GstValue

GstValue — GValue implementations specific to GStreamer

Synopsis


#include <gst/gst.h>

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FOURCC              (x)
#define             GST_MAKE_FOURCC                     (a,b,c,d)
#define             GST_STR_FOURCC                      (f)
#define             GST_FOURCC_FORMAT
#define             GST_FOURCC_ARGS                     (fourcc)
#define             GST_TYPE_FOURCC
void                gst_value_set_fourcc                (GValue *value,
                                                         guint32 fourcc);
guint32             gst_value_get_fourcc                (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_INT_RANGE           (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE
void                gst_value_set_int_range             (GValue *value,
                                                         gint start,
                                                         gint end);
gint                gst_value_get_int_range_min         (const GValue *value);
gint                gst_value_get_int_range_max         (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DOUBLE_RANGE        (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE
void                gst_value_set_double_range          (GValue *value,
                                                         gdouble start,
                                                         gdouble end);
gdouble             gst_value_get_double_range_min      (const GValue *value);
gdouble             gst_value_get_double_range_max      (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_LIST                (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_LIST
#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY               (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_ARRAY
void                gst_value_list_append_value         (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *append_value);
void                gst_value_list_prepend_value        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *prepend_value);
void                gst_value_list_concat               (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
guint               gst_value_list_get_size             (const GValue *value);
const GValue*       gst_value_list_get_value            (const GValue *value,
                                                         guint index);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION            (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_FRACTION
void                gst_value_set_fraction              (GValue *value,
                                                         gint numerator,
                                                         gint denominator);
gint                gst_value_get_fraction_numerator    (const GValue *value);
gint                gst_value_get_fraction_denominator  (const GValue *value);
gboolean            gst_value_fraction_multiply         (GValue *product,
                                                         const GValue *factor1,
                                                         const GValue *factor2);
gboolean            gst_value_fraction_subtract         (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION_RANGE      (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE
void                gst_value_set_fraction_range        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *start,
                                                         const GValue *end);
const GValue*       gst_value_get_fraction_range_min    (const GValue *value);
const GValue*       gst_value_get_fraction_range_max    (const GValue *value);
void                gst_value_set_fraction_range_full   (GValue *value,
                                                         gint numerator_start,
                                                         gint denominator_start,
                                                         gint numerator_end,
                                                         gint denominator_end);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DATE                (x)
#define             GST_TYPE_DATE
void                gst_value_set_date                  (GValue *value,
                                                         const GDate *date);
const GDate*        gst_value_get_date                  (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_CAPS                (x)
void                gst_value_set_caps                  (GValue *value,
                                                         const GstCaps *caps);
const GstCaps*      gst_value_get_caps                  (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_STRUCTURE           (x)
void                gst_value_set_structure             (GValue *value,
                                                         const GstStructure *structure);
const GstStructure* gst_value_get_structure             (const GValue *value);

#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_MINI_OBJECT         (value)
#define             GST_VALUE_HOLDS_BUFFER              (x)
#define             gst_value_get_buffer                (v)
#define             gst_value_set_buffer                (v,b)
#define             gst_value_take_buffer               (v,b)

#define             GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN
#define             GST_VALUE_EQUAL
#define             GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN
#define             GST_VALUE_UNORDERED
gint                (*GstValueCompareFunc)              (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gchar*              (*GstValueSerializeFunc)            (const GValue *value1);
gboolean            (*GstValueDeserializeFunc)          (GValue *dest,
                                                         const gchar *s);
gboolean            (*GstValueUnionFunc)                (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            (*GstValueIntersectFunc)            (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            (*GstValueSubtractFunc)             (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);
                    GstValueTable;
gboolean            gst_value_is_fixed                  (const GValue *value);
void                gst_value_register                  (const GstValueTable *table);
void                gst_value_init_and_copy             (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *src);
gchar*              gst_value_serialize                 (const GValue *value);
gboolean            gst_value_deserialize               (GValue *dest,
                                                         const gchar *src);
gint                gst_value_compare                   (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            gst_value_can_compare               (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            gst_value_union                     (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            gst_value_can_union                 (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
void                gst_value_register_union_func       (GType type1,
                                                         GType type2,
                                                         GstValueUnionFunc func);
gboolean            gst_value_subtract                  (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);
gboolean            gst_value_can_subtract              (const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);
void                gst_value_register_subtract_func    (GType minuend_type,
                                                         GType subtrahend_type,
                                                         GstValueSubtractFunc func);
gboolean            gst_value_intersect                 (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
gboolean            gst_value_can_intersect             (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);
void                gst_value_register_intersect_func   (GType type1,
                                                         GType type2,
                                                         GstValueIntersectFunc func);
void                gst_value_array_append_value        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *append_value);
guint               gst_value_array_get_size            (const GValue *value);
const GValue*       gst_value_array_get_value           (const GValue *value,
                                                         guint index);
void                gst_value_array_prepend_value       (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *prepend_value);

