## GladeWidget GladeWidget — An object wrapper for the Glade runtime environment. |

## Functions

GladeWidget * | glade_widget_get_from_gobject ()
void | glade_widget_add_child ()
void | glade_widget_remove_child ()
void | glade_widget_replace ()
void | glade_widget_rebuild ()
GladeWidget * | glade_widget_read ()
void | glade_widget_write ()
void | glade_widget_read_child ()
void | glade_widget_write_child ()
void | glade_widget_write_placeholder ()
void | glade_widget_write_special_child_prop ()
GladeEditorProperty * | glade_widget_create_editor_property ()
void | glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node ()
GladeWidget * | glade_widget_dup ()
void | glade_widget_copy_signals ()
void | glade_widget_copy_properties ()
void | glade_widget_set_packing_properties ()
GladeProperty * | glade_widget_get_property ()
GladeProperty * | glade_widget_get_pack_property ()
GList * | glade_widget_dup_properties ()
void | glade_widget_remove_property ()
void | glade_widget_show ()
void | glade_widget_hide ()
void | glade_widget_add_signal_handler ()
void | glade_widget_remove_signal_handler ()
void | glade_widget_change_signal_handler ()
GPtrArray * | glade_widget_list_signal_handlers ()
gboolean | glade_widget_has_decendant ()
gboolean | glade_widget_event ()
gboolean | glade_widget_placeholder_relation ()
GladeWidgetAction * | glade_widget_get_action ()
GladeWidgetAction * | glade_widget_get_pack_action ()
gboolean | glade_widget_set_action_sensitive ()
gboolean | glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive ()
void | glade_widget_add_prop_ref ()
void | glade_widget_remove_prop_ref ()
void | glade_widget_object_set_property ()
void | glade_widget_object_get_property ()
void | glade_widget_child_set_property ()
void | glade_widget_child_get_property ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_get ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_set ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_get ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_set ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_reset ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_reset ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_default ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_original_default ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_default ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_set_sensitive ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_set_enabled ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled ()
gboolean | glade_widget_property_set_save_always ()
gboolean | glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always ()
gchar * | glade_widget_property_string ()
gchar * | glade_widget_pack_property_string ()
void | glade_widget_set_name ()
const gchar * | glade_widget_get_name ()
void | glade_widget_set_internal ()
const gchar * | glade_widget_get_internal ()
GObject * | glade_widget_get_object ()
void | glade_widget_set_project ()
GladeProject * | glade_widget_get_project ()
GladeWidgetAdaptor * | glade_widget_get_adaptor ()
GladeWidget * | glade_widget_get_parent ()
void | glade_widget_set_parent ()
gboolean | glade_widget_superuser ()
void | glade_widget_push_superuser ()
void | glade_widget_pop_superuser ()

## Properties

GladeWidgetAdaptor * | adaptor | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | anarchist | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | composite | Read / Write
gchar * | internal | Read / Write / Construct
gchar * | internal-name | Write / Construct Only
gchar * | name | Read / Write / Construct
GObject * | object | Read / Write / Construct
GladeWidget * | parent | Read / Write / Construct
GladeProject * | project | Read / Write / Construct
gpointer | properties | Read / Write / Construct Only
gint | reason | Read / Write / Construct Only
gchar * | support-warning | Read
GladeWidget * | template | Write / Construct Only
gboolean | template-exact | Write / Construct Only
gint | toplevel-height | Read / Write
gint | toplevel-width | Read / Write
gboolean | visible | Read

## Signals

void | add-signal-handler | Run Last
gboolean | button-press-event | Run Last
gboolean | button-release-event | Run Last
void | change-signal-handler | Run Last
gboolean | motion-notify-event | Run Last
void | remove-signal-handler | Run Last
void | support-changed | Run Last

## Types and Values

| GladeWidget

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GladeWidget

## Implemented Interfaces

GladeWidget implements _GladeDrag.

## Description

GladeWidget is the proxy between the instantiated runtime object and the Glade core metadata. This api will be mostly usefull for its convenience api for getting and setting properties (mostly from the plugin).

