Shadow classes</a>
<li><a href="#Scripting_nn8">Proxy classes</a>
</ul>
<li><a href="#Scripting_nn9">Building scripting language extensions</a>
<ul>
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about the actual representation of a <tt>Vector</tt>.
</p>
<H3><a name="Scripting_nn8"></a>4.2.5 Shadow classes</H3>
<H3><a name="Scripting_nn8"></a>4.2.5 Proxy classes</H3>
<p>
In certain cases, it is possible to use the low-level accessor functions
to create something known as a "shadow" class.
A "shadow class" is a special kind of object that gets created
to create a proxy class, also known as a shadow class.
A proxy class is a special kind of object that gets created
in a scripting language to access a C/C++ class (or struct) in a way
that looks like the original structure (that is, it "shadows" the real
that looks like the original structure (that is, it proxies the real
C++ class). For example, if you
have the following C definition :</p>
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</pre></blockquote>
<p>
A shadow classing mechanism would allow you to access the structure in
A proxy classing mechanism would allow you to access the structure in
a more natural manner from the interpreter. For example, in Python, you might want to do this:
</p>
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</pre></blockquote>
<p>
When shadow classes are used, two objects are at really work--one in
When proxy classes are used, two objects are at really work--one in
the scripting language, and an underlying C/C++ object. Operations
affect both objects equally and for all practical purposes, it appears
as if you are simply manipulating a C/C++ object.
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using shared libraries instead.
</p>
<hr>
<address>SWIG 1.3 - Last Modified : July 16, 2001</address>
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