Re: [gtk-list] Re: widget name

[Andreas Scherf <scherfa fh-trier de>]

didi@altatech.com schrieb:

> 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
>

No problem.


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