GBoxedCopyFunc ()

gpointer
(*GBoxedCopyFunc) (gpointer boxed);

This function is provided by the user and should produce a copy of the passed in boxed structure.

GBoxedFreeFunc ()

void
(*GBoxedFreeFunc) (gpointer boxed);

This function is provided by the user and should free the boxed structure passed.

g_boxed_copy ()

gpointer
g_boxed_copy (GType boxed_type,
              gconstpointer src_boxed);

Provide a copy of a boxed structure src_boxed which is of type boxed_type .

g_boxed_free ()

void
g_boxed_free (GType boxed_type,
              gpointer boxed);

Free the boxed structure boxed which is of type boxed_type .

g_boxed_type_register_static ()

GType
g_boxed_type_register_static (const gchar *name,
                              GBoxedCopyFunc boxed_copy,
                              GBoxedFreeFunc boxed_free);

This function creates a new G_TYPE_BOXED derived type id for a new boxed type with name name . Boxed type handling functions have to be provided to copy and free opaque boxed structures of this type.

g_pointer_type_register_static ()

GType
g_pointer_type_register_static (const gchar *name);

Creates a new G_TYPE_POINTER derived type id for a new pointer type with name name .

G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE

#define G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE (g_hash_table_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GHashTable reference.

Since: 2.10

G_TYPE_DATE

#define G_TYPE_DATE (g_date_get_type ())

The GType for GDate.

G_TYPE_GSTRING

#define G_TYPE_GSTRING (g_gstring_get_type ())

The GType for GString.

G_TYPE_STRV

#define G_TYPE_STRV (g_strv_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a NULL-terminated array of strings.

The code fragments in the following example show the use of a property of type G_TYPE_STRV with g_object_class_install_property(), g_object_set() and g_object_get().

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g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                 PROP_AUTHORS,
                                 g_param_spec_boxed ("authors",
                                                     _("Authors"),
                                                     _("List of authors"),
                                                     G_TYPE_STRV,
                                                     G_PARAM_READWRITE));

gchar *authors[] = { "Owen", "Tim", NULL };
g_object_set (obj, "authors", authors, NULL);

gchar *writers[];
g_object_get (obj, "authors", &writers, NULL);
/* do something with writers */
g_strfreev (writers);

Since: 2.4

G_TYPE_REGEX

#define G_TYPE_REGEX (g_regex_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GRegex reference.

Since: 2.14

G_TYPE_MATCH_INFO

#define G_TYPE_MATCH_INFO (g_match_info_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GMatchInfo reference.

Since: 2.30

G_TYPE_ARRAY

#define G_TYPE_ARRAY (g_array_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GArray reference.

Since: 2.22

G_TYPE_BYTE_ARRAY

#define G_TYPE_BYTE_ARRAY (g_byte_array_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GByteArray reference.

Since: 2.22

G_TYPE_PTR_ARRAY

#define G_TYPE_PTR_ARRAY (g_ptr_array_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GPtrArray reference.

Since: 2.22

G_TYPE_BYTES

#define G_TYPE_BYTES (g_bytes_get_type ())

The GType for GBytes.

Since: 2.32

G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE

#define G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE (g_variant_type_get_gtype ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GVariantType.

Since: 2.24

G_TYPE_ERROR

#define G_TYPE_ERROR (g_error_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GError.

Since: 2.26

G_TYPE_DATE_TIME

#define G_TYPE_DATE_TIME (g_date_time_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GDateTime.

Since: 2.26

G_TYPE_TIME_ZONE

#define G_TYPE_TIME_ZONE (g_time_zone_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GTimeZone.

Since: 2.34

G_TYPE_IO_CHANNEL

#define G_TYPE_IO_CHANNEL (g_io_channel_get_type ())

The GType for GIOChannel.

G_TYPE_IO_CONDITION

#define G_TYPE_IO_CONDITION (g_io_condition_get_type ())

The GType for GIOCondition.

G_TYPE_VARIANT_BUILDER

#define G_TYPE_VARIANT_BUILDER (g_variant_builder_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GVariantBuilder.

Since: 2.30

G_TYPE_VARIANT_DICT

#define G_TYPE_VARIANT_DICT (g_variant_dict_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GVariantDict.

Since: 2.40

G_TYPE_KEY_FILE

#define G_TYPE_KEY_FILE (g_key_file_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GKeyFile.

Since: 2.32

G_TYPE_MAIN_CONTEXT

#define G_TYPE_MAIN_CONTEXT (g_main_context_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GMainContext.

Since: 2.30

G_TYPE_MAIN_LOOP

#define G_TYPE_MAIN_LOOP (g_main_loop_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GMainLoop.

Since: 2.30

G_TYPE_MAPPED_FILE

#define G_TYPE_MAPPED_FILE (g_mapped_file_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GMappedFile.

Since: 2.40

G_TYPE_MARKUP_PARSE_CONTEXT

#define G_TYPE_MARKUP_PARSE_CONTEXT (g_markup_parse_context_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GMarkupParseContext.

Since: 2.36

G_TYPE_SOURCE

#define G_TYPE_SOURCE (g_source_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GSource.

Since: 2.30

G_TYPE_POLLFD

#define G_TYPE_POLLFD (g_pollfd_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GPollFD.

Since: 2.36

G_TYPE_THREAD

#define G_TYPE_THREAD (g_thread_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GThread.

Since: 2.36

G_TYPE_OPTION_GROUP

#define G_TYPE_OPTION_GROUP (g_option_group_get_type ())

The GType for a boxed type holding a GOptionGroup.

Since: 2.44