Gimp.Drawable.get_buffer

### Method

# Gimp Drawableget_buffer

since: 2.10

#### Declaration [src]

    GeglBuffer*
    gimp_drawable_get_buffer (
      GimpDrawable* drawable
    )

#### Description [src]

Returns a `GeglBuffer` of a specified drawable. The buffer can be used like any other GEGL buffer. Its data will we synced back with the core drawable when the buffer gets destroyed, or when `gegl_buffer_flush()` is called.

Available since: 2.10

#### Return value

Type: `GeglBuffer`

The `GeglBuffer`.

See Also: `gimp_drawable_get_shadow_buffer()`

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