## Functions

### glade_widget_get_from_gobject ()

    GladeWidget *
    glade_widget_get_from_gobject (gpointer object);

### glade_widget_add_child ()

    void
    glade_widget_add_child (GladeWidget *parent,
                            GladeWidget *child,
                            gboolean at_mouse);

Adds `child` to `parent` in a generic way for this GladeWidget parent.

#### Parameters

parent | A GladeWidget |
child | the GladeWidget to add |
at_mouse | whether the added widget should be added at the current mouse position |

### glade_widget_remove_child ()

    void
    glade_widget_remove_child (GladeWidget *parent,
                               GladeWidget *child);

Removes `child` from `parent` in a generic way for this GladeWidget parent.

#### Parameters

parent | A GladeWidget |
child | the GladeWidget to add |

### glade_widget_replace ()

    void
    glade_widget_replace (GladeWidget *parent,
                          GObject *old_object,
                          GObject *new_object);

Replaces a GObject with another GObject inside a GObject which behaves as a container.

Note that both GObjects must be owned by a GladeWidget.

#### Parameters

old_object | a GObject |
new_object | a GObject |

### glade_widget_rebuild ()

    void
    glade_widget_rebuild (GladeWidget *gwidget);

Replaces the current widget instance with a new one while preserving all properties children and takes care of reparenting.

#### Parameters

gwidget | a GladeWidget |

### glade_widget_read ()

    GladeWidget *
    glade_widget_read (GladeProject *project,
                       GladeWidget *parent,
                       GladeXmlNode *node,
                       const gchar *internal);

#### Parameters

project | a GladeProject |
parent | The parent GladeWidget or `NULL` |
node | a GladeXmlNode |

#### Returns

a new GladeWidget for `project` , based on `node`

### glade_widget_write ()

    void
    glade_widget_write (GladeWidget *widget,
                        GladeXmlContext *context,
                        GladeXmlNode *node);

Recursively writes out `widget` and its children and appends the created GladeXmlNode to `node` .

#### Parameters

widget | The GladeWidget |
context | A GladeXmlContext |
node | A GladeXmlNode |

### glade_widget_read_child ()

    void
    glade_widget_read_child (GladeWidget *widget,
                             GladeXmlNode *node);

Reads in a child widget from the xml (handles 'child' tag)

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
node | a GladeXmlNode |

### glade_widget_write_child ()

    void
    glade_widget_write_child (GladeWidget *widget,
                              GladeWidget *child,
                              GladeXmlContext *context,
                              GladeXmlNode *node);

Writes out a widget to the xml, takes care of packing properties and special child types.

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
child | The child GladeWidget to write |
context | A GladeXmlContext |
node | A GladeXmlNode |

### glade_widget_write_placeholder ()

    void
    glade_widget_write_placeholder (GladeWidget *parent,
                                    GObject *object,
                                    GladeXmlContext *context,
                                    GladeXmlNode *node);

Writes out a placeholder to the xml

#### Parameters

parent | The parent GladeWidget |
object | A GladePlaceHolder |
context | A GladeXmlContext |
node | A GladeXmlNode |

### glade_widget_write_special_child_prop ()

    void
    glade_widget_write_special_child_prop (GladeWidget *parent,
                                           GObject *object,
                                           GladeXmlContext *context,
                                           GladeXmlNode *node);

### glade_widget_create_editor_property ()

    GladeEditorProperty *
    glade_widget_create_editor_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                         const gchar *property,
                                         gboolean packing,
                                         gboolean use_command);

This is a convenience function to create a GladeEditorProperty corresponding to `property`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
property | The widget's property |
packing | whether `property` indicates a packing property or not. |
use_command | Whether the undo/redo stack applies here. |

#### Returns

A newly created and connected GladeEditorProperty

### glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node (GladeWidget *parent,
                                           GObject *child,
                                           GladeXmlNode *node);

### glade_widget_dup ()

    GladeWidget *
    glade_widget_dup (GladeWidget *template_widget,
                      gboolean exact);

Creates a deep copy of GladeWidget. if `exact` is specified, the widget name is preserved and signals are carried over (this is used to maintain names & signals in Cut/Paste context as opposed to Copy/Paste contexts).

