Table of Contents

Introduction

1. API Reference

GType - The GLib Runtime type identification and management system

GTypePlugin - An interface for dynamically loadable types

GTypeModule - Type loading modules

GObject - The base object type

Enums and Flags - Enumeration and flags types

GBoxed - A mechanism to wrap opaque C structures registered by the type system

Generic Values - A polymorphic type that can hold values of any other type

Parameters and Values - Standard Parameter and Value Types

Varargs Value Collection - Converting varargs to generic values

GParamSpec - Metadata for parameter specifications

Signals - A means for customization of object behaviour and a general purpose notification mechanism

Closures - Functions as first-class objects

Value arrays - A container structure to maintain an array of generic values

2. Tools Reference

glib-mkenums - C language enum description generation utility

glib-genmarshal - C code marshaller generation utility for GLib closures

gobject-query - display a tree of types

Index

Index of deprecated symbols

Index of new symbols in 2.2

Index of new symbols in 2.4

Index of new symbols in 2.6