Annotation Glossary

A

allow-none

NULL is ok, both for passing and for returning.

T

transfer none

Don't free data after the code is done.

transfer full

Free data after the code is done.

transfer floating

Alias for transfer none, used for objects with floating refs.

O

out

Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

A

array

Parameter points to an array of items.

E

element-type

Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

T

transfer container

Free data container after the code is done.

O

out caller-allocates

Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

T

type

Override the parsed C type with given type.