On 11 July 2011 13:03, Serge Hulne <serge.hu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> A string in Vala is a *reference* type [1] and therefore passed by > > Not according to the documentation: > > Cf Vala tutorial: > > "Reference Types > > The reference types are all types declared as a class, regardless of > whether they are descended from GLib's Object or not. Vala will ensure > that when you pass an object by reference the system will keep track > of the number of references currently alive in order to manage the > memory for you. The value of a reference that does not point anywhere > is null. More on classes and their features in the section about > object oriented programming."
Actually, string is a classed type, see http://git.gnome.org/browse/vala/tree/vapi/glib-2.0.vapi#n1032 It isn't the most convenient class, since strings are used raw, with no wrapping for extra features (like reference counting etc,) but in general behaves like other classed types. > That is why I sought to clarify this point > > Serge. > > > >> reference. The documentation is correct here, it may just need to >> point out clearly that fact. >> >> HTH, >> Abderrahim >> >> [1] it is a bit special because it is immutable, and thus copied >> whenever there is a new strong reference to it >> > _______________________________________________ > vala-list mailing list > vala-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/vala-list > -- Phil Housley _______________________________________________ vala-list mailing list vala-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/vala-list