#### Parameters

template_widget | a GladeWidget |
exact | whether or not to creat an exact duplicate |

#### Returns

The newly created GladeWidget

### glade_widget_copy_signals ()

    void
    glade_widget_copy_signals (GladeWidget *widget,
                               GladeWidget *template_widget);

Sets signals in `widget` based on the values of matching signals in `template_widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a 'dest' GladeWidget |
template_widget | a 'src' GladeWidget |

### glade_widget_copy_properties ()

    void
    glade_widget_copy_properties (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  GladeWidget *template_widget,
                                  gboolean copy_parentless,
                                  gboolean exact);

Sets properties in `widget` based on the values of matching properties in `template_widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a 'dest' GladeWidget |
template_widget | a 'src' GladeWidget |
copy_parentless | whether to copy reffed widgets at all |
exact | whether to copy reffed widgets exactly |

### glade_widget_set_packing_properties ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_packing_properties (GladeWidget *widget,
                                         GladeWidget *container);

Generates the packing_properties list of the widget, given the class of the container we are adding the widget to. If the widget already has packing_properties, but the container has changed, the current list is freed and replaced.

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
container | The parent GladeWidget |

### glade_widget_get_property ()

    GladeProperty *
    glade_widget_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                               const gchar *id_property);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

the GladeProperty in `widget` named `id_property`

### glade_widget_get_pack_property ()

    GladeProperty *
    glade_widget_get_pack_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

the GladeProperty in `widget` named `id_property`

### glade_widget_dup_properties ()

    GList *
    glade_widget_dup_properties (GladeWidget *dest_widget,
                                 GList *template_props,
                                 gboolean as_load,
                                 gboolean copy_parentless,
                                 gboolean exact);

Copies a list of properties, if `as_load` is specified, then properties that are not saved to the glade file are ignored.

#### Parameters

dest_widget | the widget we are copying properties for |
template_props | the GladeProperty list to copy |
as_load | whether to behave as if loading the project |
copy_parentless | whether to copy reffed widgets at all |
exact | whether to copy reffed widgets exactly |

#### Returns

A newly allocated GList of new GladeProperty objects.

### glade_widget_remove_property ()

    void
    glade_widget_remove_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *id_property);

Removes the GladeProperty indicated by `id_property` from `widget` (this is intended for use in the plugin, to remove properties from composite children that dont make sence to allow the user to specify, notably - properties that are proxied through the composite widget's properties or style properties).

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
id_property | the name of the property |

### glade_widget_show ()

    void
    glade_widget_show (GladeWidget *widget);

Display `widget` in it's project's GladeDesignView

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |

### glade_widget_hide ()

    void
    glade_widget_hide (GladeWidget *widget);

Hide `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |

### glade_widget_add_signal_handler ()

    void
    glade_widget_add_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     const GladeSignal *signal_handler);

Adds a signal handler for `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
signal_handler | The GladeSignal |

### glade_widget_remove_signal_handler ()

    void
    glade_widget_remove_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                        const GladeSignal *signal_handler);

Removes a signal handler from `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
signal_handler | The GladeSignal |

### glade_widget_change_signal_handler ()

    void
    glade_widget_change_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                        const GladeSignal *old_signal_handler,
                                        const GladeSignal *new_signal_handler);

Changes a GladeSignal on `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
old_signal_handler | the old GladeSignal |
new_signal_handler | the new GladeSignal |

### glade_widget_list_signal_handlers ()

    GPtrArray *
    glade_widget_list_signal_handlers (GladeWidget *widget,
                                       const gchar *signal_name);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
signal_name | the name of the signal |

#### Returns

A GPtrArray of GladeSignal for `signal_name`

### glade_widget_has_decendant ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_has_decendant (GladeWidget *widget,
                                GType type);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
type | a GType |

#### Returns

whether this GladeWidget has any decendants of type `type` or any decendants that implement the `type` interface

### glade_widget_event ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_event (GladeWidget *gwidget,
                        GdkEvent *event);

Feed an event to be handled on the project GladeWidget hierarchy.

#### Parameters

event | A GdkEvent |

#### Returns

whether the event was handled or not.

