cfutils.h File Reference

#include "ws_symbol_export.h"

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Functions
WS_DLL_PUBLIC char *	CFString_to_C_string (CFStringRef cfstring)
	Convert a Core Foundation string to a g_malloc()ated C string.

Detailed Description

Declarations of routines to work around deficiencies in Core Foundation, such as the lack of a routine to convert a CFString to a C string of arbitrary size.

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Function Documentation

CFString_to_C_string()

WS_DLL_PUBLIC char * CFString_to_C_string

(

CFStringRef

cfstring

)

Convert a Core Foundation string to a g_malloc()ated C string.

Creates a newly allocated UTF-8 encoded C string from the given CFStringRef. The returned string is allocated using g_malloc() and must be freed by the caller using g_free() when no longer needed.

Parameters

cfstring

Core Foundation string to convert.

Returns

Newly allocated C string, or NULL on failure.