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29 #include "config.h"
31 #include "gslist.h"
33 #include "gtestutils.h"
34 #include "gslice.h"
36 /**
37 * SECTION:linked_lists_single
38 * @title: Singly-Linked Lists
39 * @short_description: linked lists that can be iterated in one direction
41 * The #GSList structure and its associated functions provide a
42 * standard singly-linked list data structure.
44 * Each element in the list contains a piece of data, together with a
45 * pointer which links to the next element in the list. Using this
46 * pointer it is possible to move through the list in one direction
47 * only (unlike the [double-linked lists][glib-Doubly-Linked-Lists],
48 * which allow movement in both directions).
50 * The data contained in each element can be either integer values, by
51 * using one of the [Type Conversion Macros][glib-Type-Conversion-Macros],
52 * or simply pointers to any type of data.
54 * List elements are allocated from the [slice allocator][glib-Memory-Slices],
55 * which is more efficient than allocating elements individually.
57 * Note that most of the #GSList functions expect to be passed a
58 * pointer to the first element in the list. The functions which insert
59 * elements return the new start of the list, which may have changed.
61 * There is no function to create a #GSList. %NULL is considered to be
62 * the empty list so you simply set a #GSList* to %NULL.
64 * To add elements, use g_slist_append(), g_slist_prepend(),
65 * g_slist_insert() and g_slist_insert_sorted().
67 * To remove elements, use g_slist_remove().
69 * To find elements in the list use g_slist_last(), g_slist_next(),
70 * g_slist_nth(), g_slist_nth_data(), g_slist_find() and
71 * g_slist_find_custom().
73 * To find the index of an element use g_slist_position() and
74 * g_slist_index().
76 * To call a function for each element in the list use
77 * g_slist_foreach().
79 * To free the entire list, use g_slist_free().
80 **/
82 /**
83 * GSList:
84 * @data: holds the element's data, which can be a pointer to any kind
85 * of data, or any integer value using the
86 * [Type Conversion Macros][glib-Type-Conversion-Macros]
87 * @next: contains the link to the next element in the list.
89 * The #GSList struct is used for each element in the singly-linked
90 * list.
91 **/
93 /**
94 * g_slist_next:
95 * @slist: an element in a #GSList.
97 * A convenience macro to get the next element in a #GSList.
99 * Returns: the next element, or %NULL if there are no more elements.
102 #define _g_slist_alloc0() g_slice_new0 (GSList)
103 #define _g_slist_alloc() g_slice_new (GSList)
104 #define _g_slist_free1(slist) g_slice_free (GSList, slist)
107 * g_slist_alloc:
109 * Allocates space for one #GSList element. It is called by the
110 * g_slist_append(), g_slist_prepend(), g_slist_insert() and
111 * g_slist_insert_sorted() functions and so is rarely used on its own.
113 * Returns: a pointer to the newly-allocated #GSList element.
115 GSList*
116 g_slist_alloc (void)
118 return _g_slist_alloc0 ();
122 * g_slist_free:
123 * @list: a #GSList
125 * Frees all of the memory used by a #GSList.
126 * The freed elements are returned to the slice allocator.
128 * If list elements contain dynamically-allocated memory,
129 * you should either use g_slist_free_full() or free them manually
130 * first.
132 void
133 g_slist_free (GSList *list)
135 g_slice_free_chain (GSList, list, next);
139 * g_slist_free_1:
140 * @list: a #GSList element
142 * Frees one #GSList element.
143 * It is usually used after g_slist_remove_link().
146 * g_slist_free1:
148 * A macro which does the same as g_slist_free_1().
150 * Since: 2.10
152 void
153 g_slist_free_1 (GSList *list)
155 _g_slist_free1 (list);
159 * g_slist_free_full:
160 * @list: a pointer to a #GSList
161 * @free_func: the function to be called to free each element's data
163 * Convenience method, which frees all the memory used by a #GSList, and
164 * calls the specified destroy function on every element's data.
