Method
GIRepositoryRepositoryfind_by_name
since: 2.80
Declaration [src]
GIBaseInfo*
gi_repository_find_by_name (
  GIRepository* repository,
  const char* namespace_,
  const char* name
)
Description [src]
Searches for a particular entry in a namespace.
Before calling this function for a particular namespace, you must call
gi_repository_require() to load the namespace, or otherwise
ensure the namespace has already been loaded.
Available since: 2.80
Parameters
- namespace_
- 
            Type: const char*Namespace which will be searched. The data is owned by the caller of the method. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. 
- name
- 
            Type: const char*Entry name to find. The data is owned by the caller of the method. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. 
Return value
Type: GIBaseInfo
GIBaseInfo
  representing metadata about name, or NULL if none found.
| The caller of the method takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it. | 
| The return value can be NULL. |