> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 9:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gtk-list] entry problem > > > Good afternoon! > > I have some questions - they may not be considered as gtk problems. > When I use entry in a dialog box for user to input something,I can > get the text out by calling gtk_entry_get_text(). And there is another > function can be called according to the reference gtk_editable_get_ > chars(). The difference between these two functions is that one > should never be released using g_free(), but the other can. I am > using the first one as follow: > > gchar *buf; > > buf = gtk_entry_get_text(); > > So, here comes my question: > 1. whether or not it is required that I allocate some memory to "buf" > using g_malloc(). No good question. This function returns a pointer, so allocating memory yourself will result in a leak. > 2. If g_malloc() is required, then can I release "buf" using g_free(); > 3. I don't know where is my bug, my program results in "CORE DUMPED" > from time to time. you should not free buf. Take a look at the API reference at http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/gtk/index.html regards, Arjan > thanks! > mailaxe > > > _____________________________________________ > 首都在线--先进中国人的网上家园 http://www.263.net > 免费邮箱 邮件杂志 签名邮件 邮件加密 邮件追身呼 > 搜索引擎 个人站点 在线游戏 网上聊天 网上挂号 > 金融王国 在线杀毒 跳蚤市场 软件下载 休闲娱乐 > 诺方安全，助您e路平安 > > -- > To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
