Transforms a string into another type hosted by GLib.Value.
A utility function that handles converting a string representation of a value into the type specified by the supplied #GValue dest. A #GXmlSerializableError will be set if the string cannot be parsed into the desired type.
Serializable interface support a number of data types to convert from its string representation. These are supported types:
a. integers: int8, int64, uint, long, ulong, char, uchar a. boolean a. floats: float, double a. enumerations
| str |
the string to transform into the given #GValue object |
| dest |
the #GValue out parameter that will contain the parsed value from the string |
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`true` if parsing succeeded, otherwise `false` |