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31 #include "config.h"
33 #include "glist.h"
35 #include "gtestutils.h"
37 /**
38 * SECTION:linked_lists_double
39 * @title: Doubly-Linked Lists
40 * @short_description: linked lists containing integer values or
41 * pointers to data, with the ability to iterate
42 * over the list in both directions
44 * The #GList structure and its associated functions provide a standard
45 * doubly-linked list data structure.
47 * Each element in the list contains a piece of data, together with
48 * pointers which link to the previous and next elements in the list.
49 * Using these pointers it is possible to move through the list in both
50 * directions (unlike the <link
51 * linkend="glib-Singly-Linked-lists">Singly-Linked Lists</link> which
52 * only allows movement through the list in the forward direction).
54 * The data contained in each element can be either integer values, by
55 * using one of the <link linkend="glib-Type-Conversion-Macros">Type
56 * Conversion Macros</link>, or simply pointers to any type of data.
58 * List elements are allocated from the <link
59 * linkend="glib-Memory-Slices">slice allocator</link>, which is more
60 * efficient than allocating elements individually.
62 * Note that most of the #GList functions expect to be passed a pointer
63 * to the first element in the list. The functions which insert
64 * elements return the new start of the list, which may have changed.
66 * There is no function to create a #GList. %NULL is considered to be
67 * the empty list so you simply set a #GList* to %NULL.
69 * To add elements, use g_list_append(), g_list_prepend(),
70 * g_list_insert() and g_list_insert_sorted().
72 * To remove elements, use g_list_remove().
74 * To find elements in the list use g_list_first(), g_list_last(),
75 * g_list_next(), g_list_previous(), g_list_nth(), g_list_nth_data(),
76 * g_list_find() and g_list_find_custom().
78 * To find the index of an element use g_list_position() and
79 * g_list_index().
81 * To call a function for each element in the list use g_list_foreach().
83 * To free the entire list, use g_list_free().
84 **/
86 /**
87 * GList:
88 * @data: holds the element's data, which can be a pointer to any kind
89 * of data, or any integer value using the <link
90 * linkend="glib-Type-Conversion-Macros">Type Conversion
91 * Macros</link>.
92 * @next: contains the link to the next element in the list.
93 * @prev: contains the link to the previous element in the list.
95 * The #GList struct is used for each element in a doubly-linked list.
96 **/
98 /**
99 * g_list_previous:
100 * @list: an element in a #GList.
101 * @Returns: the previous element, or %NULL if there are no previous
102 * elements.
104 * A convenience macro to get the previous element in a #GList.
108 * g_list_next:
109 * @list: an element in a #GList.
110 * @Returns: the next element, or %NULL if there are no more elements.
112 * A convenience macro to get the next element in a #GList.
118 * g_list_push_allocator:
119 * @allocator: the #GAllocator to use when allocating #GList elements.
121 * Sets the allocator to use to allocate #GList elements. Use
122 * g_list_pop_allocator() to restore the previous allocator.
124 * Note that this function is not available if GLib has been compiled
125 * with <option>--disable-mem-pools</option>
127 * Deprecated:2.10: It does nothing, since #GList has been converted
128 * to the <link linkend="glib-Memory-Slices">slice
129 * allocator</link>
131 void g_list_push_allocator (gpointer dummy) { /* present for binary compat only */ }
134 * g_list_pop_allocator:
136 * Restores the previous #GAllocator, used when allocating #GList
137 * elements.
139 * Note that this function is not available if GLib has been compiled
140 * with <option>--disable-mem-pools</option>
142 * Deprecated:2.10: It does nothing, since #GList has been converted
143 * to the <link linkend="glib-Memory-Slices">slice
144 * allocator</link>
146 void g_list_pop_allocator (void) { /* present for binary compat only */ }
148 #define _g_list_alloc() g_slice_new (GList)
149 #define _g_list_alloc0() g_slice_new0 (GList)
150 #define _g_list_free1(list) g_slice_free (GList, list)
153 * g_list_alloc:
154 * @Returns: a pointer to the newly-allocated #GList element.
156 * Allocates space for one #GList element. It is called by
157 * g_list_append(), g_list_prepend(), g_list_insert() and
158 * g_list_insert_sorted() and so is rarely used on its own.
