TextBuffer

You may wish to begin by reading the [text widget conceptual overview]TextWidget which gives an overview of all the objects and data types related to the text widget and how they work together.

class TextBuffer : ObjectG {}

Constructors

this
this(GtkTextBuffer* gtkTextBuffer, bool ownedRef)

Sets our main struct and passes it to the parent class.

this
this(TextTagTable table)

Creates a new text buffer.

Members

Aliases

delet
alias delet = delete_
Undocumented in source.

Functions

addMark
void addMark(TextMark mark, TextIter where)

Adds the mark at position @where. The mark must not be added to another buffer, and if its name is not %NULL then there must not be another mark in the buffer with the same name.

addOnApplyTag
gulong addOnApplyTag(void delegate(TextTag, TextIter, TextIter, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::apply-tag signal is emitted to apply a tag to a range of text in a #GtkTextBuffer. Applying actually occurs in the default handler.

addOnBeginUserAction
gulong addOnBeginUserAction(void delegate(TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::begin-user-action signal is emitted at the beginning of a single user-visible operation on a #GtkTextBuffer.

addOnChanged
gulong addOnChanged(void delegate(TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::changed signal is emitted when the content of a #GtkTextBuffer has changed.

addOnDeleteRange
gulong addOnDeleteRange(void delegate(TextIter, TextIter, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::delete-range signal is emitted to delete a range from a #GtkTextBuffer.

addOnEndUserAction
gulong addOnEndUserAction(void delegate(TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::end-user-action signal is emitted at the end of a single user-visible operation on the #GtkTextBuffer.

addOnInsertChildAnchor
gulong addOnInsertChildAnchor(void delegate(TextIter, TextChildAnchor, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::insert-child-anchor signal is emitted to insert a #GtkTextChildAnchor in a #GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

addOnInsertPixbuf
gulong addOnInsertPixbuf(void delegate(TextIter, Pixbuf, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::insert-pixbuf signal is emitted to insert a #GdkPixbuf in a #GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

addOnInsertText
gulong addOnInsertText(void delegate(TextIter, string, int, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::insert-text signal is emitted to insert text in a #GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

addOnMarkDeleted
gulong addOnMarkDeleted(void delegate(TextMark, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::mark-deleted signal is emitted as notification after a #GtkTextMark is deleted.

addOnMarkSet
gulong addOnMarkSet(void delegate(TextIter, TextMark, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::mark-set signal is emitted as notification after a #GtkTextMark is set.

addOnModifiedChanged
gulong addOnModifiedChanged(void delegate(TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::modified-changed signal is emitted when the modified bit of a #GtkTextBuffer flips.

addOnPasteDone
gulong addOnPasteDone(void delegate(Clipboard, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The paste-done signal is emitted after paste operation has been completed. This is useful to properly scroll the view to the end of the pasted text. See gtk_text_buffer_paste_clipboard() for more details.

addOnRemoveTag
gulong addOnRemoveTag(void delegate(TextTag, TextIter, TextIter, TextBuffer) dlg, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The ::remove-tag signal is emitted to remove all occurrences of @tag from a range of text in a #GtkTextBuffer. Removal actually occurs in the default handler.

addSelectionClipboard
void addSelectionClipboard(Clipboard clipboard)

Adds @clipboard to the list of clipboards in which the selection contents of @buffer are available. In most cases, @clipboard will be the #GtkClipboard of type %GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY for a view of @buffer.

applyTag
void applyTag(TextTag tag, TextIter start, TextIter end)

Emits the “apply-tag” signal on @buffer. The default handler for the signal applies @tag to the given range. @start and @end do not have to be in order.

applyTagByName
void applyTagByName(string name, TextIter start, TextIter end)

Calls gtk_text_tag_table_lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a #GtkTextTag, then calls gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag().

backspace
bool backspace(TextIter iter, bool interactive, bool defaultEditable)

Performs the appropriate action as if the user hit the delete key with the cursor at the position specified by @iter. In the normal case a single character will be deleted, but when combining accents are involved, more than one character can be deleted, and when precomposed character and accent combinations are involved, less than one character will be deleted.

beginUserAction
void beginUserAction()

