CONVENIENCE API

variant = Glib::Variant->new ($format_string, $value)

(variant1, ...) = Glib::Variant->new ($format_string, $value1, ...)

Constructs a variant from $format_string and $value. Also supports constructing multiple variants when the format string is a concatenation of multiple types.

value = $variant->get ($format_string)

Deconstructs $variant according to $format_string.

The following symbols are currently supported in format strings:

+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
|            Symbol            |             Meaning             |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| b, y, n, q, i, u, x, t, h, d | Boolean, byte and numeric types |
| s, o, g                      | String types                    |
| v                            | Variant types                   |
| a                            | Arrays                          |
| m                            | Maybe types                     |
| ()                           | Tuples                          |
| {}                           | Dictionary entries              |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+

Note that if a format string specifies an array, a tuple or a dictionary entry ("a", "()" or "{}"), then array references are expected by "new" and produced by "get". For arrays of dictionary entries ("a{}"), hash references are also supported by "new" and handled as you would expect.

For a complete specification, see the documentation at

https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib-GVariantType.html

https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib-GVariant.html

https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/gvariant-format-strings.html

https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/gvariant-text.html

variant = Glib::Variant->new_array ($child_type, $children)

• $child_type (Glib::VariantType)
• $children (scalar)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_boolean ($value)

•

$value (boolean)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_byte ($value)

•

$value (Glib::UChar)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_bytestring ($string)

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$string (byte string)

Since: glib 2.26

variant = Glib::Variant->new_dict_entry ($key, $value)

• $key (Glib::Variant)
• $value (Glib::Variant)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_double ($value)

•

$value (double)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_handle ($value)

•

$value (integer)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_int16 ($value)

•

$value (integer)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_int32 ($value)

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$value (integer)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_int64 ($value)

•

$value (64 bit integer)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_maybe ($child_type, $child)

• $child_type (Glib::VariantType)
• $child (Glib::Variant)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_object_path ($object_path)

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$object_path (string)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_signature ($signature)

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$signature (string)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_string ($string)

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$string (string)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_tuple ($children)

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$children (scalar)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_uint16 ($value)

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$value (unsigned)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_uint32 ($value)

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$value (unsigned)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_uint64 ($value)

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$value (64 bit unsigned)

variant = Glib::Variant->new_variant ($value)

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$value (Glib::Variant)

boolean = $value->get_boolean

uchar = $value->get_byte

string = $value->get_bytestring

Since: glib 2.26

variant = $value->byteswap

variant = $value->get_child_value ($index_)

•

$index_ (unsigned)

string = $value->classify

integer = $one->compare ($two)

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$two (Glib::Variant)

Since: glib 2.26

double = $value->get_double

boolean = $one->equal ($two)

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$two (Glib::Variant)

integer = $value->get_handle

integer = $value->hash

integer = $value->get_int16

integer = $value->get_int32

64 bit integer = $value->get_int64

boolean = $value->is_container

boolean = $value->is_normal_form

boolean = $string->is_object_path

boolean = $value->is_of_type ($type)

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$type (Glib::VariantType)

boolean = $string->is_signature

variant = $dictionary->lookup_value ($key, $expected_type)

• $key (string)
• $expected_type (Glib::VariantType)

Since: glib 2.28

variant = $value->get_maybe

unsigned = $value->n_children

variant = $value->get_normal_form

variant = Glib::Variant::parse ($type, $text)

• $type (Glib::VariantType)
• $text (string)

May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.

string = $value->print ($type_annotate)

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$type_annotate (boolean)

unsigned = $value->get_size

string = $value->get_string

varianttype = $value->get_type

string = $value->get_type_string

unsigned = $value->get_uint16

unsigned = $value->get_uint32

64 bit unsigned = $value->get_uint64

variant = $value->get_variant