Annotation Glossary

A

allow-none

NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

Parameter points to an array of items.

C

constructor

This symbol is a constructor, not a static method.

N

nullable

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

T

transfer container

The caller owns the data container, but not the data inside it.

transfer full

The caller owns the data, and is responsible for free it.