gobject: Add GBinding
[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gobject / gbinding.h
1 /* gbinding.h: Binding for object properties
2  *
3  * Copyright (C) 2010  Intel Corp.
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20  * Author: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@linux.intel.com>
21  */
22
23 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
24 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
25 #endif
26
27 #ifndef __G_BINDING_H__
28 #define __G_BINDING_H__
29
30 #include <glib.h>
31 #include <gobject/gobject.h>
32
33 G_BEGIN_DECLS
34
35 #define G_TYPE_BINDING_FLAGS    (g_binding_flags_get_type ())
36
37 #define G_TYPE_BINDING          (g_binding_get_type ())
38 #define G_BINDING(obj)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), G_TYPE_BINDING, GBinding))
39 #define G_IS_BINDING(obj)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), G_TYPE_BINDING))
40
41 /**
42  * GBinding:
43  *
44  * <structname>GBinding</structname> is an opaque structure whose members
45  * cannot be accessed directly.
46  *
47  * Since: 2.26
48  */
49 typedef struct _GBinding        GBinding;
50
51 /**
52  * GBindingTransformFunc:
53  * @binding: a #GBinding
54  * @source_value: the value of the source property
55  * @target_value: the value of the target property
56  * @user_data: data passed to the transform function
57  *
58  * A function to be called to transform the source property of @source
59  * from @source_value into the target property of @target using
60  * @target_value
61  *
62  * Return value: %TRUE if the transformation was successful, and %FALSE
63  *   otherwise
64  *
65  * Since: 2.26
66  */
67 typedef gboolean (* GBindingTransformFunc) (GBinding     *binding,
68                                             const GValue *source_value,
69                                             GValue       *target_value,
70                                             gpointer      user_data);
71
72 /**
73  * GBindingFlags:
74  * @G_BINDING_DEFAULT: The default binding; if the source property
75  *   changes, the target property is updated with its value
76  * @G_BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL: Bidirectional binding; if either the
77  *   property of the source or the property of the target changes,
78  *   the other is updated
79  *
80  * Flags to be passed to g_object_bind_property() or
81  * g_object_bind_property_full().
82  *
83  * This enumeration can be extended at later date.
84  *
85  * Since: 2.26
86  */
87 typedef enum { /*< prefix=G_BINDING >*/
88   G_BINDING_DEFAULT       = 0,
89
90   G_BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL = 1 << 0
91 } GBindingFlags;
92
93 GType                 g_binding_flags_get_type      (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
94 GType                 g_binding_get_type            (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
95
96 GBindingFlags         g_binding_get_flags           (GBinding *binding);
97 GObject *             g_binding_get_source          (GBinding *binding);
98 GObject *             g_binding_get_target          (GBinding *binding);
99 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *g_binding_get_source_property (GBinding *binding);
100 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *g_binding_get_target_property (GBinding *binding);
101
102 GBinding *g_object_bind_property      (gpointer               source,
103                                        const gchar           *source_property,
104                                        gpointer               target,
105                                        const gchar           *target_property,
106                                        GBindingFlags          flags);
107 GBinding *g_object_bind_property_full (gpointer               source,
108                                        const gchar           *source_property,
109                                        gpointer               target,
110                                        const gchar           *target_property,
111                                        GBindingFlags          flags,
112                                        GBindingTransformFunc  transform_to,
113                                        GBindingTransformFunc  transform_from,
114                                        gpointer               user_data,
115                                        GDestroyNotify         notify);
116
117 G_END_DECLS
118
119 #endif /* __G_BINDING_H__ */