Annotation Glossary

A

allow-none

NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

Parameter points to an array of items.

D

default

Default parameter value (in case a function which shadows this one via rename-to has fewer parameters).

E

element-type

Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

O

out

Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

out callee-allocates

Out parameter, where callee must allocate storage.

T

transfer full

The caller owns the data, and is responsible for free it.

transfer none

The data is owned by the callee, which is responsible of freeing it.