Re: [gtk-list] Re: widget name

[didi altatech com]

Andreas Scherf wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, didi@altatech.com wrote:
> > Andreas Scherf wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, didi@altatech.com wrote:
> > > > I create several buttons and set names for them.
> > > > Can I later in different function reach the button using it's name?
> > > YES use :
> > I could not get it work, What parameter-widget you pass to this function
> > > GtkWidget *
> > >  get_widget(GtkWidget * widget, gchar * widget_name)
> > > {
> > >     GtkWidget *parent, *found_widget;
> > >
> > >     for (;;) {
> > >         if (GTK_IS_MENU(widget))
> > >             parent = gtk_menu_get_attach_widget(GTK_MENU(widget));
> > >         else
> > >             parent = widget->parent;
> > >         if (parent == NULL)
> > >             break;
> > >         widget = parent;
> > >     }
> > >
> > >     found_widget = (GtkWidget *) gtk_object_get_data(GTK_OBJECT(widget),
> > >                                                      widget_name);
> > >     if (!found_widget)
> > >         g_warning("Widget not found: %s", widget_name);
> > >     return found_widget;
> > > }
> > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Didi
> This function works recursiv. So you could work with maybe the main dialog
> widget. Define this widget static for this file you are working with maybee
> like this :
> 
> static GtkWidget *main_window;
> 
> int main()
> {
> ..
> main_window = gtk_window_new(..);
> more to come ...
> ..
> }
> Now you could use get_widget with main_window and the widget name you give the
> other widget ....
> Hope this helps otherwise mail back and i`ll send you the whole pice of code ;)
> 
> Andreas Scherf
> Sorry for bothering you, but it was already static, but I have more than 1 level
 down. May be this causing problems.
Thanks again, Didi
> scherfa@fh-trier.de
> http://www.fh-trier.de/~scherfa
> 
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