GTK+ By Example/Glib/Type System
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The Glib type system aims to simplify programming cross-platform programs, we will spend a small amount of time explaining why.
Basic Types
[edit | edit source]See basic types in the Glib API.
Why Reimplement Fundamental Types
[edit | edit source]Glib re-implements the fundamental C types in order to ensure cross-platform portability, this also makes it easier to program on multiple platform, because you can be sure of what your data looks like in memory.
Complex Types
[edit | edit source]See complex data types glib implements.
Glib implements some commonly used non-scalar data types.
- Doubly and Singly Linked Lists.
- Balanced B-Trees.
- Enums