Glib::VariantType(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Glib::VariantType(3) page from the User Contributed Perl Documentation 💖 this one is all about Glib::VariantType — utilities for dealing with the GVariant type system. That’s the whole vibe. Slay.

🧬 HIERARCHY 🧬

Glib::VariantType sits under Glib::Boxed like this:

Glib::Boxed
+----Glib::VariantType

💅 METHODS 💅

• varianttype = Glib::VariantType->new ($type_string) — constructor moment; it takes a type string and gives you back a varianttype.
  • $type_string — type: string
• varianttype = Glib::VariantType->new_array ($element) — constructor for the array situation, using $element.
  • $element — type: Glib::VariantType
• varianttype = Glib::VariantType->new_dict_entry ($key, $value) — constructor for a dict entry, with $key and $value.
  • $key — type: Glib::VariantType
  • $value — type: Glib::VariantType
• varianttype = Glib::VariantType->new_maybe ($element) — constructor with $element, maybe-core 💀
  • $element — type: Glib::VariantType
• varianttype = Glib::VariantType->new_tuple ($items) — constructor for a tuple, taking $items.
  • $items — type: scalar
• varianttype = $type->element — returns a varianttype.
• boolean = $type1->equal ($type2) — boolean check between $type1 and $type2; returns a boolean.
  • $type2 — type: Glib::VariantType
• varianttype = $type->first — returns a varianttype.
• integer = $type->hash — returns an integer.
• boolean = $type->is_array — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_basic — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_container — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_definite — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_dict_entry — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_maybe — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_subtype_of ($supertype) — boolean subtype check against $supertype; returns a boolean.
  • $supertype — type: Glib::VariantType
• boolean = $type->is_tuple — returns a boolean.
• boolean = $type->is_variant — returns a boolean.
• varianttype = $type->key — returns a varianttype.
• unsigned = $type->n_items — returns an unsigned.
• varianttype = $type->next — returns a varianttype.
• scalar = $type->get_string — returns a scalar.
• boolean = Glib::VariantType::string_is_valid ($type_string) — boolean check for the type string; returns a boolean.
  • $type_string — type: string
• (type_string, rest) = Glib::VariantType::string_scan ($string) — this one scans the start of $string for a complete type string and extracts it. If no type string can be found, an exception is thrown. 🫠 no cap, that’s the rule.
• varianttype = $type->value — returns a varianttype.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• Glib
• Glib::Boxed
• Glib::Variant

🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team.

This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Glib for a full notice.

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✿ This page is perl v5.42.0, dated 2023-09-05, and it is absolutely Glib::VariantType(3). Bye bestie! 💅✨