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1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2 * Copyright (C) 1998-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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19 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
20 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
21 #endif
23 #ifndef __G_OBJECT_H__
24 #define __G_OBJECT_H__
26 #include <gobject/gtype.h>
27 #include <gobject/gvalue.h>
28 #include <gobject/gparam.h>
29 #include <gobject/gclosure.h>
30 #include <gobject/gsignal.h>
32 G_BEGIN_DECLS
34 /* --- type macros --- */
35 /**
36 * G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT:
37 * @type: Type id to check
39 * Check if the passed in type id is a %G_TYPE_OBJECT or derived from it.
41 * Returns: %FALSE or %TRUE, indicating whether @type is a %G_TYPE_OBJECT.
43 #define G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT(type) (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_OBJECT)
44 /**
45 * G_OBJECT:
46 * @object: Object which is subject to casting.
48 * Casts a #GObject or derived pointer into a (GObject*) pointer.
49 * Depending on the current debugging level, this function may invoke
50 * certain runtime checks to identify invalid casts.
52 #define G_OBJECT(object) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObject))
53 /**
54 * G_OBJECT_CLASS:
55 * @class: a valid #GObjectClass
57 * Casts a derived #GObjectClass structure into a #GObjectClass structure.
59 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS(class) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((class), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObjectClass))
60 /**
61 * G_IS_OBJECT:
62 * @object: Instance to check for being a %G_TYPE_OBJECT.
64 * Checks whether a valid #GTypeInstance pointer is of type %G_TYPE_OBJECT.
66 #define G_IS_OBJECT(object) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
67 /**
68 * G_IS_OBJECT_CLASS:
69 * @class: a #GObjectClass
71 * Checks whether @class "is a" valid #GObjectClass structure of type
72 * %G_TYPE_OBJECT or derived.
74 #define G_IS_OBJECT_CLASS(class) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((class), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
75 /**
76 * G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS:
77 * @object: a #GObject instance.
79 * Get the class structure associated to a #GObject instance.
81 * Returns: pointer to object class structure.
83 #define G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS(object) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObjectClass))
84 /**
85 * G_OBJECT_TYPE:
86 * @object: Object to return the type id for.
88 * Get the type id of an object.
90 * Returns: Type id of @object.
92 #define G_OBJECT_TYPE(object) (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (object))
93 /**
94 * G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME:
95 * @object: Object to return the type name for.
97 * Get the name of an object's type.
99 * Returns: Type name of @object. The string is owned by the type system and
100 * should not be freed.
102 #define G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(object) (g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (object)))
104 * G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE:
105 * @class: a valid #GObjectClass
107 * Get the type id of a class structure.
109 * Returns: Type id of @class.
111 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(class) (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class))
113 * G_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME:
114 * @class: a valid #GObjectClass
116 * Return the name of a class structure's type.
118 * Returns: Type name of @class. The string is owned by the type system and
119 * should not be freed.
121 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME(class) (g_type_name (G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (class)))
123 * G_VALUE_HOLDS_OBJECT:
124 * @value: a valid #GValue structure
126 * Checks whether the given #GValue can hold values derived from type %G_TYPE_OBJECT.
128 * Returns: %TRUE on success.
130 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS_OBJECT(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
132 /* --- type macros --- */
134 * G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED:
136 * The type for #GInitiallyUnowned.
138 #define G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED (g_initially_unowned_get_type())
140 * G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED:
141 * @object: Object which is subject to casting.
143 * Casts a #GInitiallyUnowned or derived pointer into a (GInitiallyUnowned*)
144 * pointer. Depending on the current debugging level, this function may invoke
145 * certain runtime checks to identify invalid casts.
147 #define G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED(object) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED, GInitiallyUnowned))
149 * G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_CLASS:
150 * @class: a valid #GInitiallyUnownedClass
152 * Casts a derived #GInitiallyUnownedClass structure into a
153 * #GInitiallyUnownedClass structure.
155 #define G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_CLASS(class) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((class), G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED, GInitiallyUnownedClass))
157 * G_IS_INITIALLY_UNOWNED:
158 * @object: Instance to check for being a %G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED.
160 * Checks whether a valid #GTypeInstance pointer is of type %G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED.
162 #define G_IS_INITIALLY_UNOWNED(object) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED))
164 * G_IS_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_CLASS:
165 * @class: a #GInitiallyUnownedClass
167 * Checks whether @class "is a" valid #GInitiallyUnownedClass structure of type
168 * %G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED or derived.
170 #define G_IS_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_CLASS(class) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((class), G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED))
172 * G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_GET_CLASS:
173 * @object: a #GInitiallyUnowned instance.
