On 08/11/11 13:52, Tiago Katcipis wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm developing a library using GObject and I'm having trouble creating > a string property that does not makes a copy when g_object_get is > called. I used g_value_set_static_string to avoid the string from > being copied, but doing some debug it seems that g_object_get is > copying my string anyway. > > That is odd, because i see a lot of code using g_value_set_string on > get_property, and that would produce a completely useless additional > copy of the string (since g_object_get will copy it anyway). where is the extra copy being made in glib?
Stefan > > Sorry to bother with such a stupid question but the documentation just > says: > > "In general, a copy is made of the property contents and the caller is > responsible for freeing the memory in the appropriate manner for the > type, for instance by calling |g_free()| > <http://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free> > or |g_object_unref()| > <http://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#g-object-unref>. > " > > What would be "in general" ? Do i have some control of it ? (i was > unable to find any) Am i understanding something wrong ? > > Best regards, > Katcipis > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-devel-list mailing list > gnome-devel-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list _______________________________________________ gnome-devel-list mailing list gnome-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list
