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MathLink Interface 3
The library now fully supports the Unicode character encoding forms UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32. Use the following new API functions to put or get Unicode characters to or from a link.
The MathLink library header file mathlink.h no longer contains obsolete platform support sections such as those defined by MACINTOSH_MATHLINK or OS2_MATHLINK. MACINTOSH_MATHLINK definitions referred to Mac OS 9 and earlier. DARWIN_MATHLINK contains all platform-specific definitions for Mac OS X.
All uses of special alternative names for common C types have been removed from the API. The MathLink header file mathlink.h still contains versions of the API functions with these types for use with Interface 2 and older programs.
| Previous MathLink type | C type | |
| uchar_ct | unsigned char | |
| ucharp_ct | unsigned char * | |
| ucharpp_ct | unsigned char ** | |
| ucharppp_ct | unsigned char *** | |
| ushort_ct | unsigned short | |
| ushortp_ct | unsigned short * | |
| ushortpp_ct | unsigned short ** | |
| ushortppp_ct | unsigned short *** | |
| uint_ct | unsigned int | |
| uintp_ct | unsigned int * | |
| uintpp_ct | unsigned int ** | |
| int_ct | int | |
| voidp_ct | void * | |
| voidpp_ct | void ** | |
| charp_ct | char * | |
| charpp_ct | char ** | |
| charppp_ct | char *** | |
| long_ct | long | |
| longp_ct | long * | |
| longpp_ct | long ** | |
| long_st | long | |
| longp_st | long * | |
| longpp_st | long ** | |
| ulong_ct | unsigned long | |
| ulongp_ct | unsigned long * | |
| kushortp_ct | const unsigned short * | |
| kushortpp_ct | const unsigned short ** | |
| kuintp_ct | const unsigned int * | |
| kuintpp_ct | const unsigned int ** | |
| kucharp_ct | const unsigned char * | |
| kucharpp_ct | const unsigned char ** | |
| kcharp_ct | const char * | |
| kcharpp_ct | const char ** | |
| kvoidp_ct | const void * |
The memory allocator/deallocator functions passed to the library using MLSetAllocParameter() now must be thread-safe.
API functions that previously took a MLParametersPointer type as an argument or returned a MLParametersPointer type now instead take or return a char * type.
API functions that took as an argument or returned a mlapi_result type now take or return type int.
API functions that took as an argument or returned a mlapi_error type now take or return type int.
API functions that took as an argument or returned a mlapi_token type now take or return type int.
API functions that took as an argument or returned a mlapi_packet type now take or return type int.
API functions that took as an argument or returned a MLPointer type now take or return void *.
The MLOpen* functions previously took type long * for the error variable but now take type int *.
The header file mathlink.h now contains several new error definitions related to the Unicode character encoding forms.
| Error code | Interpretation | |
| MLEPDATABAD | MathLink encountered invalid character data in given character encoding | |
| MLEPSCONVERT | Unable to convert from given character encoding to MathLink encoding | |
| MLEGSCONVERT | Unable to convert from MathLink encoding to requested character encoding |
MLPutMessage() and MLGetMessage() now use types int and int * respectively instead of the dev_message and dev_message * types.
MLSeekMark() and MLSeekToMark() now use type int rather than type long for the expression index.
The functions in the following table took long types for some arguments; they now take int.
| MLGetRawData() | MLGetData() | |
| MLGetArgCount() | MLGetRawArgCount() | |
| MLBytesToGet() | MLRawBytesToGet() | |
| MLExpressionsToGet() | MLTakeLast() | |
| MLPutRawSize() | MLPutRawData() | |
| MLPutArgCount() | MLPutComposite() | |
| MLBytesToPut() |
MLGetReal() is now an actual API function rather than a #define alias to MLGetDouble(). MLGetReal() still has the same functionality as MLGetDouble().
MLActivate() is now an actual API function rather than a #define alias to MLConnect(). MLActivate() still has the same functionality as MLConnect().
