Method

GLibVariantdup_string

since: 2.24

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Declaration [src] 

gchar*
g_variant_dup_string (
  GVariant* value,
  gsize* length
)
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Description [src]

Similar to g_variant_get_string() except that instead of returning a constant string, the string is duplicated.

The string will always be UTF-8 encoded.

The return value must be freed using g_free().

Available since: 2.24

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Parameters

length

Type: gsize*

A pointer to a #gsize, to store the length.

The argument will be set by the function.
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Return value

Type: gchar*

A newly allocated string, UTF-8 encoded.

The caller of the method takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.