enum GConfValueType

typedef enum {
  GCONF_VALUE_INVALID,
  GCONF_VALUE_STRING,
  GCONF_VALUE_INT,
  GCONF_VALUE_FLOAT,
  GCONF_VALUE_BOOL,
  GCONF_VALUE_SCHEMA,

  /* unfortunately these aren't really types; we want list_of_string,
     list_of_int, etc.  but it's just too complicated to implement.
     instead we'll complain in various places if you do something
     moronic like mix types in a list or treat pair<string,int> and
     pair<float,bool> as the same type. */
  GCONF_VALUE_LIST,
  GCONF_VALUE_PAIR
  
} GConfValueType;

Used to indicate the type of a GConfValue.

struct GConfValue

struct GConfValue {
  GConfValueType type;
};

Represents a dynamically-typed value. The type field tells you the type of the value; the other fields should be accessed with the accessor functions and macros.

A GConfValue should always be initialized before use. That is, you should not use a GConfValue unless you have called one of the functions beginning with "gconf_value_set_".. For lists, initialization has two steps: first you must set the list element type, then you must set the list value.

GCONF_VALUE_TYPE_VALID()

#define GCONF_VALUE_TYPE_VALID(x) (((x) > GCONF_VALUE_INVALID) && ((x) <= GCONF_VALUE_PAIR))

gconf_value_get_string ()

const char *        gconf_value_get_string              (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a const gchar* for a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_STRING. The returned string is not a copy, don't try to free it. It is "owned" by the GConfValue and will be destroyed when the GConfValue is destroyed.

If the GConfValue is not initialized (i.e. no one has called gconf_value_set_string()) then the string may be NULL, but of course you should not try to use an uninitialized GConfValue.

gconf_value_get_int ()

int                 gconf_value_get_int                 (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a gint for a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_INT.

gconf_value_get_float ()

double              gconf_value_get_float               (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a gdouble for a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_FLOAT.

gconf_value_get_list_type ()

GConfValueType      gconf_value_get_list_type           (const GConfValue *value);

Returns the type of the list elements in a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_LIST.

gconf_value_get_list ()

GSList *            gconf_value_get_list                (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a GSList containing GConfValue objects. Each GConfValue in the returned list will have the type returned by gconf_value_get_list_type(). Remember that the empty GSList is equal to NULL. The list is not a copy; it is "owned" by the GConfValue and will be destroyed when the GConfValue is destroyed.

gconf_value_get_car ()

GConfValue *        gconf_value_get_car                 (const GConfValue *value);

Returns the first member (car) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The car is another GConfValue, with a primitive type (bool, int, float, string, schema).

The returned value is not a copy; it is "owned" by the pair and will be destroyed when the pair is destroyed.

gconf_value_get_cdr ()

GConfValue *        gconf_value_get_cdr                 (const GConfValue *value);

Returns the second member (cdr) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The cdr is another GConfValue, with a primitive type (bool, int, float, string, schema).

The returned value is not a copy; it is "owned" by the pair and will be destroyed when the pair is destroyed.

gconf_value_get_bool ()

gboolean            gconf_value_get_bool                (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a gboolean for a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_BOOL.

gconf_value_get_schema ()

GConfSchema *       gconf_value_get_schema              (const GConfValue *value);

Returns a GConfSchema for a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_SCHEMA. If the GConfValue is uninitialized, it may return NULL; but of course you should have initialized the GConfValue. The GConf library will not return values with a NULL schema.

The returned value is not a copy; it is "owned" by the GConfValue and will be destroyed when the GConfValue is destroyed.

gconf_value_new ()

GConfValue *        gconf_value_new                     (GConfValueType type);

Creates a new GConfValue with type type. The type is immutable after creation; values have a fixed type. You must initialize the GConfValue after creation; that is, you must set its value with one of the "setter" functions.

gconf_value_new_from_string ()

GConfValue *        gconf_value_new_from_string         (GConfValueType type,
                                                         const gchar *str,
                                                         GError **err);

Creates a new GConfValue with type type and value set to the string passed. Based on the value of type, this function does the appropriate conversion of the string passed to the type, does error checks to ensure the value is valid, and then calls the appropriate gconf_set function depending on the type to set the value.

gconf_value_copy ()

GConfValue *        gconf_value_copy                    (const GConfValue *src);

Copies a GConfValue. The copy is a deep copy, that is, any allocated memory inside the GConfValue will also be copied.

gconf_value_free ()

void                gconf_value_free                    (GConfValue *value);

Deallocates a GConfValue. Also deallocates any allocated memory inside the GConfValue (such as lists, pair members, strings, and schemas).