175 * Get the class structure associated to a #GInitiallyUnowned instance.
177 * Returns: pointer to object class structure.
179 #define G_INITIALLY_UNOWNED_GET_CLASS(object) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((object), G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED, GInitiallyUnownedClass))
180 /* GInitiallyUnowned ia a GObject with initially floating reference count */
183 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
184 typedef struct _GObject GObject;
185 typedef struct _GObjectClass GObjectClass;
186 typedef struct _GObject GInitiallyUnowned;
187 typedef struct _GObjectClass GInitiallyUnownedClass;
188 typedef struct _GObjectConstructParam GObjectConstructParam;
190 * GObjectGetPropertyFunc:
191 * @object: a #GObject
192 * @property_id: the numeric id under which the property was registered with
193 * g_object_class_install_property().
194 * @value: a #GValue to return the property value in
195 * @pspec: the #GParamSpec describing the property
197 * The type of the @get_property function of #GObjectClass.
199 typedef void (*GObjectGetPropertyFunc) (GObject *object,
200 guint property_id,
201 GValue *value,
202 GParamSpec *pspec);
204 * GObjectSetPropertyFunc:
205 * @object: a #GObject
206 * @property_id: the numeric id under which the property was registered with
207 * g_object_class_install_property().
208 * @value: the new value for the property
209 * @pspec: the #GParamSpec describing the property
211 * The type of the @set_property function of #GObjectClass.
213 typedef void (*GObjectSetPropertyFunc) (GObject *object,
214 guint property_id,
215 const GValue *value,
216 GParamSpec *pspec);
218 * GObjectFinalizeFunc:
219 * @object: the #GObject being finalized
221 * The type of the @finalize function of #GObjectClass.
223 typedef void (*GObjectFinalizeFunc) (GObject *object);
225 * GWeakNotify:
226 * @data: data that was provided when the weak reference was established
227 * @where_the_object_was: the object being finalized
229 * A #GWeakNotify function can be added to an object as a callback that gets
230 * triggered when the object is finalized. Since the object is already being
231 * finalized when the #GWeakNotify is called, there's not much you could do
232 * with the object, apart from e.g. using its adress as hash-index or the like.
234 typedef void (*GWeakNotify) (gpointer data,
235 GObject *where_the_object_was);
237 * GObject:
239 * All the fields in the <structname>GObject</structname> structure are private
240 * to the #GObject implementation and should never be accessed directly.
242 struct _GObject
244 GTypeInstance g_type_instance;
246 /*< private >*/
247 volatile guint ref_count;
248 GData *qdata;
251 * GObjectClass:
252 * @g_type_class: the parent class
253 * @constructor: the @constructor function is called by g_object_new () to
254 * complete the object initialization after all the construction properties are
255 * set. The first thing a @constructor implementation must do is chain up to the
256 * @constructor of the parent class. Overriding @constructor should be rarely
257 * needed, e.g. to handle construct properties, or to implement singletons.
258 * @set_property: the generic setter for all properties of this type. Should be
259 * overridden for every type with properties. Implementations of @set_property
260 * don't need to emit property change notification explicitly, this is handled
261 * by the type system.
262 * @get_property: the generic getter for all properties of this type. Should be
263 * overridden for every type with properties.
264 * @dispose: the @dispose function is supposed to drop all references to other
265 * objects, but keep the instance otherwise intact, so that client method
266 * invocations still work. It may be run multiple times (due to reference
267 * loops). Before returning, @dispose should chain up to the @dispose method
268 * of the parent class.
269 * @finalize: instance finalization function, should finish the finalization of
270 * the instance begun in @dispose and chain up to the @finalize method of the
271 * parent class.
272 * @dispatch_properties_changed: emits property change notification for a bunch
273 * of properties. Overriding @dispatch_properties_changed should be rarely
274 * needed.
275 * @notify: the class closure for the notify signal
276 * @constructed: the @constructed function is called by g_object_new() as the
277 * final step of the object creation process. At the point of the call, all
278 * construction properties have been set on the object. The purpose of this
279 * call is to allow for object initialisation steps that can only be performed
280 * after construction properties have been set. @constructed implementors
281 * should chain up to the @constructed call of their parent class to allow it
282 * to complete its initialisation.
284 * The class structure for the <structname>GObject</structname> type.
