4.2.3 gtype

     (gtype thing) => GType designator

Returns the GType designator for thing. thing may be:

• A string. gtype treats this as a GType name. If no GType with name is registered in GObject then warning is signalled and invalid GType designator is returned (which will become valid once GType will be registered).
• An integer. gtype treats this as a GType numeric value. If no GType with this valud is registered in GObject then warning is signalled and invalid GType designator is returned (which will become valid once GType will be registered).
• A GType designator. thing is returned.