Add a wrapper for the AddFull document portal api
[glib.git] / gobject / gvalue.c
blob8c02e930a97ef6906b86d2b2e5109129e8bbe8d1
1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2 * Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
15 * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
19 * FIXME: MT-safety
22 #include "config.h"
24 #include <string.h>
26 #include "gvalue.h"
27 #include "gvaluecollector.h"
28 #include "gbsearcharray.h"
29 #include "gtype-private.h"
32 /**
33 * SECTION:generic_values
34 * @short_description: A polymorphic type that can hold values of any
35 * other type
36 * @see_also: The fundamental types which all support #GValue
37 * operations and thus can be used as a type initializer for
38 * g_value_init() are defined by a separate interface. See the
39 * [standard values API][gobject-Standard-Parameter-and-Value-Types]
40 * for details
41 * @title: Generic values
43 * The #GValue structure is basically a variable container that consists
44 * of a type identifier and a specific value of that type.
45 * The type identifier within a #GValue structure always determines the
46 * type of the associated value.
47 * To create a undefined #GValue structure, simply create a zero-filled
48 * #GValue structure. To initialize the #GValue, use the g_value_init()
49 * function. A #GValue cannot be used until it is initialized.
50 * The basic type operations (such as freeing and copying) are determined
51 * by the #GTypeValueTable associated with the type ID stored in the #GValue.
52 * Other #GValue operations (such as converting values between types) are
53 * provided by this interface.
55 * The code in the example program below demonstrates #GValue's
56 * features.
58 * |[<!-- language="C" -->
59 * #include <glib-object.h>
61 * static void
62 * int2string (const GValue *src_value,
63 * GValue *dest_value)
64 * {
65 * if (g_value_get_int (src_value) == 42)
66 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "An important number");
67 * else
68 * g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "What's that?");
69 * }
71 * int
72 * main (int argc,
73 * char *argv[])
74 * {
75 * // GValues must be initialized
76 * GValue a = G_VALUE_INIT;
77 * GValue b = G_VALUE_INIT;
78 * const gchar *message;
80 * // The GValue starts empty
81 * g_assert (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
83 * // Put a string in it
84 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_STRING);
85 * g_assert (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&a));
86 * g_value_set_static_string (&a, "Hello, world!");
87 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&a));
89 * // Reset it to its pristine state
90 * g_value_unset (&a);
92 * // It can then be reused for another type
93 * g_value_init (&a, G_TYPE_INT);
94 * g_value_set_int (&a, 42);
96 * // Attempt to transform it into a GValue of type STRING
97 * g_value_init (&b, G_TYPE_STRING);
99 * // An INT is transformable to a STRING
100 * g_assert (g_value_type_transformable (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING));
102 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
103 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
105 * // Attempt to transform it again using a custom transform function
106 * g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING, int2string);
107 * g_value_transform (&a, &b);
108 * g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&b));
109 * return 0;
111 * ]|
115 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
116 typedef struct {
117 GType src_type;
118 GType dest_type;
119 GValueTransform func;
120 } TransformEntry;
123 /* --- prototypes --- */
124 static gint transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
125 gconstpointer bsearch_node2);
128 /* --- variables --- */
129 static GBSearchArray *transform_array = NULL;
130 static GBSearchConfig transform_bconfig = {
131 sizeof (TransformEntry),
132 transform_entries_cmp,
133 G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_ALIGN_POWER2,
137 /* --- functions --- */
138 void
139 _g_value_c_init (void)
141 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_create (&transform_bconfig);
144 static inline void /* keep this function in sync with gvaluecollector.h and gboxed.c */
145 value_meminit (GValue *value,
146 GType value_type)
148 value->g_type = value_type;
149 memset (value->data, 0, sizeof (value->data));
153 * g_value_init:
154 * @value: A zero-filled (uninitialized) #GValue structure.
155 * @g_type: Type the #GValue should hold values of.
157 * Initializes @value with the default value of @type.
159 * Returns: (transfer none): the #GValue structure that has been passed in
161 GValue*
162 g_value_init (GValue *value,
163 GType g_type)
165 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type), NULL); be more elaborate below */
166 g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
167 /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0, NULL); be more elaborate below */
169 if (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0)
171 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
173 /* setup and init */
174 value_meminit (value, g_type);
175 value_table->value_init (value);
177 else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))
178 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type '%s', the value has already been initialized as '%s'",
179 G_STRLOC,
180 g_type_name (g_type),
181 g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
182 else /* !G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) */
183 g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type '%s', %s",
184 G_STRLOC,
185 g_type_name (g_type),
186 g_type_value_table_peek (g_type) ?
