Types(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Types(3)
NAME
Mac::Types - Macintosh Toolbox Types and conversions.
DESCRIPTION
Access to Inside Macintosh is essential for proper use of these
functions. Explanations of terms, processes and procedures are
provided there. Any attempt to use these functions without guidance
can cause severe errors in your machine, including corruption of data.
You have been warned.
Functions
MacPack [ CONVERTERS ...] CODE, DATA ...
Convert a perl value into a Mac toolbox type. Predefined codes are:
TEXT
Text (an identity operation).
enum
type
keyw
A 4-byte string.
bool
A boolean.
shor
A short integer.
long
A long integer.
sing
A single precision float.
doub
A double precision float.
magn
An unsigned long.
qdrt
A QuickDraw "Rect".
'STR '
A pascal style string.
'STR#'
A string list.
'fss '
A file specification record.
You can pass further code mappings as hash references.
MacUnpack [ CONVERTERS ...] CODE, DATA
Convert a Mac toolbox type into a perl value. Predefined codes are
as for "MacPack". You can pass further code mappings as hash
references.
XS Functions
Debugger [ MSG ]
Break into MacsBug. Don't use this if you don't know what MacsBug
is.
AUTHOR
Written by Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeracher@mac.com>. Currently
maintained by Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>.
perl v5.10.0 2009-05-18 Types(3)
Mac OS X 10.6 - Generated Thu Sep 17 20:13:32 CDT 2009