Re: [PATCH] fix broken api of Gtk2::TreeSelection->get_selected() [gtk2-perl regression]

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Sunday, July 6, 2003, at 01:25 PM, Thierry Vignaud wrote:

> this patch fix the broken api of Gtk2::TreeSelection->get_selected()
>
> unlike C and gtk2-perl APIs, Gtk2::TreeSelection->get_selected()
> return its return values in the wrong order.
>
> <F_gtk2-perl-xs-tree_sel.diff>
> so it's both wrong and a regression from inline tree of gtk2-perl

after some discussion both on and off the list a while back, it was 
decided that the most common use for get_selected() was to find just 
the iter, and the ability to call the function in scalar context to 
retrieve that was considered more important than adhering strictly to 
the C API.  the model is accessible in array context as well as through 
$selection->get_tree_view->get_model, and this change is documented in 
the Gtk2::api manpage.

we could compromise and have scalar context return the iter and array 
context return both in the C order, but i had trouble getting this to 
work and nobody seemed interested in it.

what does everybody think?