Description

GValue implementations specific to GStreamer.

Note that operations on the same GstValue (or GValue) from multiple threads may lead to undefined behaviour.

Last reviewed on 2008-03-11 (0.10.18)

Details

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FOURCC()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FOURCC(x)       (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_fourcc_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_FOURCC value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_MAKE_FOURCC()

#define GST_MAKE_FOURCC(a,b,c,d)        ((guint32)((a)|(b)<<8|(c)<<16|(d)<<24))

Transform four characters into a guint32 fourcc value with host endianness.

guint32 fourcc = GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('M', 'J', 'P', 'G');

a : the first character
b : the second character
c : the third character
d : the fourth character

GST_STR_FOURCC()

#define GST_STR_FOURCC(f)               ((guint32)(((f)[0])|((f)[1]<<8)|((f)[2]<<16)|((f)[3]<<24)))

Transform an input string into a guint32 fourcc value with host endianness. Caller is responsible for ensuring the input string consists of at least four characters.

guint32 fourcc = GST_STR_FOURCC ("MJPG");

f : a string with at least four characters

GST_FOURCC_FORMAT

#define GST_FOURCC_FORMAT "c%c%c%c"

Can be used together with GST_FOURCC_ARGS to properly output a guint32 fourcc value in a printf()-style text message.

printf ("fourcc: %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT "\n", GST_FOURCC_ARGS (fcc));


GST_FOURCC_ARGS()

#define             GST_FOURCC_ARGS(fourcc)

Can be used together with GST_FOURCC_FORMAT to properly output a guint32 fourcc value in a printf()-style text message.

fourcc : a guint32 fourcc value to output

GST_TYPE_FOURCC

#define GST_TYPE_FOURCC                  gst_fourcc_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents 4 byte identifier (e.g. used for codecs)

Returns : the GType of GstFourcc

gst_value_set_fourcc ()

void                gst_value_set_fourcc                (GValue *value,
                                                         guint32 fourcc);

Sets value to fourcc.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FOURCC
fourcc : the guint32 fourcc to set

gst_value_get_fourcc ()

guint32             gst_value_get_fourcc                (const GValue *value);

Gets the guint32 fourcc contained in value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FOURCC
Returns : the guint32 fourcc contained in value.

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_INT_RANGE()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_INT_RANGE(x)    (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_int_range_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE

#define GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE               gst_int_range_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents an integer range

Returns : the GType of GstIntRange

gst_value_set_int_range ()

void                gst_value_set_int_range             (GValue *value,
                                                         gint start,
                                                         gint end);

Sets value to the range specified by start and end.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE
start : the start of the range
end : the end of the range

gst_value_get_int_range_min ()

gint                gst_value_get_int_range_min         (const GValue *value);

Gets the minimum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE
Returns : the minimum of the range

gst_value_get_int_range_max ()

gint                gst_value_get_int_range_max         (const GValue *value);

Gets the maximum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE
Returns : the maxumum of the range

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DOUBLE_RANGE()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DOUBLE_RANGE(x) (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_double_range_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE

#define GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE            gst_double_range_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents a floating point range with double precission

Returns : the GType of GstIntRange

gst_value_set_double_range ()

void                gst_value_set_double_range          (GValue *value,
                                                         gdouble start,
                                                         gdouble end);

Sets value to the range specified by start and end.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE
start : the start of the range
end : the end of the range

gst_value_get_double_range_min ()

gdouble             gst_value_get_double_range_min      (const GValue *value);

Gets the minimum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE
Returns : the minimum of the range

gst_value_get_double_range_max ()

gdouble             gst_value_get_double_range_max      (const GValue *value);

Gets the maximum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE
Returns : the maxumum of the range

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_LIST()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_LIST(x)		(G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_value_list_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_LIST value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_LIST

#define GST_TYPE_LIST                    gst_value_list_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents an unordered list of GValue values. This is used for example to express a list of possible values for a field in a caps structure, like a list of possible sample rates, of which only one will be chosen in the end. This means that all values in the list are meaningful on their own.

