Document uv_to_utf8_family

Author: khwilliamson

pod/perldelta.pod

@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ L<perlapi/C<utf8_to_uv>> replaces L<perlapi/C<utf8_to_uvchr>> (which is
 retained for backwards compatibility), but you should convert to use the
 new form, as likely you aren't using the old one safely.
 
+To convert in the opposite direction, you can now use
+L<perlapi/C<uv_to_utf8>>.  This is not a new function, but a new synonym
+for L<perlapi/C<uvchr_to_utf8>>.  It is added so you don't have to learn
+two sets of names.
+
 There are also two new functions, L<perlapi/C<strict_utf8_to_uv>> and
 L<perlapi/C<c9strict_utf8_to_uv>> which do the same thing except when
 the input string represents a code point that Unicode doesn't accept as
@@ -440,6 +445,12 @@ L<perlapi/C<utf8_to_uv_errors>> replaces L<perlapi/C<utf8n_to_uvchr_error>>.
 L<perlapi/C<utf8_to_uv_msgs>> replaces
 L<perlapi/C<utf8n_to_uvchr_msgs>>.
 
+Also added are the inverse functions L<perlapi/C<uv_to_utf8_flags>>
+and L<perlapi/C<uv_to_utf8_msgs>>, which are synonyms for the existing
+functions, L<perlapi/C<uvchr_to_utf8_flags>> and
+L<perlapi/C<uvchr_to_utf8_flags_msgs>> respectively.  These are provided only
+so you don't have to learn two sets of names.
+
 =item *
 
 Three new API functions are introduced to convert strings encoded in

utf8.c

@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ S_new_msg_hv(pTHX_ const char * const message, /* The message text */
 =for apidoc uvoffuni_to_utf8_flags
 
 THIS FUNCTION SHOULD BE USED IN ONLY VERY SPECIALIZED CIRCUMSTANCES.
-Instead, B<Almost all code should use L<perlapi/uvchr_to_utf8> or
-L<perlapi/uvchr_to_utf8_flags>>.
+Instead, B<Almost all code should use L<perlapi/uv_to_utf8> or
+L<perlapi/uv_to_utf8_flags>>.
 
 This function is like them, but the input is a strict Unicode
 (as opposed to native) code point.  Only in very rare circumstances should code
 not be using the native code point.
 
-For details, see the description for L<perlapi/uvchr_to_utf8_flags>.
+For details, see the description for L<perlapi/uv_to_utf8_flags>.
 
 =cut
 */
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ const char super_cp_format[]     = "Code point 0x%" UVXf " is not Unicode,"
 #define MASK    UTF_CONTINUATION_MASK
 
 /*
-=for apidoc uvchr_to_utf8_flags_msgs
+=for apidoc      uv_to_utf8_msgs
+=for apidoc_item uvchr_to_utf8_flags_msgs
 
-THIS FUNCTION SHOULD BE USED IN ONLY VERY SPECIALIZED CIRCUMSTANCES.
+These functions are identical.  THEY SHOULD BE USED IN ONLY VERY SPECIALIZED
+CIRCUMSTANCES.
 
 Most code should use C<L</uvchr_to_utf8_flags>()> rather than call this directly.
 
@@ -367,26 +369,32 @@ Perl_uvoffuni_to_utf8_flags_msgs(pTHX_ U8 *d, UV input_uv, UV flags, HV** msgs)
 }
 
 /*
-=for apidoc      uvchr_to_utf8
+=for apidoc      uv_to_utf8
+=for apidoc_item uv_to_utf8_flags
+=for apidoc_item uvchr_to_utf8
 =for apidoc_item uvchr_to_utf8_flags
 
 These each add the UTF-8 representation of the native code point C<uv> to the
 end of the string C<d>; C<d> should have at least C<UVCHR_SKIP(uv)+1> (up to
 C<UTF8_MAXBYTES+1>) free bytes available.  The return value is the pointer to
 the byte after the end of the new character.  In other words,
 
-    d = uvchr_to_utf8(d, uv);
+    d = uv_to_utf8(d, uv);
 
 This is the Unicode-aware way of saying
 
     *(d++) = uv;
 
-C<flags> is used to make some classes of code points problematic in some way.
-C<uvchr_to_utf8> is effectively the same as calling C<uvchr_to_utf8_flags>
+(C<uvchr_to_utf8> is a synonym for C<uv_to_utf8>.)
+
+C<uv_to_utf8_flags> is used to make some classes of code points problematic in
+some way.  C<uv_to_utf8> is effectively the same as calling C<uv_to_utf8_flags>
 with C<flags> set to 0, meaning no class of code point is considered
 problematic.  That means any input code point from 0..C<IV_MAX> is considered
 to be fine.  C<IV_MAX> is typically 0x7FFF_FFFF in a 32-bit word.
 
+(C<uvchr_to_utf8_flags> is a synonym for C<uv_to_utf8_flags>).
+
 A code point can be problematic in one of two ways.  Its use could just raise a
 warning, and/or it could be forbidden with the function failing, and returning
 NULL.