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24 <a name="gi-gir-reference"></a>The GIR XML format</h2></div></div></div>
26 This chapter describes the GIR XML markup format.
28 <div class="refsect2">
29 <a name="gi-gir-api"></a><h3>
30 <span class="emphasis"><em>api</em></span> node</h3>
32 The root node of all GIR documents is the api node.
34 Possible children: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-namespace">namespace</a>.
37 <a name="id481079"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 4. A GIR fragment showing an api node</b></p>
38 <div class="example-contents">
39 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
42 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
45 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">api</span><span class="normal"> version</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"1.0"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
46 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
47 <span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">api</span><span class="symbol">></span></pre></td>
54 <br class="example-break">
57 <div class="refsect2">
58 <a name="gi-gir-namespace"></a><h3>
59 <span class="emphasis"><em>namespace</em></span> node</h3>
61 Parent node: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-api">api</a>.
62 Possible children: callback,
63 <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-class">class</a>,
64 <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-function">function</a>.
65 <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-interface">interface</a>.
68 <a name="id488486"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 5. A GIR fragment showing an namespace node</b></p>
69 <div class="example-contents">
70 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
73 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
79 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">api</span><span class="normal"> version</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"1.0"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
80 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Gtk"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
81 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">class</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
82 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">function</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
83 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">></span>
84 <span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">api</span><span class="symbol">></span></pre></td>
91 <br class="example-break">
94 <div class="refsect2">
95 <a name="gi-gir-class"></a><h3>
96 <span class="emphasis"><em>class</em></span> node</h3>
98 Parent node: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-namespace">namespace</a>.
99 Possible children: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-class">constructor</a>,
103 <div class="example">
104 <a name="id518920"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 6. A GIR fragment showing an class node</b></p>
105 <div class="example-contents">
106 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
109 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
119 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">api</span><span class="normal"> version</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"1.0"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
120 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Gtk"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
121 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">class</span><span class="normal"> name</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Widget"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
122 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">constructor</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
123 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">field</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
124 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">method</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
125 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">property</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
126 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">class</span><span class="symbol">></span>
127 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">></span>
128 <span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">api</span><span class="symbol">></span></pre></td>
135 <br class="example-break">
138 <div class="refsect2">
139 <a name="gi-gir-interface"></a><h3>
140 <span class="emphasis"><em>interface</em></span> node</h3>
142 Parent node: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-namespace">namespace</a>.
143 Possible children: field,
146 <div class="example">
147 <a name="id506234"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 7. A GIR fragment showing an interface node</b></p>
148 <div class="example-contents">
149 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
152 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
161 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">api</span><span class="normal"> version</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"1.0"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
162 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Gtk"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
163 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">interface</span><span class="normal"> name</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Buildable"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
164 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">field</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
165 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">method</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
166 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">property</span><span class="symbol">/></span>
167 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">interface</span><span class="symbol">></span>
168 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">></span>
169 <span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">api</span><span class="symbol">></span></pre></td>
176 <br class="example-break">
179 <div class="refsect2">
180 <a name="gi-gir-function"></a><h3>
181 <span class="emphasis"><em>function</em></span> node</h3>
183 Parent node: <a href="gi-gir-reference.html#gi-gir-namespace">namespace</a>.
184 <div class="example">
185 <a name="id522284"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 8. A GIR fragment showing an function node</b></p>
186 <div class="example-contents">
187 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
190 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
196 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">api</span><span class="normal"> version</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"1.0"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
197 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"Gtk"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
198 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"><</span><span class="usertype">function</span><span class="normal"> name</span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="string">"init"</span><span class="symbol">></span>
199 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">function</span><span class="symbol">></span>
200 <span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">namespace</span><span class="symbol">></span>
201 <span class="symbol"></</span><span class="normal">api</span><span class="symbol">></span></pre></td>
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