286 * <example>
287 * <title>Implementing singletons using a constructor</title>
288 * <programlisting>
289 * static MySingleton *the_singleton = NULL;
291 * static GObject*
292 * my_singleton_constructor (GType type,
293 * guint n_construct_params,
294 * GObjectConstructParam *construct_params)
296 * GObject *object;
298 * if (!the_singleton)
300 * object = G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructor (type,
301 * n_construct_params,
302 * construct_params);
303 * the_singleton = MY_SINGLETON (object);
305 * else
306 * object = g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (the_singleton));
308 * return object;
310 * </programlisting></example>
312 struct _GObjectClass
314 GTypeClass g_type_class;
316 /*< private >*/
317 GSList *construct_properties;
319 /*< public >*/
320 /* seldomly overidden */
321 GObject* (*constructor) (GType type,
322 guint n_construct_properties,
323 GObjectConstructParam *construct_properties);
324 /* overridable methods */
325 void (*set_property) (GObject *object,
326 guint property_id,
327 const GValue *value,
328 GParamSpec *pspec);
329 void (*get_property) (GObject *object,
330 guint property_id,
331 GValue *value,
332 GParamSpec *pspec);
333 void (*dispose) (GObject *object);
334 void (*finalize) (GObject *object);
335 /* seldomly overidden */
336 void (*dispatch_properties_changed) (GObject *object,
337 guint n_pspecs,
338 GParamSpec **pspecs);
339 /* signals */
340 void (*notify) (GObject *object,
341 GParamSpec *pspec);
343 /* called when done constructing */
344 void (*constructed) (GObject *object);
346 /*< private >*/
347 gsize flags;
349 /* padding */
350 gpointer pdummy[6];
353 * GObjectConstructParam:
354 * @pspec: the #GParamSpec of the construct parameter
355 * @value: the value to set the parameter to
357 * The <structname>GObjectConstructParam</structname> struct is an auxiliary
358 * structure used to hand #GParamSpec/#GValue pairs to the @constructor of
359 * a #GObjectClass.
361 struct _GObjectConstructParam
363 GParamSpec *pspec;
364 GValue *value;
368 * GInitiallyUnowned:
370 * All the fields in the <structname>GInitiallyUnowned</structname> structure
371 * are private to the #GInitiallyUnowned implementation and should never be
372 * accessed directly.
375 * GInitiallyUnownedClass:
377 * The class structure for the <structname>GInitiallyUnowned</structname> type.
381 /* --- prototypes --- */
382 GType g_initially_unowned_get_type (void);
383 void g_object_class_install_property (GObjectClass *oclass,
384 guint property_id,
385 GParamSpec *pspec);
386 GParamSpec* g_object_class_find_property (GObjectClass *oclass,
387 const gchar *property_name);
388 GParamSpec**g_object_class_list_properties (GObjectClass *oclass,
389 guint *n_properties);
390 void g_object_class_override_property (GObjectClass *oclass,
391 guint property_id,
392 const gchar *name);
393 void g_object_class_install_properties (GObjectClass *oclass,
394 guint n_pspecs,
395 GParamSpec **pspecs);
397 void g_object_interface_install_property (gpointer g_iface,
398 GParamSpec *pspec);
399 GParamSpec* g_object_interface_find_property (gpointer g_iface,
400 const gchar *property_name);
401 GParamSpec**g_object_interface_list_properties (gpointer g_iface,
402 guint *n_properties_p);
404 GType g_object_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
405 gpointer g_object_new (GType object_type,
406 const gchar *first_property_name,
407 ...);
408 gpointer g_object_newv (GType object_type,
409 guint n_parameters,
410 GParameter *parameters);
411 GObject* g_object_new_valist (GType object_type,
412 const gchar *first_property_name,
413 va_list var_args);
414 void g_object_set (gpointer object,
415 const gchar *first_property_name,
416 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
417 void g_object_get (gpointer object,
418 const gchar *first_property_name,
419 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
420 gpointer g_object_connect (gpointer object,
421 const gchar *signal_spec,
422 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
423 void g_object_disconnect (gpointer object,
424 const gchar *signal_spec,
425 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
426 void g_object_set_valist (GObject *object,
427 const gchar *first_property_name,
428 va_list var_args);
429 void g_object_get_valist (GObject *object,
430 const gchar *first_property_name,
431 va_list var_args);
432 void g_object_set_property (GObject *object,
433 const gchar *property_name,
434 const GValue *value);
435 void g_object_get_property (GObject *object,
436 const gchar *property_name,
437 GValue *value);
438 void g_object_freeze_notify (GObject *object);
439 void g_object_notify (GObject *object,
440 const gchar *property_name);
441 void g_object_notify_by_pspec (GObject *object,
442 GParamSpec *pspec);
443 void g_object_thaw_notify (GObject *object);
444 gboolean g_object_is_floating (gpointer object);
445 gpointer g_object_ref_sink (gpointer object);
446 gpointer g_object_ref (gpointer object);
447 void g_object_unref (gpointer object);
448 void g_object_weak_ref (GObject *object,
449 GWeakNotify notify,
450 gpointer data);
451 void g_object_weak_unref (GObject *object,
452 GWeakNotify notify,
453 gpointer data);
454 void g_object_add_weak_pointer (GObject *object,
455 gpointer *weak_pointer_location);
456 void g_object_remove_weak_pointer (GObject *object,
457 gpointer *weak_pointer_location);
460 * GToggleNotify:
461 * @data: Callback data passed to g_object_add_toggle_ref()
462 * @object: The object on which g_object_add_toggle_ref() was called.
