question about instancing variables

[Teste123 Teste123 <asb1231@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

All GTK+ codes that I see all variables are GtkWidget and after transformed for the widget. Example:

GtkWidget *button;

button = gtk_ button_new();

Why not directly:

GtkButton *button;

Thanks

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