Re: G_PARAM_STATIC_*

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007, Stefan Kost wrote:

> hi,
>
> I just found G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME, G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK, G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB
> flags. Does it mean that if I do:
>
> g_param_spec_string("name", "name prop", "name for blabla",
>  NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE);
>
> I can apply them to save a g_strdup? If so wouldn't it make send to have:

yes, it has some hidden pitfalls though, e.g. you couldn't do the above
in a dynamic module which is possibly unloaded at some point.

> #define	G_PARAM_STATIC_DETAIL \
>  (G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME|G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK|G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB)

i don't like "DETAIL" in particular (already using that for a different param
spec extension in another library).
G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS could work though (and *possibly* be extended in
the future).

> And finally G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK is not documented. I can send a patch.

please do.

> Stefan

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