### Function

# GLib PtrArray new_take_null_terminated

since: 2.76

#### Declaration

    GPtrArray*
    g_ptr_array_new_take_null_terminated (
      gpointer* data,
      GDestroyNotify element_free_func
    )

#### Description

Creates a new `GPtrArray` with `data` as pointers, computing the length of it and setting the reference count to 1.

This avoids having to copy such data manually. After this call, `data` belongs to the `GPtrArray` and may no longer be modified by the caller. The memory of `data` has to be dynamically allocated and will eventually be freed with g_free().

The length is calculated by iterating through `data` until the first `NULL` element is found.

It also sets `element_free_func` for freeing each element when the array is destroyed either via g_ptr_array_unref(), when `g_ptr_array_free()` is called with `free_segment` set to `TRUE` or when removing elements.

Do not use it if the `data` length is greater than `G_MAXUINT`. `GPtrArray` stores the length of its data in #guint, which may be shorter than

# gsize.

Available since: 2.76

This function is not directly available to language bindings.

#### Parameters

`data`

  Type: An array of `gpointer`

  An array of pointers, `NULL` terminated, or `NULL` for an empty array.

  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The array must be `NULL`-terminated.
  The called function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.

`element_free_func`

  Type: `GDestroyNotify`

  A function to free elements on `array` destruction or `NULL`.

#### Return value

Type: An array of `gpointer`

A new `GPtrArray`.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.