Vala Reference Manual [Draft]

This is a draft version of the Vala Reference Manual, and so is not guaranteed to be correct.

• Overview
  • Getting started
  • Documentation conventions
  • Vala source files
  • Vala conventions
  • Vala syntax
  • GType and GObject
  • Memory management
  • Translation into C
  • Application entry point
• Concepts
  • Variables, fields and parameters
  • Scope and naming
  • Object oriented programming
  • References and ownership
• Types
  • Value types
  • Reference types
  • Parameterised types
  • Nullable types
  • Pointer types
  • Type conversions
• Expressions
  • Literal expressions
  • Arithmetic operations
  • Bitwise operations
  • Relational operations
  • Logical operations
  • Assignment operations
  • Flag operations
  • Type operations
  • Conditional expressions
  • Invocation expressions
  • Class instantiation
  • Struct instantiation
  • Member access expressions
  • Array instantiation
  • Element access
  • Ownership transfer expressions
  • Pointer expressions
• Statements
  • Simple statements
  • Variable declaration
  • Selection statements
  • Iteration statements
  • Jump statements
  • Try statement
  • Lock statement
• Namespaces
  • The global namespace
  • Namespace declaration
  • Members
  • Fields
  • Constants
  • The "using" statement
  • Examples
• Methods
  • Parameter directions
  • Method declaration
  • Invocation
  • Scope
  • Lambdas
  • Contract programming
  • Examples
• Delegates
  • Types of delegate
  • Delegate declaration
  • Using delegates
  • Examples
• Errors
  • Error throwing
  • Error catching
  • Examples
• Classes
  • Types of class
  • Types of class members
  • Class scope
  • Class member visibility
  • Class declaration
  • Controlling instantiation
  • Construction
  • Class fields
  • Class constants
  • Class methods
  • Properties
  • Signals
  • Class enums
  • Class delegates
  • Examples
• Interfaces
  • Interface declaration
  • Interface fields
  • Interface methods
  • Interface properties
  • Interface signals
  • Other interface members
  • Examples
• Generics
  • Generics declaration
  • Instantiation
  • Examples
• Structs
  • Struct declaration
  • Controlling instantiation
  • Struct fields
  • Struct constants
  • Struct methods
  • Examples
• Enumerated types (Enums)
  • Enum declaration
  • Enum members
  • Methods
  • Flag types
  • Error domains
  • Examples
• Attributes
  • Applying attributes
  • Libarary attributes
  • C code attributes
  • Informational attributes
  • Examples