Re: Creating custom GTK+ widget using C++ -- Ctor/Dtor not called

[Hrvoje Niksic <hrvoje niksic avl com>]

On 02/15/2012 11:35 PM, Agnel Kurian wrote:
> contained object were not being called. I had assumed that merely
> compiling as C++ would make it work... but now I realize it need not be
> so when allocated via g_object_new.

Note that you can always call placement new in your gobject constructor 
and explicitly invoke the C++ destructor in the gobject destructor. 
That way, even when created via g_object_new, your class will be 
correctly constructed in the C++ sense.  Google "placement new" for more 
details.