dsotypfromstr
| dsotypfromstr | 
  Purpose
 
 
 Initialise an object of a module type using a string.
 
 
  Synopsis
 
 int dsotypfromstr(XPRMcontext ctx,int type, void *ref,const char *str,const char **end);
 
  Arguments
 
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     ctx 
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     Mosel's execution context
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     type 
     | 
     Code of the external type
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     ref 
     | 
     Entity to initialise (must not be
     NULL)
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     str 
     | 
     Initialisation string
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     end 
     | 
     Reference to return a pointer after the last character used (can be
     NULL)
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  Return value
 
 
 0 if successful, 1 otherwise.
 
  Further information
 
 
 This function calls directly the
 fromstring routine of the module. It is therefore recommended to check whether the type supports this functionality before using this function (see
 gettypeprop).
 
 
  Related topics
 
  
