1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
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19 * gvalue.h: generic GValue functions
21 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
22 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
28 #include <gobject/gtype.h>
32 /* --- type macros --- */
35 * @type: A #GType value.
37 * Checks whether the passed in type ID can be used for g_value_init().
38 * That is, this macro checks whether this type provides an implementation
39 * of the #GTypeValueTable functions required for a type to create a #GValue of.
41 * Returns: Whether @type is suitable as a #GValue type.
43 #define G_TYPE_IS_VALUE(type) (g_type_check_is_value_type (type))
46 * @value: A #GValue structure.
48 * Checks if @value is a valid and initialized #GValue structure.
50 * Returns: %TRUE on success.
52 #define G_IS_VALUE(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE (value))
55 * @value: A #GValue structure.
57 * Get the type identifier of @value.
59 * Returns: the #GType.
61 #define G_VALUE_TYPE(value) (((GValue*) (value))->g_type)
64 * @value: A #GValue structure.
66 * Gets the the type name of @value.
68 * Returns: the type name.
70 #define G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME(value) (g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)))
73 * @value: A #GValue structure.
74 * @type: A #GType value.
76 * Checks if @value holds (or contains) a value of @type.
77 * This macro will also check for @value != %NULL and issue a
78 * warning if the check fails.
80 * Returns: %TRUE if @value holds the @type.
82 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS(value,type) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), (type)))
85 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
88 * @src_value: Source value.
89 * @dest_value: Target value.
91 * The type of value transformation functions which can be registered with
92 * g_value_register_transform_func().
94 typedef void (*GValueTransform) (const GValue *src_value,
99 * An opaque structure used to hold different types of values.
100 * The data within the structure has protected scope: it is accessible only
101 * to functions within a #GTypeValueTable structure, or implementations of
102 * the g_value_*() API. That is, code portions which implement new fundamental
104 * #GValue users cannot make any assumptions about how data is stored
105 * within the 2 element @data union, and the @g_type member should
106 * only be accessed through the G_VALUE_TYPE() macro.
113 /* public for GTypeValueTable methods */
128 /* --- prototypes --- */
129 GValue* g_value_init (GValue *value,
131 void g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
133 GValue* g_value_reset (GValue *value);
134 void g_value_unset (GValue *value);
135 void g_value_set_instance (GValue *value,
139 /* --- private --- */
140 gboolean g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value);
141 gpointer g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value);
144 /* --- implementation details --- */
145 gboolean g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
147 gboolean g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type,
149 gboolean g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
151 void g_value_register_transform_func (GType src_type,
153 GValueTransform transform_func);
156 * G_VALUE_NOCOPY_CONTENTS:
158 * If passed to G_VALUE_COLLECT(), allocated data won't be copied
159 * but used verbatim. This does not affect ref-counted types like
160 * objects. For more details, see the #GValueTable documentation.
162 #define G_VALUE_NOCOPY_CONTENTS (1 << 27)
167 * A #GValue must be initialized before it can be used.
168 * This macro can be used as initializer instead of an explicit
169 * <literal>{ 0 }</literal> when declaring a variable,
170 * but it cannot be assigned to a variable.
173 * GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
178 #define G_VALUE_INIT { 0, { { 0 } } }
183 #endif /* __G_VALUE_H__ */