187 "this type is abstract with regards to GValue use, use a more specific (derived) type" :
188 "this type has no GTypeValueTable implementation");
189 return value;
193 * g_value_copy:
194 * @src_value: An initialized #GValue structure.
195 * @dest_value: An initialized #GValue structure of the same type as @src_value.
197 * Copies the value of @src_value into @dest_value.
199 void
200 g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
201 GValue *dest_value)
203 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value));
204 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value));
205 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value)));
207 if (src_value != dest_value)
209 GType dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
210 GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type);
212 /* make sure dest_value's value is free()d */
213 if (value_table->value_free)
214 value_table->value_free (dest_value);
216 /* setup and copy */
217 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
218 value_table->value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
223 * g_value_reset:
224 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
226 * Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value
227 * (as if the value had just been initialized).
229 * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
231 GValue*
232 g_value_reset (GValue *value)
234 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
235 GType g_type;
237 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
239 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
240 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
242 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
243 if (value_table->value_free)
244 value_table->value_free (value);
246 /* setup and init */
247 value_meminit (value, g_type);
248 value_table->value_init (value);
250 return value;
254 * g_value_unset:
255 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
257 * Clears the current value in @value (if any) and "unsets" the type,
258 * this releases all resources associated with this GValue. An unset
259 * value is the same as an uninitialized (zero-filled) #GValue
260 * structure.
262 void
263 g_value_unset (GValue *value)
265 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
267 if (value->g_type == 0)
268 return;
270 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
272 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
274 if (value_table->value_free)
275 value_table->value_free (value);
276 memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value));
280 * g_value_fits_pointer:
281 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
283 * Determines if @value will fit inside the size of a pointer value.
284 * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
286 * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
288 gboolean
289 g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value)
291 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
293 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), FALSE);
295 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
297 return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL;
301 * g_value_peek_pointer:
302 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure
304 * Returns the value contents as pointer. This function asserts that
305 * g_value_fits_pointer() returned %TRUE for the passed in value.
306 * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
308 * Returns: (transfer none): the value contents as pointer
310 gpointer
311 g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value)
313 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
315 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
317 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
318 if (!value_table->value_peek_pointer)
320 g_return_val_if_fail (g_value_fits_pointer (value) == TRUE, NULL);
321 return NULL;
324 return value_table->value_peek_pointer (value);
328 * g_value_set_instance:
329 * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
330 * @instance: (nullable): the instance
332 * Sets @value from an instantiatable type via the
333 * value_table's collect_value() function.
335 void
336 g_value_set_instance (GValue *value,
337 gpointer instance)
339 GType g_type;
340 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
341 GTypeCValue cvalue;
342 gchar *error_msg;
344 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
345 if (instance)
347 g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
348 g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance), G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
351 g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
352 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
354 g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0);
356 memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue));
357 cvalue.v_pointer = instance;
359 /* make sure value's value is free()d */
360 if (value_table->value_free)
361 value_table->value_free (value);
363 /* setup and collect */
364 value_meminit (value, g_type);
365 error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
366 if (error_msg)
368 g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
369 g_free (error_msg);
371 /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
372 * in a sane state if an error condition occoured
374 value_meminit (value, g_type);
375 value_table->value_init (value);
380 * g_value_init_from_instance:
381 * @value: An uninitialized #GValue structure.
382 * @instance: (type GObject.TypeInstance): the instance
384 * Initializes and sets @value from an instantiatable type via the
385 * value_table's collect_value() function.
387 * Note: The @value will be initialised with the exact type of
388 * @instance. If you wish to set the @value's type to a different GType
389 * (such as a parent class GType), you need to manually call
390 * g_value_init() and g_value_set_instance().
392 * Since: 2.42
394 void
395 g_value_init_from_instance (GValue *value,
396 gpointer instance)
398 g_return_if_fail (value != NULL && G_VALUE_TYPE(value) == 0);
400 if (G_IS_OBJECT (instance))
402 /* Fast-path.