166 * Since: 2.28
168 void
169 g_slist_free_full (GSList *list,
170 GDestroyNotify free_func)
172 g_slist_foreach (list, (GFunc) free_func, NULL);
173 g_slist_free (list);
177 * g_slist_append:
178 * @list: a #GSList
179 * @data: the data for the new element
181 * Adds a new element on to the end of the list.
183 * The return value is the new start of the list, which may
184 * have changed, so make sure you store the new value.
186 * Note that g_slist_append() has to traverse the entire list
187 * to find the end, which is inefficient when adding multiple
188 * elements. A common idiom to avoid the inefficiency is to prepend
189 * the elements and reverse the list when all elements have been added.
191 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
192 * // Notice that these are initialized to the empty list.
193 * GSList *list = NULL, *number_list = NULL;
195 * // This is a list of strings.
196 * list = g_slist_append (list, "first");
197 * list = g_slist_append (list, "second");
199 * // This is a list of integers.
200 * number_list = g_slist_append (number_list, GINT_TO_POINTER (27));
201 * number_list = g_slist_append (number_list, GINT_TO_POINTER (14));
202 * ]|
204 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
206 GSList*
207 g_slist_append (GSList *list,
208 gpointer data)
210 GSList *new_list;
211 GSList *last;
213 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
214 new_list->data = data;
215 new_list->next = NULL;
217 if (list)
219 last = g_slist_last (list);
220 /* g_assert (last != NULL); */
221 last->next = new_list;
223 return list;
225 else
226 return new_list;
230 * g_slist_prepend:
231 * @list: a #GSList
232 * @data: the data for the new element
234 * Adds a new element on to the start of the list.
236 * The return value is the new start of the list, which
237 * may have changed, so make sure you store the new value.
239 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
240 * // Notice that it is initialized to the empty list.
241 * GSList *list = NULL;
242 * list = g_slist_prepend (list, "last");
243 * list = g_slist_prepend (list, "first");
244 * ]|
246 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
248 GSList*
249 g_slist_prepend (GSList *list,
250 gpointer data)
252 GSList *new_list;
254 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
255 new_list->data = data;
256 new_list->next = list;
258 return new_list;
262 * g_slist_insert:
263 * @list: a #GSList
264 * @data: the data for the new element
265 * @position: the position to insert the element.
266 * If this is negative, or is larger than the number
267 * of elements in the list, the new element is added on
268 * to the end of the list.
270 * Inserts a new element into the list at the given position.
272 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
274 GSList*
275 g_slist_insert (GSList *list,
276 gpointer data,
277 gint position)
279 GSList *prev_list;
280 GSList *tmp_list;
281 GSList *new_list;
283 if (position < 0)
284 return g_slist_append (list, data);
285 else if (position == 0)
286 return g_slist_prepend (list, data);
288 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
289 new_list->data = data;
291 if (!list)
293 new_list->next = NULL;
294 return new_list;
297 prev_list = NULL;
298 tmp_list = list;
300 while ((position-- > 0) && tmp_list)
302 prev_list = tmp_list;
303 tmp_list = tmp_list->next;
306 new_list->next = prev_list->next;
307 prev_list->next = new_list;
309 return list;
313 * g_slist_insert_before:
314 * @slist: a #GSList
315 * @sibling: node to insert @data before
316 * @data: data to put in the newly-inserted node
318 * Inserts a node before @sibling containing @data.
320 * Returns: the new head of the list.
