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Gio::Initable Class Reference

Failable object initialization interface. More...

#include <giomm/initable.h>

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Public Member Functions

 Initable (Initable &&src) noexcept
 
Initableoperator= (Initable &&src) noexcept
 
 ~Initable () noexcept override
 
GInitablegobj ()
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
 
const GInitablegobj () const
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::Interface
 Interface ()
 A Default constructor.
 
 Interface (Interface &&src) noexcept
 
Interfaceoperator= (Interface &&src) noexcept
 
 Interface (const Glib::Interface_Class &interface_class)
 Called by constructors of derived classes.
 
 Interface (GObject *castitem)
 Called by constructors of derived classes.
 
 ~Interface () noexcept override
 
 Interface (const Interface &)=delete
 
Interfaceoperator= (const Interface &)=delete
 
GObject * gobj ()
 
const GObject * gobj () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
 ObjectBase (const ObjectBase &)=delete
 
ObjectBaseoperator= (const ObjectBase &)=delete
 
void set_property_value (const Glib::ustring & property_name, const Glib::ValueBase & value)
 You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
 
void get_property_value (const Glib::ustring & property_name, Glib::ValueBase & value) const
 You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
 
template<class PropertyType >
void set_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name, const PropertyType & value)
 You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
 
template<class PropertyType >
void get_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name, PropertyType & value) const
 You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
 
template<class PropertyType >
PropertyType get_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name) const
 You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
 
sigc::connection connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring & property_name, const sigc::slot< void()> &slot)
 You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead.
 
sigc::connection connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring & property_name, sigc::slot< void()> &&slot)
 You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead.
 
void freeze_notify ()
 Increases the freeze count on object.
 
void thaw_notify ()
 Reverts the effect of a previous call to freeze_notify().
 
virtual void reference () const
 Increment the reference count for this object.
 
virtual void unreference () const
 Decrement the reference count for this object.
 
GObject * gobj ()
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
 
const GObject * gobj () const
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
 
GObject * gobj_copy () const
 Give a ref-ed copy to someone. Use for direct struct access.
 

Static Public Member Functions

static void add_interface (GType gtype_implementer)
 
static GType get_type ()
 Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system.
 

Protected Member Functions

 Initable ()
 You should derive from this class to use it.
 
void init (const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > &cancellable)
 Initializes the object implementing the interface.
 
void init ()
 A init() convenience overload.
 
virtual bool init_vfunc (const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > &cancellable, GError **error)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
 ObjectBase ()
 This default constructor is called implicitly from the constructor of user-derived classes, even if, for instance, Gtk::Button calls a different ObjectBase constructor.
 
 ObjectBase (const char *custom_type_name)
 A derived constructor always overrides this choice.
 
 ObjectBase (const std::type_info &custom_type_info)
 This constructor is a special feature to allow creation of derived types on the fly, without having to use g_object_new() manually.
 
 ObjectBase (ObjectBase &&src) noexcept
 
ObjectBaseoperator= (ObjectBase &&src) noexcept
 
virtual ~ObjectBase () noexcept=0
 
void initialize (GObject *castitem)
 
void initialize_move (GObject *castitem, Glib::ObjectBase *previous_wrapper)
 

Related Symbols

(Note that these are not member symbols.)

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::Initablewrap (GInitable *object, bool take_copy=false)
 A Glib::wrap() method for this object.
 

Detailed Description

Failable object initialization interface.

Initable is implemented by objects that can fail during initialization. If an object implements this interface the init() function must be called as the first thing after construction. If init() is not called, or if it returns an error, all further operations on the object should fail, generally with a G_IO_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED error.

Users of objects implementing this are not intended to use the interface method directly, instead it will be used automatically in various ways. For C applications you generally just call g_initable_new() directly, or indirectly via a foo_thing_new() wrapper. This will call g_initable_init() under the cover, returning nullptr and setting a GError on failure.

For bindings in languages where the native constructor supports exceptions the binding could check for objects implemention GInitable during normal construction and automatically initialize them, throwing an exception on failure.

Since glibmm 2.24:

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Initable() [1/2]

Gio::Initable::Initable ( )
protected

You should derive from this class to use it.

◆ Initable() [2/2]

Gio::Initable::Initable ( Initable &&  src)
noexcept

◆ ~Initable()

Gio::Initable::~Initable ( )
overridenoexcept

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_interface()

static void Gio::Initable::add_interface ( GType  gtype_implementer)
static

◆ get_type()

static GType Gio::Initable::get_type ( )
static

Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system.

◆ gobj() [1/2]

GInitable * Gio::Initable::gobj ( )
inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

◆ gobj() [2/2]

const GInitable * Gio::Initable::gobj ( ) const
inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

◆ init() [1/2]

void Gio::Initable::init ( )
protected

A init() convenience overload.

◆ init() [2/2]

void Gio::Initable::init ( const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > &  cancellable)
protected

Initializes the object implementing the interface.

This method is intended for language bindings. If writing in C, g_initable_new() should typically be used instead.

The object must be initialized before any real use after initial construction, either with this function or g_async_initable_init_async().

Implementations may also support cancellation. If cancellable is not nullptr, then initialization can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error Gio::Error::CANCELLED will be returned. If cancellable is not nullptr and the object doesn't support cancellable initialization the error Gio::Error::NOT_SUPPORTED will be returned.

If the object is not initialized, or initialization returns with an error, then all operations on the object except Glib::object_ref() and Glib::object_unref() are considered to be invalid, and have undefined behaviour. See the [introduction][ginitable] for more details.

Callers should not assume that a class which implements Initable can be initialized multiple times, unless the class explicitly documents itself as supporting this. Generally, a class’ implementation of init() can assume (and assert) that it will only be called once. Previously, this documentation recommended all Initable implementations should be idempotent; that recommendation was relaxed in GLib 2.54.

If a class explicitly supports being initialized multiple times, it is recommended that the method is idempotent: multiple calls with the same arguments should return the same results. Only the first call initializes the object; further calls return the result of the first call.

One reason why a class might need to support idempotent initialization is if it is designed to be used via the singleton pattern, with a ObjectClass.constructor that sometimes returns an existing instance. In this pattern, a caller would expect to be able to call g_initable_init() on the result of Glib::object_new(), regardless of whether it is in fact a new instance.

Since glibmm 2.22:
Parameters
cancellableOptional Cancellable object, nullptr to ignore.
Exceptions
Glib::Error

◆ init_vfunc()

virtual bool Gio::Initable::init_vfunc ( const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > &  cancellable,
GError **  error 
)
protectedvirtual

◆ operator=()

Initable & Gio::Initable::operator= ( Initable &&  src)
noexcept

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

◆ wrap()

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::Initable > wrap ( GInitable object,
bool  take_copy = false 
)
related

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters
objectThe C instance.
take_copyFalse if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.
Returns
A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.