160 GList*
161 g_list_alloc (void)
163 return _g_list_alloc0 ();
167 * g_list_free:
168 * @list: a #GList
170 * Frees all of the memory used by a #GList.
171 * The freed elements are returned to the slice allocator.
173 * <note><para>
174 * If list elements contain dynamically-allocated memory,
175 * you should either use g_list_free_full() or free them manually
176 * first.
177 * </para></note>
179 void
180 g_list_free (GList *list)
182 g_slice_free_chain (GList, list, next);
186 * g_list_free_1:
187 * @list: a #GList element
189 * Frees one #GList element.
190 * It is usually used after g_list_remove_link().
193 * g_list_free1:
195 * Another name for g_list_free_1().
197 void
198 g_list_free_1 (GList *list)
200 _g_list_free1 (list);
204 * g_list_free_full:
205 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
206 * @free_func: the function to be called to free each element's data
208 * Convenience method, which frees all the memory used by a #GList, and
209 * calls the specified destroy function on every element's data.
211 * Since: 2.28
213 void
214 g_list_free_full (GList *list,
215 GDestroyNotify free_func)
217 g_list_foreach (list, (GFunc) free_func, NULL);
218 g_list_free (list);
222 * g_list_append:
223 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
224 * @data: the data for the new element
226 * Adds a new element on to the end of the list.
228 * <note><para>
229 * The return value is the new start of the list, which
230 * may have changed, so make sure you store the new value.
231 * </para></note>
233 * <note><para>
234 * Note that g_list_append() has to traverse the entire list
235 * to find the end, which is inefficient when adding multiple
236 * elements. A common idiom to avoid the inefficiency is to prepend
237 * the elements and reverse the list when all elements have been added.
238 * </para></note>
240 * |[
241 * /&ast; Notice that these are initialized to the empty list. &ast;/
242 * GList *list = NULL, *number_list = NULL;
244 * /&ast; This is a list of strings. &ast;/
245 * list = g_list_append (list, "first");
246 * list = g_list_append (list, "second");
248 * /&ast; This is a list of integers. &ast;/
249 * number_list = g_list_append (number_list, GINT_TO_POINTER (27));
250 * number_list = g_list_append (number_list, GINT_TO_POINTER (14));
251 * ]|
253 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
255 GList*
256 g_list_append (GList *list,
257 gpointer data)
259 GList *new_list;
260 GList *last;
262 new_list = _g_list_alloc ();
263 new_list->data = data;
264 new_list->next = NULL;
266 if (list)
268 last = g_list_last (list);
269 /* g_assert (last != NULL); */
270 last->next = new_list;
271 new_list->prev = last;
273 return list;
275 else
277 new_list->prev = NULL;
278 return new_list;
283 * g_list_prepend:
284 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
285 * @data: the data for the new element
287 * Adds a new element on to the start of the list.
289 * <note><para>
290 * The return value is the new start of the list, which
291 * may have changed, so make sure you store the new value.
292 * </para></note>
294 * |[
295 * /&ast; Notice that it is initialized to the empty list. &ast;/
296 * GList *list = NULL;
297 * list = g_list_prepend (list, "last");
298 * list = g_list_prepend (list, "first");
299 * ]|
301 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
303 GList*
304 g_list_prepend (GList *list,
305 gpointer data)
307 GList *new_list;
309 new_list = _g_list_alloc ();
310 new_list->data = data;
311 new_list->next = list;
313 if (list)
315 new_list->prev = list->prev;
316 if (list->prev)
317 list->prev->next = new_list;
318 list->prev = new_list;
320 else
321 new_list->prev = NULL;
323 return new_list;
327 * g_list_insert:
328 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
329 * @data: the data for the new element
330 * @position: the position to insert the element. If this is
331 * negative, or is larger than the number of elements in the
332 * list, the new element is added on to the end of the list.
334 * Inserts a new element into the list at the given position.
