Function version_string 

pub fn version_string() -> String

Returns the full version string, such as “8.14.2”

Returns

A string representing the full libvips version.

Example

use vips::version_string;

let version_str = version_string();
println!("libvips version string: {}", version_str);

Note

This function involves unsafe code to interface with the underlying C library.

Safety

The function assumes that the pointer returned by vips_version_string is valid and points to a null-terminated C string.

Panics

The function will panic if the C string is not valid UTF-8.

Errors

This function does not return errors; it will convert invalid UTF-8 to a lossy string.

Performance

The function may incur a small overhead due to the conversion from C string to Rust String.

Thread Safety

The function is safe to call from multiple threads as it does not modify any shared state.