glib/gobject/gvalue.h
Tim Janik 09f8e937f2 define gstring in terms of gchar*. this typedef reflects the type name of
Fri Jun 23 17:20:26 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * glib.h: define gstring in terms of gchar*. this typedef reflects
        the type name of the primitive G_TYPE_STRING in the gobject module.

Sat Jun 24 23:03:04 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * gtype.[hc]: provide G_TYPE_CHAR, G_TYPE_UCHAR, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
        G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_LONG, G_TYPE_ULONG, G_TYPE_FLOAT,
        G_TYPE_DOUBLE and G_TYPE_STRING fundamental types.
        added a GTypeValueTable* pointer to GTypeInfo structure for types
        to implement GValue handling functions.
        GTypeValueTable contains the following members:
          value_init(): initialize a GValue structure.
          value_free(): free GValue structure contents (optional).
          value_copy(): copy one GValue contents to another GValue structure of
          collect_type: varargs collection type for the first variable argument
          to be collected by collect_value().
          collect_value(): variable arguments collection function (optional).
          lcopy_type: varargs collection type for the first variable argument
          to be location copyied by lcopy_value().
          lcopy_value(): variable arguments location copy function (optional).
        g_type_value_table_peek(): new function to retrive the GTypeValueTable*
        for a type node. ValueTables get inherited from parent types, unless
        overridden through the GTypeInfo structure. internally, GTypeValueTable
        support means an added overhead of one pointer per static or used
        dynamic type node.
        g_type_add_class_cache_func(): provide a cache_func/data pair to be
        called  prior to a type nodes last_unref() function, this can be used
        to prevent premature class destruction. multiple installed cache_func()
        will be chained upon last_unref() untill one of them returns TRUE.
        the cache_func()s have to check the type id passed in to figure whether
        they actually wants to cache the class of this type (since any types are
        routed through the cache_func() chain).
        g_type_remove_class_cache_func(): remove a previously installed
        cache_func/data pair. the cache maintained by this function has to be
        clear when calling g_type_remove_class_cache_func() to avoid leaks.
        g_type_class_unref_uncached(): class unref function for cache_func()
        implementations, unreferences a class omitting the cache chain (and
        therefore unref->cache->unref->... loops).

        * gvaluetypes.[hc]: provide the value setters/getters for the primitive
        fundamental types boolean, char, uchar, int, uint, long, ulong, float,
        double and string.

        * gvalue.[hc]: provide G_TYPE_IS_VALUE() in terms of whether a
        GTypeValueTable is provided for this type.
        removed g_value_init_default(), g_value_validate(), g_value_defaults(),
        g_value_set_default() and g_values_cmp() as these are supplied by the
        GParamSpec API now.
        moved g_values_exchange() into the "implementation details" section,
        since it just provides the underlying functionality for
        g_value_convert().

        * gvaluecollector.h: renamed the varargs value container from
        GParamCValue to GTypeCValue as the value collection methods are
        supplied by the type system now.
        G_PARAM_COLLECT_VALUE() and G_PARAM_LCOPY_VALUE() got renamed to
        G_VALUE_COLLECT() and G_VALUE_LCOPY() and operate without a
        GParamSpec structure now.

        * genums.h: macros cleanups/fixes.

        * genum.c: provide G_TYPE_ENUM and G_TYPE_FLAGS type
        and assorted g_value_{s|g}et_{enum|flags}() implementations.

        * gobject.[hc]:
        provide G_IS_VALUE_OBJECT(), G_TYPE_OBJECT ValueTable methods
        and g_value_{s|g}et_object().

        * gparam.[hc]: reduced class to value_set_default(),
        value_validate() and values_cmp(). also parameters now need to fill
        in a GType value_type; field to indicate the GValue type they
        are handling. provide g_param_value_set_default(),
        g_param_value_defaults(), g_param_value_validate() and
        g_param_values_cmp().

        * gparamspecs.[hc]: got rid of the g_value_* functions and
        the G_IS_VALUE_* macros. adapted param spec implementations
        according to the GParamSpecClass changes.
2000-06-24 22:30:10 +00:00

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/* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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.
*
* gvalue.h: generic GValue functions
*/
#ifndef __G_VALUE_H__
#define __G_VALUE_H__
#include <gobject/gtype.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif /* __cplusplus */
/* --- type macros --- */
#define G_TYPE_IS_VALUE(type) (g_type_value_table_peek (type) != NULL)
#define G_IS_VALUE(value) (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))) // FIXME
#define G_VALUE_TYPE(value) (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (value))
#define G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME(value) (g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)))
/* --- typedefs & structures --- */
typedef void (*GValueExchange) (GValue *value1,
GValue *value2);
struct _GValue
{
/*< private >*/
GType g_type;
/* public for GTypeValueTable methods */
union {
gint v_int;
guint v_uint;
glong v_long;
gulong v_ulong;
gfloat v_float;
gdouble v_double;
gpointer v_pointer;
} data[4];
};
/* --- prototypes --- */
void g_value_init (GValue *value,
GType g_type);
void g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
GValue *dest_value);
gboolean g_value_convert (const GValue *src_value,
GValue *dest_value);
void g_value_reset (GValue *value);
void g_value_unset (GValue *value);
/* --- implementation details --- */
gboolean g_values_exchange (GValue *value1,
GValue *value2);
gboolean g_value_types_exchangable (GType value_type1,
GType value_type2);
void g_value_register_exchange_func (GType value_type1,
GType value_type2,
GValueExchange func);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* __G_VALUE_H__ */