336 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
338 GList*
339 g_list_insert (GList *list,
340 gpointer data,
341 gint position)
343 GList *new_list;
344 GList *tmp_list;
346 if (position < 0)
347 return g_list_append (list, data);
348 else if (position == 0)
349 return g_list_prepend (list, data);
351 tmp_list = g_list_nth (list, position);
352 if (!tmp_list)
353 return g_list_append (list, data);
355 new_list = _g_list_alloc ();
356 new_list->data = data;
357 new_list->prev = tmp_list->prev;
358 if (tmp_list->prev)
359 tmp_list->prev->next = new_list;
360 new_list->next = tmp_list;
361 tmp_list->prev = new_list;
363 if (tmp_list == list)
364 return new_list;
365 else
366 return list;
370 * g_list_insert_before:
371 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
372 * @sibling: the list element before which the new element
373 * is inserted or %NULL to insert at the end of the list
374 * @data: the data for the new element
376 * Inserts a new element into the list before the given position.
378 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
380 GList*
381 g_list_insert_before (GList *list,
382 GList *sibling,
383 gpointer data)
385 if (!list)
387 list = g_list_alloc ();
388 list->data = data;
389 g_return_val_if_fail (sibling == NULL, list);
390 return list;
392 else if (sibling)
394 GList *node;
396 node = _g_list_alloc ();
397 node->data = data;
398 node->prev = sibling->prev;
399 node->next = sibling;
400 sibling->prev = node;
401 if (node->prev)
403 node->prev->next = node;
404 return list;
406 else
408 g_return_val_if_fail (sibling == list, node);
409 return node;
412 else
414 GList *last;
416 last = list;
417 while (last->next)
418 last = last->next;
420 last->next = _g_list_alloc ();
421 last->next->data = data;
422 last->next->prev = last;
423 last->next->next = NULL;
425 return list;
430 * g_list_concat:
431 * @list1: a #GList
432 * @list2: the #GList to add to the end of the first #GList
434 * Adds the second #GList onto the end of the first #GList.
435 * Note that the elements of the second #GList are not copied.
436 * They are used directly.
438 * Returns: the start of the new #GList
440 GList *
441 g_list_concat (GList *list1, GList *list2)
443 GList *tmp_list;
445 if (list2)
447 tmp_list = g_list_last (list1);
448 if (tmp_list)
449 tmp_list->next = list2;
450 else
451 list1 = list2;
452 list2->prev = tmp_list;
455 return list1;
459 * g_list_remove:
460 * @list: a #GList
461 * @data: the data of the element to remove
463 * Removes an element from a #GList.
464 * If two elements contain the same data, only the first is removed.
465 * If none of the elements contain the data, the #GList is unchanged.
467 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
469 GList*
470 g_list_remove (GList *list,
471 gconstpointer data)
473 GList *tmp;
475 tmp = list;
476 while (tmp)
478 if (tmp->data != data)
479 tmp = tmp->next;
480 else
482 if (tmp->prev)
483 tmp->prev->next = tmp->next;
484 if (tmp->next)
485 tmp->next->prev = tmp->prev;
487 if (list == tmp)
488 list = list->next;
490 _g_list_free1 (tmp);
492 break;
495 return list;
499 * g_list_remove_all:
500 * @list: a #GList
501 * @data: data to remove
503 * Removes all list nodes with data equal to @data.
504 * Returns the new head of the list. Contrast with
505 * g_list_remove() which removes only the first node
506 * matching the given data.
508 * Returns: new head of @list
510 GList*
511 g_list_remove_all (GList *list,
512 gconstpointer data)
514 GList *tmp = list;
516 while (tmp)
518 if (tmp->data != data)
519 tmp = tmp->next;
520 else
522 GList *next = tmp->next;
524 if (tmp->prev)
525 tmp->prev->next = next;
526 else
527 list = next;
528 if (next)
529 next->prev = tmp->prev;
531 _g_list_free1 (tmp);
532 tmp = next;
535 return list;
538 static inline GList*
539 _g_list_remove_link (GList *list,
540 GList *link)
542 if (link)
544 if (link->prev)
545 link->prev->next = link->next;
546 if (link->next)
547 link->next->prev = link->prev;
549 if (link == list)
550 list = list->next;
552 link->next = NULL;
553 link->prev = NULL;
556 return list;
560 * g_list_remove_link:
561 * @list: a #GList
562 * @llink: an element in the #GList
564 * Removes an element from a #GList, without freeing the element.
565 * The removed element's prev and next links are set to %NULL, so
566 * that it becomes a self-contained list with one element.