gconf_value_set_int ()

void                gconf_value_set_int                 (GConfValue *value,
                                                         gint the_int);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_INT.

gconf_value_set_string ()

void                gconf_value_set_string              (GConfValue *value,
                                                         const gchar *the_str);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_STRING. the_str is copied.

gconf_value_set_float ()

void                gconf_value_set_float               (GConfValue *value,
                                                         gdouble the_float);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_FLOAT.

gconf_value_set_bool ()

void                gconf_value_set_bool                (GConfValue *value,
                                                         gboolean the_bool);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_BOOL.

gconf_value_set_schema ()

void                gconf_value_set_schema              (GConfValue *value,
                                                         const GConfSchema *sc);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_SCHEMA. The GConfSchema is copied. Alternatively you can use gconf_value_set_schema_nocopy().

gconf_value_set_schema_nocopy ()

void                gconf_value_set_schema_nocopy       (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GConfSchema *sc);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_SCHEMA. The GConfSchema is not copied; the GConfValue takes ownership of it, and it should only be accessed via the gconf_value_get_schema() macro. This function is provided as a more efficient version of gconf_value_set_schema().

gconf_value_set_car ()

void                gconf_value_set_car                 (GConfValue *value,
                                                         const GConfValue *car);

Sets the value of the first field (car) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The GConfValue is copied. Alternatively, use gconf_value_set_car_nocopy().

gconf_value_set_car_nocopy ()

void                gconf_value_set_car_nocopy          (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GConfValue *car);

Sets the value of the first field (car) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The GConfValue is not copied; the GConfValue takes ownership of it. Alternatively, use gconf_value_set_car().

gconf_value_set_cdr ()

void                gconf_value_set_cdr                 (GConfValue *value,
                                                         const GConfValue *cdr);

Sets the value of the second field (cdr) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The GConfValue is copied. Alternatively, use gconf_value_set_cdr_nocopy().

gconf_value_set_cdr_nocopy ()

void                gconf_value_set_cdr_nocopy          (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GConfValue *cdr);

Sets the value of the second field (cdr) of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_PAIR. The GConfValue is not copied; the GConfValue takes ownership of it. Alternatively, use gconf_value_set_cdr().

gconf_value_set_list_type ()

void                gconf_value_set_list_type           (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GConfValueType type);

Sets the type of the elements in a GConfValue of type GCONF_VALUE_LIST. All the elements in the list must have the same type. You must set the list type before you can set the list value.

gconf_value_set_list_nocopy ()

void                gconf_value_set_list_nocopy         (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GSList *list);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_LIST. The list argument should be a GSList of GConfValue. Each GConfValue in the list must have the same type, and this type must be specified in advance with gconf_value_set_list_type(). This function does not copy the list; the GConfValue will take ownership of the list and its contents, and they will be destroyed when the GConfValue is destroyed. Alternatively, use gconf_value_set_list() to make a copy.

gconf_value_set_list ()

void                gconf_value_set_list                (GConfValue *value,
                                                         GSList *list);

Sets the value of a GConfValue with type GCONF_VALUE_LIST. The list argument should be a GSList of GConfValue. Each GConfValue in the list must have the same type, and this type must be specified in advance with gconf_value_set_list_type(). This function copies the list; it will not modify the list argument.

gconf_value_to_string ()

gchar *             gconf_value_to_string               (const GConfValue *value);

Creates a human-readable string representation of a GConfValue. This is intended for debugging and the like; the string representation is not suitable for reliable machine parsing (that is, you shouldn't use this function to save a value to a file or anything like that). The exact nature of the string representation may change in future versions. The returned string is newly-allocated and must be freed with g_free().

struct GConfMetaInfo

struct GConfMetaInfo {
  gchar* schema;
  gchar* mod_user; /* user owning the daemon that made the last modification */
  GTime  mod_time; /* time of the modification */
};

gconf_meta_info_new ()

GConfMetaInfo *     gconf_meta_info_new                 (void);

Creates a new GConfMetaInfo structure and returns the newly allocated GConfMetaInfo.

gconf_meta_info_free ()

void                gconf_meta_info_free                (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi);

Frees the GConfMetaInfo.

gconf_meta_info_get_schema ()

const char *        gconf_meta_info_get_schema          (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi);

Returns the schema field of the GConfMetaInfo.

gconf_meta_info_get_mod_user ()

const char *        gconf_meta_info_get_mod_user        (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi);

Returns the user owning the daemon that made the last modification of the key.

gconf_meta_info_mod_time ()

GTime               gconf_meta_info_mod_time            (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi);

Returns the last modification time of the key.

