glib/docs/reference/gobject/tmpl/gboxed.sgml
Owen Taylor 2ae1a46b4c Add g_object_add/remove_toggle_ref() functions to get notification when a
2005-05-05  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>

        * gobject.[ch] gobject.symbols: Add
        g_object_add/remove_toggle_ref() functions to get notification
        when a reference count is the last remaining reference; this
        enables better memory management for language bindings.
        (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2005-April/msg00095.html)

2005-05-05  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>

        * glib/gdataset.[ch] glib/gdatasetprivate.h: Add
        g_datalist_set/unset_flags(), g_datalist_get_flags() functions
        to squeeze some bits into a GDataSet... this is needed for
        efficient implementation of toggle references in GObject.

        * tests/gobject/references.c tests/gobject/Makefile.am:
        Add a test case for weak and toggle references.

        * glib/gfileutils.[ch]: Rename g_file_replace() back
        to g_file_set_contents().

        * glib/glib.symbols: Update.

2005-05-05  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>

        * glib/Makefile.am glib/glib-sections.txt gobject/gobject-sections.txt:
        Update

        * gobject/tmpl/objects.sgml: Document toggle-references.
2005-05-05 14:57:29 +00:00

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<!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### -->
GBoxed
<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
A mechanism to wrap opaque C structures registered by the type system
<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
</para>
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
#GParamSpecBoxed, g_param_spec_boxed()
</para>
<!-- ##### SECTION Stability_Level ##### -->
<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GBoxedCopyFunc ##### -->
<para>
This function is provided by the user and should produce a copy of the passed
in boxed structure.
</para>
@boxed: The boxed structure to be copied.
@Returns: The newly created copy of the boxed structure.
<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GBoxedFreeFunc ##### -->
<para>
This function is provided by the user and should free the boxed
structure passed.
</para>
@boxed: The boxed structure to be freed.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION g_boxed_copy ##### -->
<para>
Provide a copy of a boxed structure @src_boxed which is of type @boxed_type.
</para>
@boxed_type: The type of @src_boxed.
@src_boxed: The boxed structure to be copied.
@Returns: The newly created copy of the boxed structure.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION g_boxed_free ##### -->
<para>
Free the boxed structure @boxed which is of type @boxed_type.
</para>
@boxed_type: The type of @boxed.
@boxed: The boxed structure to be freed.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION g_boxed_type_register_static ##### -->
<para>
This function creates a new %G_TYPE_BOXED derived type id for a new
boxed type with name @name. Boxed type handling functions have to be
provided to copy and free opaque boxed structures of this type.
</para>
@name: Name of the new boxed type.
@boxed_copy: Boxed structure copy function.
@boxed_free: Boxed structure free function.
@Returns: New %G_TYPE_BOXED derived type id for @name.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION g_pointer_type_register_static ##### -->
<para>
Creates a new %G_TYPE_POINTER derived type id for a new
pointer type with name @name.
</para>
@name: the name of the new pointer type.
@Returns: a new %G_TYPE_POINTER derived type id for @name.
<!-- ##### MACRO G_TYPE_DATE ##### -->
<para>
The #GType for #GDate.
</para>
<!-- ##### MACRO G_TYPE_GSTRING ##### -->
<para>
The #GType for #GString.
</para>
<!-- ##### MACRO G_TYPE_STRV ##### -->
<para>
The #GType for a boxed type holding a %NULL-terminated array of strings.
</para>
<para>
The code fragments in the following example show the use of a property of
type #G_TYPE_STRV with g_object_class_install_property(), g_object_set()
and g_object_get().
</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
PROP_AUTHORS,
g_param_spec_boxed ("authors",
_("Authors"),
_("List of authors"),
G_TYPE_STRV,
G_PARAM_READWRITE));
gchar *authors[] = { "Owen", "Tim", NULL };
g_object_set (obj, "authors", authors, NULL);
gchar *writers[];
g_object_get (obj, "authors", &amp;writers, NULL);
/* do something with writers */
g_strfreev (writers);
</programlisting></informalexample>
@Since: 2.4
<!-- ##### TYPEDEF GStrv ##### -->
<para>
A C representable type name for #G_TYPE_STRV.
</para>