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<a name="id2535977"></a><span class="refentrytitle">DBus GObject related functions</span>
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<p>DBus GObject related functions — Exporting a <span class="type">GObject</span> remotely</p>
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<a name="id2525138"></a><h2>Stability Level</h2>
Stable, unless otherwise indicated
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#define <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#DBUS-TYPE-G-OBJECT-PATH:CAPS">DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH</a>
<a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#DBusGObjectInfo">DBusGObjectInfo</a>;
void <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#dbus-g-object-type-install-info">dbus_g_object_type_install_info</a> (GType object_type,
const <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#DBusGObjectInfo">DBusGObjectInfo</a> *info);
GType <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#dbus-g-object-path-get-g-type">dbus_g_object_path_get_g_type</a> (void);
void <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#dbus-g-object-register-marshaller">dbus_g_object_register_marshaller</a>
(GClosureMarshal marshaller,
GType rettype,
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void <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#dbus-g-object-register-marshaller-array">dbus_g_object_register_marshaller_array</a>
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GType rettype,
guint n_types,
const GType *types);
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<a name="id2554120"></a><h2>Description</h2>
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FIXME</p>
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<a name="DBUS-TYPE-G-OBJECT-PATH:CAPS"></a>DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2550996"></a><pre class="programlisting">#define DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH (dbus_g_object_path_get_g_type ())
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<a name="DBusGObjectInfo"></a>DBusGObjectInfo</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2551025"></a><pre class="programlisting">typedef struct {
int format_version;
const DBusGMethodInfo *method_infos;
int n_method_infos;
const char *data;
const char *exported_signals;
const char *exported_properties;
} DBusGObjectInfo;
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Introspection data for a <span class="type">GObject</span>, normally autogenerated by
a tool such as <a href="dbus-binding-tool.html" title="dbus-binding-tool"><span class="type">dbus-binding-tool</span></a>.</p>
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<span class="term">int <em class="structfield"><code>format_version</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Allows us to change the rest of this struct
by adding DBusGObjectInfo2, DBusGObjectInfo3, etc.
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<span class="term">const <a href="dbus-glib-DBusGMethod.html#DBusGMethodInfo">DBusGMethodInfo</a> *<em class="structfield"><code>method_infos</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Array of method pointers
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<span class="term">int <em class="structfield"><code>n_method_infos</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Length of the infos array
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<span class="term">const char *<em class="structfield"><code>data</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Introspection data
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<span class="term">const char *<em class="structfield"><code>exported_signals</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Exported signals
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<span class="term">const char *<em class="structfield"><code>exported_properties</code></em>;</span></td>
<td> Exported properties
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<a name="dbus-g-object-type-install-info"></a>dbus_g_object_type_install_info ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2550468"></a><pre class="programlisting">void dbus_g_object_type_install_info (GType object_type,
const <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#DBusGObjectInfo">DBusGObjectInfo</a> *info);</pre>
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Install introspection information about the given object <span class="type">GType</span>
sufficient to allow methods on the object to be invoked by name.
The introspection information is normally generated by
dbus-glib-tool, then this function is called in the
<code class="function">class_init()</code> for the object class.
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Once introspection information has been installed, instances of the
object registered with #<a href="dbus-glib-DBusGConnection.html#dbus-g-connection-register-g-object"><code class="function">dbus_g_connection_register_g_object()</code></a> can have
their methods invoked remotely.</p>
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>object_type</code></em> :</span></td>
<td> <span class="type">GType</span> for the object
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></td>
<td> introspection data generated by <span class="type">dbus-glib-tool</span>
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<a name="dbus-g-object-path-get-g-type"></a>dbus_g_object_path_get_g_type ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2550603"></a><pre class="programlisting">GType dbus_g_object_path_get_g_type (void);</pre>
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<a name="dbus-g-object-register-marshaller"></a>dbus_g_object_register_marshaller ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2550654"></a><pre class="programlisting">void dbus_g_object_register_marshaller
(GClosureMarshal marshaller,
GType rettype,
...);</pre>
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Register a <span class="type">GClosureMarshal</span> to be used for signal invocations,
giving its return type and a list of parameter types,
followed by <code class="literal">G_TYPE_INVALID</code>.
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This function will not be needed once GLib includes libffi.</p>
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>rettype</code></em> :</span></td>
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@:... The parameter <span class="type">GTypes</span>, followed by <code class="literal">G_TYPE_INVALID</code>
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>...</code></em> :</span></td>
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<a name="dbus-g-object-register-marshaller-array"></a>dbus_g_object_register_marshaller_array ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2553240"></a><pre class="programlisting">void dbus_g_object_register_marshaller_array
(GClosureMarshal marshaller,
GType rettype,
guint n_types,
const GType *types);</pre>
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Register a <span class="type">GClosureMarshal</span> to be used for signal invocations.
<em class="parameter"><code>see_also</code></em> <a href="dbus-glib-DBus-GObject-related-functions.html#dbus-g-object-register-marshaller"><span class="type">dbus_g_object_register_marshaller</span></a></p>
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>marshaller</code></em> :</span></td>
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>rettype</code></em> :</span></td>
<td> a <span class="type">GType</span> for the return type of the function
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>n_types</code></em> :</span></td>
<td> number of function parameters
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<span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>types</code></em> :</span></td>
<td> a C array of GTypes values
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<a name="id2568342"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<span class="type">GObject</span>
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