Re: [Vala] Compile error when using Cogl.Color

[Sam Wilson <tecywiz121 hotmail com>]

> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:43:29 +0100
> From: a kitouni gmail com
> To: mhordecki gmail com
> CC: vala-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Vala] Compile error when using Cogl.Color
>
> Hi,
>
> 2010/3/29 Mike Hordecki <mhordecki gmail com>:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I've got a following problem with my the compiler.
> >
> > Given the code:
> >
> >    using Cogl;
> >
> >    void main()
> >    {
> >        var color = Color();
> >    }
> >
> > valac generates an incorrect constructor call, i.e.
> > cogl_color_new(&some_temp_var)
> > as opposed to cogl_color_new() which is present in the cogl's header file.
> The vapi presents Cogl.Color as a struct, and this is the way to
> initialize structs. A workaround (completely untested, may complain
> about uninitialized variable):
>
>     Color color;
>     color.set_from_4ub(...);

I've always used it as

Color c = {0, 0, 0, 0};
where each zero is red, green, blue and alpha respectively

Sam