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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="glib-Strings.top_of_page"></a>Strings</span></h2>
<p>Strings — text buffers which grow automatically as text is added</p>
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#include &lt;glib.h&gt;
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString">GString</a>;
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-new" title="g_string_new ()">g_string_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *init</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-new-len" title="g_string_new_len ()">g_string_new_len</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *init</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-sized-new" title="g_string_sized_new ()">g_string_sized_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> dfl_size</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-assign" title="g_string_assign ()">g_string_assign</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *rval</code></em>);
#define <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-sprintf" title="g_string_sprintf">g_string_sprintf</a>
#define <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-sprintfa" title="g_string_sprintfa">g_string_sprintfa</a>
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-vprintf" title="g_string_vprintf ()">g_string_vprintf</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">va_list</span> args</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-vprintf" title="g_string_append_vprintf ()">g_string_append_vprintf</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">va_list</span> args</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-printf" title="g_string_printf ()">g_string_printf</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-printf" title="g_string_append_printf ()">g_string_append_printf</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append" title="g_string_append ()">g_string_append</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-c" title="g_string_append_c ()">g_string_append_c</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-unichar" title="g_string_append_unichar ()">g_string_append_unichar</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-len" title="g_string_append_len ()">g_string_append_len</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a> * <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-uri-escaped" title="g_string_append_uri_escaped ()">g_string_append_uri_escaped</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *unescaped</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *reserved_chars_allowed</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> allow_utf8</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-prepend" title="g_string_prepend ()">g_string_prepend</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-prepend-c" title="g_string_prepend_c ()">g_string_prepend_c</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-prepend-unichar" title="g_string_prepend_unichar ()">g_string_prepend_unichar</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-prepend-len" title="g_string_prepend_len ()">g_string_prepend_len</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-insert" title="g_string_insert ()">g_string_insert</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-insert-c" title="g_string_insert_c ()">g_string_insert_c</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-insert-unichar" title="g_string_insert_unichar ()">g_string_insert_unichar</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-insert-len" title="g_string_insert_len ()">g_string_insert_len</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-overwrite" title="g_string_overwrite ()">g_string_overwrite</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-overwrite-len" title="g_string_overwrite_len ()">g_string_overwrite_len</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-erase" title="g_string_erase ()">g_string_erase</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-truncate" title="g_string_truncate ()">g_string_truncate</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-set-size" title="g_string_set_size ()">g_string_set_size</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> len</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-free" title="g_string_free ()">g_string_free</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> free_segment</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-up" title="g_string_up ()">g_string_up</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-down" title="g_string_down ()">g_string_down</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#guint" title="guint"><span class="returnvalue">guint</span></a> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-hash" title="g_string_hash ()">g_string_hash</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *str</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-equal" title="g_string_equal ()">g_string_equal</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *v</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *v2</code></em>);
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<div class="refsect1" title="Description">
<a name="glib-Strings.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
A <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> is similar to a standard C string, except that it grows
automatically as text is appended or inserted. Also, it stores the
length of the string, so can be used for binary data with embedded
nul bytes.
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<div class="refsect1" title="Details">
<a name="glib-Strings.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
<div class="refsect2" title="GString">
<a name="GString"></a><h3>GString</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef struct {
gchar *str;
gsize len;
gsize allocated_len;
} GString;
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<p>
The <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> struct contains the public fields of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GString.str"></a>str</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>points to the character data. It may move as text is added.
The <em class="structfield"><code>str</code></em> field is nul-terminated and so
can be used as an ordinary C string.
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<td><p><span class="term"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> <em class="structfield"><code><a name="GString.len"></a>len</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>contains the length of the string, not including the
terminating nul byte.
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<td><p><span class="term"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> <em class="structfield"><code><a name="GString.allocated-len"></a>allocated_len</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>the number of bytes that can be stored in the
string before it needs to be reallocated. May be larger than <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em>.
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_new ()">
<a name="g-string-new"></a><h3>g_string_new ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_new (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *init</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, initialized with the given string.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the initial text to copy into the string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> the new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_new_len ()">
<a name="g-string-new-len"></a><h3>g_string_new_len ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_new_len (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *init</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> with <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes of the <em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> buffer.
