Use {methoddesc} instead of {funcdesc} for object methods.

Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex

@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ values from a string buffer.  The input buffer is given as
 
 \class{Packer} instances have the following methods:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_buffer}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{get_buffer}{}
 Returns the current pack buffer as a string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{reset}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{reset}{}
 Resets the pack buffer to the empty string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In general, you can pack any of the most common XDR data types by
 calling the appropriate \code{pack_\var{type}()} method.  Each method
@@ -47,45 +47,45 @@ type packing methods are supported: \method{pack_uint()},
 \method{pack_int()}, \method{pack_enum()}, \method{pack_bool()},
 \method{pack_uhyper()}, and \method{pack_hyper()}.
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_float}{value}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_float}{value}
 Packs the single-precision floating point number \var{value}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_double}{value}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_double}{value}
 Packs the double-precision floating point number \var{value}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support packing strings, bytes, and opaque data:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_fstring}{n, s}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_fstring}{n, s}
 Packs a fixed length string, \var{s}.  \var{n} is the length of the
 string but it is \emph{not} packed into the data buffer.  The string
 is padded with null bytes if necessary to guaranteed 4 byte alignment.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_fopaque}{n, data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_fopaque}{n, data}
 Packs a fixed length opaque data stream, similarly to
 \method{pack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_string}{s}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_string}{s}
 Packs a variable length string, \var{s}.  The length of the string is
 first packed as an unsigned integer, then the string data is packed
 with \method{pack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_opaque}{data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_opaque}{data}
 Packs a variable length opaque data string, similarly to
 \method{pack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_bytes}{bytes}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_bytes}{bytes}
 Packs a variable length byte stream, similarly to \method{pack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support packing arrays and lists:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_list}{list, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_list}{list, pack_item}
 Packs a \var{list} of homogeneous items.  This method is useful for
 lists with an indeterminate size; i.e. the size is not available until
 the entire list has been walked.  For each item in the list, an
@@ -93,115 +93,117 @@ unsigned integer \code{1} is packed first, followed by the data value
 from the list.  \var{pack_item} is the function that is called to pack
 the individual item.  At the end of the list, an unsigned integer
 \code{0} is packed.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_farray}{n, array, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_farray}{n, array, pack_item}
 Packs a fixed length list (\var{array}) of homogeneous items.  \var{n}
 is the length of the list; it is \emph{not} packed into the buffer,
 but a \exception{ValueError} exception is raised if
 \code{len(\var{array})} is not equal to \var{n}.  As above,
 \var{pack_item} is the function used to pack each element.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_array}{list, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_array}{list, pack_item}
 Packs a variable length \var{list} of homogeneous items.  First, the
 length of the list is packed as an unsigned integer, then each element
 is packed as in \method{pack_farray()} above.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
+
 
 \subsection{Unpacker Objects}
 \label{xdr-unpacker-objects}
 
 The \class{Unpacker} class offers the following methods:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{reset}{data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{reset}{data}
 Resets the string buffer with the given \var{data}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_position}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{get_position}{}
 Returns the current unpack position in the data buffer.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{set_position}{position}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{set_position}{position}
 Sets the data buffer unpack position to \var{position}.  You should be
 careful about using \method{get_position()} and \method{set_position()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_buffer}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{get_buffer}{}
 Returns the current unpack data buffer as a string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{done}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{done}{}
 Indicates unpack completion.  Raises an \exception{Error} exception
 if all of the data has not been unpacked.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In addition, every data type that can be packed with a \class{Packer},
 can be unpacked with an \class{Unpacker}.  Unpacking methods are of the
 form \code{unpack_\var{type}()}, and take no arguments.  They return the
 unpacked object.
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_float}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_float}{}
 Unpacks a single-precision floating point number.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_double}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_double}{}
 Unpacks a double-precision floating point number, similarly to
 \method{unpack_float()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In addition, the following methods unpack strings, bytes, and opaque
 data:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_fstring}{n}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_fstring}{n}
 Unpacks and returns a fixed length string.  \var{n} is the number of
 characters expected.  Padding with null bytes to guaranteed 4 byte
 alignment is assumed.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_fopaque}{n}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_fopaque}{n}
 Unpacks and returns a fixed length opaque data stream, similarly to
 \method{unpack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_string}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_string}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length string.  The length of the
 string is first unpacked as an unsigned integer, then the string data
 is unpacked with \method{unpack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_opaque}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_opaque}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length opaque data string, similarly to
 \method{unpack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_bytes}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_bytes}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length byte stream, similarly to
 \method{unpack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support unpacking arrays and lists:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_list}{unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_list}{unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns a list of homogeneous items.  The list is unpacked
 one element at a time
 by first unpacking an unsigned integer flag.  If the flag is \code{1},
 then the item is unpacked and appended to the list.  A flag of
 \code{0} indicates the end of the list.  \var{unpack_item} is the
 function that is called to unpack the items.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_farray}{n, unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_farray}{n, unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns (as a list) a fixed length array of homogeneous
 items.  \var{n} is number of list elements to expect in the buffer.
 As above, \var{unpack_item} is the function used to unpack each element.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_array}{unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_array}{unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length \var{list} of homogeneous items.
 First, the length of the list is unpacked as an unsigned integer, then
 each element is unpacked as in \method{unpack_farray()} above.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
+
 
 \subsection{Exceptions}
 \nodename{Exceptions in xdrlib module}

Doc/libxdrlib.tex

@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ values from a string buffer.  The input buffer is given as
 
