# Annotation Glossary

### A

allow-none

  NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning.

array

  Parameter points to an array of items.

### E

element-type

  Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

### O

out

  Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

### R

rename-to

  Rename the original symbol's name to SYMBOL.

### S

skip

  Exposed in C code, not necessarily available in other languages.

### T

transfer full

  Free data after the code is done.

transfer none

  Don't free data after the code is done.

type

  Override the parsed C type with given type.