Part I. Concepts

Table of Contents

Background

Data types and programming

Exporting a C API

The GLib Dynamic Type System

Copy functions

Conventions

Non-instantiatable non-classed fundamental types

Instantiatable classed types: objects

Initialization and Destruction

Non-instantiatable classed types: interfaces

Interface Initialization

Interface Destruction

The GObject base class

Object instantiation

Object memory management

Reference count

Weak References

Reference counts and cycles

Object properties

Accessing multiple properties at once

The GObject messaging system

Closures

C Closures

Non-C closures (for the fearless)

Signals

Signal registration

Signal connection

Signal emission

The detail argument