JSCValue

JSCValue — JavaScript value

Functions

JSCContext * jsc_value_get_context ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_undefined ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_undefined ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_null ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_null ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_number ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_number ()
double jsc_value_to_double ()
gint32 jsc_value_to_int32 ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_boolean ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_boolean ()
gboolean jsc_value_to_boolean ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_string ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_string_from_bytes ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_string ()
char * jsc_value_to_string ()
GBytes * jsc_value_to_string_as_bytes ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_array ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_array_from_garray ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_array ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_object ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_object ()
gboolean jsc_value_object_is_instance_of ()
void jsc_value_object_set_property ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_object_get_property ()
void jsc_value_object_set_property_at_index ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_object_get_property_at_index ()
gboolean jsc_value_object_has_property ()
gboolean jsc_value_object_delete_property ()
gchar ** jsc_value_object_enumerate_properties ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_object_invoke_method ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_object_invoke_methodv ()
void jsc_value_object_define_property_data ()
void jsc_value_object_define_property_accessor ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_function ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_new_functionv ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_function ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_function_call ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_function_callv ()
gboolean jsc_value_is_constructor ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_constructor_call ()
JSCValue * jsc_value_constructor_callv ()

Properties

JSCContext * context Read / Write / Construct Only

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── JSCValue

Description

JSCValue represents a reference to a value in a JSCContext. The JSCValue protects the referenced value from being garbage collected.

Functions

jsc_value_get_context ()

JSCContext *
jsc_value_get_context (JSCValue *value);

Get the JSCContext in which value was created.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

the JSCValue context.

[transfer none]


jsc_value_new_undefined ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_undefined (JSCContext *context);

Create a new JSCValue referencing undefined in context .

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_undefined ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_undefined (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is undefined.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is undefined.


jsc_value_new_null ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_null (JSCContext *context);

Create a new JSCValue referencing null in context .

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_null ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_null (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is null.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is null.


jsc_value_new_number ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_number (JSCContext *context,
                      double number);

Create a new JSCValue from number .

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

number

a number

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_number ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_number (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is a number.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is a number.


jsc_value_to_double ()

double
jsc_value_to_double (JSCValue *value);

Convert value to a double.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a gdouble result of the conversion.


jsc_value_to_int32 ()

gint32
jsc_value_to_int32 (JSCValue *value);

Convert value to a gint32.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a gint32 result of the conversion.


jsc_value_new_boolean ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_boolean (JSCContext *context,
                       gboolean value);

Create a new JSCValue from value

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

value

a gboolean

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_boolean ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_boolean (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is a boolean.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is a boolean.


jsc_value_to_boolean ()

gboolean
jsc_value_to_boolean (JSCValue *value);

Convert value to a boolean.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a gboolean result of the conversion.


jsc_value_new_string ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_string (JSCContext *context,
                      const char *string);

Create a new JSCValue from string . If you need to create a JSCValue from a string containing null characters, use jsc_value_new_string_from_bytes() instead.

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

string

a null-terminated string.

[nullable]

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_new_string_from_bytes ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_string_from_bytes (JSCContext *context,
                                 GBytes *bytes);

Create a new JSCValue from bytes .

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

bytes

a GBytes.

[nullable]

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_string ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_string (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is a string

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is a string


jsc_value_to_string ()

char *
jsc_value_to_string (JSCValue *value);

Convert value to a string. Use jsc_value_to_string_as_bytes() instead, if you need to handle strings containing null characters.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a null-terminated string result of the conversion.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_to_string_as_bytes ()

GBytes *
jsc_value_to_string_as_bytes (JSCValue *value);

Convert value to a string and return the results as GBytes. This is needed to handle strings with null characters.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a GBytes with the result of the conversion.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_new_array ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_array (JSCContext *context,
                     GType first_item_type,
                     ...);

Create a new JSCValue referencing an array with the given items. If first_item_type is G_TYPE_NONE an empty array is created.

[skip]

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

first_item_type

GType of first item, or G_TYPE_NONE

 

...

value of the first item, followed optionally by more type/value pairs, followed by G_TYPE_NONE.

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_new_array_from_garray ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_array_from_garray (JSCContext *context,
                                 GPtrArray *array);

Create a new JSCValue referencing an array with the items from array . If array is NULL or empty a new empty array will be created. Elements of array should be pointers to a JSCValue.

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

array

a GPtrArray.

[nullable][element-type JSCValue]

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_array ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_array (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is an array.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is an array.


jsc_value_new_object ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_object (JSCContext *context,
                      gpointer instance,
                      JSCClass *jsc_class);

Create a new JSCValue from instance . If instance is NULL a new empty object is created. When instance is provided, jsc_class must be provided too.

Parameters

context

a JSCContext

 

instance

an object instance or NULL.

[nullable]

jsc_class

the JSCClass of instance .

