Re: How-to derive from Gtk::Builder?

[Markus Kolb <markus kolb+gtkmm tower-net de>]

Am 2015-07-31 16:37, schrieb Kjell Ahlstedt:
> A derived Gtk::Builder must have its own constructor and create()
> method or methods. See ExampleApplication in
> https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtkmm-documentation/tree/examples/book/menus/main_menu
> for an example.
>
> But I recommend another solution. You say that "there seems to be no
> way to get the widget name in the derived widget." That's not true.
> What you really mean, I guess, is that there is no way to get the
> widget name into*the constructor* of the  derived widget. When you
> derive a widget, you can give it any methods you like, e.g. an
> init(const Glib::ustring& name) method where most of the
> initialization is done.
>
>    DerivedWidget* pWidget = nullptr;
>    refBuilder->get_widget_derived(widget_name, pWidget);
>    if (pWidget)
>       pWidget->init(widget_name);
>
> Kjell

Kjell, thanks a lot so far.
I think it will help.