gTypeFromString

Converts a named type to ts GType type (also see the [gda.global.gTypeToString] function).

This function is a wrapper around the [gobject.global.typeFromName] function, but also recognizes some type synonyms such as:

<itemizedlist> <listitem><para>"int" for G_TYPE_INT</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"uint" for G_TYPE_UINT</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"int64" for G_TYPE_INT64</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"uint64" for G_TYPE_UINT64</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"char" for G_TYPE_CHAR</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"uchar" for G_TYPE_UCHAR</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"short" for GDA_TYPE_SHORT</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"ushort" for GDA_TYPE_USHORT</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"string" for G_TYPE_STRING</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"date" for G_TYPE_DATE</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"time" for GDA_TYPE_TIME</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"timestamp" for GDA_TYPE_TIMESTAMP</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"boolean" for G_TYPE_BOOLEAN</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"blob" for GDA_TYPE_BLOB</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"binary" for GDA_TYPE_BINARY</para></listitem> <listitem><para>"null" for GDA_TYPE_NULL</para></listitem> </itemizedlist>

Parameters

str	the name of a #GType, as returned by [gda.global.gTypeToString].

Returns

the #GType represented by the given str, or #G_TYPE_INVALID if not found