Re: [Swig-user] %newobject and %typemap(newfree)

[Petr N. <Pet...@am...>]

> From: William S Fulton [mailto:ws...@fu...]=0D
> Sent: 25 October 2006 22:03
>=0D
> John Lenz wrote:
> > On 10/23/06 10:45, Petr Novotny wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
[snip]
> > No, the newfree typemap is for freeing temporary memory=0D
> created during
> > the typemap, that is used to build the real return value. =0D
> No, the newfree typemap is only used when %newobject is used. The
> freearg typemap is used to freeing up temporary memory created during
> the in typemap.

Let me see if I understand this well. %newobject means two things,=
 depending on typemaps:
1. newfree typemap is invoked, if defined.
2. The pointer is wrapped with SWIG_OWNER flag, if it is wrapped.

Am I right?

[snip]

You say that the documentation is correct. You may be right, but the=
 problem here is that the documentation is misleading. I think it should be=
 more explicit about what %newobject means.


Thanks,

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