Returns : the GType of GstValueList (which is not explicitly typed)

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY(x)	(G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_value_array_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_ARRAY value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_ARRAY

#define GST_TYPE_ARRAY			 gst_value_array_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents an ordered list of GValue values. This is used to express a set of values that is meaningful only in their specific combination and order of values. Each value on its own is not particularly meaningful, only the ordered array in its entirety is meaningful. This is used for example to express channel layouts for multichannel audio where each channel needs to be mapped to a position in the room.

Returns : the GType of GstArrayList (which is not explicitly typed)

gst_value_list_append_value ()

void                gst_value_list_append_value         (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *append_value);

Appends append_value to the GstValueList in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_LIST
append_value : the value to append

gst_value_list_prepend_value ()

void                gst_value_list_prepend_value        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *prepend_value);

Prepends prepend_value to the GstValueList in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_LIST
prepend_value : the value to prepend

gst_value_list_concat ()

void                gst_value_list_concat               (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Concatenates copies of value1 and value2 into a list. Values that are not of type GST_TYPE_LIST are treated as if they were lists of length 1. dest will be initialized to the type GST_TYPE_LIST.

dest : an uninitialized GValue to take the result
value1 : a GValue
value2 : a GValue

gst_value_list_get_size ()

guint               gst_value_list_get_size             (const GValue *value);

Gets the number of values contained in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_LIST
Returns : the number of values

gst_value_list_get_value ()

const GValue*       gst_value_list_get_value            (const GValue *value,
                                                         guint index);

Gets the value that is a member of the list contained in value and has the index index.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_LIST
index : index of value to get from the list
Returns : the value at the given index

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION(x)	(G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_fraction_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_FRACTION value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_FRACTION

#define GST_TYPE_FRACTION                gst_fraction_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents a fraction of an integer numerator over an integer denominator

Returns : the GType of GstFraction (which is not explicitly typed)

gst_value_set_fraction ()

void                gst_value_set_fraction              (GValue *value,
                                                         gint numerator,
                                                         gint denominator);

Sets value to the fraction specified by numerator over denominator. The fraction gets reduced to the smallest numerator and denominator, and if necessary the sign is moved to the numerator.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
numerator : the numerator of the fraction
denominator : the denominator of the fraction

gst_value_get_fraction_numerator ()

gint                gst_value_get_fraction_numerator    (const GValue *value);

Gets the numerator of the fraction specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
Returns : the numerator of the fraction.

gst_value_get_fraction_denominator ()

gint                gst_value_get_fraction_denominator  (const GValue *value);

Gets the denominator of the fraction specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
Returns : the denominator of the fraction.

gst_value_fraction_multiply ()

gboolean            gst_value_fraction_multiply         (GValue *product,
                                                         const GValue *factor1,
                                                         const GValue *factor2);

Multiplies the two GValues containing a GstFraction and sets product to the product of the two fractions.

product : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
factor1 : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
factor2 : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
Returns : FALSE in case of an error (like integer overflow), TRUE otherwise.

gst_value_fraction_subtract ()

gboolean            gst_value_fraction_subtract         (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);

Subtracts the subtrahend from the minuend and sets dest to the result.

dest : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
minuend : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
subtrahend : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION
Returns : FALSE in case of an error (like integer overflow), TRUE otherwise.

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION_RANGE()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION_RANGE(x)    (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_fraction_range_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE

#define GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE            gst_fraction_range_get_type ()

a GValue type that represents a GstFraction range

Returns : the GType of GstFractionRange

gst_value_set_fraction_range ()

void                gst_value_set_fraction_range        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *start,
                                                         const GValue *end);

Sets value to the range specified by start and end.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE
start : the start of the range (a GST_TYPE_FRACTION GValue)
end : the end of the range (a GST_TYPE_FRACTION GValue)

gst_value_get_fraction_range_min ()

const GValue*       gst_value_get_fraction_range_min    (const GValue *value);

