glib:symbol-for-gtype (name-or-gtype)

name-or-gtype -- a string or a g:gtype instance representing a valid GType type

The Lisp symbol representing the GType type.

Returns the Lisp symbol for the given name-or-gtype argument.

The Lisp symbol is used with the make-instance method to create an instance for a GType type from the Lisp side.

(g:symbol-for-gtype "GApplication")
=> GIO:APPLICATION
=> T
(g:symbol-for-gtype (g:gtype "GSimpleAction"))
=> GIO:SiMPLE-ACTION
=> T
(make-instance *)
=> #<GIO:SIMPLE-ACTION {1007481A53}>