 \class{Packer} instances have the following methods:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_buffer}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{get_buffer}{}
 Returns the current pack buffer as a string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{reset}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{reset}{}
 Resets the pack buffer to the empty string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In general, you can pack any of the most common XDR data types by
 calling the appropriate \code{pack_\var{type}()} method.  Each method
@@ -47,45 +47,45 @@ type packing methods are supported: \method{pack_uint()},
 \method{pack_int()}, \method{pack_enum()}, \method{pack_bool()},
 \method{pack_uhyper()}, and \method{pack_hyper()}.
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_float}{value}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_float}{value}
 Packs the single-precision floating point number \var{value}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_double}{value}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_double}{value}
 Packs the double-precision floating point number \var{value}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support packing strings, bytes, and opaque data:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_fstring}{n, s}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_fstring}{n, s}
 Packs a fixed length string, \var{s}.  \var{n} is the length of the
 string but it is \emph{not} packed into the data buffer.  The string
 is padded with null bytes if necessary to guaranteed 4 byte alignment.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_fopaque}{n, data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_fopaque}{n, data}
 Packs a fixed length opaque data stream, similarly to
 \method{pack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_string}{s}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_string}{s}
 Packs a variable length string, \var{s}.  The length of the string is
 first packed as an unsigned integer, then the string data is packed
 with \method{pack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_opaque}{data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_opaque}{data}
 Packs a variable length opaque data string, similarly to
 \method{pack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_bytes}{bytes}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_bytes}{bytes}
 Packs a variable length byte stream, similarly to \method{pack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support packing arrays and lists:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_list}{list, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_list}{list, pack_item}
 Packs a \var{list} of homogeneous items.  This method is useful for
 lists with an indeterminate size; i.e. the size is not available until
 the entire list has been walked.  For each item in the list, an
@@ -93,115 +93,117 @@ unsigned integer \code{1} is packed first, followed by the data value
 from the list.  \var{pack_item} is the function that is called to pack
 the individual item.  At the end of the list, an unsigned integer
 \code{0} is packed.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_farray}{n, array, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_farray}{n, array, pack_item}
 Packs a fixed length list (\var{array}) of homogeneous items.  \var{n}
 is the length of the list; it is \emph{not} packed into the buffer,
 but a \exception{ValueError} exception is raised if
 \code{len(\var{array})} is not equal to \var{n}.  As above,
 \var{pack_item} is the function used to pack each element.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{pack_array}{list, pack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Packer]{pack_array}{list, pack_item}
 Packs a variable length \var{list} of homogeneous items.  First, the
 length of the list is packed as an unsigned integer, then each element
 is packed as in \method{pack_farray()} above.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
+
 
 \subsection{Unpacker Objects}
 \label{xdr-unpacker-objects}
 
 The \class{Unpacker} class offers the following methods:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{reset}{data}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{reset}{data}
 Resets the string buffer with the given \var{data}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_position}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{get_position}{}
 Returns the current unpack position in the data buffer.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{set_position}{position}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{set_position}{position}
 Sets the data buffer unpack position to \var{position}.  You should be
 careful about using \method{get_position()} and \method{set_position()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{get_buffer}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{get_buffer}{}
 Returns the current unpack data buffer as a string.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{done}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{done}{}
 Indicates unpack completion.  Raises an \exception{Error} exception
 if all of the data has not been unpacked.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In addition, every data type that can be packed with a \class{Packer},
 can be unpacked with an \class{Unpacker}.  Unpacking methods are of the
 form \code{unpack_\var{type}()}, and take no arguments.  They return the
 unpacked object.
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_float}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_float}{}
 Unpacks a single-precision floating point number.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_double}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_double}{}
 Unpacks a double-precision floating point number, similarly to
 \method{unpack_float()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 In addition, the following methods unpack strings, bytes, and opaque
 data:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_fstring}{n}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_fstring}{n}
 Unpacks and returns a fixed length string.  \var{n} is the number of
 characters expected.  Padding with null bytes to guaranteed 4 byte
 alignment is assumed.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_fopaque}{n}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_fopaque}{n}
 Unpacks and returns a fixed length opaque data stream, similarly to
 \method{unpack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_string}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_string}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length string.  The length of the
 string is first unpacked as an unsigned integer, then the string data
 is unpacked with \method{unpack_fstring()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_opaque}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_opaque}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length opaque data string, similarly to
 \method{unpack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_bytes}{}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_bytes}{}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length byte stream, similarly to
 \method{unpack_string()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
 The following methods support unpacking arrays and lists:
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_list}{unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_list}{unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns a list of homogeneous items.  The list is unpacked
 one element at a time
 by first unpacking an unsigned integer flag.  If the flag is \code{1},
 then the item is unpacked and appended to the list.  A flag of
 \code{0} indicates the end of the list.  \var{unpack_item} is the
 function that is called to unpack the items.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_farray}{n, unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_farray}{n, unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns (as a list) a fixed length array of homogeneous
 items.  \var{n} is number of list elements to expect in the buffer.
 As above, \var{unpack_item} is the function used to unpack each element.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{unpack_array}{unpack_item}
+\begin{methoddesc}[Unpacker]{unpack_array}{unpack_item}
 Unpacks and returns a variable length \var{list} of homogeneous items.
 First, the length of the list is unpacked as an unsigned integer, then
 each element is unpacked as in \method{unpack_farray()} above.
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{methoddesc}
+
 
 \subsection{Exceptions}
 \nodename{Exceptions in xdrlib module}