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29 #include "gvaluecollector.h"
30 #include "gbsearcharray.h"
31 #include "gobjectalias.h"
35 * SECTION:generic_values
36 * @short_description: A polymorphic type that can hold values of any
38 * @see_also: The fundamental types which all support #GValue
39 * operations and thus can be used as a type initializer for
40 * g_value_init() are defined by a separate interface. See the <link
41 * linkend="gobject-Standard-Parameter-and-Value-Types">Standard
42 * Values API</link> for details.
43 * @title: Generic values
45 * The #GValue structure is basically a variable container that consists
46 * of a type identifier and a specific value of that type.
47 * The type identifier within a #GValue structure always determines the
48 * type of the associated value.
49 * To create a undefined #GValue structure, simply create a zero-filled
50 * #GValue structure. To initialize the #GValue, use the g_value_init()
51 * function. A #GValue cannot be used until it is initialized.
52 * The basic type operations (such as freeing and copying) are determined
53 * by the #GTypeValueTable associated with the type ID stored in the #GValue.
54 * Other #GValue operations (such as converting values between types) are
55 * provided by this interface.
57 * The code in the example program below demonstrates #GValue's
61 * #include <glib-object.h>
64 * int2string (const GValue *src_value,
67 * if (g_value_get_int (src_value) == 42)
68 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "An important number");
70 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "What's that?");
77 * /* GValues must start zero-filled */
80 * const gchar *message;
84 * /* The GValue starts empty */
85 * g_assert (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
87 * /* Put a string in it */
88 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_STRING);
89 * g_assert (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
90 * g_value_set_static_string (&a, "Hello, world!");
91 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&a));
93 * /* Reset it to its pristine state */
94 * g_value_unset (&a);
96 * /* It can then be reused for another type */
97 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_INT);
98 * g_value_set_int (&a, 42);
100 * /* Attempt to transform it into a GValue of type STRING */
101 * g_value_init (&b, G_TYPE_STRING);
103 * /* An INT is transformable to a STRING */
104 * g_assert (g_value_type_transformable (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING));
106 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
107 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
109 * /* Attempt to transform it again using a custom transform function */
110 * g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING, int2string);
111 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
112 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
119 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
123 GValueTransform func;
127 /* --- prototypes --- */
128 static gint transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
129 gconstpointer bsearch_node2);
132 /* --- variables --- */
133 static GBSearchArray *transform_array = NULL;
134 static GBSearchConfig transform_bconfig = {
135 sizeof (TransformEntry),
136 transform_entries_cmp,
137 G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_ALIGN_POWER2,
141 /* --- functions --- */
143 g_value_c_init (void)
145 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_create (&transform_bconfig);
148 static inline void /* keep this function in sync with gvaluecollector.h and gboxed.c */
149 value_meminit (GValue *value,
152 value->g_type = value_type;
153 memset (value->data, 0, sizeof (value->data));
158 * @value: A zero-filled (uninitialized) #GValue structure.
159 * @g_type: Type the #GValue should hold values of.
161 * Initializes @value with the default value of @type.
163 * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
166 g_value_init (GValue *value,
169 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type), NULL); be more elaborate below */
170 g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
171 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0, NULL); be more elaborate below */
173 if (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0)
175 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
178 value_meminit (value, g_type);
179 value_table->value_init (value);
181 else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))
182 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', the value has already been initialized as `%s'",
184 g_type_name (g_type),
185 g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
186 else /* !G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) */
187 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', %s",
189 g_type_name (g_type),
190 g_type_value_table_peek (g_type) ?
191 "this type is abstract with regards to GValue use, use a more specific (derived) type" :
192 "this type has no GTypeValueTable implementation");
198 * @src_value: An initialized #GValue structure.
199 * @dest_value: An initialized #GValue structure of the same type as @src_value.
201 * Copies the value of @src_value into @dest_value.
204 g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
207 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value));
208 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value));
209 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value)));
211 if (src_value != dest_value)
213 GType dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
214 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type);
216 /* make sure dest_value's value is free()d */
217 if (value_table->value_free)
218 value_table->value_free (dest_value);
221 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
222 value_table->value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
228 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
230 * Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value
231 * (as if the value had just been initialized).
233 * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
236 g_value_reset (GValue *value)
238 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
241 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
243 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
244 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
246 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
247 if (value_table->value_free)
248 value_table->value_free (value);
251 value_meminit (value, g_type);
252 value_table->value_init (value);
259 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
261 * Clears the current value in @value and "unsets" the type,
262 * this releases all resources associated with this GValue.
263 * An unset value is the same as an uninitialized (zero-filled)
267 g_value_unset (GValue *value)
269 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
271 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
273 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
275 if (value_table->value_free)
276 value_table->value_free (value);
277 memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value));
281 * g_value_fits_pointer:
282 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
284 * Determines if @value will fit inside the size of a pointer value.
285 * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
287 * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
290 g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value)
292 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
294 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), FALSE);
296 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
298 return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL;
302 * g_value_peek_pointer:
303 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
305 * Return the value contents as pointer. This function asserts that
306 * g_value_fits_pointer() returned %TRUE for the passed in value.
307 * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
309 * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
312 g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value)
314 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
316 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
318 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
319 if (!value_table->value_peek_pointer)
321 g_return_val_if_fail (g_value_fits_pointer (value) == TRUE, NULL);
325 return value_table->value_peek_pointer (value);
329 * g_value_set_instance:
330 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
331 * @instance: the instance
333 * Sets @value from an instantiatable type via the
334 * value_table's collect_value() function.
337 g_value_set_instance (GValue *value,
341 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
345 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
348 g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
349 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance), G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
352 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
353 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
355 g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0);
357 memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue));
358 cvalue.v_pointer = instance;
360 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
361 if (value_table->value_free)
362 value_table->value_free (value);
364 /* setup and collect */
365 value_meminit (value, g_type);
366 error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
369 g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
372 /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
373 * in a sane state if an error condition occoured
375 value_meminit (value, g_type);
376 value_table->value_init (value);
380 static GValueTransform
381 transform_func_lookup (GType src_type,
384 TransformEntry entry;
386 entry.src_type = src_type;
389 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
394 e = g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
397 /* need to check that there hasn't been a change in value handling */
398 if (g_type_value_table_peek (entry.dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) &&
399 g_type_value_table_peek (entry.src_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type))
402 entry.dest_type = g_type_parent (entry.dest_type);
404 while (entry.dest_type);
406 entry.src_type = g_type_parent (entry.src_type);
408 while (entry.src_type);
414 transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
415 gconstpointer bsearch_node2)
417 const TransformEntry *e1 = bsearch_node1;
418 const TransformEntry *e2 = bsearch_node2;
419 gint cmp = G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->src_type, e2->src_type);
424 return G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->dest_type, e2->dest_type);
428 * g_value_register_transform_func:
429 * @src_type: Source type.
430 * @dest_type: Target type.
431 * @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type
432 * into value of type @dest_type
434 * Registers a value transformation function for use in g_value_transform().
435 * A previously registered transformation function for @src_type and @dest_type
439 g_value_register_transform_func (GType src_type,
441 GValueTransform transform_func)
443 TransformEntry entry;
445 /* these checks won't pass for dynamic types.
446 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (src_type));
447 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (dest_type));
449 g_return_if_fail (transform_func != NULL);
451 entry.src_type = src_type;
452 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
454 #if 0 /* let transform function replacement be a valid operation */
455 if (g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry))
456 g_warning ("reregistering value transformation function (%p) for `%s' to `%s'",
458 g_type_name (src_type),
459 g_type_name (dest_type));
462 entry.func = transform_func;
463 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_replace (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
467 * g_value_type_transformable:
468 * @src_type: Source type.
469 * @dest_type: Target type.
471 * Check whether g_value_transform() is able to transform values
472 * of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type.
474 * Returns: %TRUE if the transformation is possible, %FALSE otherwise.
477 g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type,
480 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
481 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
483 return (g_value_type_compatible (src_type, dest_type) ||
484 transform_func_lookup (src_type, dest_type) != NULL);
488 * g_value_type_compatible:
489 * @src_type: source type to be copied.
490 * @dest_type: destination type for copying.
492 * Returns whether a #GValue of type @src_type can be copied into
493 * a #GValue of type @dest_type.
495 * Returns: %TRUE if g_value_copy() is possible with @src_type and @dest_type.
498 g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
501 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
502 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
504 return (g_type_is_a (src_type, dest_type) &&
505 g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type));
510 * @src_value: Source value.
511 * @dest_value: Target value.
513 * Tries to cast the contents of @src_value into a type appropriate
514 * to store in @dest_value, e.g. to transform a %G_TYPE_INT value
515 * into a %G_TYPE_FLOAT value. Performing transformations between
516 * value types might incur precision lossage. Especially
517 * transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary
518 * results and shouldn't be relied upon for production code (such
519 * as rcfile value or object property serialization).
521 * Returns: Whether a transformation rule was found and could be applied.
522 * Upon failing transformations, @dest_value is left untouched.
525 g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
530 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value), FALSE);
531 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value), FALSE);
533 dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
534 if (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type))
536 g_value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
542 GValueTransform transform = transform_func_lookup (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type);
546 g_value_unset (dest_value);
548 /* setup and transform */
549 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
550 transform (src_value, dest_value);
558 #define __G_VALUE_C__
559 #include "gobjectaliasdef.c"