322 GSList*
323 g_slist_insert_before (GSList *slist,
324 GSList *sibling,
325 gpointer data)
327 if (!slist)
329 slist = _g_slist_alloc ();
330 slist->data = data;
331 slist->next = NULL;
332 g_return_val_if_fail (sibling == NULL, slist);
333 return slist;
335 else
337 GSList *node, *last = NULL;
339 for (node = slist; node; last = node, node = last->next)
340 if (node == sibling)
341 break;
342 if (!last)
344 node = _g_slist_alloc ();
345 node->data = data;
346 node->next = slist;
348 return node;
350 else
352 node = _g_slist_alloc ();
353 node->data = data;
354 node->next = last->next;
355 last->next = node;
357 return slist;
363 * g_slist_concat:
364 * @list1: a #GSList
365 * @list2: the #GSList to add to the end of the first #GSList
367 * Adds the second #GSList onto the end of the first #GSList.
368 * Note that the elements of the second #GSList are not copied.
369 * They are used directly.
371 * Returns: the start of the new #GSList
373 GSList *
374 g_slist_concat (GSList *list1, GSList *list2)
376 if (list2)
378 if (list1)
379 g_slist_last (list1)->next = list2;
380 else
381 list1 = list2;
384 return list1;
388 * g_slist_remove:
389 * @list: a #GSList
390 * @data: the data of the element to remove
392 * Removes an element from a #GSList.
393 * If two elements contain the same data, only the first is removed.
394 * If none of the elements contain the data, the #GSList is unchanged.
396 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
398 GSList*
399 g_slist_remove (GSList *list,
400 gconstpointer data)
402 GSList *tmp, *prev = NULL;
404 tmp = list;
405 while (tmp)
407 if (tmp->data == data)
409 if (prev)
410 prev->next = tmp->next;
411 else
412 list = tmp->next;
414 g_slist_free_1 (tmp);
415 break;
417 prev = tmp;
418 tmp = prev->next;
421 return list;
425 * g_slist_remove_all:
426 * @list: a #GSList
427 * @data: data to remove
429 * Removes all list nodes with data equal to @data.
430 * Returns the new head of the list. Contrast with
431 * g_slist_remove() which removes only the first node
432 * matching the given data.
434 * Returns: new head of @list
436 GSList*
437 g_slist_remove_all (GSList *list,
438 gconstpointer data)
440 GSList *tmp, *prev = NULL;
442 tmp = list;
443 while (tmp)
445 if (tmp->data == data)
447 GSList *next = tmp->next;
449 if (prev)
450 prev->next = next;
451 else
452 list = next;
454 g_slist_free_1 (tmp);
455 tmp = next;
457 else
459 prev = tmp;
460 tmp = prev->next;
464 return list;
467 static inline GSList*
468 _g_slist_remove_link (GSList *list,
469 GSList *link)
471 GSList *tmp;
472 GSList *prev;
474 prev = NULL;
475 tmp = list;
477 while (tmp)
479 if (tmp == link)
481 if (prev)
482 prev->next = tmp->next;
483 if (list == tmp)
484 list = list->next;
486 tmp->next = NULL;
487 break;
490 prev = tmp;
491 tmp = tmp->next;
494 return list;
498 * g_slist_remove_link:
499 * @list: a #GSList
500 * @link_: an element in the #GSList
502 * Removes an element from a #GSList, without
503 * freeing the element. The removed element's next
504 * link is set to %NULL, so that it becomes a
505 * self-contained list with one element.
507 * Removing arbitrary nodes from a singly-linked list
508 * requires time that is proportional to the length of the list
509 * (ie. O(n)). If you find yourself using g_slist_remove_link()
510 * frequently, you should consider a different data structure,
511 * such as the doubly-linked #GList.
513 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList, without the element
515 GSList*
516 g_slist_remove_link (GSList *list,
517 GSList *link_)
519 return _g_slist_remove_link (list, link_);
523 * g_slist_delete_link:
524 * @list: a #GSList
525 * @link_: node to delete
527 * Removes the node link_ from the list and frees it.
528 * Compare this to g_slist_remove_link() which removes the node
529 * without freeing it.
531 * Removing arbitrary nodes from a singly-linked list requires time
532 * that is proportional to the length of the list (ie. O(n)). If you
533 * find yourself using g_slist_delete_link() frequently, you should
534 * consider a different data structure, such as the doubly-linked
535 * #GList.