### glade_widget_placeholder_relation ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_placeholder_relation (GladeWidget *parent,
                                       GladeWidget *widget);

Returns whether placeholders should be used in operations concerning this parent & child.

Currently that criteria is whether `parent` is a GtkContainer, `widget` is a GtkWidget and the parent adaptor has been marked to use placeholders.

#### Parameters

parent | A GladeWidget |
widget | The child GladeWidget |

#### Returns

whether to use placeholders for this relationship.

### glade_widget_get_action ()

    GladeWidgetAction *
    glade_widget_get_action (GladeWidget *widget,
                             const gchar *action_path);

Returns a GladeWidgetAction object indentified by `action_path` .

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
action_path | a full action path including groups |

#### Returns

the action or NULL if not found.

### glade_widget_get_pack_action ()

    GladeWidgetAction *
    glade_widget_get_pack_action (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *action_path);

Returns a GladeWidgetAction object indentified by `action_path` .

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
action_path | a full action path including groups |

#### Returns

the action or NULL if not found.

### glade_widget_set_action_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_set_action_sensitive (GladeWidget *widget,
                                       const gchar *action_path,
                                       gboolean sensitive);

Sets the sensitivity of `action_path` in `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
action_path | a full action path including groups |
sensitive | setting sensitive or insensitive |

#### Returns

whether `action_path` was found or not.

### glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive
                                   (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *action_path,
                                    gboolean sensitive);

Sets the sensitivity of `action_path` in `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
action_path | a full action path including groups |
sensitive | setting sensitive or insensitive |

#### Returns

whether `action_path` was found or not.

### glade_widget_add_prop_ref ()

    void
    glade_widget_add_prop_ref (GladeWidget *widget,
                               GladeProperty *property);

Adds `property` to `widget` 's list of referenced properties.

Note: this is used to track properties on other objects that reffer to this object.

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
property | the GladeProperty |

### glade_widget_remove_prop_ref ()

    void
    glade_widget_remove_prop_ref (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  GladeProperty *property);

Removes `property` from `widget` 's list of referenced properties.

Note: this is used to track properties on other objects that reffer to this object.

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
property | the GladeProperty |

### glade_widget_object_set_property ()

    void
    glade_widget_object_set_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                      const gchar *property_name,
                                      const GValue *value);

This function applies `value` to the property `property_name` on the runtime object of `widget` .

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
property_name | The property identifier |
value | The GValue |

### glade_widget_object_get_property ()

    void
    glade_widget_object_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                      const gchar *property_name,
                                      GValue *value);

This function retrieves the value of the property `property_name` on the runtime object of `widget` and sets it in `value` .

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
property_name | The property identifier |
value | The GValue |

### glade_widget_child_set_property ()

    void
    glade_widget_child_set_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     GladeWidget *child,
                                     const gchar *property_name,
                                     const GValue *value);

Sets `child` 's packing property identified by `property_name` to `value` .

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
child | The GladeWidget child |
property_name | The id of the property |
value | The `GValue` |

### glade_widget_child_get_property ()

    void
    glade_widget_child_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     GladeWidget *child,
                                     const gchar *property_name,
                                     GValue *value);

Gets `child` 's packing property identified by `property_name` .

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
child | The GladeWidget child |
property_name | The id of the property |
value | The `GValue` |

### glade_widget_property_get ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_get (GladeWidget *widget,
                               const gchar *id_property,
                               ...);

Gets the value of `id_property` in `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
... | The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_set ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_set (GladeWidget *widget,
                               const gchar *id_property,
                               ...);

Sets the value of `id_property` in `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
... | A value of the correct type for the said GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_get ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_get (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property,
                                    ...);

Gets the value of `id_property` in `widget` packing properties

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
... | The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_set ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_set (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property,
                                    ...);

Sets the value of `id_property` in `widget` packing properties

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
... | The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_reset ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_reset (GladeWidget *widget,
                                 const gchar *id_property);

Resets `id_property` in `widget` to it's default value

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_reset ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_reset (GladeWidget *widget,
                                      const gchar *id_property);

Resets `id_property` in `widget` 's packing properties to it's default value

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_default ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_default (GladeWidget *widget,
                                   const gchar *id_property);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether whether `id_property` was found and is currently set to it's default value.

