Struct
GLibBytes
since: 2.32
Description [src]
struct GBytes {
/* No available fields */
}
A simple reference counted data type representing an immutable sequence of zero or more bytes from an unspecified origin.
The purpose of a GBytes is to keep the memory region that it holds
alive for as long as anyone holds a reference to the bytes. When
the last reference count is dropped, the memory is released. Multiple
unrelated callers can use byte data in the GBytes without coordinating
their activities, resting assured that the byte data will not change or
move while they hold a reference.
A GBytes can come from many different origins that may have
different procedures for freeing the memory region. Examples are
memory from g_malloc(), from memory slices, from a
GMappedFile or memory from other allocators.
GBytes work well as keys in GHashTable. Use
g_bytes_equal() and g_bytes_hash() as parameters to
g_hash_table_new() or g_hash_table_new_full().
GBytes can also be used as keys in a GTree by passing the
g_bytes_compare() function to g_tree_new().
The data pointed to by this bytes must not be modified. For a mutable
array of bytes see GByteArray. Use
g_bytes_unref_to_array() to create a mutable array for a GBytes
sequence. To create an immutable GBytes from a mutable
GByteArray, use the g_byte_array_free_to_bytes() function.
Available since: 2.32
Instance methods
g_bytes_equal
Compares the two GBytes values being pointed to and returns
TRUE if they are equal.
since: 2.32
g_bytes_unref_to_array
Unreferences the bytes, and returns a new mutable GByteArray
containing the same byte data.
since: 2.32
g_bytes_unref_to_data
Unreferences the bytes, and returns a pointer the same byte data contents.
since: 2.32