g-type-from-name (name)

name -- a string with the type name to lookup

Corresponding g-type ID for name.

Lookup the type ID from a given type name. This is the preferred method to find out by name whether a specific type has been registered yet.

(g-type-from-name "gdouble") => #<GTYPE :name "gdouble" :id 60>
(g-type-from-name "GtkContainer")
=> #<GTYPE :name "GtkContainer" :id 94893595931264>
(g-type-from-name "GtkCheckButton")
=> #<GTYPE :name "GtkCheckButton" :id 94893595969952>