The functions in column one listed below are now obsolete. New programs should use the functions listed in column two for replacement functionality.
| MLCheckFunction() | MLTestHead() | |
| MLCheckFunctionWithArg() | MLTestHead() | |
| MLGetShortInteger() | MLGetInteger16() | |
| MLGetInteger() | MLGetInteger32() | |
| MLGetLongInteger() | MLGetInteger64() for 64-bit integers or MLGetInteger32() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLGetFloat() | MLGetReal32() | |
| MLGetDouble() | MLGetReal64() | |
| MLGetLongDouble() | MLGetReal128() | |
| MLGetShortIntegerArrayData() | MLGetInteger16ArrayData() | |
| MLGetIntegerArrayData() | MLGetInteger32ArrayData() | |
| MLGetLongIntegerArrayData() | MLGetInteger64ArrayData() for 64-bit integers or MLGetInteger32ArrayData() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLGetFloatArrayData() | MLGetReal32ArrayData() | |
| MLGetDoubleArrayData() | MLGetReal64ArrayData() | |
| MLGetLongDoubleArrayData() | MLGetReal128ArrayData() | |
| MLGetShortIntegerArray() | MLGetInteger16Array() | |
| MLGetIntegerArray() | MLGetInteger32Array() | |
| MLGetLongIntegerArray() | MLGetInteger64Array() for 64-bit integers or MLGetInteger32Array() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLGetFloatArray() | MLGetReal32Array() | |
| MLGetDoubleArray() | MLGetReal64Array() | |
| MLGetLongDoubleArray() | MLGetReal128Array() | |
| MLDisownShortIntegerArray() | MLReleaseInteger16Array() | |
| MLDisownIntegerArray() | MLReleaseInteger32Array() | |
| MLDisownLongIntegerArray() | MLReleaseInteger64Array() for 64-bit integers or MLReleaseInteger32Array() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLDisownFloatArray() | MLReleaseReal32Array() | |
| MLDisownDoubleArray() | MLReleaseReal64Array() | |
| MLDisownLongDoubleArray() | MLReleaseReal128Array() | |
| MLGetIntegerList() | MLGetInteger32List(() | |
| MLGetRealList() | MLGetReal64List() | |
| MLDisownIntegerList() | MLReleaseInteger32List() | |
| MLDisownRealList() | MLReleaseReal64List() |
| MLPutShortInteger() | MLPutInteger16() | |
| MLPutInteger() | MLPutInteger32() | |
| MLPutLongInteger() | MLPutInteger64() for 64-bit integers or MLPutInteger32() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLPutFloat() | MLPutReal32() | |
| MLPutDouble() | MLPutReal64() | |
| MLPutLongDouble() | MLPutReal128() | |
| MLPutShortIntegerArrayData() | MLPutInteger16ArrayData() | |
| MLPutIntegerArrayData() | MLPutInteger32ArrayData() | |
| MLPutLongIntegerArrayData() | MLPutInteger64ArrayData() for 64-bit integers or MLPutInteger32ArrayData() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLPutFloatArrayData() | MLPutReal32ArrayData() | |
| MLPutDoubleArrayData() | MLPutReal64ArrayData() | |
| MLPutLongDoubleArrayData() | MLPutReal128ArrayData() | |
| MLPutShortIntegerArray() | MLPutInteger16Array() | |
| MLPutIntegerArray() | MLPutInteger32Array() | |
| MLPutLongIntegerArray() | MLPutInteger64Array() for 64-bit integers or MLPutInteger32Array() for 32-bit integers | |
| MLPutFloatArray() | MLPutReal32Array() | |
| MLPutDoubleArray() | MLPutReal64Array() | |
| MLPutLongDoubleArray() | MLPutReal128Array() | |
| MLPutIntegerList() | MLPutInteger32List() | |
| MLPutRealList() | MLPutReal64List() |
| MLGetUnicodeString() | MLGetUCS2String() | |
| MLGetUnicodeSymbol() | MLGetUCS2Symbol() | |
| MLPutUnicodeString() | MLPutUCS2String() | |
| MLPutUnicodeSymbol() | MLPutUCS2Symbol() | |
| MLPut16BitCharacters() | MLPutUCS2Characters() | |
| MLDisownUnicodeString() | MLReleaseUCS2String() | |
| MLDisownUnicodeSymbol() | MLReleaseUCS2Symbol() |
Interface 3 changes the default link protocol for link mode Listen and link mode Connect links. By default the MathLink library will create "SharedMemory" links for link mode Listen and link mode Connect links on all platforms.