537 * Returns: the new head of @list
539 GSList*
540 g_slist_delete_link (GSList *list,
541 GSList *link_)
543 list = _g_slist_remove_link (list, link_);
544 _g_slist_free1 (link_);
546 return list;
550 * g_slist_copy:
551 * @list: a #GSList
553 * Copies a #GSList.
555 * Note that this is a "shallow" copy. If the list elements
556 * consist of pointers to data, the pointers are copied but
557 * the actual data isn't. See g_slist_copy_deep() if you need
558 * to copy the data as well.
560 * Returns: a copy of @list
562 GSList*
563 g_slist_copy (GSList *list)
565 return g_slist_copy_deep (list, NULL, NULL);
569 * g_slist_copy_deep:
570 * @list: a #GSList
571 * @func: a copy function used to copy every element in the list
572 * @user_data: user data passed to the copy function @func, or #NULL
574 * Makes a full (deep) copy of a #GSList.
576 * In contrast with g_slist_copy(), this function uses @func to make a copy of
577 * each list element, in addition to copying the list container itself.
579 * @func, as a #GCopyFunc, takes two arguments, the data to be copied and a user
580 * pointer. It's safe to pass #NULL as user_data, if the copy function takes only
581 * one argument.
583 * For instance, if @list holds a list of GObjects, you can do:
584 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
585 * another_list = g_slist_copy_deep (list, (GCopyFunc) g_object_ref, NULL);
586 * ]|
588 * And, to entirely free the new list, you could do:
589 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
590 * g_slist_free_full (another_list, g_object_unref);
591 * ]|
593 * Returns: a full copy of @list, use #g_slist_free_full to free it
595 * Since: 2.34
597 GSList*
598 g_slist_copy_deep (GSList *list, GCopyFunc func, gpointer user_data)
600 GSList *new_list = NULL;
602 if (list)
604 GSList *last;
606 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
607 if (func)
608 new_list->data = func (list->data, user_data);
609 else
610 new_list->data = list->data;
611 last = new_list;
612 list = list->next;
613 while (list)
615 last->next = _g_slist_alloc ();
616 last = last->next;
617 if (func)
618 last->data = func (list->data, user_data);
619 else
620 last->data = list->data;
621 list = list->next;
623 last->next = NULL;
626 return new_list;
630 * g_slist_reverse:
631 * @list: a #GSList
633 * Reverses a #GSList.
635 * Returns: the start of the reversed #GSList
637 GSList*
638 g_slist_reverse (GSList *list)
640 GSList *prev = NULL;
642 while (list)
644 GSList *next = list->next;
646 list->next = prev;
648 prev = list;
649 list = next;
652 return prev;
656 * g_slist_nth:
657 * @list: a #GSList
658 * @n: the position of the element, counting from 0
660 * Gets the element at the given position in a #GSList.
662 * Returns: the element, or %NULL if the position is off
663 * the end of the #GSList
665 GSList*
666 g_slist_nth (GSList *list,
667 guint n)
669 while (n-- > 0 && list)
670 list = list->next;
672 return list;
676 * g_slist_nth_data:
677 * @list: a #GSList
678 * @n: the position of the element
680 * Gets the data of the element at the given position.
682 * Returns: the element's data, or %NULL if the position
683 * is off the end of the #GSList
685 gpointer
686 g_slist_nth_data (GSList *list,
687 guint n)
689 while (n-- > 0 && list)
690 list = list->next;
692 return list ? list->data : NULL;
696 * g_slist_find:
697 * @list: a #GSList
698 * @data: the element data to find
700 * Finds the element in a #GSList which
701 * contains the given data.
703 * Returns: the found #GSList element,
704 * or %NULL if it is not found
706 GSList*
707 g_slist_find (GSList *list,
708 gconstpointer data)
710 while (list)
712 if (list->data == data)
713 break;
714 list = list->next;
717 return list;
722 * g_slist_find_custom:
723 * @list: a #GSList
724 * @data: user data passed to the function
725 * @func: the function to call for each element.
