Annotation Glossary: WebKit2GTK+ Reference Manual

# Annotation Glossary

### A

allow-none

  NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

  Parameter points to an array of items.

### C

closure

  This parameter is a 'user_data', for callbacks; many bindings can pass NULL here.

constructor

  This symbol is a constructor, not a static method.

### E

element-type

  Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

### O

optional

  NULL may be passed instead of a pointer to a location.

out

  Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

### S

scope async

  The callback is valid until first called.

### T

transfer container

  Free data container after the code is done.

transfer full

  Free data after the code is done.

transfer none

  Don't free data after the code is done.