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1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2 * Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Red Hat, Inc.
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
15 * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
17 #ifndef __G_BOXED_H__
18 #define __G_BOXED_H__
20 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
21 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
22 #endif
24 #include <gobject/gtype.h>
26 #ifndef __GI_SCANNER__
27 #include <gobject/glib-types.h>
28 #endif
30 G_BEGIN_DECLS
32 /* --- type macros --- */
33 #define G_TYPE_IS_BOXED(type) (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_BOXED)
34 /**
35 * G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOXED:
36 * @value: a valid #GValue structure
38 * Checks whether the given #GValue can hold values derived
39 * from type %G_TYPE_BOXED.
41 * Returns: %TRUE on success.
43 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOXED(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_BOXED))
46 /* --- typedefs --- */
47 /**
48 * GBoxedCopyFunc:
49 * @boxed: (not nullable): The boxed structure to be copied.
51 * This function is provided by the user and should produce a copy
52 * of the passed in boxed structure.
54 * Returns: (not nullable): The newly created copy of the boxed structure.
56 typedef gpointer (*GBoxedCopyFunc) (gpointer boxed);
58 /**
59 * GBoxedFreeFunc:
60 * @boxed: (not nullable): The boxed structure to be freed.
62 * This function is provided by the user and should free the boxed
63 * structure passed.
65 typedef void (*GBoxedFreeFunc) (gpointer boxed);
68 /* --- prototypes --- */
69 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
70 gpointer g_boxed_copy (GType boxed_type,
71 gconstpointer src_boxed);
72 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
73 void g_boxed_free (GType boxed_type,
74 gpointer boxed);
75 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
76 void g_value_set_boxed (GValue *value,
77 gconstpointer v_boxed);
78 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
79 void g_value_set_static_boxed (GValue *value,
80 gconstpointer v_boxed);
81 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
82 void g_value_take_boxed (GValue *value,
83 gconstpointer v_boxed);
84 GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_boxed)
85 void g_value_set_boxed_take_ownership (GValue *value,
86 gconstpointer v_boxed);
87 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
88 gpointer g_value_get_boxed (const GValue *value);
89 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
90 gpointer g_value_dup_boxed (const GValue *value);
93 /* --- convenience --- */
94 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
95 GType g_boxed_type_register_static (const gchar *name,
96 GBoxedCopyFunc boxed_copy,
97 GBoxedFreeFunc boxed_free);
99 /* --- GObject boxed types --- */
101 * G_TYPE_CLOSURE:
103 * The #GType for #GClosure.
105 #define G_TYPE_CLOSURE (g_closure_get_type ())
108 * G_TYPE_VALUE:
110 * The type ID of the "GValue" type which is a boxed type,
111 * used to pass around pointers to GValues.
113 #define G_TYPE_VALUE (g_value_get_type ())
115 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
116 GType g_closure_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
117 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
118 GType g_value_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
120 G_END_DECLS
122 #endif /* __G_BOXED_H__ */