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Philip Withnall 3a216c72e2 gvalue: Clarify docs for G_VALUE_INIT and g_value_init()
It’s not particularly clear why both these exist and why you need to use
both of them when creating a `GValue` — but you do.

Try and clarify things in the documentation.

In particular, replace use of the term ‘uninitialised’ (referring to a
`GValue` which has been set to `G_VALUE_INIT` but not yet had
`g_value_init()` called on it) with ‘zero-filled (cleared)’ instead.

‘uninitialised’ doesn’t make sense to describe a variable which, in C
terms, has just been initialised by assigning `G_VALUE_INIT` to it.
‘cleared’ is a bit less overloaded as a term.

Add some code examples to hopefully make things clearer too.

Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <pwithnall@gnome.org>
2025-08-08 11:26:59 +01:00

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/* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
* Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
*
* 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 2.1 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
/*
* FIXME: MT-safety
*/
#include "config.h"
#include <string.h>
#include "gvalue.h"
#include "gvaluecollector.h"
#include "gbsearcharray.h"
#include "gtype-private.h"
/* --- 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 (cleared) [struct@GObject.Value] structure
* @g_type: type the [struct@GObject.Value] should hold values of
*
* Initializes @value to store values of the given @type, and sets its value
* to the default for @type.
*
* This must be called before any other methods on a [struct@GObject.Value], so
* the value knows what type its meant to store.
*
* ```c
* GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
*
* g_value_init (&value, SOME_G_TYPE);
* …
* g_value_unset (&value);
* ```
*
* Returns: (transfer none): the [struct@GObject.Value] structure that has been
* passed in
*/
GValue*
g_value_init (GValue *value,
GType g_type)
{
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
/* 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 */
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
if (value_table && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0)
{
/* setup and init */
value_meminit (value, g_type);
value_table->value_init (value);
}
else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))
g_critical ("%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_critical ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type '%s', %s",
G_STRLOC,
g_type_name (g_type),
value_table ? "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 [struct@GObject.Value] structure
* @dest_value: an initialized [struct@GObject.Value] 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 (src_value);
g_return_if_fail (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);
g_return_if_fail (value_table);
/* 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 [struct@GObject.Value] structure
*
* Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value
* (as if the value had just been initialized using
* [method@GObject.Value.init]).
*
* Returns: the [struct@GObject.Value] structure that has been passed in
*/
GValue*
g_value_reset (GValue *value)
{
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
GType g_type;
g_return_val_if_fail (value, NULL);
g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
g_return_val_if_fail (value_table, NULL);
/* 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 [struct@GObject.Value] structure
*
* Clears the current value in @value (if any) and unsets the type.
*
* This releases all resources associated with this [struct@GObject.Value]. An
* unset value is the same as a cleared (zero-filled)
* [struct@GObject.Value] structure set to `G_VALUE_INIT`.
*/
void
g_value_unset (GValue *value)
{
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
if (value->g_type == 0)
return;
g_return_if_fail (value);
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
g_return_if_fail (value_table);
if (value_table->value_free)
value_table->value_free (value);
memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value));
}
/**
* g_value_fits_pointer:
* @value: an initialized [struct@GObject.Value] 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; false otherwise
*/
gboolean
g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value)
{
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
g_return_val_if_fail (value, FALSE);
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
g_return_val_if_fail (value_table, FALSE);
return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL;
}
/**
* g_value_peek_pointer:
* @value: an initialized [struct@GObject.Value] structure
*
* Returns the value contents as a pointer.
*
* This function asserts that [method@GObject.Value.fits_pointer] returned true
* for the passed in value.
*
* This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
*
* Returns: (transfer none): the value contents as a pointer
*/
gpointer
g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value)
{
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
g_return_val_if_fail (value, NULL);
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
