Function

Vipstype_find

Declaration [src]

GType
vips_type_find (
  const char* basename,
  const char* nickname
)

Description [src]

Search below basename, return the %GType of the class whose name or nickname matches, or 0 for not found. If basename is NULL, the whole of VipsObject is searched.

This function uses a cache, so it should be quick.

Parameters

`basename`	`const char*`
	Name of base class.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`nickname`	`const char*`
	Search for a class with this nickname.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Returns:	`GType`
	The %GType of the class, or 0 if the class is not found.