568 * Returns: the new start of the #GList, without the element
570 GList*
571 g_list_remove_link (GList *list,
572 GList *llink)
574 return _g_list_remove_link (list, llink);
578 * g_list_delete_link:
579 * @list: a #GList
580 * @link_: node to delete from @list
582 * Removes the node link_ from the list and frees it.
583 * Compare this to g_list_remove_link() which removes the node
584 * without freeing it.
586 * Returns: the new head of @list
588 GList*
589 g_list_delete_link (GList *list,
590 GList *link_)
592 list = _g_list_remove_link (list, link_);
593 _g_list_free1 (link_);
595 return list;
599 * g_list_copy:
600 * @list: a #GList
602 * Copies a #GList.
604 * <note><para>
605 * Note that this is a "shallow" copy. If the list elements
606 * consist of pointers to data, the pointers are copied but
607 * the actual data is not.
608 * </para></note>
610 * Returns: a copy of @list
612 GList*
613 g_list_copy (GList *list)
615 GList *new_list = NULL;
617 if (list)
619 GList *last;
621 new_list = _g_list_alloc ();
622 new_list->data = list->data;
623 new_list->prev = NULL;
624 last = new_list;
625 list = list->next;
626 while (list)
628 last->next = _g_list_alloc ();
629 last->next->prev = last;
630 last = last->next;
631 last->data = list->data;
632 list = list->next;
634 last->next = NULL;
637 return new_list;
641 * g_list_reverse:
642 * @list: a #GList
644 * Reverses a #GList.
645 * It simply switches the next and prev pointers of each element.
647 * Returns: the start of the reversed #GList
649 GList*
650 g_list_reverse (GList *list)
652 GList *last;
654 last = NULL;
655 while (list)
657 last = list;
658 list = last->next;
659 last->next = last->prev;
660 last->prev = list;
663 return last;
667 * g_list_nth:
668 * @list: a #GList
669 * @n: the position of the element, counting from 0
671 * Gets the element at the given position in a #GList.
673 * Returns: the element, or %NULL if the position is off
674 * the end of the #GList
676 GList*
677 g_list_nth (GList *list,
678 guint n)
680 while ((n-- > 0) && list)
681 list = list->next;
683 return list;
687 * g_list_nth_prev:
688 * @list: a #GList
689 * @n: the position of the element, counting from 0
691 * Gets the element @n places before @list.
693 * Returns: the element, or %NULL if the position is
694 * off the end of the #GList
696 GList*
697 g_list_nth_prev (GList *list,
698 guint n)
700 while ((n-- > 0) && list)
701 list = list->prev;
703 return list;
707 * g_list_nth_data:
708 * @list: a #GList
709 * @n: the position of the element
711 * Gets the data of the element at the given position.
713 * Returns: the element's data, or %NULL if the position
714 * is off the end of the #GList
716 gpointer
717 g_list_nth_data (GList *list,
718 guint n)
720 while ((n-- > 0) && list)
721 list = list->next;
723 return list ? list->data : NULL;
727 * g_list_find:
728 * @list: a #GList
729 * @data: the element data to find
731 * Finds the element in a #GList which
732 * contains the given data.
734 * Returns: the found #GList element,
735 * or %NULL if it is not found
737 GList*
738 g_list_find (GList *list,
739 gconstpointer data)
741 while (list)
743 if (list->data == data)
744 break;
745 list = list->next;
748 return list;
752 * g_list_find_custom:
753 * @list: a #GList
754 * @data: user data passed to the function
755 * @func: the function to call for each element.
756 * It should return 0 when the desired element is found
758 * Finds an element in a #GList, using a supplied function to
759 * find the desired element. It iterates over the list, calling
760 * the given function which should return 0 when the desired
761 * element is found. The function takes two #gconstpointer arguments,
762 * the #GList element's data as the first argument and the
763 * given user data.
765 * Returns: the found #GList element, or %NULL if it is not found
767 GList*
768 g_list_find_custom (GList *list,
769 gconstpointer data,
770 GCompareFunc func)
772 g_return_val_if_fail (func != NULL, list);
774 while (list)
776 if (! func (list->data, data))
777 return list;
778 list = list->next;
781 return NULL;
786 * g_list_position:
787 * @list: a #GList
788 * @llink: an element in the #GList
790 * Gets the position of the given element
791 * in the #GList (starting from 0).
