=head1 NAME

ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type - Entry in the TYPEMAP section of a typemap

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use ExtUtils::Typemaps;
  ...
  my $type = $typemap->get_type_map('char*');
  my $input = $typemap->get_input_map($type->xstype);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Refer to L<ExtUtils::Typemaps> for details.
Object associates C<ctype> with C<xstype>, which is the index
into the in- and output mapping tables.

=head1 METHODS


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=head2 new

Requires C<xstype> and C<ctype> parameters.

Optionally takes C<prototype> parameter.


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=head2 proto

Returns or sets the prototype.


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=head2 xstype

Returns the name of the XS type that this C type is associated to.


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=head2 ctype

Returns the name of the C type as it was set on construction.


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=head2 tidy_ctype

Returns the canonicalized name of the C type.


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=head1 SEE ALSO

L<ExtUtils::Typemaps>

=head1 AUTHOR

Steffen Mueller C<<smueller@cpan.org>>

=head1 COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Steffen Mueller

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


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