###  | # Boost.Python ## ResultConverter Concept

Introduction
Concept Requirements
  ResultConverter Concept
  ResultConverterGenerator Concept

## Introduction

A ResultConverter for a type `T` is a type whose instances can be used to convert C++ return values of type `T` `to_python`. A ResultConverterGenerator is an MPL unary metafunction class which, given the return type of a C++ function, returns a ResultConverter for that type. ResultConverters in Boost.Python generally inspect library's registry of converters to find a suitable converter, but converters which don't use the registry are also possible.

## Concept Requirements

### ResultConverter Concept

In the table below, `C` denotes a ResultConverter type for a type `R` , `c` denotes an object of type `C` , and `r` denotes an object of type `R`.

Expression | Type | Semantics
`C c;` |  | Constructs a `C` object.
`c.convertible()` | convertible to `bool` | `false` iff no conversion from any `R` value to a Python object is possible.
`c(r)` | convertible to `PyObject*` | A pointer to a Python object corresponding to `r`, or `0` iff `r` could not be converted `to_python`, in which case PyErr_Occurred should return non-zero.
`c.get_pytype()` | `PyTypeObject const*` | A pointer to a Python Type object corresponding to result of the conversion, or `0`. Used for documentation generation. If `0` is returned the generated type in the documentation will be object .

### ResultConverterGenerator Concept

In the table below, `G` denotes a ResultConverterGenerator type and `R` denotes a possible C++ function return type.

Expression | Requirements
`G::apply<R>::type` | A ResultConverter type for `R`.

Revised 09 May, 2002

© Copyright Dave Abrahams 2002.

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