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<reference id="strings">
- <title>Strings</title>
-<partintro>
-<title>Overview</title>
-<para>
-
- &uffi; has functions to two types of
-<varname>C</varname>-compatible
- strings: <emphasis>cstring</emphasis> and
-<emphasis>foreign</emphasis> strings.
-
-cstrings are used <emphasis>only</emphasis> as parameters to and from
-functions. In some implementations a cstring is not a foreign type but
-rather the Lisp string itself. On other platforms a cstring is a newly
-allocated foreign vector for storing characters. The following is an
-example of using cstrings to both send and return a value.
-</para>
-
-<programlisting>
+ <title>Strings</title>
+ <partintro>
+ <title>Overview</title>
+ <para>
+ &uffi; has functions to two types of <varname>C</varname>-compatible
+ strings: <emphasis>cstring</emphasis> and <emphasis>foreign</emphasis>
+ strings. cstrings are used <emphasis>only</emphasis> as parameters to
+ and from functions. In some implementations a cstring is not a foreign
+ type but rather the Lisp string itself. On other platforms a cstring
+ is a newly allocated foreign vector for storing characters. The
+ following is an example of using cstrings to both send and return a
+ value.
+ </para>
+
+ <screen>
(uffi:def-function ("getenv" c-getenv)
- ((name :cstring))
- :returning :cstring)
+ ((name :cstring))
+ :returning :cstring)
(defun my-getenv (key)
"Returns an environment variable, or NIL if it does not exist"
(check-type key string)
(uffi:with-cstring (key-native key)
(uffi:convert-from-cstring (c-getenv key-native))))
-</programlisting>
+ </screen>
-<para> In contrast, foreign strings are always a foreign vector of
-characters which have memory allocated. Thus, if you need to allocate
-memory to hold the return value of a string, you must use a foreign
-string and not a cstring. The following is an example of using a foreign
-string for a return value. </para>
+ <para>
+ In contrast, foreign strings are always a foreign vector of
+ characters which have memory allocated. Thus, if you need to
+ allocate memory to hold the return value of a string, you must
+ use a foreign string and not a cstring. The following is an
+ example of using a foreign string for a return value.
+ </para>
-<programlisting>
+ <screen>
(uffi:def-function ("gethostname" c-gethostname)
((name (* :unsigned-char))
(len :int))
(result-code (c-gethostname name 256))
(hostname (when (zerop result-code)
(uffi:convert-from-foreign-string name))))
- (uffi:free-foreign-object name)
+ ;; UFFI does not yet provide a universal way to free
+ ;; memory allocated by C's malloc. At this point, a program
+ ;; needs to call C's free function to free such memory.
(unless (zerop result-code)
(error "gethostname() failed."))))
-</programlisting>
+ </screen>
-<para> Foreign functions that return pointers to freshly allocated
-strings should in general not return cstrings, but foreign strings.
-(There is no portable way to release such cstrings from Lisp.) The
-following is an example of handling such a function. </para>
+ <para>
+ Foreign functions that return pointers to freshly allocated
+ strings should in general not return cstrings, but foreign
+ strings. (There is no portable way to release such cstrings from
+ Lisp.) The following is an example of handling such a function.
+ </para>
-<programlisting>
+ <screen>
(uffi:def-function ("readline" c-readline)
((prompt :cstring))
:returning (* :char))
(str (convert-from-foreign-string c-str)))
(uffi:free-foreign-object c-str)
str)))
-</programlisting>
-
-</partintro>
-
+ </screen>
+
+ </partintro>
+
<refentry id="convert-from-cstring">
<refnamediv>
<refname>convert-from-cstring</refname>
- <refpurpose>Converts a cstring to a Lisp string.
- </refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Converts a cstring to a Lisp string.</refpurpose>
<refclass>Macro</refclass>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<title>Syntax</title>
<synopsis>
- <function>convert-from-cstring</function> <replaceable>cstring</replaceable> => <returnvalue>string</returnvalue>
+ <function>convert-from-cstring</function>
+ <replaceable>cstring</replaceable>
+ =>
+ <returnvalue>string</returnvalue>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
Converts a Lisp string to a <constant>cstring</constant>. This is
-most often used when processing the results of a foreign function
-that returns a cstring.
+ most often used when processing the results of a foreign function
+ that returns a cstring.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Exceptional Situations</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
- <refentry id="convert-to-cstring">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>convert-to-cstring</refname>
- <refpurpose>Converts a Lisp string to a cstring.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>convert-to-cstring</function> <replaceable>string</replaceable> => <returnvalue>cstring</returnvalue>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A Lisp string.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><returnvalue>cstring</returnvalue></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A cstring.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Converts a Lisp string to a
- <varname>cstring</varname>. The
- <varname>cstring</varname> should be freed with
- <function>free-cstring</function>.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>On some implementations, this function allocates memory.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
- <refentry id="free-cstring">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>free-cstring</refname>
- <refpurpose>Free memory used by cstring.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>free-cstring</function> <replaceable>cstring</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>cstring</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A cstring.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Frees any memory possibly allocated by
- <function>convert-to-cstring</function>. On some implementions, a cstring is just the Lisp string itself.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
- <refentry id="with-cstring">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>with-cstring</refname>
- <refpurpose>Binds a newly created cstring.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>with-cstring</function> <replaceable>(cstring string) {body}</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>cstring</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A symbol naming the cstring to be created.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A Lisp string that will be translated to a cstring.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>body</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>The body of where the cstring will be bound.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Binds a symbol to a cstring created from conversion of a string. Automatically frees the <varname>cstring</varname>.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Examples</title>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
+ </refentry>
+
+
+ <refentry id="convert-to-cstring">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>convert-to-cstring</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Converts a Lisp string to a cstring.</refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>convert-to-cstring</function>
+ <replaceable>string</replaceable>
+ =>
+ <returnvalue>cstring</returnvalue>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A Lisp string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><returnvalue>cstring</returnvalue></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A cstring.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Converts a Lisp string to a <varname>cstring</varname>. The
+ <varname>cstring</varname> should be freed with
+ <function>free-cstring</function>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>On some implementations, this function allocates memory.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+
+ <refentry id="free-cstring">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>free-cstring</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Free memory used by cstring.
+ </refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>free-cstring</function> <replaceable>cstring</replaceable>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>cstring</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A cstring.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Frees any memory possibly allocated by
+ <function>convert-to-cstring</function>. On some implementions, a cstring is just the Lisp string itself.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+
+ <refentry id="with-cstring">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>with-cstring</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Binds a newly created cstring.</refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>with-cstring</function>
+ <replaceable>(cstring string) {body}</replaceable>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>cstring</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A symbol naming the cstring to be created.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A Lisp string that will be translated to a cstring.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>body</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The body of where the cstring will be bound.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Binds a symbol to a cstring created from conversion of a
+ string. Automatically frees the <varname>cstring</varname>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <para>
+ <screen>
(def-function ("getenv" c-getenv)
((name :cstring))
:returning :cstring)
(check-type key string)
(with-cstring (key-cstring key)
(convert-from-cstring (c-getenv key-cstring))))
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
- <refentry id="convert-from-foreign-string">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>convert-from-foreign-string</refname>
- <refpurpose>Converts a foreign string into a Lisp string.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>convert-from-foreign-string</function> <replaceable>foreign-string &key length null-terminated-p</replaceable> => <returnvalue>string</returnvalue>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>foreign-string</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A foreign string.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>The length of the foreign string to
-convert. The default is the length of the string until a &null;
-character is reached.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>null-terminated-p</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A boolean flag with a default value of &t; When true,
-the string is converted until the first &null; character is reached.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><returnvalue>string</returnvalue></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A Lisp string.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Returns a Lisp string from a foreign string.
-Can translated ASCII and binary strings.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
- <refentry id="convert-to-foreign-string">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>convert-to-foreign-string</refname>
- <refpurpose>Converts a Lisp string to a foreign string.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>convert-to-foreign-string</function> <replaceable>string</replaceable> => <returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A Lisp string.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A foreign string.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Converts a Lisp string to a foreign string. Memory should be
- freed with <function>free-foreign-object</function>.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
-
-
- <refentry id="allocate-foreign-string">
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>allocate-foreign-string</refname>
- <refpurpose>Allocates space for a foreign string.
- </refpurpose>
- <refclass>Macro</refclass>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Syntax</title>
- <synopsis>
- <function>allocate-foreign-string</function> <replaceable>size &key unsigned</replaceable> => <returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue>
- </synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Arguments and Values</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>size</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>The size of the space to be allocated in bytes.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>unsigned</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A boolean flag with a default value of &t;. When true,
-marks the pointer as an <constant>:unsigned-char</constant>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A foreign string which has undefined contents.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>
- Allocates space for a foreign string. Memory should
- be freed with <function>free-foreign-object</function>.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Side Effects</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Affected by</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
- <para>None.</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
-
- </reference>
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+
+ <refentry id="convert-from-foreign-string">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>convert-from-foreign-string</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Converts a foreign string into a Lisp string.</refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>convert-from-foreign-string</function>
+ <replaceable>foreign-string &key length null-terminated-p</replaceable>
+ =>
+ <returnvalue>string</returnvalue>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>foreign-string</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A foreign string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The length of the foreign string to convert. The
+ default is the length of the string until a &null;
+ character is reached.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>null-terminated-p</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A boolean flag with a default value of &t; When true,
+ the string is converted until the first &null; character is reached.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><returnvalue>string</returnvalue></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A Lisp string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Returns a Lisp string from a foreign string.
+ Can translated ASCII and binary strings.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+
+ <refentry id="convert-to-foreign-string">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>convert-to-foreign-string</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Converts a Lisp string to a foreign string.
+ </refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>convert-to-foreign-string</function>
+ <replaceable>string</replaceable> =>
+ <returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A Lisp string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A foreign string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Converts a Lisp string to a foreign string. Memory should be
+ freed with <function>free-foreign-object</function>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+ <refentry id="allocate-foreign-string">
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>allocate-foreign-string</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Allocates space for a foreign string.
+ </refpurpose>
+ <refclass>Macro</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ <function>allocate-foreign-string</function> <replaceable>size
+ &key unsigned</replaceable> =>
+ <returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue>
+ </synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments and Values</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>size</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The size of the space to be allocated in bytes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>unsigned</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A boolean flag with a default value of &t;. When true,
+ marks the pointer as an <constant>:unsigned-char</constant>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><returnvalue>foreign-string</returnvalue></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A foreign string which has undefined contents.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ Allocates space for a foreign string. Memory should
+ be freed with <function>free-foreign-object</function>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Side Effects</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Affected by</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exceptional Situations</title>
+ <para>None.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
+</reference>
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