I'm trying to use XS to wrap a C++ class that is accessible only through a separate, smart pointer class. So it appears that Perl objects should store a pointer to a smart pointer object. The double dereference necessary to call the methods I'm after is going to lead to miles of this.

bool
SmartPtr::isValid()
   CODE:
      RETVAL=(*THIS)->isValid();
   OUTPUT:
      RETVAL

const char *name
SmartPtr::name()
   CODE:
      RETVAL=(*THIS)->name();
   OUTPUT:
      RETVAL
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I'd much rather the XS compiler somehow automate all of this repetition, given something more along these lines.

bool
SmartPtr::isValid()

const char *
SmartPtr::name()
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Is there some sneaky XS directive or typemap game that will get me there with minimal fuss? The best alternative I can come up with is to write an xsubpppp.

Thanks,

Jim

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