Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.
Parameter for input. Default is transfer none.
Parameter for input and for returning results. Default is transfer full.
Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.
Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.
The intention of a Stable interface is to enable arbitrary third parties to develop applications to these interfaces, release them, and have confidence that they will run on all minor releases of the product (after the one in which the interface was introduced, and within the same major release). Even at a major release, incompatible changes are expected to be rare, and to have strong justifications.
Free data after the code is done.
Don't free data after the code is done.