Gets the minimum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE
Returns : the minimum of the range

gst_value_get_fraction_range_max ()

const GValue*       gst_value_get_fraction_range_max    (const GValue *value);

Gets the maximum of the range specified by value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE
Returns : the maximum of the range

gst_value_set_fraction_range_full ()

void                gst_value_set_fraction_range_full   (GValue *value,
                                                         gint numerator_start,
                                                         gint denominator_start,
                                                         gint numerator_end,
                                                         gint denominator_end);

Sets value to the range specified by numerator_start/denominator_start and numerator_end/denominator_end.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE
numerator_start : the numerator start of the range
denominator_start : the denominator start of the range
numerator_end : the numerator end of the range
denominator_end : the denominator end of the range

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DATE()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DATE(x)         (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), gst_date_get_type ()))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_DATE value.

x : the GValue to check

GST_TYPE_DATE

#define GST_TYPE_DATE                    gst_date_get_type ()

a boxed GValue type for GDate that represents a date.

Returns : the GType of GstDate

gst_value_set_date ()

void                gst_value_set_date                  (GValue *value,
                                                         const GDate *date);

Sets the contents of value to coorespond to date. The actual GDate structure is copied before it is used.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_DATE
date : the date to set the value to

gst_value_get_date ()

const GDate*        gst_value_get_date                  (const GValue *value);

Gets the contents of value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_DATE
Returns : the contents of value

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_CAPS()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_CAPS(x)		(G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), GST_TYPE_CAPS))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_CAPS value.

x : the GValue to check

gst_value_set_caps ()

void                gst_value_set_caps                  (GValue *value,
                                                         const GstCaps *caps);

Sets the contents of value to caps. The actual GstCaps structure is copied before it is used.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_CAPS
caps : the caps to set the value to

gst_value_get_caps ()

const GstCaps*      gst_value_get_caps                  (const GValue *value);

Gets the contents of value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_CAPS
Returns : the contents of value

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_STRUCTURE()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_STRUCTURE(x)		(G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE value.

x : the GValue to check

Since 0.10.15


gst_value_set_structure ()

void                gst_value_set_structure             (GValue *value,
                                                         const GstStructure *structure);

Sets the contents of value to structure. The actual

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE
structure : the structure to set the value to

Since 0.10.15


gst_value_get_structure ()

const GstStructure* gst_value_get_structure             (const GValue *value);

Gets the contents of value.

value : a GValue initialized to GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE
Returns : the contents of value

Since 0.10.15


GST_VALUE_HOLDS_MINI_OBJECT()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_MINI_OBJECT(value)  (G_VALUE_HOLDS(value, GST_TYPE_MINI_OBJECT))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_MINI_OBJECT value.

value : the GValue to check

GST_VALUE_HOLDS_BUFFER()

#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_BUFFER(x)       (G_VALUE_HOLDS((x), GST_TYPE_BUFFER))

Checks if the given GValue contains a GST_TYPE_BUFFER value.

x : the GValue to check

gst_value_get_buffer()

#define         gst_value_get_buffer(v)         GST_BUFFER_CAST (gst_value_get_mini_object(v))

Receives a GstBuffer as the value of v. Does not return a reference to the buffer, so the pointer is only valid for as long as the caller owns a reference to v.

v : a GstValue to qeury

gst_value_set_buffer()

#define         gst_value_set_buffer(v,b)       gst_value_set_mini_object(v, GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST(b))

Sets b as the value of v. Caller retains reference to buffer.

v : a GstValue to receive the data
b : a GstBuffer to assign to the GstValue

gst_value_take_buffer()

#define         gst_value_take_buffer(v,b)      gst_value_take_mini_object(v, GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST(b))

Sets b as the value of v. Caller gives away reference to buffer.

v : a GstValue to receive the data
b : a GstBuffer to assign to the GstValue

GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN

#define GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN              (-1)

Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function (gst_value_compare()) is lesser than the second one.


GST_VALUE_EQUAL

#define GST_VALUE_EQUAL                   0

Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function (gst_value_compare()) is equal to the second one.


GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN

#define GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN            1

Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function (gst_value_compare()) is greater than the second one.


GST_VALUE_UNORDERED

#define GST_VALUE_UNORDERED               2

Indicates that the comparison function (gst_value_compare()) can not determine a order for the two provided values.


