[Swig-cvs] SF.net SVN: swig:[11391] trunk/Doc/Manual/Perl5.html

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Revision: 11391
          http://swig.svn.sourceforge.net/swig/?rev=11391&view=rev
Author:   olly
Date:     2009-07-13 11:36:20 +0000 (Mon, 13 Jul 2009)

Log Message:
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Document -const option.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/Doc/Manual/Perl5.html

Modified: trunk/Doc/Manual/Perl5.html
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--- trunk/Doc/Manual/Perl5.html	2009-07-12 21:11:08 UTC (rev 11390)
+++ trunk/Doc/Manual/Perl5.html	2009-07-13 11:36:20 UTC (rev 11391)
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
 
 
 <p>
-Constants are wrapped as read-only Perl variables.  For example:
+By default, constants are wrapped as read-only Perl variables.  For example:
 </p>
 
 <div class="code">
@@ -838,6 +838,19 @@
 </pre>
 </div>
 
+<p>
+Alternatively, if you use swig's <tt>-const</tt> option, constants are wrapped
+such that the leading $ isn't required (by using a constant subroutine), which
+usually gives a more natural Perl interface, for example:
+</p>
+
+<div class="targetlang">
+<pre>
+use example;
+print example::FOO,"\n";
+</pre>
+</div>
+
 <H3><a name="Perl5_nn18"></a>28.4.4 Pointers</H3>
 
 


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