Re: When is g_object_ref needed ?

[Tristan Van Berkom <tvb gnome org>]

Frédéric Terraza wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I must use g_object_unref  to free a gdk or a gtk object. There are lots 
> of deprecated functions that are now replaced by g_object_unref (such as 
> g_pixmap_unref,  gdk_gc_unref).
>
> But must I use g_object_ref after the creation of a pixmap or a gc, 
> since there used to be g_pixmap_ref and g_gc_ref functions ?

Yes,
  they GdkPixmap & GdkGC are GObjects so they need to be unreffed.
(and the correct way to do this is to use g_object_unref).

Cheers,
                      -Tristan


http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gdk/gdk-Bitmaps-and-Pixmaps.html#gdk-pixmap-unref