GstValueCompareFunc ()

gint                (*GstValueCompareFunc)              (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Used together with gst_value_compare() to compare GValues.

value1 : first value for comparission
value2 : second value for comparission
Returns : one of GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN, GST_VALUE_EQUAL, GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN or GST_VALUE_UNORDERED

GstValueSerializeFunc ()

gchar*              (*GstValueSerializeFunc)            (const GValue *value1);

Used by gst_value_serialize() to obtain a non-binary form of the GValue.

value1 : a GValue
Returns : the string representation of the value

GstValueDeserializeFunc ()

gboolean            (*GstValueDeserializeFunc)          (GValue *dest,
                                                         const gchar *s);

Used by gst_value_deserialize() to parse a non-binary form into the GValue.

dest : a GValue
s : a string
Returns : TRUE for success

GstValueUnionFunc ()

gboolean            (*GstValueUnionFunc)                (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Used by gst_value_union() to perform unification for a specific GValue type. Register a new implementation with gst_value_register_union_func().

dest : a GValue for the result
value1 : a GValue operand
value2 : a GValue operand
Returns : TRUE if a union was successful

GstValueIntersectFunc ()

gboolean            (*GstValueIntersectFunc)            (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Used by gst_value_intersect() to perform intersection for a specific GValue type. If the intersection is non-empty, the result is placed in dest and TRUE is returned. If the intersection is empty, dest is unmodified and FALSE is returned. Register a new implementation with gst_value_register_intersection_func().

dest : a GValue for the result
value1 : a GValue operand
value2 : a GValue operand
Returns : TRUE if the values can intersect

GstValueSubtractFunc ()

gboolean            (*GstValueSubtractFunc)             (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);

Used by gst_value_subtract() to perform subtraction for a specific GValue type. Register a new implementation with gst_value_register_subtract_func().

dest : a GValue for the result
minuend : a GValue operand
subtrahend : a GValue operand
Returns : TRUE if the subtraction is not empty

GstValueTable

typedef struct {
  GType type;
  GstValueCompareFunc compare;
  GstValueSerializeFunc serialize;
  GstValueDeserializeFunc deserialize;
} GstValueTable;

VTable for the GValue type.


gst_value_is_fixed ()

gboolean            gst_value_is_fixed                  (const GValue *value);

Tests if the given GValue, if available in a GstStructure (or any other container) contains a "fixed" (which means: one value) or an "unfixed" (which means: multiple possible values, such as data lists or data ranges) value.

value : the GValue to check
Returns : true if the value is "fixed".

gst_value_register ()

void                gst_value_register                  (const GstValueTable *table);

Registers functions to perform calculations on GValues of a given type. Each type can only be added once.

table : structure containing functions to register

gst_value_init_and_copy ()

void                gst_value_init_and_copy             (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *src);

Initialises the target value to be of the same type as source and then copies the contents from source to target.

dest : the target value
src : the source value

gst_value_serialize ()

gchar*              gst_value_serialize                 (const GValue *value);

tries to transform the given value into a string representation that allows getting back this string later on using gst_value_deserialize().

value : a GValue to serialize
Returns : the serialization for value or NULL if none exists

gst_value_deserialize ()

gboolean            gst_value_deserialize               (GValue *dest,
                                                         const gchar *src);

Tries to deserialize a string into the type specified by the given GValue. If the operation succeeds, TRUE is returned, FALSE otherwise.

dest : GValue to fill with contents of deserialization
src : string to deserialize
Returns : TRUE on success

gst_value_compare ()

gint                gst_value_compare                   (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Compares value1 and value2. If value1 and value2 cannot be compared, the function returns GST_VALUE_UNORDERED. Otherwise, if value1 is greater than value2, GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN is returned. If value1 is less than value2, GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN is returned. If the values are equal, GST_VALUE_EQUAL is returned.

value1 : a value to compare
value2 : another value to compare
Returns : A GstValueCompareType value

gst_value_can_compare ()

gboolean            gst_value_can_compare               (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Determines if value1 and value2 can be compared.

value1 : a value to compare
value2 : another value to compare
Returns : TRUE if the values can be compared

gst_value_union ()

gboolean            gst_value_union                     (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Creates a GValue corresponding to the union of value1 and value2.