g_return_val_if_fail (value_table, NULL);
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 [struct@GObject.Value] structure
* @instance: (nullable): the instance
*
* Sets @value from an instantiatable type.
*
* This calls the [callback@GObject.TypeValueCollectFunc] function for the type
* the [struct@GObject.Value] contains.
*/
void
g_value_set_instance (GValue *value,
gpointer instance)
{
GType g_type;
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
GTypeCValue cvalue;
gchar *error_msg;
g_return_if_fail (value);
g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
g_return_if_fail (value_table);
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_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_critical ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
g_free (error_msg);
/* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
* in a correct state if an error condition occurred
*/
value_meminit (value, g_type);
value_table->value_init (value);
}
}
/**
* g_value_init_from_instance:
* @value: a zero-filled (cleared) [struct@GObject.Value] structure
* @instance: (type GObject.TypeInstance): the instance
*
* Initializes and sets @value from an instantiatable type.
*
* This calls the [callback@GObject.TypeValueCollectFunc] function for the type
* the [struct@GObject.Value] contains.
*
* Note: The @value will be initialised with the exact type of
* @instance. If you wish to set the @values type to a different
* [type@GObject.Type] (such as a parent class type), you need to manually call
* [method@GObject.Value.init] and [method@GObject.Value.set_instance].
*
* Since: 2.42
*/
void
g_value_init_from_instance (GValue *value,
gpointer instance)
{
g_return_if_fail (value != NULL && G_VALUE_TYPE(value) == 0);
if (G_IS_OBJECT (instance))
{
/* Fast-path.
* If G_IS_OBJECT() succeeds we know:
* * that instance is present and valid
* * that it is a GObject, and therefore we can directly
* use the collect implementation (g_object_ref) */
value_meminit (value, G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance));
value->data[0].v_pointer = g_object_ref (instance);
}
else
{
GType g_type;
GTypeValueTable *value_table;
GTypeCValue cvalue;
gchar *error_msg;
g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
g_type = G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance);
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;
/* setup and collect */
value_meminit (value, g_type);
value_table->value_init (value);
error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
if (error_msg)
{
g_critical ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
g_free (error_msg);
/* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
* in a correct state if an error condition occurred
*/
value_meminit (value, g_type);
value_table->value_init (value);
}
}
}
static GType
transform_lookup_get_parent_type (GType type)
{
if (g_type_fundamental (type) == G_TYPE_INTERFACE)
return g_type_interface_instantiatable_prerequisite (type);
return g_type_parent (type);
}
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 = transform_lookup_get_parent_type (entry.dest_type);
}
while (entry.dest_type);
entry.src_type = transform_lookup_get_parent_type (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: (skip)
* @src_type: source type
* @dest_type: target type
* @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type
* into values of type @dest_type
*
* Registers a value transformation function for use in
* [method@GObject.Value.transform].
*
* Any 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
*
* Checks whether [method@GObject.Value.transform] is able to transform values
* of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type.
*
* Note that for the types to be transformable, they must be compatible or a
* transformation function must be registered using
* [func@GObject.Value.register_transform_func].
*
* 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 (src_type, FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (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
*
* Checks whether a [method@GObject.Value.copy] is able to copy values of type
* @src_type into values of type @dest_type.
*
* Returns: true if the copy is possible; false otherwise
*/
gboolean
g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
GType dest_type)
{
g_return_val_if_fail (src_type, FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (dest_type, FALSE);
/* Fast path */
if (src_type == dest_type)
return TRUE;
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.
*
* If a transformation is not possible, @dest_value is not modified.
*
* For example, this could transform a `G_TYPE_INT` value into a `G_TYPE_FLOAT`
* value.
*
* Performing transformations between value types might incur precision loss.
* Especially transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary
* results and the format of particular transformations to strings is not
* guaranteed over time.
*
* Returns: true on success; false otherwise
*/
gboolean
g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
GValue *dest_value)
{
GType dest_type;
g_return_val_if_fail (src_value, FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (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;
}