Because a length is provided, <em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> need not be nul-terminated,
and can contain embedded nul bytes.
</p>
<p>
Since this function does not stop at nul bytes, it is the caller's
responsibility to ensure that <em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> has at least <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> addressable
bytes.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>initial contents of the string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>length of <em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> to use
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> a new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_sized_new ()">
<a name="g-string-sized-new"></a><h3>g_string_sized_new ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_sized_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> dfl_size</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, with enough space for <em class="parameter"><code>dfl_size</code></em>
bytes. This is useful if you are going to add a lot of
text to the string and don't want it to be reallocated
too often.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>dfl_size</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the default size of the space allocated to
hold the string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> the new <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_assign ()">
<a name="g-string-assign"></a><h3>g_string_assign ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_assign (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *rval</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Copies the bytes from a string into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>,
destroying any previous contents. It is rather like
the standard <code class="function">strcpy()</code> function, except that you do not
have to worry about having enough space to copy the string.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the destination <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>. Its current contents
are destroyed.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>rval</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string to copy into <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_sprintf">
<a name="g-string-sprintf"></a><h3>g_string_sprintf</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define g_string_sprintf</pre>
<div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Warning</h3>
<p><code class="literal">g_string_sprintf</code> is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. This function has been renamed to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-printf" title="g_string_printf ()"><code class="function">g_string_printf()</code></a>.</p>
</div>
<p>
Writes a formatted string into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This is similar to the standard <code class="function">sprintf()</code> function,
except that the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> buffer automatically expands
to contain the results. The previous contents of the
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> are destroyed.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">sprintf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the parameters to insert into the format string
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_sprintfa">
<a name="g-string-sprintfa"></a><h3>g_string_sprintfa</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define g_string_sprintfa</pre>
<div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Warning</h3>
<p><code class="literal">g_string_sprintfa</code> is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. This function has been renamed to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-printf" title="g_string_append_printf ()"><code class="function">g_string_append_printf()</code></a></p>
</div>
<p>
Appends a formatted string onto the end of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This function is similar to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-sprintf" title="g_string_sprintf"><code class="function">g_string_sprintf()</code></a> except that
the text is appended to the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">sprintf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the parameters to insert into the format string
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_vprintf ()">
<a name="g-string-vprintf"></a><h3>g_string_vprintf ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> g_string_vprintf (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">va_list</span> args</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Writes a formatted string into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This function is similar to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-printf" title="g_string_printf ()"><code class="function">g_string_printf()</code></a> except that
the arguments to the format string are passed as a va_list.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">printf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>args</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the parameters to insert into the format string
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 2.14</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_vprintf ()">
<a name="g-string-append-vprintf"></a><h3>g_string_append_vprintf ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> g_string_append_vprintf (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">va_list</span> args</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Appends a formatted string onto the end of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This function is similar to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-append-printf" title="g_string_append_printf ()"><code class="function">g_string_append_printf()</code></a>
except that the arguments to the format string are passed
as a va_list.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">printf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>args</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the list of arguments to insert in the output
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 2.14</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_printf ()">
<a name="g-string-printf"></a><h3>g_string_printf ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> g_string_printf (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Writes a formatted string into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This is similar to the standard <code class="function">sprintf()</code> function,
except that the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> buffer automatically expands
to contain the results. The previous contents of the
<a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> are destroyed.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">printf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the parameters to insert into the format string
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_printf ()">
<a name="g-string-append-printf"></a><h3>g_string_append_printf ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> g_string_append_printf (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *format</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Appends a formatted string onto the end of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
This function is similar to <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#g-string-printf" title="g_string_printf ()"><code class="function">g_string_printf()</code></a> except
that the text is appended to the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string format. See the <code class="function">printf()</code> documentation
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the parameters to insert into the format string
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append ()">
<a name="g-string-append"></a><h3>g_string_append ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_append (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Adds a string onto the end of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, expanding
it if necessary.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string to append onto the end of <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_c ()">
<a name="g-string-append-c"></a><h3>g_string_append_c ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_append_c (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Adds a byte onto the end of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, expanding
it if necessary.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>c</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the byte to append onto the end of <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_unichar ()">
<a name="g-string-append-unichar"></a><h3>g_string_append_unichar ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_append_unichar (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Converts a Unicode character into UTF-8, and appends it
to the string.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>wc</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a Unicode character
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_len ()">
<a name="g-string-append-len"></a><h3>g_string_append_len ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_append_len (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Appends <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes of <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> to <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>. Because <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> is
provided, <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> may contain embedded nuls and need not
be nul-terminated.
