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static Example create(int a) { return Example(a); }
};
While it is possible to expose the ``create`` method to Python, it is often
preferrable to expose it on the Python side as a constructor rather than a
named static method. You can do this by calling ``.def(py::init(...))`` with
the function reference returning the new instance passed as an argument. It is
also possible to use this approach to bind a function returning a new instance
by raw pointer or by the holder (e.g. ``std::unique_ptr``).
While it is possible to create a straightforward binding of the static
``create`` method, it may sometimes be preferable to expose it as a constructor
on the Python side. This can be accomplished by calling ``.def(py::init(...))``
with the function reference returning the new instance passed as an argument.
It is also possible to use this approach to bind a function returning a new
instance by raw pointer or by the holder (e.g. ``std::unique_ptr``).
The following example shows the different approaches:
@ -421,18 +421,20 @@ The following example shows the different approaches:
When the constructor is invoked from Python, pybind11 will call the factory
function and store the resulting C++ instance in the Python instance.
When combining factory functions constructors with :ref:`overriding_virtuals`
there are two approaches. The first is to add a constructor to the alias class
that takes a base value by rvalue-reference. If such a constructor is
available, it will be used to construct an alias instance from the value
returned by the factory function. The second option is to provide two factory
functions to ``py::init()``: the first will be invoked when no alias class is
required (i.e. when the class is being used but not inherited from in Python),
and the second will be invoked when an alias is required.
When combining factory functions constructors with :ref:`virtual function
trampolines <overriding_virtuals>` there are two approaches. The first is to
add a constructor to the alias class that takes a base value by
rvalue-reference. If such a constructor is available, it will be used to
construct an alias instance from the value returned by the factory function.
The second option is to provide two factory functions to ``py::init()``: the
first will be invoked when no alias class is required (i.e. when the class is
being used but not inherited from in Python), and the second will be invoked
when an alias is required.
You can also specify a single factory function that always returns an alias
instance: this will result in behaviour similar to ``py::init_alias<...>()``,
as described in :ref:`extended_aliases`.
as described in the :ref:`extended trampoline class documentation
<extended_aliases>`.
The following example shows the different factory approaches for a class with
an alias: