# Annotation Glossary

### A

allow-none

  NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

  Parameter points to an array of items.

### C

closure

  This parameter is a 'user_data', for callbacks; many bindings can pass NULL here.

### E

element-type

  Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

### I

inout

  Parameter for input and for returning results. Default is transfer full.

### N

nullable

  NULL may be passed as the value in, out, in-out; or as a return value.

### O

out

  Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

out caller-allocates

  Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

### S

scope async

  The callback is valid until first called.

scope notified

  The callback is valid until the GDestroyNotify argument is called.

### T

transfer container

  Free data container after the code is done.

transfer floating

  Alias for transfer none, used for objects with floating refs.

transfer full

  Free data after the code is done.

transfer none

  Don't free data after the code is done.

type

  Override the parsed C type with given type.