</p>
<p>
Since this function does not stop at nul bytes, it is
the caller's responsibility to ensure that <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> has at
least <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> addressable bytes.
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>bytes to append
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>number of bytes of <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> to use
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_append_uri_escaped ()">
<a name="g-string-append-uri-escaped"></a><h3>g_string_append_uri_escaped ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a> * g_string_append_uri_escaped (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *unescaped</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *reserved_chars_allowed</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> allow_utf8</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Appends <em class="parameter"><code>unescaped</code></em> to <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>, escaped any characters that
are reserved in URIs using URI-style escape sequences.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>unescaped</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>reserved_chars_allowed</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a string of reserved characters allowed to be used
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>allow_utf8</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>set <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> if the escaped string may include UTF8 characters
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 2.16</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_prepend ()">
<a name="g-string-prepend"></a><h3>g_string_prepend ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_prepend (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Adds a string on to the start of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>,
expanding it if necessary.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string to prepend on the start of <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_prepend_c ()">
<a name="g-string-prepend-c"></a><h3>g_string_prepend_c ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_prepend_c (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Adds a byte onto the start of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>,
expanding it if necessary.
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>c</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the byte to prepend on the start of the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_prepend_unichar ()">
<a name="g-string-prepend-unichar"></a><h3>g_string_prepend_unichar ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_prepend_unichar (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Converts a Unicode character into UTF-8, and prepends it
to the string.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>wc</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a Unicode character
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_prepend_len ()">
<a name="g-string-prepend-len"></a><h3>g_string_prepend_len ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_prepend_len (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Prepends <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes of <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> to <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>.
Because <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> is provided, <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> may contain
embedded nuls and need not be nul-terminated.
</p>
<p>
Since this function does not stop at nul bytes,
it is the caller's responsibility to ensure that
<em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> has at least <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> addressable bytes.
</p>
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<tbody>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>bytes to prepend
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>number of bytes in <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> to prepend
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_insert ()">
<a name="g-string-insert"></a><h3>g_string_insert ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_insert (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Inserts a copy of a string into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>,
expanding it if necessary.
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position to insert the copy of the string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string to insert
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_insert_c ()">
<a name="g-string-insert-c"></a><h3>g_string_insert_c ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_insert_c (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> c</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Inserts a byte into a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, expanding it if necessary.
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position to insert the byte
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>c</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the byte to insert
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_insert_unichar ()">
<a name="g-string-insert-unichar"></a><h3>g_string_insert_unichar ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_insert_unichar (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#gunichar" title="gunichar"><span class="type">gunichar</span></a> wc</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Converts a Unicode character into UTF-8, and insert it
into the string at the given position.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position at which to insert character, or -1 to
append at the end of the string
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>wc</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a Unicode character
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_insert_len ()">
<a name="g-string-insert-len"></a><h3>g_string_insert_len ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_insert_len (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Inserts <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes of <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> into <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> at <em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em>.
Because <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> is provided, <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> may contain embedded
nuls and need not be nul-terminated. If <em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> is -1,
bytes are inserted at the end of the string.
</p>
<p>
Since this function does not stop at nul bytes, it is
the caller's responsibility to ensure that <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> has at
least <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> addressable bytes.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>position in <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> where insertion should
happen, or -1 for at the end
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>bytes to insert
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>number of bytes of <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> to insert
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_overwrite ()">
<a name="g-string-overwrite"></a><h3>g_string_overwrite ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_overwrite (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Overwrites part of a string, lengthening it if necessary.
</p>
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<tbody>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position at which to start overwriting
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string that will overwrite the <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> starting at <em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 2.14</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_overwrite_len ()">
<a name="g-string-overwrite-len"></a><h3>g_string_overwrite_len ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_overwrite_len (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *val</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Overwrites part of a string, lengthening it if necessary.
