Function

GObjecttype_register_dynamic

Declaration [src]

GType
g_type_register_dynamic (
  GType parent_type,
  const gchar* type_name,
  GTypePlugin* plugin,
  GTypeFlags flags
)

Description [src]

Registers type_name as the name of a new dynamic type derived from parent_type. The type system uses the information contained in the GTypePlugin structure pointed to by plugin to manage the type and its instances (if not abstract). The value of flags determines the nature (e.g. abstract or not) of the type.

Parameters

parent_type

Type: GType

Type from which this type will be derived.

type_name

Type: const gchar*

0-terminated string used as the name of the new type.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
plugin

Type: GTypePlugin

GTypePlugin structure to retrieve the GTypeInfo from.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
flags

Type: GTypeFlags

Bitwise combination of GTypeFlags values.

Return value

Type: GType

The new type identifier or G_TYPE_INVALID if registration failed.