Thanks, do you know what the Python gtk bindings (3.x) are using? Tobias
> Am 05.01.2017 um 11:05 schrieb Debarshi Ray <rishi...@lostca.se>: > > On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 10:46:13PM +0100, Tobias Knopp wrote: >> - Is any accessor backuped with a property and vice versa? > > Nicola already answered this. > >> - Which one is to prefer? > > It depends. > > For simple setting and getting of values from C, I prefer the > accessors because (a) it lets the compiler do some minimal type > checking (b) accessors are more efficient at returning a C string than > g_object_get. However, you need properties if you want to have a > 'parametrized constructor'. ie. pass arguments to a *_new function. > > Properties are more convenient from higher-level languages. eg., in > JavaScript, you can use my_obj.prop to access a property. > > They also offer extra features: > > (a) You can bind a property on one object to another property > elsewhere (see g_object_bind_property*). > > (b) Every property comes with its own 'notify' signal that you can use > to listen for changes. > > (c) They can be introspected at run-time, which is very useful if you > are writing a tool like the gtk+ inspector, glade or d-feet. _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
