Re: g_object_class_install_property

[Mikoyan <miko2 pandora be>]

On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 19:05, Russell Shaw wrote:
> Hi,

Hello

> What are "properties" relative to normal members that you
> add in the header file declaration of your own object?
> Are "properties" just a way of adding members to your
> class at run-time?

I'm quite new to the subject too, but Properties have a number
of advantages. Often you create properties for your datamembers,
(for each datamember you create a property). That way, the object
properties/datamembers can be queried at runtime, wich may be
usefull for e.g. gui builders, plugins, etc.

In that case, g_object_class_install_property is used in your
class init function.

But adding properties to a class structure at run time is indeed
possible too.

I also believe (but i'm not certain), that Properties can
be easily mapped to other languages and are usefull is such
a context.

If properties are usefull for you, is something you have to
decide.

> void g_object_class_install_property (GObjectClass *oclass,
>                                        guint property_id,
>                                        GParamSpec *pspec);
>
> http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gobject/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#g-object-class-install-property
>
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