- type-class
- The parent class.
- constructor
- The constructor function is called by the g:object-new constructor to complete the object initialization
after all the construction properties are set. The first thing a
constructor implementation must do is chain up to the constructor of
the parent class. Overriding constructor should be rarely needed, for example, to handle construct properties, or to implement singletons.
- set-property
- The generic setter for all properties of this type.
Should be overridden for every type with properties. If implementations of set-property do not emit property change notification
explicitly, this will be done implicitly by the type system. However, if
the notify signal is emitted explicitly, the type system will not emit it a second time.
- get-property
- The generic getter for all properties of this type. Should be overridden for every type with properties.
- dispose
- The dispose function is supposed to drop all references
to other objects, but keep the instance otherwise intact, so that client
method invocations still work. It may be run multiple times (due to
reference loops). Before returning, dispose should chain up to the dispose method of the parent class.
- finalize
- Instance finalization function, should finish the
finalization of the instance begun in dispose and chain up to the finalize method of the parent class.
- dispatch-properties-changed
- Emits property change notification for a bunch of properties. Overriding dispatch-properties-changed should be rarely needed.
- notify
- The class closure for the notify signal.
- constructed
- The constructed function is called by the g:object-new as the final step of the object creation process. At
the point of the call, all construction properties have been set on the
object. The purpose of this call is to allow for object initialisation
steps that can only be performed after construction properties have been set. Implementors of the constructed virtual function should
chain up to the constructed call of their parent class to allow it to complete its initialisation.