dup_data

Description:

[ CCode ( simple_generics = true ) ]
[ Version ( since = "2.34" ) ]
public T dup_data<T> (string key, DuplicateFunc<T> dup_func)

This is a variant of get_data which returns a 'duplicate' of the value.

dup_func defines the meaning of 'duplicate' in this context, it could e.g. take a reference on a ref-counted object.

If the key is not set on the object then dup_func will be called with a null argument.

Note that dup_func is called while user data of this is locked.

This function can be useful to avoid races when multiple threads are using object data on the same key on the same object.

Parameters:

this	the Object to store user data on
key	a string, naming the user data pointer
dup_func	function to dup the value
user_data	passed as user_data to `dup_func`

Returns:

the result of calling dup_func on the value associated with key on this , or null if not set. If dup_func is null, the value is returned unmodified.