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<h2>Contents</h2>
<dl class="page-index">
<dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt>
<dt><a href="#keyword-expression"><i>keyword-expressions</i></a></dt>
<dt><a href="#classes">Classes</a></dt>
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<dt><a href="#arg-spec">class <code>arg</code></a></dt>
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<dt><a href="#arg-synopsis">class <code>arg</code>
synopsis</a></dt>
<dt><a href="#arg-ctor">class <code>arg</code>
constructor</a></dt>
<dt><a href="#arg-operator">class <code>arg</code> template
<code>operator =</code></a></dt>
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<dt><a href="#keyword-expression-operators"><i>Keyword-expression</i>
operator <code>,</code></a></dt>
<dt><a href="#functions">Functions (deprecated)</a></dt>
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<dt><code><a href=
"#args-spec">args</a>(</code>...<code>)</code></dt>
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<dt><a href="#examples">Example(s)</a></dt>
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<h2><a name="introduction"></a>Introduction</h2>
<p>Supplies a family of overloaded functions for specifying argument
keywords for wrapped C++ functions.</p>
<h2><a name="keyword-expression"></a><i>keyword-expressions</i></h2>
<p>A <b>keyword-expression</b> results in an object which holds a
sequence of <a href="definitions.html#ntbs">ntbs</a>es, and whose type
encodes the number of keywords specified. The <b>keyword-expression</b>
may contain default values for some or all of the keywords it holds</p>
<h2><a name="classes"></a>Classes</h2>
<h3><a name="arg-spec"></a><code>class arg;</code></h3>
<p>The objects of class arg are keyword-expressions holding one keyword (
size one )</p>
<h4><a name="arg-synopsis"></a>Class <code>arg</code> synopsis</h4>
<pre>
namespace boost { namespace python
{
struct arg
{
template <class T>
arg &operator = (T const &value);
explicit arg (char const *name){elements[0].name = name;}
};
}}
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<h4><a name="arg-ctor"></a>Class <code>arg</code> constructor</h4>
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arg(char const* name);
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<dt><b>Requires:</b> The argument must be a <a href=
"definitions.html#ntbs">ntbs</a>.</dt>
<dt><b>Effects:</b> Constructs an <code>arg</code> object holding a
keyword with name <code>name</code>.</dt>
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<h4><a name="arg-operator"></a>Class <code>arg</code> operator =</h4>
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template <class T> arg &operator = (T const &value);
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<dt><b>Requires:</b> The argument must convertible to python.</dt>
<dt><b>Effects:</b> Assigns default value for the keyword.</dt>
<dt><b>Returns:</b> Reference to <code>this</code>.</dt>
</dl>
<h2><a name="keyword-expression-operators"><i>Keyword-expression</i>
operator <code>,</code></a></h2>
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<i>keyword-expression</i> operator , (<i>keyword-expression</i>, const arg &kw) const
<i>keyword-expression</i> operator , (<i>keyword-expression</i>, const char *name) const;
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<dt><b>Requires:</b> The argument <code>name</code> must be a <a href=
"definitions.html#ntbs">ntbs</a>.</dt>
<dt><b>Effects:</b> Extends the <i>keyword-expression</i> argument with
one more keyword.</dt>
<dt><b>Returns:</b> The extended <i>keyword-expression</i>.</dt>
</dl>
<h2><font color="#7F7F7F"><a name="functions"></a>Functions
(deprecated)</font></h2>
<h3><a name="args-spec"></a><code><font color=
"#7F7F7F">args</font>(</code>...<code>)</code></h3>
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<font color="#7F7F7F"> <i>unspecified1</i> args(char const*);
<i>unspecified2</i> args(char const*, char const*);
.
.
.
<i>unspecifiedN</i> args(char const*, char const*, ... char const*);
</font>
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<dl class="function-semantics">
<dt><font color="#7F7F7F"><b>Requires:</b> Every argument must be a <a
href="definitions.html#ntbs">ntbs</a>.</font></dt>
<dt><font color="#7F7F7F"><b>Returns:</b> an object representing a <a
href="#keyword-expression"><i>keyword-expression</i></a> encapsulating
the arguments passed.</font></dt>
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<h2><a name="examples"></a>Example</h2>
<pre>
#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
using namespace boost::python;
int f(double x, double y, double z=0.0, double w=1.0);
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(xxx)
{
def("f", f
, ( arg("x"), "y", arg("z")=0.0, arg("w")=1.0 )
);
}
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<p>Revised 01 August, 2003</p>
<p><i>© Copyright <a href=
"http://www.boost.org/people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
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