*
* gparam.h: GParamSpec base class implementation
*/
+#ifndef __G_PARAM_H__
+#define __G_PARAM_H__
+
#if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
#error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
#endif
-#ifndef __G_PARAM_H__
-#define __G_PARAM_H__
-
#include <gobject/gvalue.h>
G_BEGIN_DECLS
* Retrieves the #GType to initialize a #GValue for this parameter.
*/
#define G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE(pspec) (G_PARAM_SPEC (pspec)->value_type)
+/**
+ * G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM:
+ * @value: a valid #GValue structure
+ *
+ * Checks whether the given #GValue can hold values derived from type %G_TYPE_PARAM.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success.
+ */
#define G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_PARAM))
* parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and
* unmodified for the lifetime of the parameter.
* Since 2.8
- * @G_PARAM_PRIVATE: * @G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK: the string used as nick when constructing the
+ * @G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK: the string used as nick when constructing the
* parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and
* unmmodified for the lifetime of the parameter.
* Since 2.8
* parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and
* unmodified for the lifetime of the parameter.
* Since 2.8
+ * @G_PARAM_PRIVATE: internal
+ * @G_PARAM_DEPRECATED: the parameter is deprecated and will be removed
+ * in a future version. A warning will be generated if it is used
+ * while running with G_ENABLE_DIAGNOSTIC=1.
+ * Since 2.26
*
* Through the #GParamFlags flag values, certain aspects of parameters
* can be configured.
G_PARAM_PRIVATE = G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME,
#endif
G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK = 1 << 6,
- G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB = 1 << 7
+ G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB = 1 << 7,
+ /* User defined flags go up to 30 */
+ G_PARAM_DEPRECATED = 1 << 31
} GParamFlags;
/**
* G_PARAM_READWRITE:
* G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT:
*
* Minimum shift count to be used for user defined flags, to be stored in
- * #GParamSpec.flags.
+ * #GParamSpec.flags. The maximum allowed is 30 + G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT.
*/
#define G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT (8)
-
/* --- typedefs & structures --- */
typedef struct _GParamSpec GParamSpec;
typedef struct _GParamSpecClass GParamSpecClass;
/**
* GParamSpec:
* @g_type_instance: private #GTypeInstance portion
- * @name: name of this parameter
+ * @name: name of this parameter: always an interned string
* @flags: #GParamFlags flags for this parameter
* @value_type: the #GValue type for this parameter
- * @owner_type: #GType type that uses (introduces) this paremeter
+ * @owner_type: #GType type that uses (introduces) this parameter
*
- * All fields of the <structname>GParamSpec</structname> struct are private and
- * should not be used directly, except for the following:
+ * All other fields of the <structname>GParamSpec</structname> struct are private and
+ * should not be used directly.
*/
struct _GParamSpec
{
GTypeInstance g_type_instance;
- gchar *name;
+ const gchar *name; /* interned string */
GParamFlags flags;
GType value_type;
GType owner_type; /* class or interface using this property */
* g_param_value_set_default().
* @value_validate: Ensures that the contents of @value comply with the
* specifications set out by this type (optional), see
- * g_param_value_set_validate().
+ * g_param_value_validate().
* @values_cmp: Compares @value1 with @value2 according to this type
* (recommended, the default is memcmp()), see g_param_values_cmp().
*
/*< private >*/
gpointer dummy[4];
};
-struct _GParameter /* auxillary structure for _setv() variants */
+/**
+ * GParameter:
+ * @name: the parameter name
+ * @value: the parameter value
+ *
+ * The <structname>GParameter</structname> struct is an auxiliary structure used
+ * to hand parameter name/value pairs to g_object_newv().
+ */
+struct _GParameter /* auxiliary structure for _setv() variants */
{
const gchar *name;
GValue value;
gint g_param_values_cmp (GParamSpec *pspec,
const GValue *value1,
const GValue *value2);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_name (GParamSpec *pspec);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_nick (GParamSpec *pspec);
-G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_blurb (GParamSpec *pspec);
+const gchar * g_param_spec_get_name (GParamSpec *pspec);
+const gchar * g_param_spec_get_nick (GParamSpec *pspec);
+const gchar * g_param_spec_get_blurb (GParamSpec *pspec);
void g_value_set_param (GValue *value,
GParamSpec *param);
GParamSpec* g_value_get_param (const GValue *value);
void g_value_take_param (GValue *value,
GParamSpec *param);
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_param)
void g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue *value,
- GParamSpec *param);
-#endif
+ GParamSpec *param);
/* --- convenience functions --- */
typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
* g_param_value_set_default().
* @value_validate: Ensures that the contents of @value comply with the
* specifications set out by @pspec (optional), see
- * g_param_value_set_validate().
+ * g_param_value_validate().
* @values_cmp: Compares @value1 with @value2 according to @pspec
* (recommended, the default is memcmp()), see g_param_values_cmp().
*
* required to initialize and destruct (finalize) a parameter's class and
* instances thereof.
* The initialized structure is passed to the g_param_type_register_static()
- * The type system will perform a deep copy of this structure, so it's memory
+ * The type system will perform a deep copy of this structure, so its memory
* does not need to be persistent across invocation of
* g_param_type_register_static().
*/