GLibref_string_new_len

since: 2.58

char*
g_ref_string_new_len (
  const char* str,
  gssize len
)

Creates a new reference counted string and copies the contents of str into it, up to len bytes.

Since this function does not stop at nul bytes, it is the caller’s responsibility to ensure that str has at least len addressable bytes.

Available since: 2.58

str

Type: const char*

A string.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

len

Type: gssize

Length of str to use, or -1 if str is nul-terminated.

Type: char*

The newly created reference counted string.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.