glib:gtype (thing)

thing -- a string, an integer, or an g:gtype instance

The g:gtype instance for thing.

Returns a g:gtype instance for thing. If the string or the integer does not represent a valid GType type the nil value is returned and a warning is printed.

(g:gtype 20) => #<GTYPE :name "gboolean" :id 20>
(g:gtype "gboolean") => #<GTYPE :name "gboolean" :id 20>
(g:gtype (g:gtype 20)) => #<GTYPE :name "gboolean" :id 20>
(g:gtype "unknown")
=> WARNING: unknown is not known to the GType system
=> NIL