[glib] gdbusutils: Add an example to g_dbus_gvariant_to_gvalue() docs
- From: Philip Withnall <pwithnall src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [glib] gdbusutils: Add an example to g_dbus_gvariant_to_gvalue() docs
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 15:03:58 +0000 (UTC)
commit 5a8b02cae6a630a19cc0c164f5f8a93eddb240ab
Author: Philip Withnall <withnall endlessm com>
Date: Tue Jul 4 10:21:38 2017 +0100
gdbusutils: Add an example to g_dbus_gvariant_to_gvalue() docs
Clarify that GVariants of type v are not magically unboxed.
Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <withnall endlessm com>
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784433
gio/gdbusutils.c | 6 +++++-
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gio/gdbusutils.c b/gio/gdbusutils.c
index df0b3f5..ff036c7 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusutils.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusutils.c
@@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ g_dbus_is_guid (const gchar *string)
* Converts a #GVariant to a #GValue. If @value is floating, it is consumed.
*
* The rules specified in the g_dbus_gvalue_to_gvariant() function are
- * used - this function is essentially its reverse form.
+ * used - this function is essentially its reverse form. So, a #GVariant
+ * containing any basic or string array type will be converted to a #GValue
+ * containing a basic value or string array. Any other #GVariant (handle,
+ * variant, tuple, dict entry) will be converted to a #GValue containing that
+ * #GVariant.
*
* The conversion never fails - a valid #GValue is always returned in
* @out_gvalue.
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