793 * Returns: the position of the element in the #GList,
794 * or -1 if the element is not found
796 gint
797 g_list_position (GList *list,
798 GList *llink)
800 gint i;
802 i = 0;
803 while (list)
805 if (list == llink)
806 return i;
807 i++;
808 list = list->next;
811 return -1;
815 * g_list_index:
816 * @list: a #GList
817 * @data: the data to find
819 * Gets the position of the element containing
820 * the given data (starting from 0).
822 * Returns: the index of the element containing the data,
823 * or -1 if the data is not found
825 gint
826 g_list_index (GList *list,
827 gconstpointer data)
829 gint i;
831 i = 0;
832 while (list)
834 if (list->data == data)
835 return i;
836 i++;
837 list = list->next;
840 return -1;
844 * g_list_last:
845 * @list: a #GList
847 * Gets the last element in a #GList.
849 * Returns: the last element in the #GList,
850 * or %NULL if the #GList has no elements
852 GList*
853 g_list_last (GList *list)
855 if (list)
857 while (list->next)
858 list = list->next;
861 return list;
865 * g_list_first:
866 * @list: a #GList
868 * Gets the first element in a #GList.
870 * Returns: the first element in the #GList,
871 * or %NULL if the #GList has no elements
873 GList*
874 g_list_first (GList *list)
876 if (list)
878 while (list->prev)
879 list = list->prev;
882 return list;
886 * g_list_length:
887 * @list: a #GList
889 * Gets the number of elements in a #GList.
891 * <note><para>
892 * This function iterates over the whole list to
893 * count its elements.
894 * </para></note>
896 * Returns: the number of elements in the #GList
898 guint
899 g_list_length (GList *list)
901 guint length;
903 length = 0;
904 while (list)
906 length++;
907 list = list->next;
910 return length;
914 * g_list_foreach:
915 * @list: a #GList
916 * @func: the function to call with each element's data
917 * @user_data: user data to pass to the function
919 * Calls a function for each element of a #GList.
922 * GFunc:
923 * @data: the element's data.
924 * @user_data: user data passed to g_list_foreach() or
925 * g_slist_foreach().
927 * Specifies the type of functions passed to g_list_foreach() and
928 * g_slist_foreach().
930 void
931 g_list_foreach (GList *list,
932 GFunc func,
933 gpointer user_data)
935 while (list)
937 GList *next = list->next;
938 (*func) (list->data, user_data);
939 list = next;
943 static GList*
944 g_list_insert_sorted_real (GList *list,
945 gpointer data,
946 GFunc func,
947 gpointer user_data)
949 GList *tmp_list = list;
950 GList *new_list;
951 gint cmp;
953 g_return_val_if_fail (func != NULL, list);
955 if (!list)
957 new_list = _g_list_alloc0 ();
958 new_list->data = data;
959 return new_list;
962 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) func) (data, tmp_list->data, user_data);
964 while ((tmp_list->next) && (cmp > 0))
966 tmp_list = tmp_list->next;
968 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) func) (data, tmp_list->data, user_data);
971 new_list = _g_list_alloc0 ();
972 new_list->data = data;
974 if ((!tmp_list->next) && (cmp > 0))
976 tmp_list->next = new_list;
977 new_list->prev = tmp_list;
978 return list;
981 if (tmp_list->prev)
983 tmp_list->prev->next = new_list;
984 new_list->prev = tmp_list->prev;
986 new_list->next = tmp_list;
987 tmp_list->prev = new_list;
989 if (tmp_list == list)
990 return new_list;
991 else
992 return list;
996 * g_list_insert_sorted:
997 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
998 * @data: the data for the new element
999 * @func: the function to compare elements in the list. It should
1000 * return a number > 0 if the first parameter comes after the
1001 * second parameter in the sort order.
1003 * Inserts a new element into the list, using the given comparison
1004 * function to determine its position.
1006 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
1008 GList*
1009 g_list_insert_sorted (GList *list,
1010 gpointer data,
1011 GCompareFunc func)
1013 return g_list_insert_sorted_real (list, data, (GFunc) func, NULL);
1017 * g_list_insert_sorted_with_data:
1018 * @list: a pointer to a #GList
1019 * @data: the data for the new element
1020 * @func: the function to compare elements in the list.