[nullable]

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_object ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_object (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is an object.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is an object.


jsc_value_object_is_instance_of ()

gboolean
jsc_value_object_is_instance_of (JSCValue *value,
                                 const char *name);

Get whether the value referenced by value is an instance of class name .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

a class name

 

Returns

whether the value is an object instance of class name .


jsc_value_object_set_property ()

void
jsc_value_object_set_property (JSCValue *value,
                               const char *name,
                               JSCValue *property);

Set property with name on value .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the property name

 

property

the JSCValue to set

 

jsc_value_object_get_property ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_object_get_property (JSCValue *value,
                               const char *name);

Get property with name from value .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the property name

 

Returns

the property JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_object_set_property_at_index ()

void
jsc_value_object_set_property_at_index
                               (JSCValue *value,
                                guint index,
                                JSCValue *property);

Set property at index on value .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

index

the property index

 

property

the JSCValue to set

 

jsc_value_object_get_property_at_index ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_object_get_property_at_index
                               (JSCValue *value,
                                guint index);

Get property at index from value .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

index

the property index

 

Returns

the property JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_object_has_property ()

gboolean
jsc_value_object_has_property (JSCValue *value,
                               const char *name);

Get whether value has property with name .

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the property name

 

Returns

TRUE if value has a property with name , or FALSE otherwise


jsc_value_object_delete_property ()

gboolean
jsc_value_object_delete_property (JSCValue *value,
                                  const char *name);

Try to delete property with name from value . This function will return FALSE if the property was defined without JSC_VALUE_PROPERTY_CONFIGURABLE flag.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the property name

 

Returns

TRUE if the property was deleted, or FALSE otherwise.


jsc_value_object_enumerate_properties ()

gchar **
jsc_value_object_enumerate_properties (JSCValue *value);

Get the list of property names of value . Only properties defined with JSC_VALUE_PROPERTY_ENUMERABLE flag will be collected.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

a NULL-terminated array of strings containing the property names, or NULL if value doesn't have enumerable properties. Use g_strfreev() to free.

[array zero-terminated=1][transfer full][nullable]


jsc_value_object_invoke_method ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_object_invoke_method (JSCValue *value,
                                const char *name,
                                GType first_parameter_type,
                                ...);

Invoke method with name on object referenced by value , passing the given parameters. If first_parameter_type is G_TYPE_NONE no parameters will be passed to the method. The object instance will be handled automatically even when the method is a custom one registered with jsc_class_add_method(), so it should never be passed explicitly as parameter of this function.

This function always returns a JSCValue, in case of void methods a JSCValue referencing undefined is returned.

[skip]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the method name

 

first_parameter_type

GType of first parameter, or G_TYPE_NONE

 

...

value of the first parameter, followed optionally by more type/value pairs, followed by G_TYPE_NONE

 

Returns

a JSCValue with the return value of the method.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_object_invoke_methodv ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_object_invoke_methodv (JSCValue *value,
                                 const char *name,
                                 guint n_parameters,
                                 JSCValue **parameters);

Invoke method with name on object referenced by value , passing the given parameters . If n_parameters is 0 no parameters will be passed to the method. The object instance will be handled automatically even when the method is a custom one registered with jsc_class_add_method(), so it should never be passed explicitly as parameter of this function.

This function always returns a JSCValue, in case of void methods a JSCValue referencing undefined is returned.

[rename-to jsc_value_object_invoke_method]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

name

the method name

 

n_parameters

the number of parameters

 

parameters

the JSCValues to pass as parameters to the method, or NULL.

[nullable][array length=n_parameters][element-type JSCValue]

Returns

a JSCValue with the return value of the method.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_object_define_property_data ()

void
jsc_value_object_define_property_data (JSCValue *value,
                                       const char *property_name,
                                       JSCValuePropertyFlags flags,
                                       JSCValue *property_value);

Define or modify a property with property_name in object referenced by value . This is equivalent to JavaScript Object.defineProperty() when used with a data descriptor.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

property_name

the name of the property to define

 

flags

JSCValuePropertyFlags

 

property_value

the default property value.

[nullable]

jsc_value_object_define_property_accessor ()

void
jsc_value_object_define_property_accessor
                               (JSCValue *value,
                                const char *property_name,
                                JSCValuePropertyFlags flags,
                                GType property_type,
                                GCallback getter,
                                GCallback setter,
                                gpointer user_data,
                                GDestroyNotify destroy_notify);

Define or modify a property with property_name in object referenced by value . When the property value needs to be getted or set, getter and setter callbacks will be called. When the property is cleared in the JSCClass context, destroy_notify is called with user_data as parameter. This is equivalent to JavaScript Object.defineProperty() when used with an accessor descriptor.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

property_name

the name of the property to define

 

flags

JSCValuePropertyFlags

 

property_type

the GType of the property

 

getter

a GCallback to be called to get the property value.

[scope async][nullable]

setter

a GCallback to be called to set the property value.

[scope async][nullable]

user_data

user data to pass to getter and setter .

[closure]

destroy_notify

destroy notifier for user_data .