This function will work with embedded nuls.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position at which to start overwriting
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the string that will overwrite the <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> starting at <em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the number of bytes to write from <em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 2.14</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_erase ()">
<a name="g-string-erase"></a><h3>g_string_erase ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_erase (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> pos</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gssize" title="gssize"><span class="type">gssize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
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Removes <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes from a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>, starting at position <em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em>.
The rest of the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> is shifted down to fill the gap.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>pos</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the position of the content to remove
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the number of bytes to remove, or -1 to remove all
following bytes
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
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<a name="g-string-truncate"></a><h3>g_string_truncate ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_truncate (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
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Cuts off the end of the GString, leaving the first <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes.
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<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the new size of <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_set_size ()">
<a name="g-string-set-size"></a><h3>g_string_set_size ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_set_size (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gsize" title="gsize"><span class="type">gsize</span></a> len</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Sets the length of a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>. If the length is less than
the current length, the string will be truncated. If the
length is greater than the current length, the contents
of the newly added area are undefined. (However, as
always, string-&gt;str[string-&gt;len] will be a nul byte.)
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<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the new length
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
</td>
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_free ()">
<a name="g-string-free"></a><h3>g_string_free ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar" title="gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a>* g_string_free (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> free_segment</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Frees the memory allocated for the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
If <em class="parameter"><code>free_segment</code></em> is <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> it also frees the character data.
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<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>free_segment</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>if <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> the actual character data is freed as well
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> the character data of <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
(i.e. <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS" title="NULL"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> if <em class="parameter"><code>free_segment</code></em> is <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a>)
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_up ()">
<a name="g-string-up"></a><h3>g_string_up ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_up (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>);</pre>
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<h3 class="title">Warning</h3>
<p><code class="literal">g_string_up</code> has been deprecated since version 2.2 and should not be used in newly-written code. This function uses the locale-specific
<code class="function">toupper()</code> function, which is almost never the right thing.
Use <a class="link" href="glib-String-Utility-Functions.html#g-string-ascii-up" title="g_string_ascii_up ()"><code class="function">g_string_ascii_up()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#g-utf8-strup" title="g_utf8_strup ()"><code class="function">g_utf8_strup()</code></a> instead.</p>
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Converts a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> to uppercase.
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<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <em class="parameter"><code>string</code></em>
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_down ()">
<a name="g-string-down"></a><h3>g_string_down ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="returnvalue">GString</span></a>* g_string_down (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *string</code></em>);</pre>
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<p><code class="literal">g_string_down</code> has been deprecated since version 2.2 and should not be used in newly-written code. This function uses the locale-specific
<code class="function">tolower()</code> function, which is almost never the right thing.
Use <a class="link" href="glib-String-Utility-Functions.html#g-string-ascii-down" title="g_string_ascii_down ()"><code class="function">g_string_ascii_down()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="glib-Unicode-Manipulation.html#g-utf8-strdown" title="g_utf8_strdown ()"><code class="function">g_utf8_strdown()</code></a> instead.</p>
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Converts a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> to lowercase.
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<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> the <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>.
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_hash ()">
<a name="g-string-hash"></a><h3>g_string_hash ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#guint" title="guint"><span class="returnvalue">guint</span></a> g_string_hash (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *str</code></em>);</pre>
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Creates a hash code for <em class="parameter"><code>str</code></em>; for use with <a class="link" href="glib-Hash-Tables.html#GHashTable" title="GHashTable"><span class="type">GHashTable</span></a>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>str</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a string to hash
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> hash code for <em class="parameter"><code>str</code></em>
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<div class="refsect2" title="g_string_equal ()">
<a name="g-string-equal"></a><h3>g_string_equal ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean" title="gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> g_string_equal (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *v</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a> *v2</code></em>);</pre>
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Compares two strings for equality, returning <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> if they are equal.
For use with <a class="link" href="glib-Hash-Tables.html#GHashTable" title="GHashTable"><span class="type">GHashTable</span></a>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>v</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>v2</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>another <a class="link" href="glib-Strings.html#GString" title="GString"><span class="type">GString</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> <a class="link" href="glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS" title="TRUE"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> if they strings are the same length and contain the
same bytes
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