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See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General * Public License along with this library; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ /* * FIXME: MT-safety */ #include "config.h" #include #include "gvalue.h" #include "gvaluecollector.h" #include "gbsearcharray.h" /** * SECTION:generic_values * @short_description: A polymorphic type that can hold values of any * other type * @see_also: The fundamental types which all support #GValue * operations and thus can be used as a type initializer for * g_value_init() are defined by a separate interface. See the Standard * Values API for details. * @title: Generic values * * The #GValue structure is basically a variable container that consists * of a type identifier and a specific value of that type. * The type identifier within a #GValue structure always determines the * type of the associated value. * To create a undefined #GValue structure, simply create a zero-filled * #GValue structure. To initialize the #GValue, use the g_value_init() * function. A #GValue cannot be used until it is initialized. * The basic type operations (such as freeing and copying) are determined * by the #GTypeValueTable associated with the type ID stored in the #GValue. * Other #GValue operations (such as converting values between types) are * provided by this interface. * * The code in the example program below demonstrates #GValue's * features. * * |[ * #include <glib-object.h> * * static void * int2string (const GValue *src_value, * GValue *dest_value) * { * if (g_value_get_int (src_value) == 42) * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "An important number"); * else * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "What's that?"); * } * * int * main (int argc, * char *argv[]) * { * /* GValues must start zero-filled */ * GValue a = {0}; * GValue b = {0}; * const gchar *message; * * g_type_init (); * * /* The GValue starts empty */ * g_assert (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a)); * * /* Put a string in it */ * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_STRING); * g_assert (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a)); * g_value_set_static_string (&a, "Hello, world!"); * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&a)); * * /* Reset it to its pristine state */ * g_value_unset (&a); * * /* It can then be reused for another type */ * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_INT); * g_value_set_int (&a, 42); * * /* Attempt to transform it into a GValue of type STRING */ * g_value_init (&b, G_TYPE_STRING); * * /* An INT is transformable to a STRING */ * g_assert (g_value_type_transformable (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING)); * * g_value_transform (&a, &b); * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b)); * * /* Attempt to transform it again using a custom transform function */ * g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING, int2string); * g_value_transform (&a, &b); * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b)); * return 0; * } * ]| */ /* --- typedefs & structures --- */ typedef struct { GType src_type; GType dest_type; GValueTransform func; } TransformEntry; /* --- prototypes --- */ static gint transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1, gconstpointer bsearch_node2); /* --- variables --- */ static GBSearchArray *transform_array = NULL; static GBSearchConfig transform_bconfig = { sizeof (TransformEntry), transform_entries_cmp, G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_ALIGN_POWER2, }; /* --- functions --- */ void g_value_c_init (void) { transform_array = g_bsearch_array_create (&transform_bconfig); } static inline void /* keep this function in sync with gvaluecollector.h and gboxed.c */ value_meminit (GValue *value, GType value_type) { value->g_type = value_type; memset (value->data, 0, sizeof (value->data)); } /** * g_value_init: * @value: A zero-filled (uninitialized) #GValue structure. * @g_type: Type the #GValue should hold values of. * * Initializes @value with the default value of @type. * * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in */ GValue* g_value_init (GValue *value, GType g_type) { /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type), NULL); be more elaborate below */ g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL); /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0, NULL); be more elaborate below */ if (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0) { GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type); /* setup and init */ value_meminit (value, g_type); value_table->value_init (value); } else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)) g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', the value has already been initialized as `%s'", G_STRLOC, g_type_name (g_type), g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))); else /* !G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) */ g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', %s", G_STRLOC, g_type_name (g_type), g_type_value_table_peek (g_type) ? "this type is abstract with regards to GValue use, use a more specific (derived) type" : "this type has no GTypeValueTable implementation"); return value; } /** * g_value_copy: * @src_value: An initialized #GValue structure. * @dest_value: An initialized #GValue structure of the same type as @src_value. * * Copies the value of @src_value into @dest_value. */ void g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value) { g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value)); g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value)); g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value))); if (src_value != dest_value) { GType dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value); GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type); /* make sure dest_value's value is free()d */ if (value_table->value_free) value_table->value_free (dest_value); /* setup and copy */ value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type); value_table->value_copy (src_value, dest_value); } } /** * g_value_reset: * @value: An initialized #GValue structure. * * Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value * (as if the value had just been initialized). * * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in */ GValue* g_value_reset (GValue *value) { GTypeValueTable *value_table; GType g_type; g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL); g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value); value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type); /* make sure value's value is free()d */ if (value_table->value_free) value_table->value_free (value); /* setup and init */ value_meminit (value, g_type); value_table->value_init (value); return value; } /** * g_value_unset: * @value: An initialized #GValue structure. * * Clears the current value in @value and "unsets" the type, * this releases all resources associated with this GValue. * An unset value is the same as an uninitialized (zero-filled) * #GValue structure. */ void g_value_unset (GValue *value) { GTypeValueTable *value_table; g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value)); value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)); if (value_table->value_free) value_table->value_free (value); memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value)); } /** * g_value_fits_pointer: * @value: An initialized #GValue structure. * * Determines if @value will fit inside the size of a pointer value. * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers. * * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value. */ gboolean g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value) { GTypeValueTable *value_table; g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), FALSE); value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)); return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL; } /** * g_value_peek_pointer: * @value: An initialized #GValue structure. * * Return the value contents as pointer. This function asserts that * g_value_fits_pointer() returned %TRUE for the passed in value. * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers. * * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value. */ gpointer g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value) { GTypeValueTable *value_table; g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL); value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)); if (!value_table->value_peek_pointer) { g_return_val_if_fail (g_value_fits_pointer (value) == TRUE, NULL); return NULL; } return value_table->value_peek_pointer (value); } /** * g_value_set_instance: * @value: An initialized #GValue structure. * @instance: the instance * * Sets @value from an instantiatable type via the * value_table's collect_value() function. */ void g_value_set_instance (GValue *value, gpointer instance) { GType g_type; GTypeValueTable *value_table; GTypeCValue cvalue; gchar *error_msg; g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value)); if (instance) { g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)); g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance), G_VALUE_TYPE (value))); } g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value); value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type); g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0); memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue)); cvalue.v_pointer = instance; /* make sure value's value is free()d */ if (value_table->value_free) value_table->value_free (value); /* setup and collect */ value_meminit (value, g_type); error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0); if (error_msg) { g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg); g_free (error_msg); /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be * in a sane state if an error condition occoured */ value_meminit (value, g_type); value_table->value_init (value); } } static GValueTransform transform_func_lookup (GType src_type, GType dest_type) { TransformEntry entry; entry.src_type = src_type; do { entry.dest_type = dest_type; do { TransformEntry *e; e = g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry); if (e) { /* need to check that there hasn't been a change in value handling */ if (g_type_value_table_peek (entry.dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) && g_type_value_table_peek (entry.src_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type)) return e->func; } entry.dest_type = g_type_parent (entry.dest_type); } while (entry.dest_type); entry.src_type = g_type_parent (entry.src_type); } while (entry.src_type); return NULL; } static gint transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1, gconstpointer bsearch_node2) { const TransformEntry *e1 = bsearch_node1; const TransformEntry *e2 = bsearch_node2; gint cmp = G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->src_type, e2->src_type); if (cmp) return cmp; else return G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->dest_type, e2->dest_type); } /** * g_value_register_transform_func: * @src_type: Source type. * @dest_type: Target type. * @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type * into value of type @dest_type * * Registers a value transformation function for use in g_value_transform(). * A previously registered transformation function for @src_type and @dest_type * will be replaced. */ void g_value_register_transform_func (GType src_type, GType dest_type, GValueTransform transform_func) { TransformEntry entry; /* these checks won't pass for dynamic types. * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (src_type)); * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (dest_type)); */ g_return_if_fail (transform_func != NULL); entry.src_type = src_type; entry.dest_type = dest_type; #if 0 /* let transform function replacement be a valid operation */ if (g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry)) g_warning ("reregistering value transformation function (%p) for `%s' to `%s'", transform_func, g_type_name (src_type), g_type_name (dest_type)); #endif entry.func = transform_func; transform_array = g_bsearch_array_replace (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry); } /** * g_value_type_transformable: * @src_type: Source type. * @dest_type: Target type. * * Check whether g_value_transform() is able to transform values * of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type. * * Returns: %TRUE if the transformation is possible, %FALSE otherwise. */ gboolean g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type, GType dest_type) { g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE); g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE); return (g_value_type_compatible (src_type, dest_type) || transform_func_lookup (src_type, dest_type) != NULL); } /** * g_value_type_compatible: * @src_type: source type to be copied. * @dest_type: destination type for copying. * * Returns whether a #GValue of type @src_type can be copied into * a #GValue of type @dest_type. * * Returns: %TRUE if g_value_copy() is possible with @src_type and @dest_type. */ gboolean g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type, GType dest_type) { g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE); g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE); return (g_type_is_a (src_type, dest_type) && g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type)); } /** * g_value_transform: * @src_value: Source value. * @dest_value: Target value. * * Tries to cast the contents of @src_value into a type appropriate * to store in @dest_value, e.g. to transform a %G_TYPE_INT value * into a %G_TYPE_FLOAT value. Performing transformations between * value types might incur precision lossage. Especially * transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary * results and shouldn't be relied upon for production code (such * as rcfile value or object property serialization). * * Returns: Whether a transformation rule was found and could be applied. * Upon failing transformations, @dest_value is left untouched. */ gboolean g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value) { GType dest_type; g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value), FALSE); g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value), FALSE); dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value); if (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type)) { g_value_copy (src_value, dest_value); return TRUE; } else { GValueTransform transform = transform_func_lookup (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type); if (transform) { g_value_unset (dest_value); /* setup and transform */ value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type); transform (src_value, dest_value); return TRUE; } } return FALSE; }