---
name: "Gtk_Object"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgtkmm-dev"
version: "1.0.3-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Gtk_Object"
---

# Gtk\_Object(3)

## NAME - Gtk\_Object

The base class of the whole hierarchy

## HEADER REQUIRED

**#include \<gtk--/object.h&gt;\>**

## BASE CLASSES

[Gtk\_Base(3)](/Gtk_Base/3.md)

## DERIVED BY

[Gtk\_Data(3)](/Gtk_Data/3.md) [Gtk\_ItemFactory(3)](/Gtk_ItemFactory/3.md) [Gtk\_Widget(3)](/Gtk_Widget/3.md)

## PUBLIC MEMBER INDEX

```
Gtk_Object(guint type, ...);
Gtk_Object(GtkObject *castitem);
Gtk_Object(const Gtk_Object &obj);
virtual  ~Gtk_Object();
void  set_user_data(gpointer data);
gpointer  get_user_data();
guint*  signals();
gint  nsignals();
guint  type();
signal void  destroy(BaseObjectType);
GtkObject*  gtkobj();
const GtkObject*  gtkobj() const;
static bool  isGtkObject(Gtk_Object *checkcast);
virtual void  delete_self();
  Chunks the Gtk_Object in the Global_Object_Trashcan,which is safe to do from inside a callback (in effect, 'delete this')
gint  signal_connect(const gchar * name, void (*callback_func)(...), gpointer cbdata);
  obsolete
gint  signal_connect(const gchar * name, void (*callback_func)(...), gpointer cbdata);
  obsolete
void  signal_emit(gint signal_type, ...);
  obsolete
void  signal_emit_by_name(const gchar *name, ...);
  obsolete
void  signal_disconnect(gint id);
  obsolete
void  set_data(string const &key, gpointer data);
gpointer  get_data(string const &key) const;
vector*  getv(guint n_args);
void  setv(const vector &args);
static void  add_arg_type(const string &arg_name, GtkType	arg_type, guint	arg_flags, guint	arg_id);
void  set_data_full(const string &key, gpointer data, GtkDestroyNotify destroy);
void  set_data_by_id(GQuark data_id, gpointer	data);
void  set_data_by_id_full(GQuark	data_id, gpointer	data, GtkDestroyNotify destroy);
void  remove_data(const string &key);
void  remove_no_notify(const string &key);
gpointer  get_data_by_id(GQuark data_id) const;
void  remove_data_by_id(GQuark data_id);
void  remove_no_notify_by_id(GQuark data_id);
```

## PROTECTED MEMBER INDEX

```
friend  CppClassType;
typedef GtkObject  BaseObjectType;
typedef GtkObjectClass  BaseClassType;
virtual void * get_parent_class();
virtual void  destroy_impl();
GtkObject * gtkobject;
  This gives full access to gtk.
void  ref();
void  unref();
void  weakref(GtkDestroyNotify notify, gpointer data);
void  weakunref(GtkDestroyNotify notify, gpointer data);
Gtk_Object();
static void  gtkmm_sigsegv(const char *name);
```

## PRIVATE MEMBER INDEX

```
static CppClassType  object_class;
GtkType  get_type();
```

## PUBLIC MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PROTECTED MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PRIVATE MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS