Function

GLibquark_from_string

since: 2.0

Declaration

GQuark
g_quark_from_string (
  const gchar* string
)

Description

Gets the GQuark identifying the given string. If the string does not currently have an associated GQuark, a new GQuark is created, using a copy of the string.

This function must not be used before library constructors have finished running. In particular, this means it cannot be used to initialize global variables in C++.

Available since: 2.0

Parameters

string

Type: const gchar*

A string.

The argument can be NULL.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Type: GQuark

The GQuark identifying the string, or 0 if string is NULL.