Glib::Bytes Class Referencefinal

A simple refcounted data type representing an immutable byte sequence from an unspecified origin. More...

`#include <glibmm/bytes.h>`

## Public Member Functions

void | reference () const
| Increment the reference count for this object. More...
void | unreference () const
| Decrement the reference count for this object. More...
GBytes* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. More...
const GBytes* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. More...
GBytes* | gobj_copy () const
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs. More...
| Bytes ()=delete
| Bytes (const Bytes&)=delete
Bytes& | operator= (const Bytes&)=delete
gconstpointer | get_data (gsize&size) const
| Get the byte data in the Bytes. More...
gsize | get_size () const
| Get the size of the byte data in the Bytes. More...

## Static Public Member Functions

static Glib::RefPtr< Glib::Bytes > | create (gconstpointer data, gsize size)
static guint | hash (gconstpointer bytes)
| Creates an integer hash code for the byte data in the Bytes. More...
static bool | equal (gconstpointer bytes1, gconstpointer bytes2)
| Compares the two Bytes values being pointed to and returns `true` if they are equal. More...
static gint | compare (gconstpointer bytes1, gconstpointer bytes2)
| Compares the two Bytes values. More...

## Protected Member Functions

void | operator delete (void*, std::size_t)

## Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Glib::Bytes > | wrap (GBytes* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object. More...

## Detailed Description

A simple refcounted data type representing an immutable byte sequence from an unspecified origin.

The purpose of the Bytes class is to keep the memory region that it holds alive for as long as anyone holds a reference to the bytes. When the last reference count is dropped, the memory is released. Multiple unrelated callers can use byte data in the Bytes object without coordinating their activities, resting assured that the byte data will not change or move while they hold a reference.

A Bytes object can come from many different origins that may have different procedures for freeing the memory region. Examples are memory from g_malloc(), from memory slices, from a GMappedFile or memory from other allocators.

Since glibmm 2.34:

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## Bytes() [1/2]

Glib::Bytes::Bytes | ( |  | ) |

delete

## Bytes() [2/2]

Glib::Bytes::Bytes | ( | const Bytes& |  | ) |

delete

## Member Function Documentation

## compare()

static gint Glib::Bytes::compare | ( | gconstpointer | bytes1,
|  | gconstpointer | bytes2
| ) |  |

static

Compares the two Bytes values.

This function can be used to sort GBytes instances in lexographical order.

Since glibmm 2.32:

Parameters

  bytes1 | A pointer to a Bytes.
  bytes2 | A pointer to a Bytes to compare with bytes1.

Returns
  A negative value if bytes2 is lesser, a positive value if bytes2 is greater, and zero if bytes2 is equal to bytes1.

## create()

static Glib::RefPtr<Glib::Bytes> Glib::Bytes::create | ( | gconstpointer | data,
|  | gsize | size
| ) |  |

static

## equal()

static bool Glib::Bytes::equal | ( | gconstpointer | bytes1,
|  | gconstpointer | bytes2
| ) |  |

static

Compares the two Bytes values being pointed to and returns `true` if they are equal.

This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the key_equal_func parameter, when using non-`nullptr` Bytes pointers as keys in a HashTable.

Since glibmm 2.32:

Parameters

  bytes1 | A pointer to a Bytes.
  bytes2 | A pointer to a Bytes to compare with bytes1.

Returns
  `true` if the two keys match.

## get_data()

gconstpointer Glib::Bytes::get_data | ( | gsize & | size | ) | const

Get the byte data in the Bytes.

This data should not be modified.

This function will always return the same pointer for a given Bytes.

`nullptr` may be returned if size is 0. This is not guaranteed, as the Bytes may represent an empty string with data non-`nullptr` and size as 0. `nullptr` will not be returned if size is non-zero.

Since glibmm 2.32:

Parameters

  size | Location to return size of byte data.

Returns
  A pointer to the byte data, or `nullptr`.

## get_size()

gsize Glib::Bytes::get_size | ( |  | ) | const

Get the size of the byte data in the Bytes.

This function will always return the same value for a given Bytes.

Since glibmm 2.32:

Returns
  The size.

## gobj() [1/2]

GBytes* Glib::Bytes::gobj | ( |  | ) |

Provides access to the underlying C instance.

## gobj() [2/2]

const GBytes* Glib::Bytes::gobj | ( |  | ) | const

Provides access to the underlying C instance.

## gobj_copy()

GBytes* Glib::Bytes::gobj_copy | ( |  | ) | const

Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.

## hash()

static guint Glib::Bytes::hash | ( | gconstpointer | bytes | ) |

static

Creates an integer hash code for the byte data in the Bytes.

This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the key_hash_func parameter, when using non-`nullptr` Bytes pointers as keys in a HashTable.

Since glibmm 2.32:

Parameters

  bytes | A pointer to a Bytes key.

Returns
  A hash value corresponding to the key.

## operator delete()

void Glib::Bytes::operator delete | ( | void * | ,
|  | std::size_t |
| ) |  |

protected

## operator=()

Bytes& Glib::Bytes::operator= | ( | const Bytes& |  | ) |

delete

## reference()

void Glib::Bytes::reference | ( |  | ) | const

Increment the reference count for this object.

You should never need to do this manually - use the object via a RefPtr instead.

## unreference()

void Glib::Bytes::unreference | ( |  | ) | const

Decrement the reference count for this object.

You should never need to do this manually - use the object via a RefPtr instead.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

## wrap()

Glib::RefPtr< Glib::Bytes > wrap | ( | GBytes * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false`
| ) |  |

related

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters

  object | The C instance.
  take_copy | False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.

Returns
  A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.