GstIterator

A GstIterator is used to retrieve multiple objects from another object in a threadsafe way.

Various GStreamer objects provide access to their internal structures using an iterator.

Note that if calling a GstIterator function results in your code receiving a refcounted object (with, say, gobject.value.Value.getObject), the refcount for that object will not be increased. Your code is responsible for taking a reference if it wants to continue using it later.

The basic use pattern of an iterator is as follows:

GstIterator *it = _get_iterator(object);
GValue item = G_VALUE_INIT;
done = FALSE;
while (!done) {
  switch (gst_iterator_next (it, &item)) {
    case GST_ITERATOR_OK:
      ...get/use/change item here...
      g_value_reset (&item);
      break;
    case GST_ITERATOR_RESYNC:
      ...rollback changes to items...
      gst_iterator_resync (it);
      break;
    case GST_ITERATOR_ERROR:
      ...wrong parameters were given...
      done = TRUE;
      break;
    case GST_ITERATOR_DONE:
      done = TRUE;
      break;
  }
}
g_value_unset (&item);
gst_iterator_free (it);