Value arrays

Value arrays — A container structure to maintain an array of generic values

Functions

Types and Values

struct GValueArray

Includes

#include <glib-object.h>

Description

The prime purpose of a GValueArray is for it to be used as an object property that holds an array of values. A GValueArray wraps an array of GValue elements in order for it to be used as a boxed type through G_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY.

GValueArray is deprecated in favour of GArray since GLib 2.32. It is possible to create a GArray that behaves like a GValueArray by using the size of GValue as the element size, and by setting g_value_unset() as the clear function using g_array_set_clear_func(), for instance, the following code:

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GValueArray *array = g_value_array_new (10);

can be replaced by:

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GArray *array = g_array_sized_new (FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (GValue), 10);
g_array_set_clear_func (array, (GDestroyNotify) g_value_unset);

Functions

g_value_array_get_nth ()

GValue *
g_value_array_get_nth (GValueArray *value_array,
                       guint index_);

g_value_array_get_nth has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_array_index() instead.

Return a pointer to the value at index_ containd in value_array .

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to get a value from

 

index_

index of the value of interest

 

Returns

pointer to a value at index_ in value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_new ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_new (guint n_prealloced);

g_value_array_new has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_sized_new() instead.

Allocate and initialize a new GValueArray, optionally preserve space for n_prealloced elements. New arrays always contain 0 elements, regardless of the value of n_prealloced .

Parameters

n_prealloced

number of values to preallocate space for

 

Returns

a newly allocated GValueArray with 0 values


g_value_array_copy ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_copy (const GValueArray *value_array);

g_value_array_copy has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_ref() instead.

Construct an exact copy of a GValueArray by duplicating all its contents.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to copy

 

Returns

Newly allocated copy of GValueArray.

[transfer full]


g_value_array_free ()

void
g_value_array_free (GValueArray *value_array);

g_value_array_free has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_unref() instead.

Free a GValueArray including its contents.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to free

 

g_value_array_append ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_append (GValueArray *value_array,
                      const GValue *value);

g_value_array_append has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_append_val() instead.

Insert a copy of value as last element of value_array . If value is NULL, an uninitialized value is appended.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to add an element to

 

value

GValue to copy into GValueArray, or NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_prepend ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_prepend (GValueArray *value_array,
                       const GValue *value);

g_value_array_prepend has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_prepend_val() instead.

Insert a copy of value as first element of value_array . If value is NULL, an uninitialized value is prepended.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to add an element to

 

value

GValue to copy into GValueArray, or NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_insert ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_insert (GValueArray *value_array,
                      guint index_,
                      const GValue *value);

g_value_array_insert has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_insert_val() instead.

Insert a copy of value at specified position into value_array . If value is NULL, an uninitialized value is inserted.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to add an element to

 

index_

insertion position, must be <= value_array->n_values

 

value

GValue to copy into GValueArray, or NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_remove ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_remove (GValueArray *value_array,
                      guint index_);

g_value_array_remove has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_remove_index() instead.

Remove the value at position index_ from value_array .

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to remove an element from

 

index_

position of value to remove, which must be less than value_array->n_values

 

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_sort ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_sort (GValueArray *value_array,
                    GCompareFunc compare_func);

g_value_array_sort has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_sort().

Sort value_array using compare_func to compare the elements according to the semantics of GCompareFunc.

The current implementation uses the same sorting algorithm as standard C qsort() function.

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to sort

 

compare_func

function to compare elements.

[scope call]

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]


g_value_array_sort_with_data ()

GValueArray *
g_value_array_sort_with_data (GValueArray *value_array,
                              GCompareDataFunc compare_func,
                              gpointer user_data);

g_value_array_sort_with_data has been deprecated since version 2.32 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GArray and g_array_sort_with_data().

Sort value_array using compare_func to compare the elements according to the semantics of GCompareDataFunc.

The current implementation uses the same sorting algorithm as standard C qsort() function.

Rename to: g_value_array_sort

Parameters

value_array

GValueArray to sort

 

compare_func

function to compare elements.

[scope call]

user_data

extra data argument provided for compare_func .

[closure]

Returns

the GValueArray passed in as value_array .

[transfer none]

Types and Values

struct GValueArray

struct GValueArray {
  guint   n_values;
  GValue *values;
};

A GValueArray contains an array of GValue elements.

Members

guint n_values;

number of values contained in the array

 

GValue *values;

array of values

 

See Also

GValue, GParamSpecValueArray, g_param_spec_value_array()