[Vala] Chain up base constructor troubles with C code...

[Axel FILMORE <axel filmore gmail com>]

Hi there,

to avoid some nasty duplicated code I try to use inheritance with a base 
abstract class and derived views.

I need to create a terminal view and a folder view, while it works fine 
with my terminal view which is written in Vala, I've some troubles with 
the folder view which is C code. :(

I have the following :

namespace Manager {

    public class FolderView : Fm.FolderView, BaseView {

        construct {
            base.new (Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);
            //Object ();
            //base (Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);
        }

        public FolderView () {
            //Object (mode: Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);
            //base (Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);

            base.new (Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);
        }
    }
}

I tried a few things without much success, the problem is that the base 
object doesn't seem to be created.

BaseView is an abstract class in Vala and Fm.FolderView is my base 
object in C, the one that gives my some troubles. :-P

In my Vapi file for the base object, I have :

[CCode (cheader_filename = "gtk/fm-folder-view.h")]
public class FolderView : Gtk.ScrolledWindow,
                          Atk.Implementor,
                          Gtk.Buildable {

        public Fm.FolderViewMode   mode;

        [CCode (has_construct_function = false,
                cname = "fm_folder_view_new",
                type = "GtkWidget*")]
        
        public FolderView (int mode);

}


The problem is that the new function (fm_folder_view_new) is not called 
from Vala code.

I tried to use "Object (mode: Fm.FolderViewMode.LIST_VIEW);"
but "mode" is not a property and it fails.

Is there a way so that when doing var = new Manager.FolderView ();
the base function "fm_folder_view_new" is called ?

Thanks. :)


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