Re: Memory leaks and destruction of widgets

[Ralph Walden <rwalden tripos com>]

Paul Davis wrote:
> 
> >When a widget is destroyed, it seems that I have to explicitly remove the
> >tooltip set for it to reclaim the memory taken up by the tooltip (by setting
> >with a NULL tooltip). Shouldn't this be done when the widget is destroyed so
> >I don't have to explicitly call this myself?
> >
> >Are there any other `hidden' procedures that I have to go through to ensure
> >that all the memory taken up by the life of a widget is reclaimed, with
> >removing tooltips being one example?
> 
> this is not a "hidden" procedure. the tooltip knows about the widget,
> but the widget knows nothing about the tooltip. you associated the
> tooltip with the widget; you get to clean up later.  just connect a
> cleanup handler to the "destroy" event for the widget each time you
> make such an "anonymous" association between objects.
> 
> --p
> 

Yikes!   Does anyone know if libglade takes care of this?


Thanks,

Ralph Walden

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Ralph E. Walden
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