This module is a bridge between C code and Perl code (similar to Inline), the 'value' above is a C pointer to the structure that is tied, that I want to be able to stringify. 'xml_attribute_stash' is the Perl wrapper package for that particular class, which has 'use overload' with '""' and 'fallback' specified.

I found that I needed to use SvAMAGIC_on to enable overload on that tied C-structure so that the wrapper would see it as overloaded, but 'fallback' still isn't enabled. I'm guessing there's deeper magic to turn on fallback, since the perl wrapper isn't.

In reply to Re: (tye)Re: overload and XS by kmacleod
in thread overload and XS by kmacleod

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