5. Fundamentals of Binding a C Function

A function signature comprises the parameters of the function and any return value.

• 5.1. Out and Reference Parameters and Return Values
• 5.2. Ownership
• 5.3. Nullability
• 5.4. Static Methods
• 5.5. Changing the Position of Generated Arguments
• 5.6. Default Values and Changing an Argument’s Position
• 5.7. Adapting a Signature with a Vala Wrapper
• 5.8. Variadic Arguments (a.k.a. “…”)
• 5.9. Functions That Do Not Return
• 5.10. Methods that Change the Instance Reference
• 5.11. Methods that Destroy the Instance Reference