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[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gobject / gobject.h
1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2  * Copyright (C) 1998-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
3  *
4  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8  *
9  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
12  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13  *
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15  * Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
16  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
17  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
18  */
19 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
20 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
21 #endif
22
23 #ifndef __G_OBJECT_H__
24 #define __G_OBJECT_H__
25
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>
31
32 G_BEGIN_DECLS
33
34 /* --- type macros --- */
35 #define G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT(type)      (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_OBJECT)
36 #define G_OBJECT(object)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObject))
37 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS(class)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((class), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObjectClass))
38 #define G_IS_OBJECT(object)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
39 #define G_IS_OBJECT_CLASS(class)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((class), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
40 #define G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS(object)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((object), G_TYPE_OBJECT, GObjectClass))
41 #define G_OBJECT_TYPE(object)       (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (object))
42 #define G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(object)  (g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (object)))
43 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(class)  (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class))
44 #define G_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME(class)  (g_type_name (G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (class)))
45 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS_OBJECT(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_OBJECT))
46
47
48 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
49 typedef struct _GObject                  GObject;
50 typedef struct _GObjectClass             GObjectClass;
51 typedef struct _GObjectConstructParam    GObjectConstructParam;
52 typedef void (*GObjectGetPropertyFunc)  (GObject      *object,
53                                          guint         property_id,
54                                          GValue       *value,
55                                          GParamSpec   *pspec);
56 typedef void (*GObjectSetPropertyFunc)  (GObject      *object,
57                                          guint         property_id,
58                                          const GValue *value,
59                                          GParamSpec   *pspec);
60 typedef void (*GObjectFinalizeFunc)     (GObject      *object);
61 typedef void (*GWeakNotify)             (gpointer      data,
62                                          GObject      *where_the_object_was);
63 struct  _GObject
64 {
65   GTypeInstance g_type_instance;
66   
67   /*< private >*/
68   guint         ref_count;
69   GData        *qdata;
70 };
71 struct  _GObjectClass
72 {
73   GTypeClass   g_type_class;
74
75   /*< private >*/
76   GSList      *construct_properties;
77
78   /*< public >*/
79   /* overridable methods */
80   GObject*   (*constructor)     (GType                  type,
81                                  guint                  n_construct_properties,
82                                  GObjectConstructParam *construct_properties);
83   void       (*set_property)            (GObject        *object,
84                                          guint           property_id,
85                                          const GValue   *value,
86                                          GParamSpec     *pspec);
87   void       (*get_property)            (GObject        *object,
88                                          guint           property_id,
89                                          GValue         *value,
90                                          GParamSpec     *pspec);
91   void       (*dispose)                 (GObject        *object);
92   void       (*finalize)                (GObject        *object);
93   
94   /* seldomly overidden */
95   void       (*dispatch_properties_changed) (GObject      *object,
96                                              guint         n_pspecs,
97                                              GParamSpec  **pspecs);
98
99   /* signals */
100   void       (*notify)                  (GObject        *object,
101                                          GParamSpec     *pspec);
102   /*< private >*/
103   /* padding */
104   gpointer      pdummy[8];
105 };
106 struct _GObjectConstructParam
107 {
108   GParamSpec *pspec;
109   GValue     *value;
110 };
111
112
113 /* --- prototypes --- */
114 void        g_object_class_install_property   (GObjectClass   *oclass,
115                                                guint           property_id,
116                                                GParamSpec     *pspec);
117 GParamSpec* g_object_class_find_property      (GObjectClass   *oclass,
118                                                const gchar    *property_name);
119 GParamSpec**g_object_class_list_properties    (GObjectClass   *oclass,
120                                                guint          *n_properties);
121 gpointer    g_object_new                      (GType           object_type,
122                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
123                                                ...);
124 gpointer    g_object_newv                     (GType           object_type,
125                                                guint           n_parameters,
126                                                GParameter     *parameters);
127 GObject*    g_object_new_valist               (GType           object_type,
128                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
129                                                va_list         var_args);
130 void        g_object_set                      (gpointer        object,
131                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
132                                                ...);
133 void        g_object_get                      (gpointer        object,
134                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
135                                                ...);