dest : the destination value
value1 : a value to union
value2 : another value to union
Returns : always returns TRUE

gst_value_can_union ()

gboolean            gst_value_can_union                 (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Determines if value1 and value2 can be non-trivially unioned. Any two values can be trivially unioned by adding both of them to a GstValueList. However, certain types have the possibility to be unioned in a simpler way. For example, an integer range and an integer can be unioned if the integer is a subset of the integer range. If there is the possibility that two values can be unioned, this function returns TRUE.

value1 : a value to union
value2 : another value to union
Returns : TRUE if there is a function allowing the two values to be unioned.

gst_value_register_union_func ()

void                gst_value_register_union_func       (GType type1,
                                                         GType type2,
                                                         GstValueUnionFunc func);

Registers a union function that can create a union between GValues of the type type1 and type2.

Union functions should be registered at startup before any pipelines are started, as gst_value_register_union_func() is not thread-safe and cannot be used at the same time as gst_value_union() or gst_value_can_union().

type1 : a type to union
type2 : another type to union
func : a function that implments creating a union between the two types

gst_value_subtract ()

gboolean            gst_value_subtract                  (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);

Subtracts subtrahend from minuend and stores the result in dest. Note that this means subtraction as in sets, not as in mathematics.

dest : the destination value for the result if the subtraction is not empty
minuend : the value to subtract from
subtrahend : the value to subtract
Returns : TRUE if the subtraction is not empty

gst_value_can_subtract ()

gboolean            gst_value_can_subtract              (const GValue *minuend,
                                                         const GValue *subtrahend);

Checks if it's possible to subtract subtrahend from minuend.

minuend : the value to subtract from
subtrahend : the value to subtract
Returns : TRUE if a subtraction is possible

gst_value_register_subtract_func ()

void                gst_value_register_subtract_func    (GType minuend_type,
                                                         GType subtrahend_type,
                                                         GstValueSubtractFunc func);

Registers func as a function capable of subtracting the values of subtrahend_type from values of minuend_type.

Subtract functions should be registered at startup before any pipelines are started, as gst_value_register_subtract_func() is not thread-safe and cannot be used at the same time as gst_value_subtract().

minuend_type : type of the minuend
subtrahend_type : type of the subtrahend
func : function to use

gst_value_intersect ()

gboolean            gst_value_intersect                 (GValue *dest,
                                                         const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Calculates the intersection of two values. If the values have a non-empty intersection, the value representing the intersection is placed in dest. If the intersection is non-empty, dest is not modified.

dest : a uninitialized GValue that will hold the calculated intersection value
value1 : a value to intersect
value2 : another value to intersect
Returns : TRUE if the intersection is non-empty

gst_value_can_intersect ()

gboolean            gst_value_can_intersect             (const GValue *value1,
                                                         const GValue *value2);

Determines if intersecting two values will produce a valid result. Two values will produce a valid intersection if they have the same type, or if there is a method (registered by gst_value_register_intersection_func()) to calculate the intersection.

value1 : a value to intersect
value2 : another value to intersect
Returns : TRUE if the values can intersect

gst_value_register_intersect_func ()

void                gst_value_register_intersect_func   (GType type1,
                                                         GType type2,
                                                         GstValueIntersectFunc func);

Registers a function that is called to calculate the intersection of the values having the types type1 and type2.

Intersect functions should be registered at startup before any pipelines are started, as gst_value_register_intersect_func() is not thread-safe and cannot be used at the same time as gst_value_intersect() or gst_value_can_intersect().

type1 : the first type to intersect
type2 : the second type to intersect
func : the intersection function

gst_value_array_append_value ()

void                gst_value_array_append_value        (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *append_value);

Appends append_value to the GstValueArray in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_ARRAY
append_value : the value to append

gst_value_array_get_size ()

guint               gst_value_array_get_size            (const GValue *value);

Gets the number of values contained in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_ARRAY
Returns : the number of values

gst_value_array_get_value ()

const GValue*       gst_value_array_get_value           (const GValue *value,
                                                         guint index);

Gets the value that is a member of the array contained in value and has the index index.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_ARRAY
index : index of value to get from the array
Returns : the value at the given index

gst_value_array_prepend_value ()

void                gst_value_array_prepend_value       (GValue *value,
                                                         const GValue *prepend_value);

Prepends prepend_value to the GstValueArray in value.

value : a GValue of type GST_TYPE_ARRAY
prepend_value : the value to prepend