Re: About gtk_object_set_data()

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

hi,

chao yeaj wrote:
> Hello  everyone
>
>         I have a check button
>        and the check button may have an associated data,which is an
> source id returned by g_timeout_add()  function
>         I do this,because,the check button may be need a function
> periodically  changing its attributes
>
>        to manage the   source id returned by g_timeout_add()
>        i use gtk_object_set_data() function to set the id to the
> object's data filed
>
>         during the check button's life time, i may remove the data
> using g_source_remove,and may create the data again  using
> g_timeout_add()
>
>         What I am not clear is that: when the check button is
> destroying ,how gtk  manage the  data i set to the object?
>   
When an object gets destroyed, its qdata list gets freed.
g_object_{s|g}et_data are convinience functions for
g_object_{s|g}et_qdata. Both work on the same data-list.

Stefan