Re: Reparsing with GtkBuilder

[Johan Dahlin <johan gnome org>]

amol wrote:
> Hi
> If i used gtk_builder_add_from_string to parse some string for builder 
> which already has some content then application terminates  with 
> following message
>  >    Gtk-ERROR **: file gtkbuilder.c: line 567 
> (apply_delayed_properties): assertion failed: (object != NULL)
> if builder had already set some delayed property.
>
> If builder had not set any delayed property previously then it does not 
> crashes while reparsing with add_string.
>
> Is this bug in Gtk+?

Likely!
Multiple calls to add_from_string/add_from_file has not yet been thoroughly 
tested.

> Delayed properties are applied in parser finished.
> If we parse any buffer again with same builder then it tries to set the 
> delayed properties again which are irrelevant.
> setting builder->delayed_properties to NULL in parser_finished solves 
> above problem but is this a right solution or it has any other side effects?
> If new buffer has any delayed properties associated with objects then  
> builder->delayed_properties will set again and that properties will be 
> applied in parser_finished.

This makes sense, we had a similar bug related to signal connection and the 
solution is the same as you proposed.

Could you please file a bug and let the discussion continue there?

Johan