RE: SWIG: std::string returned as reference - solution

Nair, Sanjay S writes:
 > > This is different than most OUTPUT typemaps which do not modify their
 > > arguments.  Use std::string &REFERENCE if you're going to do that (to
 > > be consistent with other typemaps that behave in the same way).
 > 
 > What happens if you have multiple out params?
 > 
 > 

Well, that's an entirely different problem. 
 >  > 
 >  > %typemap(in) std::string*, std::string& ($basetype string_temp) {
 >  >   if (!SvPOK($input)) {
 >  >           croak("Argument $argnum is not a string");
 >  >   }
 >  >   $1 = &string_temp;
 >  >   argvi++;
 >  > }
 >  > 

I just noticed this, but why are you incrementing argvi++ in an "in"
typemap?  That's related to output, not input.

-- Dave
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