SWIG or Inline::CPP

[Anonymous Monk]

Hallo monks,
i am in dilemma whether to use inline or swig for my application. kindly let me know as to on what basis you can choose between these 2 and what each one has to offer. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Regards
AB

[jesuashok]

Hi

Inline::CPP lets you write Perl subroutines and classes in C++. You don't have to learn XS or SWIG, you can just put code right "inline" in your source.



 use Inline CPP => <<'END';

   class JAxH {
     public:
       JAxH(char *x);

       SV* data();
     private:
       SV *dat;
   };

   JAxH::JAxH(char *x) { dat = newSVpvf("Just Another %s Hacker", x); 
+}
   SV* JAxH::data() { return dat; }

   END

   print JAxH->new('Inline')->data(), "\n";

When run, this complete program prints:

   Just Another Inline Hacker.

[Anonymous Monk]

Hi,
thanks for your suggestion. But is it necessary that the function declaration and definition should be enclosed within "END" blocks? I mean if the declaration is in .h and definition in .cpp do i have to create a separate file merging these two?
rgds
AB

[maxpacer]

Hi, This is just what I want to ask: "if the declaration is in .h and definition in .cpp do i have to create a separate file merging these two in a perl file?? " Thanks Kelvin