DockObject

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Object Hierarchy:

Description:

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Properties:

• public string long_name { owned get; set; }
  A long descriptive name.
• public DockMaster master { owned get; set construct; }
  The master which manages all the objects in a dock ring
• public string name { owned get; construct; }
• public string stock_id { owned get; set; }
  A stock id to use for the icon of the dock object.

Static methods:

• public static unowned string nick_from_type (Type type)
  Finds the nickname for a given type
• public static Type set_type_for_nick (string nick, Type type)
  Assigns an object type to a given nickname.
• public static Type type_from_nick (string nick)
  Finds the object type assigned to a given nickname.

Creation methods:

• protected DockObject ()

Methods:

• public void bind (Object master)
  Add a link between a DockObject and a master.
• public virtual bool child_placement (DockObject child, DockPlacement placement)
  This function returns information about placement of a child dock object inside another dock object.
• public void detach (bool recursive)
• public void dock (DockObject requestor, DockPlacement position, Value? other_data)
• public virtual bool dock_request (int x, int y, DockRequest request)
  Dock a dock widget in this at the defined position.
• public void freeze ()
  Temporarily freezes a dock object, any call to reduce on the object has no immediate effect.
• public unowned DockObject get_parent_object ()
  Returns a parent DockObject if it exists.
• public unowned Dock get_toplevel ()
  Get the top level Dock widget of this or null if cannot be found.
• public bool is_attached ()
• public bool is_automatic ()
• public bool is_bound ()
  Check if the object is bound to a master.
• public bool is_compound ()
  Check if an object is a compound object, accepting children widget or not.
• public bool is_frozen ()
• public bool is_in_detach ()
• public bool is_in_reflow ()
• public bool is_set_flags (DockObjectFlags flags)
• public bool is_unset_flags (DockObjectFlags flags)
• public virtual void present (DockObject child)
  Presents the GDL object to the user.
• public virtual void reduce ()
  Remove a compound object if it is not longer useful to hold the child.
• public virtual bool reorder (DockObject child, DockPlacement new_position, Value other_data)
  Move the child widget at another place.
• public void thaw ()
  Thaws a dock object frozen with freeze.
• public void unbind ()
  This removes the link between an dock object and its master.

Signals:

• public virtual signal void detached (bool recursive)
  Signals that the DockObject is detached.
• public virtual signal void docked (DockObject requestor, DockPlacement position, Value other_data)
  Signals that the DockObject has been docked.

Fields:

• public DockObjectFlags flags
• public int freeze_count
• public bool reduce_pending

Inherited Members: