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27 #include "gvaluecollector.h"
28 #include "gbsearcharray.h"
29 #include "gtype-private.h"
33 * SECTION:generic_values
34 * @short_description: A polymorphic type that can hold values of any
36 * @see_also: The fundamental types which all support #GValue
37 * operations and thus can be used as a type initializer for
38 * g_value_init() are defined by a separate interface. See the
39 * [standard values API][gobject-Standard-Parameter-and-Value-Types]
41 * @title: Generic values
43 * The #GValue structure is basically a variable container that consists
44 * of a type identifier and a specific value of that type.
45 * The type identifier within a #GValue structure always determines the
46 * type of the associated value.
47 * To create a undefined #GValue structure, simply create a zero-filled
48 * #GValue structure. To initialize the #GValue, use the g_value_init()
49 * function. A #GValue cannot be used until it is initialized.
50 * The basic type operations (such as freeing and copying) are determined
51 * by the #GTypeValueTable associated with the type ID stored in the #GValue.
52 * Other #GValue operations (such as converting values between types) are
53 * provided by this interface.
55 * The code in the example program below demonstrates #GValue's
58 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
59 * #include <glib-object.h>
62 * int2string (const GValue *src_value,
65 * if (g_value_get_int (src_value) == 42)
66 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "An important number");
68 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "What's that?");
75 * // GValues must be initialized
76 * GValue a = G_VALUE_INIT;
77 * GValue b = G_VALUE_INIT;
78 * const gchar *message;
80 * // The GValue starts empty
81 * g_assert (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
83 * // Put a string in it
84 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_STRING);
85 * g_assert (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
86 * g_value_set_static_string (&a, "Hello, world!");
87 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&a));
89 * // Reset it to its pristine state
92 * // It can then be reused for another type
93 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_INT);
94 * g_value_set_int (&a, 42);
96 * // Attempt to transform it into a GValue of type STRING
97 * g_value_init (&b, G_TYPE_STRING);
99 * // An INT is transformable to a STRING
100 * g_assert (g_value_type_transformable (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING));
102 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
103 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
105 * // Attempt to transform it again using a custom transform function
106 * g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING, int2string);
107 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
108 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
115 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
119 GValueTransform func;
123 /* --- prototypes --- */
124 static gint transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
125 gconstpointer bsearch_node2);
128 /* --- variables --- */
129 static GBSearchArray *transform_array = NULL;
130 static GBSearchConfig transform_bconfig = {
131 sizeof (TransformEntry),
132 transform_entries_cmp,
133 G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_ALIGN_POWER2,
137 /* --- functions --- */
139 _g_value_c_init (void)
141 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_create (&transform_bconfig);
144 static inline void /* keep this function in sync with gvaluecollector.h and gboxed.c */
145 value_meminit (GValue *value,
148 value->g_type = value_type;
149 memset (value->data, 0, sizeof (value->data));
154 * @value: A zero-filled (uninitialized) #GValue structure.
155 * @g_type: Type the #GValue should hold values of.
157 * Initializes @value with the default value of @type.
159 * Returns: (transfer none): the #GValue structure that has been passed in
162 g_value_init (GValue *value,
165 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type), NULL); be more elaborate below */
166 g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
167 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0, NULL); be more elaborate below */
169 if (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0)
171 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
174 value_meminit (value, g_type);
175 value_table->value_init (value);
177 else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))
178 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type '%s', the value has already been initialized as '%s'",
180 g_type_name (g_type),
181 g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
182 else /* !G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) */
183 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type '%s', %s",
185 g_type_name (g_type),
186 g_type_value_table_peek (g_type) ?
187 "this type is abstract with regards to GValue use, use a more specific (derived) type" :
188 "this type has no GTypeValueTable implementation");
194 * @src_value: An initialized #GValue structure.
195 * @dest_value: An initialized #GValue structure of the same type as @src_value.
197 * Copies the value of @src_value into @dest_value.
200 g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
203 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value));
204 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value));
205 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value)));
207 if (src_value != dest_value)
209 GType dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
210 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type);
212 /* make sure dest_value's value is free()d */
213 if (value_table->value_free)
214 value_table->value_free (dest_value);
217 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
218 value_table->value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
224 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
226 * Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value
227 * (as if the value had just been initialized).
229 * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
232 g_value_reset (GValue *value)
234 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
237 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
239 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
240 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
242 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
243 if (value_table->value_free)
244 value_table->value_free (value);
247 value_meminit (value, g_type);
248 value_table->value_init (value);
255 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
257 * Clears the current value in @value and "unsets" the type,
258 * this releases all resources associated with this GValue.
259 * An unset value is the same as an uninitialized (zero-filled)
263 g_value_unset (GValue *value)
265 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
267 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
269 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
271 if (value_table->value_free)
272 value_table->value_free (value);
273 memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value));
277 * g_value_fits_pointer:
278 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
280 * Determines if @value will fit inside the size of a pointer value.
