diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/c-api/float.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/c-api/float.rst Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +.. highlightlang:: c + +.. _floatobjects: + +Floating Point Objects +---------------------- + +.. index:: object: floating point + + +.. ctype:: PyFloatObject + + This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python floating point object. + + +.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type + + .. index:: single: FloatType (in modules types) + + This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating point + type. This is the same object as ``float`` and ``types.FloatType``. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_Check(PyObject *p) + + Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` or a subtype of + :ctype:`PyFloatObject`. + + .. versionchanged:: 2.2 + Allowed subtypes to be accepted. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_CheckExact(PyObject *p) + + Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFloatObject`, but not a subtype of + :ctype:`PyFloatObject`. + + .. versionadded:: 2.2 + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromString(PyObject *str, char **pend) + + Create a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` object based on the string value in *str*, or + *NULL* on failure. The *pend* argument is ignored. It remains only for + backward compatibility. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromDouble(double v) + + Create a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure. + + +.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_AsDouble(PyObject *pyfloat) + + Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*. If + *pyfloat* is not a Python floating point object but has a :meth:`__float__` + method, this method will first be called to convert *pyfloat* into a float. + + +.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(PyObject *pyfloat) + + Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*, but + without error checking. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_GetInfo(void) + + Return a structseq instance which contains information about the + precision, minimum and maximum values of a float. It's a thin wrapper + around the header file :file:`float.h`. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6 + + +.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_GetMax(void) + + Return the maximum representable finite float *DBL_MAX* as C :ctype:`double`. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6 + + +.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_GetMin(void) + + Return the minimum normalized positive float *DBL_MIN* as C :ctype:`double`. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6 + + +.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_ClearFreeList(void) + + Clear the float free list. Return the number of items that could not + be freed. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6