To create a new quark from a string, use func@GLib.quark_from_string
or func@GLib.quark_from_static_string.
To find the string corresponding to a given GQuark, use
func@GLib.quark_to_string.
To find the GQuark corresponding to a given string, use
func@GLib.quark_try_string.
Another use for the string pool maintained for the quark functions
is string interning, using func@GLib.intern_string or
func@GLib.intern_static_string. An interned string is a canonical
representation for a string. One important advantage of interned
strings is that they can be compared for equality by a simple
pointer comparison, rather than using strcmp().
A GQuark is a non-zero integer which uniquely identifies a particular string.
A GQuark value of zero is associated to NULL.
Given either the string or the GQuark identifier it is possible to retrieve the other.
Quarks are used for both datasets and keyed data lists.
To create a new quark from a string, use func@GLib.quark_from_string or func@GLib.quark_from_static_string.
To find the string corresponding to a given GQuark, use func@GLib.quark_to_string.
To find the GQuark corresponding to a given string, use func@GLib.quark_try_string.
Another use for the string pool maintained for the quark functions is string interning, using func@GLib.intern_string or func@GLib.intern_static_string. An interned string is a canonical representation for a string. One important advantage of interned strings is that they can be compared for equality by a simple pointer comparison, rather than using strcmp().