### glade_widget_property_original_default ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_original_default
                                   (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether whether `id_property` was found and is currently set to it's original default value.

### glade_widget_pack_property_default ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_default (GladeWidget *widget,
                                        const gchar *id_property);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |

#### Returns

whether whether `id_property` was found and is currently set to it's default value.

### glade_widget_property_set_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_set_sensitive (GladeWidget *widget,
                                         const gchar *id_property,
                                         gboolean sensitive,
                                         const gchar *reason);

Sets the sensitivity of `id_property` in `widget`

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
sensitive | setting sensitive or insensitive |
reason | a description of why the user cant edit this property which will be used as a tooltip |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive
                                   (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property,
                                    gboolean sensitive,
                                    const gchar *reason);

Sets the sensitivity of `id_property` in `widget` 's packing properties.

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
sensitive | setting sensitive or insensitive |
reason | a description of why the user cant edit this property which will be used as a tooltip |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_set_enabled ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_set_enabled (GladeWidget *widget,
                                       const gchar *id_property,
                                       gboolean enabled);

Sets the enabled state of `id_property` in `widget` ; this is used for optional properties.

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
enabled | setting enabled or disabled |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled
                                   (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property,
                                    gboolean enabled);

Sets the enabled state of `id_property` in `widget` 's packing properties; this is used for optional properties.

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
enabled | setting enabled or disabled |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_set_save_always ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_property_set_save_always (GladeWidget *widget,
                                           const gchar *id_property,
                                           gboolean setting);

Sets whether `id_property` in `widget` should be special cased to always be saved regardless of its default value. (used for some special cases like properties that are assigned initial values in composite widgets or derived widget code).

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
setting | the setting |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always
                                   (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property,
                                    gboolean setting);

Sets whether `id_property` in `widget` should be special cased to always be saved regardless of its default value. (used for some special cases like properties that are assigned initial values in composite widgets or derived widget code).

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
setting | the setting |

#### Returns

whether `id_property` was found or not.

### glade_widget_property_string ()

    gchar *
    glade_widget_property_string (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *id_property,
                                  const GValue *value);

Creates a printable string representing `id_property` in `widget` , if `value` is specified it will be used in place of `id_property` 's real value (this is a convinience function to print/debug properties usually from plugin backends).

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
value | the GValue to print or `NULL` |

#### Returns

A newly allocated string representing `id_property`

### glade_widget_pack_property_string ()

    gchar *
    glade_widget_pack_property_string (GladeWidget *widget,
                                       const gchar *id_property,
                                       const GValue *value);

Same as `glade_widget_property_string()` but for packing properties.

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
id_property | a string naming a GladeProperty |
value | the GValue to print or `NULL` |

#### Returns

A newly allocated string representing `id_property`

### glade_widget_set_name ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_name (GladeWidget *widget,
                           const gchar *name);

Sets `widget` 's name to `name` .

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
name | a string |

### glade_widget_get_name ()

    const gchar *
    glade_widget_get_name (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |

#### Returns

a pointer to `widget` 's name

This is what will be serialized as the widget's ID, unless the name currently carries the `GLADE_UNNAMED_PREFIX`.

### glade_widget_set_internal ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_internal (GladeWidget *widget,
                               const gchar *internal);

Sets the internal name of `widget` to `internal`

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
internal | The internal name |

### glade_widget_get_internal ()

    const gchar *
    glade_widget_get_internal (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |

#### Returns

the internal name of `widget`

### glade_widget_get_object ()

    GObject *
    glade_widget_get_object (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |

#### Returns

the GObject associated with `widget`

### glade_widget_set_project ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_project (GladeWidget *widget,
                              GladeProject *project);

Makes `widget` belong to `project` .