726 * It should return 0 when the desired element is found
728 * Finds an element in a #GSList, using a supplied function to
729 * find the desired element. It iterates over the list, calling
730 * the given function which should return 0 when the desired
731 * element is found. The function takes two #gconstpointer arguments,
732 * the #GSList element's data as the first argument and the
733 * given user data.
735 * Returns: the found #GSList element, or %NULL if it is not found
737 GSList*
738 g_slist_find_custom (GSList *list,
739 gconstpointer data,
740 GCompareFunc func)
742 g_return_val_if_fail (func != NULL, list);
744 while (list)
746 if (! func (list->data, data))
747 return list;
748 list = list->next;
751 return NULL;
755 * g_slist_position:
756 * @list: a #GSList
757 * @llink: an element in the #GSList
759 * Gets the position of the given element
760 * in the #GSList (starting from 0).
762 * Returns: the position of the element in the #GSList,
763 * or -1 if the element is not found
765 gint
766 g_slist_position (GSList *list,
767 GSList *llink)
769 gint i;
771 i = 0;
772 while (list)
774 if (list == llink)
775 return i;
776 i++;
777 list = list->next;
780 return -1;
784 * g_slist_index:
785 * @list: a #GSList
786 * @data: the data to find
788 * Gets the position of the element containing
789 * the given data (starting from 0).
791 * Returns: the index of the element containing the data,
792 * or -1 if the data is not found
794 gint
795 g_slist_index (GSList *list,
796 gconstpointer data)
798 gint i;
800 i = 0;
801 while (list)
803 if (list->data == data)
804 return i;
805 i++;
806 list = list->next;
809 return -1;
813 * g_slist_last:
814 * @list: a #GSList
816 * Gets the last element in a #GSList.
818 * This function iterates over the whole list.
820 * Returns: the last element in the #GSList,
821 * or %NULL if the #GSList has no elements
823 GSList*
824 g_slist_last (GSList *list)
826 if (list)
828 while (list->next)
829 list = list->next;
832 return list;
836 * g_slist_length:
837 * @list: a #GSList
839 * Gets the number of elements in a #GSList.
841 * This function iterates over the whole list to
842 * count its elements. To check whether the list is non-empty, it is faster to
843 * check @list against %NULL.
845 * Returns: the number of elements in the #GSList
847 guint
848 g_slist_length (GSList *list)
850 guint length;
852 length = 0;
853 while (list)
855 length++;
856 list = list->next;
859 return length;
863 * g_slist_foreach:
864 * @list: a #GSList
865 * @func: the function to call with each element's data
866 * @user_data: user data to pass to the function
868 * Calls a function for each element of a #GSList.
870 void
871 g_slist_foreach (GSList *list,
872 GFunc func,
873 gpointer user_data)
875 while (list)
877 GSList *next = list->next;
878 (*func) (list->data, user_data);
879 list = next;
883 static GSList*
884 g_slist_insert_sorted_real (GSList *list,
885 gpointer data,
886 GFunc func,
887 gpointer user_data)
889 GSList *tmp_list = list;
890 GSList *prev_list = NULL;
891 GSList *new_list;
892 gint cmp;
894 g_return_val_if_fail (func != NULL, list);
896 if (!list)
898 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
899 new_list->data = data;
900 new_list->next = NULL;
901 return new_list;
904 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) func) (data, tmp_list->data, user_data);
906 while ((tmp_list->next) && (cmp > 0))
908 prev_list = tmp_list;
909 tmp_list = tmp_list->next;
911 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) func) (data, tmp_list->data, user_data);
914 new_list = _g_slist_alloc ();
915 new_list->data = data;
917 if ((!tmp_list->next) && (cmp > 0))
919 tmp_list->next = new_list;
920 new_list->next = NULL;
921 return list;
924 if (prev_list)
926 prev_list->next = new_list;
927 new_list->next = tmp_list;
928 return list;
930 else
932 new_list->next = list;
933 return new_list;
938 * g_slist_insert_sorted:
939 * @list: a #GSList
940 * @data: the data for the new element
941 * @func: the function to compare elements in the list.
