# phpman > perldoc > ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type

## NAME
    [ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/ExtUtils%3A%3ATypemaps%3A%3AType/markdown) - Entry in the TYPEMAP section of a typemap

## SYNOPSIS
      use [ExtUtils::Typemaps](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/ExtUtils%3A%3ATypemaps/markdown);
      ...
      my $type = $typemap->get_type_map('char*');
      my $input = $typemap->get_input_map($type->xstype);

## DESCRIPTION
    Refer to [ExtUtils::Typemaps](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/ExtUtils%3A%3ATypemaps/markdown) for details. Object associates "ctype" with "xstype", which is the
    index into the in- and output mapping tables.

## METHODS
  new
    Requires "xstype" and "ctype" parameters.

    Optionally takes "prototype" parameter.

  proto
    Returns or sets the prototype.

  xstype
    Returns the name of the XS type that this C type is associated to.

  ctype
    Returns the name of the C type as it was set on construction.

  tidy_ctype
    Returns the canonicalized name of the C type.

## SEE ALSO
    [ExtUtils::Typemaps](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/ExtUtils%3A%3ATypemaps/markdown)

## AUTHOR
    Steffen Mueller "<<smueller@cpan.org>">

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
    Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Steffen Mueller

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.