[Python-3000-checkins] r60290 - python/branches/py3k-ctypes-pep3118/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c

[thomas.heller]

Author: thomas.heller
Date: Fri Jan 25 20:09:03 2008
New Revision: 60290

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k-ctypes-pep3118/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
Log:
Implement to format string for function pointers.


Modified: python/branches/py3k-ctypes-pep3118/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k-ctypes-pep3118/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k-ctypes-pep3118/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c	Fri Jan 25 20:09:03 2008
@@ -2096,6 +2096,13 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	stgdict->paramfunc = CFuncPtrType_paramfunc;
+	/* We do NOT expose the function signature in the format string.  It
+	   is impossible, generally, because the only requirement for the
+	   argtypes items is that they have a .from_param method - we do not
+	   know the types of the arguments (although, in practice, most
+	   argtypes would be a ctypes type).
+	*/
+	stgdict->format = alloc_format_string(NULL, "X{}");
 
 	/* create the new instance (which is a class,
 	   since we are a metatype!) */