# Annotation Glossary

### A

allow-none

  NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

  Parameter points to an array of items.

### E

element-type

  Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

### I

inout

  Parameter for input and for returning results. Default is transfer full.

### O

out

  Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

out caller-allocates

  Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

### P

Private

  An interface that can be used within the GNOME stack itself, but that is not documented for end-users. Such functions should only be used in specified and documented ways.

### R

rename-to

  Rename the original symbol's name to SYMBOL.

### S

scope async

  The callback is valid until first called.

scope call

  The callback is valid only during the call to the method.

scope notified

  The callback is valid until the GDestroyNotify argument is called.

skip

  Exposed in C code, not necessarily available in other languages.

### T

transfer full

  Free data after the code is done.

transfer none

  Don't free data after the code is done.

type

  Override the parsed C type with given type.