On 2/23/06, Ian Turner <ian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all, > > Yesterday I started reading the GLib documentation in-depth, and I was > startled to find that the GLib core does not depend on the GObject system. So > the string library, for example, is not reference-counted. > > Furthermore, it appears that while the GLib type system (that is, the gobject > library) provides an encapsulation method (GBoxed), it does not provide any > kind of smart-pointer functionality. You can use a GBoxed string, or you can > put a string in a GValue, but only GObjects have reference counts. > > So, > 1) Please let me know if any of the foregoing is incorrect or misled. > 2) Is there any (easy) way to fudge a smart-pointer in GLib? > Your impressions are largely correct. There is nothing that prevents you from makeing a refcounted boxed type, though. Just make copy==ref and destroy=unref. Don't know if thats smart enough... Matthias _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
