Re: [gtk-list] Entry widgets & text pointers

[David Stahl <number6 cc gatech edu>]

I think you need to make a strcpy and work with that. I think I tried to
modify it directly once (take it out, change it, and put it back) and I got
lots of pretty core files.

dave

>I have a question about gtk_entry_get_text or equivalently
>Gdk_Entry::get_text.  It returns a gchar *.  Is this a pointer into
>something internal to the Entry widget structure?  Or is it a pointer to a
>copy of the text?  In other words, am I free to modify the returned
>string, and do I need to delete it?
>
>If this is in the documentation somewhere, please point me to it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Rob
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