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10 <title>GObject Reference Manual</title>
13 The latest version of this documentation can be found on-line at
14 <ulink role="online-location" url="https://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/">https://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/</ulink>.
19 <title>Introduction</title>
21 Most modern programming languages come with their own native object
22 systems and additional fundamental algorithmic language constructs.
23 Just as GLib serves as an implementation of such fundamental
24 types and algorithms (linked lists, hash tables and so forth), the
25 GLib Object System provides the required implementations of a
26 flexible, extensible, and intentionally easy to map (into other
27 languages) object-oriented framework for C.
28 The substantial elements that are provided can be summarized as:
31 A generic type system to register arbitrary single-inherited
32 flat and deep derived types as well as interfaces for
34 It takes care of creation, initialization and memory management
35 of the assorted object and class structures, maintains
36 parent/child relationships and deals with dynamic implementations
37 of such types. That is, their type specific implementations are
38 relocatable/unloadable during runtime.
41 A collection of fundamental type implementations, such as integers,
42 doubles, enums and structured types, to name a few.
45 A sample fundamental type implementation to base object hierarchies
46 upon - the GObject fundamental type.
49 A signal system that allows very flexible user customization of
50 virtual/overridable object methods and can serve as a powerful
51 notification mechanism.
54 An extensible parameter/value system, supporting all the provided
55 fundamental types that can be used to generically handle object
56 properties or otherwise parameterized types.
63 <title>Concepts</title>
65 <xi:include href="tut_intro.xml" />
66 <xi:include href="tut_gtype.xml" />
67 <xi:include href="tut_gobject.xml" />
68 <xi:include href="tut_gsignal.xml" />
70 <reference label="II">
71 <title>API Reference</title>
73 <xi:include href="xml/gtype.xml" />
74 <xi:include href="xml/gtypeplugin.xml" />
75 <xi:include href="xml/gtypemodule.xml" />
76 <xi:include href="xml/objects.xml" />
77 <xi:include href="xml/enumerations_flags.xml" />
78 <xi:include href="xml/gboxed.xml" />
79 <xi:include href="xml/generic_values.xml" />
80 <xi:include href="xml/param_value_types.xml" />
81 <xi:include href="xml/gparamspec.xml" />
82 <xi:include href="xml/value_collection.xml" />
83 <xi:include href="xml/signals.xml" />
84 <xi:include href="xml/gclosure.xml" />
85 <xi:include href="xml/value_arrays.xml" />
86 <xi:include href="xml/gbinding.xml" />
88 <reference label="III">
89 <title>Tools Reference</title>
91 <xi:include href="glib-mkenums.xml" />
92 <xi:include href="glib-genmarshal.xml" />
93 <xi:include href="gobject-query.xml" />
96 <xi:include href="tut_howto.xml" />
97 <xi:include href="tut_tools.xml" />
99 <index id="api-index-full">
101 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-full.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
103 <index id="api-index-deprecated" role="deprecated">
104 <title>Index of deprecated symbols</title>
105 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-deprecated.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
107 <index id="api-index-2-2" role="2.2">
108 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.2</title>
109 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.2.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
111 <index id="api-index-2-4" role="2.4">
112 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.4</title>
113 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.4.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
115 <index id="api-index-2-6" role="2.6">
116 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.6</title>
117 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.6.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
119 <index id="api-index-2-8" role="2.8">
120 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.8</title>
121 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.8.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
123 <index id="api-index-2-10" role="2.10">
124 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.10</title>
125 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.10.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
127 <index id="api-index-2-12" role="2.12">
128 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.12</title>
129 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.12.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
131 <index id="api-index-2-14" role="2.14">
132 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.14</title>
133 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.14.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
135 <index id="api-index-2-18" role="2.18">
136 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.18</title>
137 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.18.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
139 <index id="api-index-2-22" role="2.22">
140 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.22</title>
141 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.22.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
143 <index id="api-index-2-24" role="2.24">
144 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.24</title>
145 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.24.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
147 <index id="api-index-2-26" role="2.26">
148 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.26</title>
149 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.26.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
151 <index id="api-index-2-28" role="2.28">
152 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.28</title>
153 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.28.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
155 <index id="api-index-2-30" role="2.30">
156 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.30</title>
157 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.30.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
159 <index id="api-index-2-32" role="2.32">
160 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.32</title>
161 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.32.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
163 <index id="api-index-2-34" role="2.34">
164 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.34</title>
165 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.34.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
167 <index id="api-index-2-36" role="2.36">
168 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.36</title>
169 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.36.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
171 <index id="api-index-2-38" role="2.38">
172 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.38</title>
173 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.38.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
175 <index id="api-index-2-40" role="2.40">
176 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.40</title>
177 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.40.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
179 <index id="api-index-2-42" role="2.42">
180 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.42</title>
181 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.42.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
183 <index id="api-index-2-44" role="2.44">
184 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.44</title>
185 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.44.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
187 <index id="api-index-2-46" role="2.46">
188 <title>Index of new symbols in 2.46</title>
189 <xi:include href="xml/api-index-2.46.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
192 <xi:include href="xml/annotation-glossary.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>