Re: [java-gnome-hackers] Boxed types

[Andrew C. <an...@op...>]

On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 12:56 +0200, Gyetvan Andras wrote:
> Hello !
> 
> It seems to me that there is no framework implemented in java-gnome API 
> to manage boxed types.

Boxeds are used in quite a number of places already, so "no framework to
manage" is certainly incorrect.

However, there is not any infrastructure in place to allow generation of
the code to instantiate arbitrary Boxed types. That's still a bit of a
kludge.

See note 2 to
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.bindings.java.devel/1090

As I said then, I'm not entirely convinced it needs more just now. There
aren't that many. If someone wants to invest the energy in changing this
part of things, then they can certainly propose their ideas to this
list.

> for example gdk_window_invalidate_rect(), 
> what I need to use, but I am unable to create a Rectangle instance.

Rectangle and Window's invalidate() have already done on the branch
where Stefan and I have been doing some TextView work. [Rectangle was
already partially done for EventExpose, but as it happens I took it all
the way to a first class object not too long ago]

I have just taken the time to cherry pick the relevant revisions off of
'textivew', most of 526 and 527. Bit of a pain in the ass, but it should
work for you. See revno 510 on 'mainline'. That should get you going and
the patch should be instructive.

AfC
Sydney

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