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<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
<p>Version: 0.6.0 (2013-09-21)</p>
<p><b>Work in progress</b></p>
<h3>Document scope</h3>
<p>The Duktape API (defined in <tt>duktape.h</tt>) is a set of constants
and API calls which allows C/C++ programs to interface with Ecmascript
code and shields them from internal details like value representation.
</p>
<p>This document provides a concise reference for the Duktape API and
its core concepts. If you're new to Duktape, please read the
<a href="guide.html">Duktape Programmer's Guide</a> first.</p>
<div class="note">
The API will be in flux until 1.0 release.
</div>
<h3>Searching for functions using browser search</h3>
<p>You can use browser search (typically CTRL-F) to search for
function definitions by prepending a dot to the search term. For instance,
use ".duk_example_func" to look for <tt>duk_example_func()</tt>. In most
browsers only the actual section defining the function should be found.</p>
<h3>API safety</h3>
<p>As a general rule, API calls check all their parameters and tolerate
<tt>NULL</tt> arguments and invalid value stack indices without unsafe
behavior (crashes).</p>
<p>One major exception is the Duktape context argument, <tt>ctx</tt>.
Unless stated otherwise, it is not checked and is required to be
non-<tt>NULL</tt> or unsafe behavior may occur. This is the case
because explicit checks for the argument would increase code footprint
for little practical gain.</p>
<h3>Minimal Duktape program</h3>
<pre class="c-code">
#include "duktape.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
duk_context *ctx = duk_create_heap_default(ctx);
if (ctx) {
duk_eval_string(ctx, "print('Hello world from Javascript!');");
duk_destroy_heap(ctx);
}
return 0;
}
</pre>