136 gpointer    g_object_connect                  (gpointer        object,
137                                                const gchar    *signal_spec,
138                                                ...);
139 void        g_object_disconnect               (gpointer        object,
140                                                const gchar    *signal_spec,
141                                                ...);
142 void        g_object_set_valist               (GObject        *object,
143                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
144                                                va_list         var_args);
145 void        g_object_get_valist               (GObject        *object,
146                                                const gchar    *first_property_name,
147                                                va_list         var_args);
148 void        g_object_set_property             (GObject        *object,
149                                                const gchar    *property_name,
150                                                const GValue   *value);
151 void        g_object_get_property             (GObject        *object,
152                                                const gchar    *property_name,
153                                                GValue         *value);
154 void        g_object_freeze_notify            (GObject        *object);
155 void        g_object_notify                   (GObject        *object,
156                                                const gchar    *property_name);
157 void        g_object_thaw_notify              (GObject        *object);
158 gpointer    g_object_ref                      (gpointer        object);
159 void        g_object_unref                    (gpointer        object);
160 void        g_object_weak_ref                 (GObject        *object,
161                                                GWeakNotify     notify,
162                                                gpointer        data);
163 void        g_object_weak_unref               (GObject        *object,
164                                                GWeakNotify     notify,
165                                                gpointer        data);
166 void        g_object_add_weak_pointer         (GObject        *object, 
167                                                gpointer       *weak_pointer_location);
168 void        g_object_remove_weak_pointer      (GObject        *object, 
169                                                gpointer       *weak_pointer_location);
170 gpointer    g_object_get_qdata                (GObject        *object,
171                                                GQuark          quark);
172 void        g_object_set_qdata                (GObject        *object,
173                                                GQuark          quark,
174                                                gpointer        data);
175 void        g_object_set_qdata_full           (GObject        *object,
176                                                GQuark          quark,
177                                                gpointer        data,
178                                                GDestroyNotify  destroy);
179 gpointer    g_object_steal_qdata              (GObject        *object,
180                                                GQuark          quark);
181 gpointer    g_object_get_data                 (GObject        *object,
182                                                const gchar    *key);
183 void        g_object_set_data                 (GObject        *object,
184                                                const gchar    *key,
185                                                gpointer        data);
186 void        g_object_set_data_full            (GObject        *object,
187                                                const gchar    *key,
188                                                gpointer        data,
189                                                GDestroyNotify  destroy);
190 gpointer    g_object_steal_data               (GObject        *object,
191                                                const gchar    *key);
192 void        g_object_watch_closure            (GObject        *object,
193                                                GClosure       *closure);
194 GClosure*   g_cclosure_new_object             (GCallback       callback_func,
195                                                GObject        *object);
196 GClosure*   g_cclosure_new_object_swap        (GCallback       callback_func,
197                                                GObject        *object);
198 GClosure*   g_closure_new_object              (guint           sizeof_closure,
199                                                GObject        *object);
200 void        g_value_set_object                (GValue         *value,
201                                                gpointer        v_object);
202 gpointer    g_value_get_object                (const GValue   *value);
203 GObject*    g_value_dup_object                (const GValue   *value);
204 gulong      g_signal_connect_object           (gpointer        instance,
205                                                const gchar    *detailed_signal,
206                                                GCallback       c_handler,
207                                                gpointer        gobject,
208                                                GConnectFlags   connect_flags);
209
210
211 /*< protected >*/
212 void        g_object_run_dispose              (GObject        *object);
213
214
215 void        g_value_take_object               (GValue         *value,
216                                                gpointer        v_object);
217 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
218 void        g_value_set_object_take_ownership (GValue         *value,
219                                                gpointer        v_object);
220 #endif
221
222 /* --- implementation macros --- */
223 #define G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PSPEC(object, pname, property_id, pspec) \
224 G_STMT_START { \
225   GObject *_object = (GObject*) (object); \
226   GParamSpec *_pspec = (GParamSpec*) (pspec); \
227   guint _property_id = (property_id); \
228   g_warning ("%s: invalid %s id %u for \"%s\" of type `%s' in `%s'", \
229              G_STRLOC, \
230              (pname), \
231              _property_id, \
232              _pspec->name, \
233              g_type_name (G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE (_pspec)), \
234              G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (_object)); \
235 } G_STMT_END
236 #define G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec) \
237     G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PSPEC ((object), "property", (property_id), (pspec))
238
239 G_END_DECLS
240
241 #endif /* __G_OBJECT_H__ */