gconf_meta_info_set_schema ()

void                gconf_meta_info_set_schema          (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi,
                                                         const gchar *schema_name);

Sets the schema_name field of the GConfMetaInfo to the name passed.

gconf_meta_info_set_mod_user ()

void                gconf_meta_info_set_mod_user        (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi,
                                                         const gchar *mod_user);

Sets the mod_user field of the GConfMetaInfo to the user name passed.

gconf_meta_info_set_mod_time ()

void                gconf_meta_info_set_mod_time        (GConfMetaInfo *gcmi,
                                                         GTime mod_time);

Sets the mod_last field of the GConfMetaInfo to the mod_time passed.

struct GConfEntry

struct GConfEntry {
  char *key;
  GConfValue *value;
};

Stores an entry from a GConf "directory," including a key-value pair, the name of the schema applicable to this entry, whether the value is a default value, and whether GConf can write a new value at this key. key should be an absolute key, not a relative key. (Note that internally GConf breaks this rule sometimes; but in the public interface, key is always an absolute key.) To access the key and value, use gconf_entry_get_key() and gconf_entry_get_value().

gconf_entry_get_key ()

const char *        gconf_entry_get_key                 (const GConfEntry *entry);

Accesses the key field of a GConfEntry. The returned key is not a copy, and should not be freed or modified.

gconf_entry_get_value ()

GConfValue *        gconf_entry_get_value               (const GConfEntry *entry);

Accesses the value field of a GConfEntry. The returned value is not a copy, and should not be freed or modified. If you have called gconf_entry_steal_value(), the returned value will be NULL.

gconf_entry_get_schema_name ()

const char *        gconf_entry_get_schema_name         (const GConfEntry *entry);

Returns the schema_name field of the GConfEntry.

gconf_entry_get_is_default ()

gboolean            gconf_entry_get_is_default          (const GConfEntry *entry);

Returns the is_default field of the GConfEntry , a gboolean value.

gconf_entry_get_is_writable ()

gboolean            gconf_entry_get_is_writable         (const GConfEntry *entry);

Returns the is_writable field of the GConfEntry, a gboolean value.

gconf_entry_new ()

GConfEntry *        gconf_entry_new                     (const gchar *key,
                                                         const GConfValue *val);

Creates a new GConfEntry with key key and value val calling gconf_entry_new_nocopy().

gconf_entry_new_nocopy ()

GConfEntry *        gconf_entry_new_nocopy              (gchar *key,
                                                         GConfValue *val);

Creates a new GConfEntry with key key and value val. key should be a full path to the key, starting with '/'. Neither the key nor the value is copied; both are freed when the GConfEntry is freed. The string will be freed with g_free() so should be allocated with a GLib function, not malloc().

gconf_entry_copy ()

GConfEntry *        gconf_entry_copy                    (const GConfEntry *src);

Copies the fields of an existing GConfEntry and returns the new GConfEntry.

gconf_entry_free ()

void                gconf_entry_free                    (GConfEntry *entry);

Destroys a GConfEntry, freeing the key, the value, and the entry itself.

gconf_entry_ref ()

GConfEntry *        gconf_entry_ref                     (GConfEntry *entry);

Increases the refcount of a GConfEntry by one.

gconf_entry_unref ()

void                gconf_entry_unref                   (GConfEntry *entry);

Decreases the refcount of a GConfEntry by one and frees the GConfEntry when the refcount becomes zero.

gconf_entry_steal_value ()

GConfValue *        gconf_entry_steal_value             (GConfEntry *entry);

Extracts the value from a GConfEntry, leaving the value field in GConfEntry set to NULL. Destroying the GConfEntry will not destroy the value; the caller of gconf_entry_steal_value() assumes ownership of it.

gconf_entry_set_value ()

void                gconf_entry_set_value               (GConfEntry *entry,
                                                         const GConfValue *val);

Sets the value field of the GConfEntry to the GConfValue passed.

gconf_entry_set_value_nocopy ()

void                gconf_entry_set_value_nocopy        (GConfEntry *entry,
                                                         GConfValue *val);

Sets the value field to val after freeing the already existing value.

gconf_entry_set_schema_name ()

void                gconf_entry_set_schema_name         (GConfEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *name);

Sets the schema_name field of the GConfEntry to the name passed after freeing the already existing name.

gconf_entry_set_is_default ()

void                gconf_entry_set_is_default          (GConfEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean is_default);

Sets the is_default field of the GConfEntry to the boolean value passed.

gconf_entry_set_is_writable ()

void                gconf_entry_set_is_writable         (GConfEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean is_writable);

Sets the is_writable field of the GConfEntry to the boolean value passed.