Re: [Vala] cannot convert to a pointer type error when passing Gdk.MotionEvent

[Axel FILMORE <axel filmore gmail com>]

Thanks a lot, it works just fine :-)

private bool on_motion_notify (Gdk.EventMotion evt) {

                    Gdk.Event* real_e = (Gdk.Event*)(&evt);

                    Gtk.drag_begin (this,
                                    target_list,
                                    Gdk.DragAction.COPY
                                    | Gdk.DragAction.MOVE
                                    | Gdk.DragAction.LINK,
                                    1,
                                    (Gdk.Event) evt);
}

I tried all sort of things, like Gdk.Event? event = (Gdk.Event*) evt;
but none worked.

Thanks again. :-)



On 28/03/2012 23:51, Eric Gregory wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Axel FILMORE <axel filmore gmail com 
> <mailto:axel filmore gmail com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi there,
>
>     I can't get the following code to compile with Vala :
>
>     private bool on_motion_notify (Gdk.EventMotion evt) {
>                        Gtk.drag_begin (this,
>                                        target_list,
>                                        Gdk.DragAction.COPY
>                                        | Gdk.DragAction.MOVE
>                                        | Gdk.DragAction.LINK,
>                                        1,
>                                        (Gdk.Event) evt);
>     }
>
>
> Unlike in C, in Vala Gdk.Event is a class and Gdk.EventMotion is a struct.
>
> You might check this thread for a user who had a similar issue:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list gnome org/msg08105.html
>
>  - Eric


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Axel FILMORE