[nullable]

jsc_value_new_function ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_function (JSCContext *context,
                        const char *name,
                        GCallback callback,
                        gpointer user_data,
                        GDestroyNotify destroy_notify,
                        GType return_type,
                        guint n_params,
                        ...);

Create a function in context . If name is NULL an anonymous function will be created. When the function is called by JavaScript or jsc_value_function_call(), callback is called receiving the function parameters and then user_data as last parameter. When the function is cleared in context , destroy_notify is called with user_data as parameter.

[skip]

Parameters

context

a JSCContext:

 

name

the function name or NULL.

[nullable]

callback

a GCallback.

[scope async]

user_data

user data to pass to callback .

[closure]

destroy_notify

destroy notifier for user_data .

[nullable]

return_type

the GType of the function return value, or G_TYPE_NONE if the function is void.

 

n_params

the number of parameter types to follow or 0 if the function doesn't receive parameters.

 

...

a list of GTypes, one for each parameter.

 

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_new_functionv ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_new_functionv (JSCContext *context,
                         const char *name,
                         GCallback callback,
                         gpointer user_data,
                         GDestroyNotify destroy_notify,
                         GType return_type,
                         guint n_parameters,
                         GType *parameter_types);

Create a function in context . If name is NULL an anonymous function will be created. When the function is called by JavaScript or jsc_value_function_call(), callback is called receiving the function parameters and then user_data as last parameter. When the function is cleared in context , destroy_notify is called with user_data as parameter.

[rename-to jsc_value_new_function]

Parameters

context

a JSCContext:

 

name

the function name or NULL.

[nullable]

callback

a GCallback.

[scope async]

user_data

user data to pass to callback .

[closure]

destroy_notify

destroy notifier for user_data .

[nullable]

return_type

the GType of the function return value, or G_TYPE_NONE if the function is void.

 

n_parameters

the number of parameters

 

parameter_types

a list of GTypes, one for each parameter, or NULL.

[nullable][array length=n_parameters][element-type GType]

Returns

a JSCValue.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_function ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_function (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is a function

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is a function.


jsc_value_function_call ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_function_call (JSCValue *value,
                         GType first_parameter_type,
                         ...);

Call function referenced by value , passing the given parameters. If first_parameter_type is G_TYPE_NONE no parameters will be passed to the function.

This function always returns a JSCValue, in case of void functions a JSCValue referencing undefined is returned

[skip]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

first_parameter_type

GType of first parameter, or G_TYPE_NONE

 

...

value of the first parameter, followed optionally by more type/value pairs, followed by G_TYPE_NONE

 

Returns

a JSCValue with the return value of the function.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_function_callv ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_function_callv (JSCValue *value,
                          guint n_parameters,
                          JSCValue **parameters);

Call function referenced by value , passing the given parameters . If n_parameters is 0 no parameters will be passed to the function.

This function always returns a JSCValue, in case of void functions a JSCValue referencing undefined is returned

[rename-to jsc_value_function_call]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

n_parameters

the number of parameters

 

parameters

the JSCValues to pass as parameters to the function, or NULL.

[nullable][array length=n_parameters][element-type JSCValue]

Returns

a JSCValue with the return value of the function.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_is_constructor ()

gboolean
jsc_value_is_constructor (JSCValue *value);

Get whether the value referenced by value is a constructor.

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

Returns

whether the value is a constructor.


jsc_value_constructor_call ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_constructor_call (JSCValue *value,
                            GType first_parameter_type,
                            ...);

Invoke new with constructor referenced by value . If first_parameter_type is G_TYPE_NONE no parameters will be passed to the constructor.

[skip]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

first_parameter_type

GType of first parameter, or G_TYPE_NONE

 

...

value of the first parameter, followed optionally by more type/value pairs, followed by G_TYPE_NONE

 

Returns

a JSCValue referencing the newly created object instance.

[transfer full]


jsc_value_constructor_callv ()

JSCValue *
jsc_value_constructor_callv (JSCValue *value,
                             guint n_parameters,
                             JSCValue **parameters);

Invoke new with constructor referenced by value . If n_parameters is 0 no parameters will be passed to the constructor.

[rename-to jsc_value_constructor_call]

Parameters

value

a JSCValue

 

n_parameters

the number of parameters

 

parameters

the JSCValues to pass as parameters to the constructor, or NULL.

[nullable][array length=n_parameters][element-type JSCValue]

Returns

a JSCValue referencing the newly created object instance.

[transfer full]

Types and Values

struct JSCValue

struct JSCValue;

enum JSCValuePropertyFlags

Flags used when defining properties with jsc_value_object_define_property_data() and jsc_value_object_define_property_accessor().

Members

JSC_VALUE_PROPERTY_CONFIGURABLE

the type of the property descriptor may be changed and the property may be deleted from the corresponding object.

 

JSC_VALUE_PROPERTY_ENUMERABLE

the property shows up during enumeration of the properties on the corresponding object.

 

JSC_VALUE_PROPERTY_WRITABLE

the value associated with the property may be changed with an assignment operator. This doesn't have any effect when passed to jsc_value_object_define_property_accessor().

 

Property Details

The “context” property

  “context”                  JSCContext *

The JSCContext in which the value was created.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

See Also

JSCContext