Method

GLibKeyFileget_comment

Declaration

gchar*
g_key_file_get_comment (
  GKeyFile* key_file,
  const gchar* group_name,
  const gchar* key,
  GError** error
)

Description

Retrieves a comment above key from group_name. If key is NULL then comment will be read from above group_name. If both key and group_name are NULL, then comment will be read from above the first group in the file.

Note that the returned string does not include the ‘#’ comment markers, but does include any whitespace after them (on each line). It includes the line breaks between lines, but does not include the final line break.

Available since:

2.6

Parameters

`group_name`	`const gchar*`
	A group name, or `NULL`.
	The argument can be `NULL`.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The string is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`key`	`const gchar*`
	A key.
	The argument can be `NULL`.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The string is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`error`	`GError **`
	The return location for a `GError*`, or `NULL`.

Return value

Returns:	`utf8`
	A comment that should be freed with `g_free()`
	The caller of the method takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.
	The string is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.