GtkSourceView 3 Reference Manual: Annotation Glossary

# Annotation Glossary

### E

element-type

  Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

### A

allow-none

  NULL is ok, both for passing and for returning.

### T

type

  Override the parsed C type with given type.

### A

array

  Parameter points to an array of items.

### T

transfer full

  Free data after the code is done.

### O

out

  Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

out caller-allocates

  Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

### T

transfer floating

  Alias for transfer none, used for objects with floating refs.

transfer none

  Don't free data after the code is done.

transfer container

  Free data container after the code is done.