281 * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
283 * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
286 g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value)
288 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
290 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), FALSE);
292 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
294 return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL;
298 * g_value_peek_pointer:
299 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
301 * Returns: (transfer none): the value contents as pointer. This
302 * function asserts that g_value_fits_pointer() returned %TRUE for the
303 * passed in value. This is an internal function introduced mainly
307 g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value)
309 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
311 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
313 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
314 if (!value_table->value_peek_pointer)
316 g_return_val_if_fail (g_value_fits_pointer (value) == TRUE, NULL);
320 return value_table->value_peek_pointer (value);
324 * g_value_set_instance:
325 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
326 * @instance: (allow-none): the instance
328 * Sets @value from an instantiatable type via the
329 * value_table's collect_value() function.
332 g_value_set_instance (GValue *value,
336 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
340 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
343 g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
344 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance), G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
347 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
348 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
350 g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0);
352 memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue));
353 cvalue.v_pointer = instance;
355 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
356 if (value_table->value_free)
357 value_table->value_free (value);
359 /* setup and collect */
360 value_meminit (value, g_type);
361 error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
364 g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
367 /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
368 * in a sane state if an error condition occoured
370 value_meminit (value, g_type);
371 value_table->value_init (value);
375 static GValueTransform
376 transform_func_lookup (GType src_type,
379 TransformEntry entry;
381 entry.src_type = src_type;
384 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
389 e = g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
392 /* need to check that there hasn't been a change in value handling */
393 if (g_type_value_table_peek (entry.dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) &&
394 g_type_value_table_peek (entry.src_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type))
397 entry.dest_type = g_type_parent (entry.dest_type);
399 while (entry.dest_type);
401 entry.src_type = g_type_parent (entry.src_type);
403 while (entry.src_type);
409 transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
410 gconstpointer bsearch_node2)
412 const TransformEntry *e1 = bsearch_node1;
413 const TransformEntry *e2 = bsearch_node2;
414 gint cmp = G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->src_type, e2->src_type);
419 return G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->dest_type, e2->dest_type);
423 * g_value_register_transform_func: (skip)
424 * @src_type: Source type.
425 * @dest_type: Target type.
426 * @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type
427 * into value of type @dest_type
429 * Registers a value transformation function for use in g_value_transform().
430 * A previously registered transformation function for @src_type and @dest_type
434 g_value_register_transform_func (GType src_type,
436 GValueTransform transform_func)
438 TransformEntry entry;
440 /* these checks won't pass for dynamic types.
441 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (src_type));
442 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (dest_type));
444 g_return_if_fail (transform_func != NULL);
446 entry.src_type = src_type;
447 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
449 #if 0 /* let transform function replacement be a valid operation */
450 if (g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry))
451 g_warning ("reregistering value transformation function (%p) for '%s' to '%s'",
453 g_type_name (src_type),
454 g_type_name (dest_type));
457 entry.func = transform_func;
458 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_replace (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
462 * g_value_type_transformable:
463 * @src_type: Source type.
464 * @dest_type: Target type.
466 * Check whether g_value_transform() is able to transform values
467 * of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type. Note that for
468 * the types to be transformable, they must be compatible and a
469 * transform function must be registered.
471 * Returns: %TRUE if the transformation is possible, %FALSE otherwise.
474 g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type,
477 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
478 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
480 return (g_value_type_compatible (src_type, dest_type) ||
481 transform_func_lookup (src_type, dest_type) != NULL);
485 * g_value_type_compatible:
486 * @src_type: source type to be copied.
487 * @dest_type: destination type for copying.
489 * Returns whether a #GValue of type @src_type can be copied into
490 * a #GValue of type @dest_type.
492 * Returns: %TRUE if g_value_copy() is possible with @src_type and @dest_type.
495 g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
498 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
499 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
501 return (g_type_is_a (src_type, dest_type) &&
502 g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type));
507 * @src_value: Source value.
508 * @dest_value: Target value.
510 * Tries to cast the contents of @src_value into a type appropriate
511 * to store in @dest_value, e.g. to transform a %G_TYPE_INT value
512 * into a %G_TYPE_FLOAT value. Performing transformations between
513 * value types might incur precision lossage. Especially
514 * transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary
515 * results and shouldn't be relied upon for production code (such
516 * as rcfile value or object property serialization).
518 * Returns: Whether a transformation rule was found and could be applied.
519 * Upon failing transformations, @dest_value is left untouched.
522 g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
527 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value), FALSE);
528 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value), FALSE);
530 dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
531 if (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type))
533 g_value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
539 GValueTransform transform = transform_func_lookup (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type);
543 g_value_unset (dest_value);
545 /* setup and transform */
546 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
547 transform (src_value, dest_value);