Patch 487906: update inline docs.

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Martin v. Löwis 2001-12-02 18:09:41 +00:00
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@ -19,19 +19,27 @@ static PyStringObject *nullstring;
#endif #endif
/* /*
Newsizedstringobject() and newstringobject() try in certain cases PyString_FromStringAndSize() and PyString_FromString() try in certain cases
to share string objects. When the size of the string is zero, to share string objects. When the size of the string is zero, these
these routines always return a pointer to the same string object; routines always return a pointer to the same string object; when the size
when the size is one, they return a pointer to an already existing is one, they return a pointer to an already existing object if the contents
object if the contents of the string is known. For of the string is known. For PyString_FromString() this is always the case,
newstringobject() this is always the case, for for PyString_FromStringAndSize() this is the case when the first argument
newsizedstringobject() this is the case when the first argument in in not NULL.
not NULL.
A common practice to allocate a string and then fill it in or A common practice of allocating a string and then filling it in or changing
change it must be done carefully. It is only allowed to change the it must be done carefully. It is only allowed to change the contents of
contents of the string if the obect was gotten from the string if the object was gotten from PyString_FromStringAndSize() with
newsizedstringobject() with a NULL first argument, because in the a NULL first argument, because in the future these routines may try to do
future these routines may try to do even more sharing of objects. even more sharing of objects.
The parameter `size' denotes number of characters to allocate, not counting
the null terminating character. If the `str' argument is not NULL, then it
must point to a null-terminated string of length `size'.
The member `op->ob_size' denotes the number of bytes of data in the string,
not counting the null terminating character, and is therefore equal to the
`size' parameter.
*/ */
PyObject * PyObject *
PyString_FromStringAndSize(const char *str, int size) PyString_FromStringAndSize(const char *str, int size)