463 * @is_last_ref: %TRUE if the toggle reference is now the
464 * last reference to the object. %FALSE if the toggle
465 * reference was the last reference and there are now other
466 * references.
468 * A callback function used for notification when the state
469 * of a toggle reference changes. See g_object_add_toggle_ref().
471 typedef void (*GToggleNotify) (gpointer data,
472 GObject *object,
473 gboolean is_last_ref);
475 void g_object_add_toggle_ref (GObject *object,
476 GToggleNotify notify,
477 gpointer data);
478 void g_object_remove_toggle_ref (GObject *object,
479 GToggleNotify notify,
480 gpointer data);
482 gpointer g_object_get_qdata (GObject *object,
483 GQuark quark);
484 void g_object_set_qdata (GObject *object,
485 GQuark quark,
486 gpointer data);
487 void g_object_set_qdata_full (GObject *object,
488 GQuark quark,
489 gpointer data,
490 GDestroyNotify destroy);
491 gpointer g_object_steal_qdata (GObject *object,
492 GQuark quark);
493 gpointer g_object_get_data (GObject *object,
494 const gchar *key);
495 void g_object_set_data (GObject *object,
496 const gchar *key,
497 gpointer data);
498 void g_object_set_data_full (GObject *object,
499 const gchar *key,
500 gpointer data,
501 GDestroyNotify destroy);
502 gpointer g_object_steal_data (GObject *object,
503 const gchar *key);
504 void g_object_watch_closure (GObject *object,
505 GClosure *closure);
506 GClosure* g_cclosure_new_object (GCallback callback_func,
507 GObject *object);
508 GClosure* g_cclosure_new_object_swap (GCallback callback_func,
509 GObject *object);
510 GClosure* g_closure_new_object (guint sizeof_closure,
511 GObject *object);
512 void g_value_set_object (GValue *value,
513 gpointer v_object);
514 gpointer g_value_get_object (const GValue *value);
515 gpointer g_value_dup_object (const GValue *value);
516 gulong g_signal_connect_object (gpointer instance,
517 const gchar *detailed_signal,
518 GCallback c_handler,
519 gpointer gobject,
520 GConnectFlags connect_flags);
522 /*< protected >*/
523 void g_object_force_floating (GObject *object);
524 void g_object_run_dispose (GObject *object);
527 void g_value_take_object (GValue *value,
528 gpointer v_object);
529 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
530 void g_value_set_object_take_ownership (GValue *value,
531 gpointer v_object);
532 #endif
534 #if !defined(G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED) || defined(GTK_COMPILATION)
535 gsize g_object_compat_control (gsize what,
536 gpointer data);
537 #endif
539 /* --- implementation macros --- */
540 #define G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PSPEC(object, pname, property_id, pspec) \
541 G_STMT_START { \
542 GObject *_object = (GObject*) (object); \
543 GParamSpec *_pspec = (GParamSpec*) (pspec); \
544 guint _property_id = (property_id); \
545 g_warning ("%s: invalid %s id %u for \"%s\" of type `%s' in `%s'", \
546 G_STRLOC, \
547 (pname), \
548 _property_id, \
549 _pspec->name, \
550 g_type_name (G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE (_pspec)), \
551 G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (_object)); \
552 } G_STMT_END
554 * G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID:
555 * @object: the #GObject on which set_property() or get_property() was called
556 * @property_id: the numeric id of the property
557 * @pspec: the #GParamSpec of the property
559 * This macro should be used to emit a standard warning about unexpected
560 * properties in set_property() and get_property() implementations.
562 #define G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec) \
563 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PSPEC ((object), "property", (property_id), (pspec))
565 void g_clear_object (volatile GObject **object_ptr);
566 #define g_clear_object(object_ptr) \
567 G_STMT_START { \
568 /* Only one access, please */ \
569 gpointer *_p = (gpointer) (object_ptr); \
570 gpointer _o; \
572 do \
573 _o = g_atomic_pointer_get (_p); \
574 while G_UNLIKELY (!g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange (_p, _o, NULL));\
576 if (_o) \
577 g_object_unref (_o); \
578 } G_STMT_END
580 G_END_DECLS
582 #endif /* __G_OBJECT_H__ */