Re: Freeing GtkListStore entries.

[Martyn Russell <ginxd btopenworld com>]

On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 15:01, Harring Figueiredo wrote:
>  Folks,
>
>  I would like to know if we have to free the items from a GtkListStore when
> they are overwrtten with new values.

You are responsible for all memory you create and all memory you request
from gtk (i.e. gtk_tree_model_get(...)).  When you pass a chunk of
memory to gtk (eg a gchar*) gtk takes a copy.  You then must free your
copy.

>  I have the following:
>  gtk_list_store_set (store, &iter,
>                   COL_DOC_ID, req->doc_id,
>                   COL_PAT_ID,   req->pat_id, -1);
>
>  
>  They are both of type char*. Later on, that record can be updated  with new
> value, so do I have to free them first before setting the new values ?
>
>   What about for pixbufs, should they be freed as well ?  ( Aparently the set
> call makes a copy of whatever we pass in.)
>
>   I looked at the source code, and to be quite honest, I got a bit dizzy with
> the vargs and all the other function calls. That's why I am asking here :)
>
>   Thanks.
>
> Harring. 
>
>
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Regards,

Martyn