Called to indicate that the buffer operations between here and a call to gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action() are part of a single user-visible operation. The operations between gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action() and gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action() can then be grouped when creating an undo stack. #GtkTextBuffer maintains a count of calls to gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action() that have not been closed with a call to gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action(), and emits the “begin-user-action” and “end-user-action” signals only for the outermost pair of calls. This allows you to build user actions from other user actions.

copyClipboard
void copyClipboard(Clipboard clipboard)

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard.

createChildAnchor
TextChildAnchor createChildAnchor(TextIter iter)

This is a convenience function which simply creates a child anchor with gtk_text_child_anchor_new() and inserts it into the buffer with gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor(). The new anchor is owned by the buffer; no reference count is returned to the caller of gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor().

createMark
TextMark createMark(string markName, TextIter where, bool leftGravity)

Creates a mark at position @where. If @mark_name is %NULL, the mark is anonymous; otherwise, the mark can be retrieved by name using gtk_text_buffer_get_mark(). If a mark has left gravity, and text is inserted at the mark’s current location, the mark will be moved to the left of the newly-inserted text. If the mark has right gravity (@left_gravity = %FALSE), the mark will end up on the right of newly-inserted text. The standard left-to-right cursor is a mark with right gravity (when you type, the cursor stays on the right side of the text you’re typing).

createTag
TextTag createTag(string tagName, ...)

Creates a tag and adds it to the tag table for buffer. Equivalent to adding a new tag to the buffer's tag table.

cutClipboard
void cutClipboard(Clipboard clipboard, bool defaultEditable)

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard, then deletes said text if it’s editable.

deleteInteractive
bool deleteInteractive(TextIter startIter, TextIter endIter, bool defaultEditable)

Deletes all editable text in the given range. Calls gtk_text_buffer_delete() for each editable sub-range of [@start,@end). @start and @end are revalidated to point to the location of the last deleted range, or left untouched if no text was deleted.

deleteMark
void deleteMark(TextMark mark)

Deletes @mark, so that it’s no longer located anywhere in the buffer. Removes the reference the buffer holds to the mark, so if you haven’t called g_object_ref() on the mark, it will be freed. Even if the mark isn’t freed, most operations on @mark become invalid, until it gets added to a buffer again with gtk_text_buffer_add_mark(). Use gtk_text_mark_get_deleted() to find out if a mark has been removed from its buffer. The #GtkTextBuffer::mark-deleted signal will be emitted as notification after the mark is deleted.

deleteMarkByName
void deleteMarkByName(string name)

Deletes the mark named @name; the mark must exist. See gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark() for details.

deleteSelection
bool deleteSelection(bool interactive, bool defaultEditable)

Deletes the range between the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks, that is, the currently-selected text. If @interactive is %TRUE, the editability of the selection will be considered (users can’t delete uneditable text).

delete_
void delete_(TextIter start, TextIter end)

Deletes text between @start and @end. The order of @start and @end is not actually relevant; gtk_text_buffer_delete() will reorder them. This function actually emits the “delete-range” signal, and the default handler of that signal deletes the text. Because the buffer is modified, all outstanding iterators become invalid after calling this function; however, the @start and @end will be re-initialized to point to the location where text was deleted.

deserialize
bool deserialize(TextBuffer contentBuffer, GdkAtom format, TextIter iter, ubyte[] data)

This function deserializes rich text in format @format and inserts it at @iter.

deserializeGetCanCreateTags
bool deserializeGetCanCreateTags(GdkAtom format)

This functions returns the value set with gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_set_can_create_tags()

deserializeSetCanCreateTags
void deserializeSetCanCreateTags(GdkAtom format, bool canCreateTags)

Use this function to allow a rich text deserialization function to create new tags in the receiving buffer. Note that using this function is almost always a bad idea, because the rich text functions you register should know how to map the rich text format they handler to your text buffers set of tags.

endUserAction
void endUserAction()

Should be paired with a call to gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action(). See that function for a full explanation.

getBounds
void getBounds(TextIter start, TextIter end)

Retrieves the first and last iterators in the buffer, i.e. the entire buffer lies within the range [@start,@end).

getCharCount
int getCharCount()

Gets the number of characters in the buffer; note that characters and bytes are not the same, you can’t e.g. expect the contents of the buffer in string form to be this many bytes long. The character count is cached, so this function is very fast.

getCopyTargetList
TargetList getCopyTargetList()