403 * If G_IS_OBJECT() succeeds we know:
404 * * that instance is present and valid
405 * * that it is a GObject, and therefore we can directly
406 * use the collect implementation (g_object_ref) */
407 value_meminit (value, G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance));
408 value->data[0].v_pointer = g_object_ref (instance);
410 else
412 GType g_type;
413 GTypeValueTable *value_table;
414 GTypeCValue cvalue;
415 gchar *error_msg;
417 g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
419 g_type = G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance);
420 value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
421 g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0);
423 memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue));
424 cvalue.v_pointer = instance;
426 /* setup and collect */
427 value_meminit (value, g_type);
428 value_table->value_init (value);
429 error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
430 if (error_msg)
432 g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
433 g_free (error_msg);
435 /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
436 * in a sane state if an error condition occoured
438 value_meminit (value, g_type);
439 value_table->value_init (value);
444 static GValueTransform
445 transform_func_lookup (GType src_type,
446 GType dest_type)
448 TransformEntry entry;
450 entry.src_type = src_type;
453 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
456 TransformEntry *e;
458 e = g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
459 if (e)
461 /* need to check that there hasn't been a change in value handling */
462 if (g_type_value_table_peek (entry.dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) &&
463 g_type_value_table_peek (entry.src_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type))
464 return e->func;
466 entry.dest_type = g_type_parent (entry.dest_type);
468 while (entry.dest_type);
470 entry.src_type = g_type_parent (entry.src_type);
472 while (entry.src_type);
474 return NULL;
477 static gint
478 transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
479 gconstpointer bsearch_node2)
481 const TransformEntry *e1 = bsearch_node1;
482 const TransformEntry *e2 = bsearch_node2;
483 gint cmp = G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->src_type, e2->src_type);
485 if (cmp)
486 return cmp;
487 else
488 return G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->dest_type, e2->dest_type);
492 * g_value_register_transform_func: (skip)
493 * @src_type: Source type.
494 * @dest_type: Target type.
495 * @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type
496 * into value of type @dest_type
498 * Registers a value transformation function for use in g_value_transform().
499 * A previously registered transformation function for @src_type and @dest_type
500 * will be replaced.
502 void
503 g_value_register_transform_func (GType src_type,
504 GType dest_type,
505 GValueTransform transform_func)
507 TransformEntry entry;
509 /* these checks won't pass for dynamic types.
510 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (src_type));
511 * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (dest_type));
513 g_return_if_fail (transform_func != NULL);
515 entry.src_type = src_type;
516 entry.dest_type = dest_type;
518 #if 0 /* let transform function replacement be a valid operation */
519 if (g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry))
520 g_warning ("reregistering value transformation function (%p) for '%s' to '%s'",
521 transform_func,
522 g_type_name (src_type),
523 g_type_name (dest_type));
524 #endif
526 entry.func = transform_func;
527 transform_array = g_bsearch_array_replace (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
531 * g_value_type_transformable:
532 * @src_type: Source type.
533 * @dest_type: Target type.
535 * Check whether g_value_transform() is able to transform values
536 * of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type. Note that for
537 * the types to be transformable, they must be compatible or a
538 * transformation function must be registered.
540 * Returns: %TRUE if the transformation is possible, %FALSE otherwise.
542 gboolean
543 g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type,
544 GType dest_type)
546 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
547 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
549 return (g_value_type_compatible (src_type, dest_type) ||
550 transform_func_lookup (src_type, dest_type) != NULL);
554 * g_value_type_compatible:
555 * @src_type: source type to be copied.
556 * @dest_type: destination type for copying.
558 * Returns whether a #GValue of type @src_type can be copied into
559 * a #GValue of type @dest_type.
561 * Returns: %TRUE if g_value_copy() is possible with @src_type and @dest_type.
563 gboolean
564 g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
565 GType dest_type)
567 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
568 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
570 return (g_type_is_a (src_type, dest_type) &&
571 g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type));
575 * g_value_transform:
576 * @src_value: Source value.
577 * @dest_value: Target value.
579 * Tries to cast the contents of @src_value into a type appropriate
580 * to store in @dest_value, e.g. to transform a %G_TYPE_INT value
581 * into a %G_TYPE_FLOAT value. Performing transformations between
582 * value types might incur precision lossage. Especially
583 * transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary
584 * results and shouldn't be relied upon for production code (such
585 * as rcfile value or object property serialization).
587 * Returns: Whether a transformation rule was found and could be applied.
588 * Upon failing transformations, @dest_value is left untouched.
590 gboolean
591 g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
592 GValue *dest_value)
594 GType dest_type;
596 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value), FALSE);
597 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value), FALSE);
599 dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
600 if (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type))
602 g_value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
604 return TRUE;
606 else
608 GValueTransform transform = transform_func_lookup (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type);
610 if (transform)
612 g_value_unset (dest_value);
614 /* setup and transform */
615 value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
616 transform (src_value, dest_value);
618 return TRUE;
621 return FALSE;