.  It does not handle magic, hence the C private indication in its name.
=for apidoc Am|SV**|AvARRAY|AV* av
Returns a pointer to the AV's internal SV* array.
This is useful for doing pointer arithmetic on the array.
If all you need is to look up an array element, then prefer C.
=cut
*/
#ifndef PERL_CORE
#  define Nullav Null(AV*)
#endif
#define AvARRAY(av)	((av)->sv_u.svu_array)
#define AvALLOC(av)	((XPVAV*)  SvANY(av))->xav_alloc
#define AvMAX(av)	((XPVAV*)  SvANY(av))->xav_max
#define AvFILLp(av)	((XPVAV*)  SvANY(av))->xav_fill
#define AvARYLEN(av)	(*Perl_av_arylen_p(aTHX_ MUTABLE_AV(av)))
#define AvREAL(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) & SVpav_REAL)
#define AvREAL_on(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) |= SVpav_REAL)
#define AvREAL_off(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) &= ~SVpav_REAL)
#define AvREAL_only(av)	(AvREIFY_off(av), SvFLAGS(av) |= SVpav_REAL)
#define AvREIFY(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) & SVpav_REIFY)
#define AvREIFY_on(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) |= SVpav_REIFY)
#define AvREIFY_off(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) &= ~SVpav_REIFY)
#define AvREIFY_only(av)	(AvREAL_off(av), SvFLAGS(av) |= SVpav_REIFY)
#define AvREALISH(av)	(SvFLAGS(av) & (SVpav_REAL|SVpav_REIFY))
                                          
#define AvFILL(av)	((SvRMAGICAL((const SV *) (av))) \
                         ? mg_size(MUTABLE_SV(av)) : AvFILLp(av))
#define av_top_index(av) AvFILL(av)
#define av_tindex(av)    av_top_index(av)
/* Note that it doesn't make sense to do this:
 *      SvGETMAGIC(av); IV x = av_tindex_nomg(av);
 */
#   define av_top_index_skip_len_mg(av)                                     \
                            (__ASSERT_(SvTYPE(av) == SVt_PVAV) AvFILLp(av))
#   define av_tindex_skip_len_mg(av)  av_top_index_skip_len_mg(av)
#define NEGATIVE_INDICES_VAR "NEGATIVE_INDICES"
/*
=for apidoc newAV
Creates a new AV.  The reference count is set to 1.
Perl equivalent: C.
=cut
*/
#define newAV()	MUTABLE_AV(newSV_type(SVt_PVAV))
/*
 * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
 */