Re: g_locale_to_utf8

["Hubert Sokolowski" <h sokolowski wsisiz edu pl>]

> Hi,
>
> You have to free the return value of g_strdup() but not the return value
> of g_locale_to_utf8() function.
>
> Have a look at:
>
> http://developer.gimp.org/api/2.0/glib/glib-Character-Set-Conversion.html#g-locale-to-utf8
> http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-String-Utility-Functions.html#g-strdup

no, you are wrong. You have to free what g_locale_to_utf8() returns, since
it returns "gchar*" and not "const gchar*".

hs

> Andreas Volz wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've a question how to use the return of the g_locale_to_utf8 function.
> > For example I've this code:
> >
> > ----------------------
> > gchar *s;
> > gchar *string;
> >
> > string = g_strdup ("hallo");
> >
> > s = g_locale_to_utf8 (string,-1,0,0,0);
> > g_print ("%s\n", s);
> > free (string);
> > -----------------------
> >
> > Or should I do:
> >
> > ...
> > s = g_strdup (g_locale_to_utf8 (string,-1,0,0,0));
> > g_print ("%s\n", s);
> > free (string);
> > free (s);
>
> Both are correct because you are freeing the return value of g_strdup(),
> not g_locale_to_utf8().
>
> Thanks,
> Shakti
>
> > As I think it's the second version, but I'm not sure. Can you help me?
> >
> > regards
> > Andreas
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