Annotation Glossary

A

allow-none

NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

E

element-type

Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

I

in

Parameter for input. Default is transfer none.

N

nullable

NULL may be passed as the value in, out, in-out; or as a return value.

O

out

Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

out callee-allocates

Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

S

scope async

The callback is valid until first called.

T

transfer full

Free data after the code is done.

transfer none

Don't free data after the code is done.