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |
project | a GladeProject |

### glade_widget_get_project ()

    GladeProject *
    glade_widget_get_project (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |

#### Returns

the GladeProject that `widget` belongs to

### glade_widget_get_adaptor ()

    GladeWidgetAdaptor *
    glade_widget_get_adaptor (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | a GladeWidget |

#### Returns

the GladeWidgetAdaptor of `widget`

### glade_widget_get_parent ()

    GladeWidget *
    glade_widget_get_parent (GladeWidget *widget);

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |

#### Returns

The parenting GladeWidget

### glade_widget_set_parent ()

    void
    glade_widget_set_parent (GladeWidget *widget,
                             GladeWidget *parent);

sets the parenting GladeWidget

#### Parameters

widget | A GladeWidget |
parent | the parenting GladeWidget (or `NULL`) |

### glade_widget_superuser ()

    gboolean
    glade_widget_superuser (void);

Checks if we are in superuser mode.

Superuser mode is when we are

- Loading a project

- Dupping a widget recursively

- Rebuilding an instance for a construct-only property

In these cases, we must act like a load, this should be checked from the plugin when implementing containers, when undo/redo comes around, the plugin is responsable for maintaining the same container size when widgets are added/removed.

### glade_widget_push_superuser ()

    void
    glade_widget_push_superuser (void);

Sets superuser mode

### glade_widget_pop_superuser ()

    void
    glade_widget_pop_superuser (void);

Unsets superuser mode

## Types and Values

### GladeWidget

    typedef struct _GladeWidget GladeWidget;

## Property Details

### The `“adaptor”` property

      “adaptor”                  GladeWidgetAdaptor *

The class adaptor for the associated widget.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

### The `“anarchist”` property

      “anarchist”                gboolean

Whether this composite child is an ancestral child or an anarchist child.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

### The `“composite”` property

      “composite”                gboolean

Whether this widget is the template for a composite widget.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“internal”` property

      “internal”                 gchar *

The internal name of the widget.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

Default value: NULL

### The `“internal-name”` property

      “internal-name”            gchar *

A generic name prefix for internal widgets.

Flags: Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

### The `“name”` property

      “name”                     gchar *

The name of the widget.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

Default value: NULL

### The `“object”` property

      “object”                   GObject *

The object associated.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

### The `“parent”` property

      “parent”                   GladeWidget *

A pointer to the parenting GladeWidget.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

### The `“project”` property

      “project”                  GladeProject *

The glade project that this widget belongs to.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

### The `“properties”` property

      “properties”               gpointer

A list of GladeProperties.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

### The `“reason”` property

      “reason”                   gint

A GladeCreateReason for this creation.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Allowed values: [0,3]

Default value: 0

### The `“support-warning”` property

      “support-warning”          gchar *

A warning string about version mismatches.

Flags: Read

Default value: NULL

### The `“template”` property

      “template”                 GladeWidget *

A GladeWidget template to base a new widget on.

Flags: Write / Construct Only

### The `“template-exact”` property

      “template-exact”           gboolean

Whether we are creating an exact duplicate when using a template.

Flags: Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

### The `“toplevel-height”` property

      “toplevel-height”          gint

The height of the widget when toplevel in the GladeDesignLayout.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

### The `“toplevel-width”` property

      “toplevel-width”           gint

The width of the widget when toplevel in the GladeDesignLayout.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

### The `“visible”` property

      “visible”                  gboolean

Wether the widget is visible or not.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

## Signal Details

### The `“add-signal-handler”` signal

    void
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GladeSignal *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
arg1 | the GladeSignal that was added to `gladewidget` . |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“button-press-event”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GdkEvent    *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
arg1 | the GdkEvent |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“button-release-event”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GdkEvent    *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Run Last

### The `“change-signal-handler”` signal

    void
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GladeSignal *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
arg1 | the old GladeSignal |
arg2 | the new GladeSignal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“motion-notify-event”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GdkEvent    *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
arg1 | the GdkEvent |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“remove-signal-handler”` signal

    void
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   GladeSignal *arg1,
                   gpointer     user_data)

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
arg1 | the GladeSignal that was removed from `gladewidget` . |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“support-changed”` signal

    void
    user_function (GladeWidget *gladewidget,
                   gpointer     user_data)

Emitted when property and signal support metadatas and messages have been updated.

#### Parameters

gladewidget | the GladeWidget which received the signal. |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last