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer can provide for copying and as DND source. The targets in the list are added with @info values from the #GtkTextBufferTargetInfo enum, using gtk_target_list_add_rich_text_targets() and gtk_target_list_add_text_targets().

getDeserializeFormats
GdkAtom[] getDeserializeFormats()

This function returns the rich text deserialize formats registered with @buffer using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset()

getEndIter
void getEndIter(TextIter iter)

Initializes @iter with the “end iterator,” one past the last valid character in the text buffer. If dereferenced with gtk_text_iter_get_char(), the end iterator has a character value of 0. The entire buffer lies in the range from the first position in the buffer (call gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter() to get character position 0) to the end iterator.

getHasSelection
bool getHasSelection()

Indicates whether the buffer has some text currently selected.

getInsert
TextMark getInsert()

Returns the mark that represents the cursor (insertion point). Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_get_mark() to get the mark named “insert”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

getIterAtChildAnchor
void getIterAtChildAnchor(TextIter iter, TextChildAnchor anchor)

Obtains the location of @anchor within @buffer.

getIterAtLine
void getIterAtLine(TextIter iter, int lineNumber)

Initializes @iter to the start of the given line. If @line_number is greater than the number of lines in the @buffer, the end iterator is returned.

getIterAtLineIndex
void getIterAtLineIndex(TextIter iter, int lineNumber, int byteIndex)

Obtains an iterator pointing to @byte_index within the given line. @byte_index must be the start of a UTF-8 character. Note bytes, not characters; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

getIterAtLineOffset
void getIterAtLineOffset(TextIter iter, int lineNumber, int charOffset)

Obtains an iterator pointing to @char_offset within the given line. Note characters, not bytes; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

getIterAtMark
void getIterAtMark(TextIter iter, TextMark mark)

Initializes @iter with the current position of @mark.

getIterAtOffset
void getIterAtOffset(TextIter iter, int charOffset)

Initializes @iter to a position @char_offset chars from the start of the entire buffer. If @char_offset is -1 or greater than the number of characters in the buffer, @iter is initialized to the end iterator, the iterator one past the last valid character in the buffer.

getLineCount
int getLineCount()

Obtains the number of lines in the buffer. This value is cached, so the function is very fast.

getMark
TextMark getMark(string name)

Returns the mark named @name in buffer @buffer, or %NULL if no such mark exists in the buffer.

getModified
bool getModified()

Indicates whether the buffer has been modified since the last call to gtk_text_buffer_set_modified() set the modification flag to %FALSE. Used for example to enable a “save” function in a text editor.

getPasteTargetList
TargetList getPasteTargetList()

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer supports for pasting and as DND destination. The targets in the list are added with @info values from the #GtkTextBufferTargetInfo enum, using gtk_target_list_add_rich_text_targets() and gtk_target_list_add_text_targets().

getSelectionBound
TextMark getSelectionBound()

Returns the mark that represents the selection bound. Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_get_mark() to get the mark named “selection_bound”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

getSelectionBounds
bool getSelectionBounds(TextIter start, TextIter end)

Returns %TRUE if some text is selected; places the bounds of the selection in @start and @end (if the selection has length 0, then @start and @end are filled in with the same value). @start and @end will be in ascending order. If @start and @end are NULL, then they are not filled in, but the return value still indicates whether text is selected.

getSerializeFormats
GdkAtom[] getSerializeFormats()

This function returns the rich text serialize formats registered with @buffer using gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset()

getSlice
string getSlice(TextIter start, TextIter end, bool includeHiddenChars)

Returns the text in the range [@start,@end). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if @include_hidden_chars is %FALSE. The returned string includes a 0xFFFC character whenever the buffer contains embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with gtk_text_buffer_get_text(). Note that 0xFFFC can occur in normal text as well, so it is not a reliable indicator that a pixbuf or widget is in the buffer.

getStartIter
void getStartIter(TextIter iter)

Initialized @iter with the first position in the text buffer. This is the same as using gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset() to get the iter at character offset 0.

getStruct
void* getStruct()

the main Gtk struct as a void*

getTagTable
TextTagTable getTagTable()

Get the #GtkTextTagTable associated with this buffer.

getText
string getText()

Obtain the entire text

getText
string getText(TextIter start, TextIter end, bool includeHiddenChars)

Returns the text in the range [@start,@end). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if @include_hidden_chars is %FALSE. Does not include characters representing embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do not correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with gtk_text_buffer_get_slice().

getTextBufferStruct
GtkTextBuffer* getTextBufferStruct(bool transferOwnership)

Get the main Gtk struct

insert
void insert(TextIter iter, string text)

Inserts @len bytes of @text at position @iter. If @len is -1, @text must be nul-terminated and will be inserted in its entirety. Emits the “insert-text” signal; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. @iter is invalidated when insertion occurs (because the buffer contents change), but the default signal handler revalidates it to point to the end of the inserted text.

insertAtCursor
void insertAtCursor(string text)

Simply calls gtk_text_buffer_insert(), using the current cursor position as the insertion point.

insertChildAnchor
void insertChildAnchor(TextIter iter, TextChildAnchor anchor)

Inserts a child widget anchor into the text buffer at @iter. The anchor will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for child anchors, but the “text” variants do not. E.g. see gtk_text_buffer_get_slice() and gtk_text_buffer_get_text(). Consider gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor() as a more convenient alternative to this function. The buffer will add a reference to the anchor, so you can unref it after insertion.

insertInteractive
bool insertInteractive(TextIter iter, string text, bool defaultEditable)

Like gtk_text_buffer_insert(), but the insertion will not occur if @iter is at a non-editable location in the buffer. Usually you want to prevent insertions at ineditable locations if the insertion results from a user action (is interactive).

insertInteractiveAtCursor
bool insertInteractiveAtCursor(string text, bool defaultEditable)

Calls gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive() at the cursor position.

insertMarkup
void insertMarkup(TextIter iter, string markup, int len)

Inserts the text in @markup at position @iter. @markup will be inserted in its entirety and must be nul-terminated and valid UTF-8. Emits the #GtkTextBuffer::insert-text signal, possibly multiple times; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. @iter will point to the end of the inserted text on return.

insertPixbuf
void insertPixbuf(TextIter iter, Pixbuf pixbuf)

Inserts an image into the text buffer at @iter. The image will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for pixbufs, but the “text” variants do not. e.g. see gtk_text_buffer_get_slice() and gtk_text_buffer_get_text().

insertRange
void insertRange(TextIter iter, TextIter start, TextIter end)

Copies text, tags, and pixbufs between @start and @end (the order of @start and @end doesn’t matter) and inserts the copy at @iter. Used instead of simply getting/inserting text because it preserves images and tags. If @start and @end are in a different buffer from @buffer, the two buffers must share the same tag table.

insertRangeInteractive
bool insertRangeInteractive(TextIter iter, TextIter start, TextIter end, bool defaultEditable)

Same as gtk_text_buffer_insert_range(), but does nothing if the insertion point isn’t editable. The @default_editable parameter indicates whether the text is editable at @iter if no tags enclosing @iter affect editability. Typically the result of gtk_text_view_get_editable() is appropriate here.

insertWithTags
void insertWithTags(TextIter iter, string text, TextTag[] tags)

Inserts text into buffer at iter, applying the list of tags to the newly-inserted text. The last tag specified must be NULL to terminate the list. Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_insert(), then gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag() on the inserted text; gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags() is just a convenience function.

insertWithTagsByName
void insertWithTagsByName(TextIter iter, string text, string[] tags)

Same as gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(), but allows you to pass in tag names instead of tag objects.

moveMark
void moveMark(TextMark mark, TextIter where)

Moves @mark to the new location @where. Emits the #GtkTextBuffer::mark-set signal as notification of the move.

moveMarkByName
void moveMarkByName(string name, TextIter where)

Moves the mark named @name (which must exist) to location @where. See gtk_text_buffer_move_mark() for details.

pasteClipboard
void pasteClipboard(Clipboard clipboard, TextIter overrideLocation, bool defaultEditable)

Pastes the contents of a clipboard. If @override_location is %NULL, the pasted text will be inserted at the cursor position, or the buffer selection will be replaced if the selection is non-empty.

placeCursor
void placeCursor(TextIter where)

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them to the same place in two steps with gtk_text_buffer_move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

registerDeserializeFormat
GdkAtom registerDeserializeFormat(string mimeType, GtkTextBufferDeserializeFunc function_, void* userData, GDestroyNotify userDataDestroy)

This function registers a rich text deserialization @function along with its @mime_type with the passed @buffer.

registerDeserializeTagset
GdkAtom registerDeserializeTagset(string tagsetName)

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed @buffer. See gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset() for details.

registerSerializeFormat
GdkAtom registerSerializeFormat(string mimeType, GtkTextBufferSerializeFunc function_, void* userData, GDestroyNotify userDataDestroy)

This function registers a rich text serialization @function along with its @mime_type with the passed @buffer.

registerSerializeTagset
GdkAtom registerSerializeTagset(string tagsetName)

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed @buffer. The internal format does not comply to any standard rich text format and only works between #GtkTextBuffer instances. It is capable of serializing all of a text buffer’s tags and embedded pixbufs.

removeAllTags
void removeAllTags(TextIter start, TextIter end)

Removes all tags in the range between @start and @end. Be careful with this function; it could remove tags added in code unrelated to the code you’re currently writing. That is, using this function is probably a bad idea if you have two or more unrelated code sections that add tags.

removeSelectionClipboard
void removeSelectionClipboard(Clipboard clipboard)

Removes a #GtkClipboard added with gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard().

removeTag
void removeTag(TextTag tag, TextIter start, TextIter end)

Emits the “remove-tag” signal. The default handler for the signal removes all occurrences of @tag from the given range. @start and @end don’t have to be in order.

removeTagByName
void removeTagByName(string name, TextIter start, TextIter end)

Calls gtk_text_tag_table_lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a #GtkTextTag, then calls gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag().

selectRange
void selectRange(TextIter ins, TextIter bound)

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them in two steps with gtk_text_buffer_move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

serialize
ubyte[] serialize(TextBuffer contentBuffer, GdkAtom format, TextIter start, TextIter end)

This function serializes the portion of text between @start and @end in the rich text format represented by @format.

setModified
void setModified(bool setting)

Used to keep track of whether the buffer has been modified since the last time it was saved. Whenever the buffer is saved to disk, call gtk_text_buffer_set_modified (@buffer, FALSE). When the buffer is modified, it will automatically toggled on the modified bit again. When the modified bit flips, the buffer emits the #GtkTextBuffer::modified-changed signal.

setText
void setText(string text)

Deletes current contents of @buffer, and inserts @text instead. If @len is -1, @text must be nul-terminated. @text must be valid UTF-8.

unregisterDeserializeFormat
void unregisterDeserializeFormat(GdkAtom format)

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset().

unregisterSerializeFormat
void unregisterSerializeFormat(GdkAtom format)

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset()

Static functions

getType
GType getType()

Variables

gtkTextBuffer
GtkTextBuffer* gtkTextBuffer;

the main Gtk struct

Inherited Members

From ObjectG

gObject
GObject* gObject;

the main Gtk struct

ownedRef
bool ownedRef;
Undocumented in source.
getObjectGStruct
GObject* getObjectGStruct(bool transferOwnership)

Get the main Gtk struct

getStruct
void* getStruct()

the main Gtk struct as a void*

isGcRoot
bool isGcRoot;
Undocumented in source.
signals
DClosure[gulong] signals;
Undocumented in source.
destroyNotify
void destroyNotify(ObjectG obj)
Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
toggleNotify
void toggleNotify(ObjectG obj, GObject* object, int isLastRef)
Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
~this
~this()
Undocumented in source.
opCast
T opCast()
getDObject
RT getDObject(U obj, bool ownedRef)

Gets a D Object from the objects table of associations.

removeGcRoot
void removeGcRoot()
Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
setProperty
void setProperty(string propertyName, T value)
unref
deprecated void unref(ObjectG obj)
Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
doref
deprecated ObjectG doref(ObjectG obj)
Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
addOnNotify
gulong addOnNotify(void delegate(ParamSpec, ObjectG) dlg, string property, ConnectFlags connectFlags)

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has been changed. Note that getting this signal doesn't guarantee that the value of the property has actually changed, it may also be emitted when the setter for the property is called to reinstate the previous value.

getType
GType getType()
compatControl
size_t compatControl(size_t what, void* data)
interfaceFindProperty
ParamSpec interfaceFindProperty(TypeInterface gIface, string propertyName)

Find the #GParamSpec with the given name for an interface. Generally, the interface vtable passed in as @g_iface will be the default vtable from g_type_default_interface_ref(), or, if you know the interface has already been loaded, g_type_default_interface_peek().

interfaceInstallProperty
void interfaceInstallProperty(TypeInterface gIface, ParamSpec pspec)

Add a property to an interface; this is only useful for interfaces that are added to GObject-derived types. Adding a property to an interface forces all objects classes with that interface to have a compatible property. The compatible property could be a newly created #GParamSpec, but normally g_object_class_override_property() will be used so that the object class only needs to provide an implementation and inherits the property description, default value, bounds, and so forth from the interface property.

interfaceListProperties
ParamSpec[] interfaceListProperties(TypeInterface gIface)

Lists the properties of an interface.Generally, the interface vtable passed in as @g_iface will be the default vtable from g_type_default_interface_ref(), or, if you know the interface has already been loaded, g_type_default_interface_peek().

addToggleRef
void addToggleRef(GToggleNotify notify, void* data)

Increases the reference count of the object by one and sets a callback to be called when all other references to the object are dropped, or when this is already the last reference to the object and another reference is established.

addWeakPointer
void addWeakPointer(void* weakPointerLocation)

Adds a weak reference from weak_pointer to @object to indicate that the pointer located at @weak_pointer_location is only valid during the lifetime of @object. When the @object is finalized, @weak_pointer will be set to %NULL.

bindProperty
Binding bindProperty(string sourceProperty, ObjectG target, string targetProperty, GBindingFlags flags)

Creates a binding between @source_property on @source and @target_property on @target. Whenever the @source_property is changed the @target_property is updated using the same value. For instance:

bindPropertyFull
Binding bindPropertyFull(string sourceProperty, ObjectG target, string targetProperty, GBindingFlags flags, GBindingTransformFunc transformTo, GBindingTransformFunc transformFrom, void* userData, GDestroyNotify notify)

Complete version of g_object_bind_property().

bindPropertyWithClosures
Binding bindPropertyWithClosures(string sourceProperty, ObjectG target, string targetProperty, GBindingFlags flags, Closure transformTo, Closure transformFrom)

Creates a binding between @source_property on @source and @target_property on @target, allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by the binding.

dupData
void* dupData(string key, GDuplicateFunc dupFunc, void* userData)

This is a variant of g_object_get_data() which returns a 'duplicate' of the value. @dup_func defines the meaning of 'duplicate' in this context, it could e.g. take a reference on a ref-counted object.

dupQdata
void* dupQdata(GQuark quark, GDuplicateFunc dupFunc, void* userData)

This is a variant of g_object_get_qdata() which returns a 'duplicate' of the value. @dup_func defines the meaning of 'duplicate' in this context, it could e.g. take a reference on a ref-counted object.

forceFloating
void forceFloating()

This function is intended for #GObject implementations to re-enforce a floating[floating-ref] object reference. Doing this is seldom required: all #GInitiallyUnowneds are created with a floating reference which usually just needs to be sunken by calling g_object_ref_sink().

freezeNotify
void freezeNotify()

Increases the freeze count on @object. If the freeze count is non-zero, the emission of "notify" signals on @object is stopped. The signals are queued until the freeze count is decreased to zero. Duplicate notifications are squashed so that at most one #GObject::notify signal is emitted for each property modified while the object is frozen.

getData
void* getData(string key)

Gets a named field from the objects table of associations (see g_object_set_data()).

getProperty
void getProperty(string propertyName, Value value)

Gets a property of an object.

getQdata
void* getQdata(GQuark quark)

This function gets back user data pointers stored via g_object_set_qdata().

getValist
void getValist(string firstPropertyName, void* varArgs)

Gets properties of an object.

getv
void getv(string[] names, Value[] values)

Gets @n_properties properties for an @object. Obtained properties will be set to @values. All properties must be valid. Warnings will be emitted and undefined behaviour may result if invalid properties are passed in.

isFloating
bool isFloating()

Checks whether @object has a floating[floating-ref] reference.

notify
void notify(string propertyName)

Emits a "notify" signal for the property @property_name on @object.

notifyByPspec
void notifyByPspec(ParamSpec pspec)

Emits a "notify" signal for the property specified by @pspec on @object.

doref
alias doref = ref_
Undocumented in source.
ref_
ObjectG ref_()

Increases the reference count of @object.

refSink
ObjectG refSink()

Increase the reference count of @object, and possibly remove the floating[floating-ref] reference, if @object has a floating reference.

removeToggleRef
void removeToggleRef(GToggleNotify notify, void* data)

Removes a reference added with g_object_add_toggle_ref(). The reference count of the object is decreased by one.

removeWeakPointer
void removeWeakPointer(void* weakPointerLocation)

Removes a weak reference from @object that was previously added using g_object_add_weak_pointer(). The @weak_pointer_location has to match the one used with g_object_add_weak_pointer().

replaceData
bool replaceData(string key, void* oldval, void* newval, GDestroyNotify destroy, GDestroyNotify oldDestroy)

Compares the user data for the key @key on @object with @oldval, and if they are the same, replaces @oldval with @newval.

replaceQdata
bool replaceQdata(GQuark quark, void* oldval, void* newval, GDestroyNotify destroy, GDestroyNotify oldDestroy)

Compares the user data for the key @quark on @object with @oldval, and if they are the same, replaces @oldval with @newval.

runDispose
void runDispose()

Releases all references to other objects. This can be used to break reference cycles.

setData
void setData(string key, void* data)

Each object carries around a table of associations from strings to pointers. This function lets you set an association.

setDataFull
void setDataFull(string key, void* data, GDestroyNotify destroy)

Like g_object_set_data() except it adds notification for when the association is destroyed, either by setting it to a different value or when the object is destroyed.

setProperty
void setProperty(string propertyName, Value value)

Sets a property on an object.

setQdata
void setQdata(GQuark quark, void* data)

This sets an opaque, named pointer on an object. The name is specified through a #GQuark (retrived e.g. via g_quark_from_static_string()), and the pointer can be gotten back from the @object with g_object_get_qdata() until the @object is finalized. Setting a previously set user data pointer, overrides (frees) the old pointer set, using #NULL as pointer essentially removes the data stored.

setQdataFull
void setQdataFull(GQuark quark, void* data, GDestroyNotify destroy)

This function works like g_object_set_qdata(), but in addition, a void (*destroy) (gpointer) function may be specified which is called with @data as argument when the @object is finalized, or the data is being overwritten by a call to g_object_set_qdata() with the same @quark.

setValist
void setValist(string firstPropertyName, void* varArgs)

Sets properties on an object.

setv
void setv(string[] names, Value[] values)

Sets @n_properties properties for an @object. Properties to be set will be taken from @values. All properties must be valid. Warnings will be emitted and undefined behaviour may result if invalid properties are passed in.

stealData
void* stealData(string key)

Remove a specified datum from the object's data associations, without invoking the association's destroy handler.

stealQdata
void* stealQdata(GQuark quark)

This function gets back user data pointers stored via g_object_set_qdata() and removes the @data from object without invoking its destroy() function (if any was set). Usually, calling this function is only required to update user data pointers with a destroy notifier, for example: |[<!-- language="C" --> void object_add_to_user_list (GObject *object, const gchar *new_string) { // the quark, naming the object data GQuark quark_string_list = g_quark_from_static_string ("my-string-list"); // retrive the old string list GList *list = g_object_steal_qdata (object, quark_string_list);

thawNotify
void thawNotify()

Reverts the effect of a previous call to g_object_freeze_notify(). The freeze count is decreased on @object and when it reaches zero, queued "notify" signals are emitted.

unref
void unref()

Decreases the reference count of @object. When its reference count drops to 0, the object is finalized (i.e. its memory is freed).

watchClosure
void watchClosure(Closure closure)

This function essentially limits the life time of the @closure to the life time of the object. That is, when the object is finalized, the @closure is invalidated by calling g_closure_invalidate() on it, in order to prevent invocations of the closure with a finalized (nonexisting) object. Also, g_object_ref() and g_object_unref() are added as marshal guards to the @closure, to ensure that an extra reference count is held on @object during invocation of the @closure. Usually, this function will be called on closures that use this @object as closure data.

weakRef
void weakRef(GWeakNotify notify, void* data)

Adds a weak reference callback to an object. Weak references are used for notification when an object is finalized. They are called "weak references" because they allow you to safely hold a pointer to an object without calling g_object_ref() (g_object_ref() adds a strong reference, that is, forces the object to stay alive).

weakUnref
void weakUnref(GWeakNotify notify, void* data)

Removes a weak reference callback to an object.

clearObject
void clearObject(ObjectG objectPtr)

Clears a reference to a #GObject.

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