1021 * It should return a number > 0 if the first parameter
1022 * comes after the second parameter in the sort order.
1023 * @user_data: user data to pass to comparison function.
1025 * Inserts a new element into the list, using the given comparison
1026 * function to determine its position.
1028 * Returns: the new start of the #GList
1030 * Since: 2.10
1032 GList*
1033 g_list_insert_sorted_with_data (GList *list,
1034 gpointer data,
1035 GCompareDataFunc func,
1036 gpointer user_data)
1038 return g_list_insert_sorted_real (list, data, (GFunc) func, user_data);
1041 static GList *
1042 g_list_sort_merge (GList *l1,
1043 GList *l2,
1044 GFunc compare_func,
1045 gpointer user_data)
1047 GList list, *l, *lprev;
1048 gint cmp;
1050 l = &list;
1051 lprev = NULL;
1053 while (l1 && l2)
1055 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) compare_func) (l1->data, l2->data, user_data);
1057 if (cmp <= 0)
1059 l->next = l1;
1060 l1 = l1->next;
1062 else
1064 l->next = l2;
1065 l2 = l2->next;
1067 l = l->next;
1068 l->prev = lprev;
1069 lprev = l;
1071 l->next = l1 ? l1 : l2;
1072 l->next->prev = l;
1074 return list.next;
1077 static GList*
1078 g_list_sort_real (GList *list,
1079 GFunc compare_func,
1080 gpointer user_data)
1082 GList *l1, *l2;
1084 if (!list)
1085 return NULL;
1086 if (!list->next)
1087 return list;
1089 l1 = list;
1090 l2 = list->next;
1092 while ((l2 = l2->next) != NULL)
1094 if ((l2 = l2->next) == NULL)
1095 break;
1096 l1 = l1->next;
1098 l2 = l1->next;
1099 l1->next = NULL;
1101 return g_list_sort_merge (g_list_sort_real (list, compare_func, user_data),
1102 g_list_sort_real (l2, compare_func, user_data),
1103 compare_func,
1104 user_data);
1108 * g_list_sort:
1109 * @list: a #GList
1110 * @compare_func: the comparison function used to sort the #GList.
1111 * This function is passed the data from 2 elements of the #GList
1112 * and should return 0 if they are equal, a negative value if the
1113 * first element comes before the second, or a positive value if
1114 * the first element comes after the second.
1116 * Sorts a #GList using the given comparison function.
1118 * Returns: the start of the sorted #GList
1121 * GCompareFunc:
1122 * @a: a value.
1123 * @b: a value to compare with.
1124 * @Returns: negative value if @a &lt; @b; zero if @a = @b; positive
1125 * value if @a > @b.
1127 * Specifies the type of a comparison function used to compare two
1128 * values. The function should return a negative integer if the first
1129 * value comes before the second, 0 if they are equal, or a positive
1130 * integer if the first value comes after the second.
1132 GList *
1133 g_list_sort (GList *list,
1134 GCompareFunc compare_func)
1136 return g_list_sort_real (list, (GFunc) compare_func, NULL);
1141 * g_list_sort_with_data:
1142 * @list: a #GList
1143 * @compare_func: comparison function
1144 * @user_data: user data to pass to comparison function
1146 * Like g_list_sort(), but the comparison function accepts
1147 * a user data argument.
1149 * Returns: the new head of @list
1152 * GCompareDataFunc:
1153 * @a: a value.
1154 * @b: a value to compare with.
1155 * @user_data: user data to pass to comparison function.
1156 * @Returns: negative value if @a &lt; @b; zero if @a = @b; positive
1157 * value if @a > @b.
1159 * Specifies the type of a comparison function used to compare two
1160 * values. The function should return a negative integer if the first
1161 * value comes before the second, 0 if they are equal, or a positive
1162 * integer if the first value comes after the second.
1164 GList *
1165 g_list_sort_with_data (GList *list,
1166 GCompareDataFunc compare_func,
1167 gpointer user_data)
1169 return g_list_sort_real (list, (GFunc) compare_func, user_data);