942 * It should return a number > 0 if the first parameter
943 * comes after the second parameter in the sort order.
945 * Inserts a new element into the list, using the given
946 * comparison function to determine its position.
948 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
950 GSList*
951 g_slist_insert_sorted (GSList *list,
952 gpointer data,
953 GCompareFunc func)
955 return g_slist_insert_sorted_real (list, data, (GFunc) func, NULL);
959 * g_slist_insert_sorted_with_data:
960 * @list: a #GSList
961 * @data: the data for the new element
962 * @func: the function to compare elements in the list.
963 * It should return a number > 0 if the first parameter
964 * comes after the second parameter in the sort order.
965 * @user_data: data to pass to comparison function
967 * Inserts a new element into the list, using the given
968 * comparison function to determine its position.
970 * Returns: the new start of the #GSList
972 * Since: 2.10
974 GSList*
975 g_slist_insert_sorted_with_data (GSList *list,
976 gpointer data,
977 GCompareDataFunc func,
978 gpointer user_data)
980 return g_slist_insert_sorted_real (list, data, (GFunc) func, user_data);
983 static GSList *
984 g_slist_sort_merge (GSList *l1,
985 GSList *l2,
986 GFunc compare_func,
987 gpointer user_data)
989 GSList list, *l;
990 gint cmp;
992 l=&list;
994 while (l1 && l2)
996 cmp = ((GCompareDataFunc) compare_func) (l1->data, l2->data, user_data);
998 if (cmp <= 0)
1000 l=l->next=l1;
1001 l1=l1->next;
1003 else
1005 l=l->next=l2;
1006 l2=l2->next;
1009 l->next= l1 ? l1 : l2;
1011 return list.next;
1014 static GSList *
1015 g_slist_sort_real (GSList *list,
1016 GFunc compare_func,
1017 gpointer user_data)
1019 GSList *l1, *l2;
1021 if (!list)
1022 return NULL;
1023 if (!list->next)
1024 return list;
1026 l1 = list;
1027 l2 = list->next;
1029 while ((l2 = l2->next) != NULL)
1031 if ((l2 = l2->next) == NULL)
1032 break;
1033 l1=l1->next;
1035 l2 = l1->next;
1036 l1->next = NULL;
1038 return g_slist_sort_merge (g_slist_sort_real (list, compare_func, user_data),
1039 g_slist_sort_real (l2, compare_func, user_data),
1040 compare_func,
1041 user_data);
1045 * g_slist_sort:
1046 * @list: a #GSList
1047 * @compare_func: the comparison function used to sort the #GSList.
1048 * This function is passed the data from 2 elements of the #GSList
1049 * and should return 0 if they are equal, a negative value if the
1050 * first element comes before the second, or a positive value if
1051 * the first element comes after the second.
1053 * Sorts a #GSList using the given comparison function.
1055 * Returns: the start of the sorted #GSList
1057 GSList *
1058 g_slist_sort (GSList *list,
1059 GCompareFunc compare_func)
1061 return g_slist_sort_real (list, (GFunc) compare_func, NULL);
1065 * g_slist_sort_with_data:
1066 * @list: a #GSList
1067 * @compare_func: comparison function
1068 * @user_data: data to pass to comparison function
1070 * Like g_slist_sort(), but the sort function accepts a user data argument.
1072 * Returns: new head of the list
1074 GSList *
1075 g_slist_sort_with_data (GSList *list,
1076 GCompareDataFunc compare_func,
1077 gpointer user_data)
1079 return g_slist_sort_real (list, (GFunc) compare_func, user_data);