+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998 Tim Janik <timj@psynet.net>

+
+        * gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+        * gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+        * gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+        * gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-0

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-10

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-2

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-4

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-6

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

ChangeLog.pre-2-8

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Jan 17 06:24:05 1998  Tim Janik  <timj@psynet.net>
+
+	* gtk/gtktypeutils.h (gtk_type_get_arg): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_query_args): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkobject.h (gtk_object_getv): new function.
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.h (gtk_widget_get): new function.
+
 Fri Jan 16 00:36:31 1998  Federico Mena  <federico@bananoid.nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gtk/gtkhandlebox.c: Now we use a GtkWindow of type

gtk/gtkobject.c

@@ -371,6 +371,88 @@ gtk_object_getv (GtkObject           *object,
     }
 }
 
+/*****************************************
+ * gtk_object_query_args:
+ *
+ *   arguments:
+ *
+ *   results:
+ *****************************************/
+
+struct _GtkQueryArgData
+{
+  GList *arg_list;
+  GtkType class_type;
+};
+typedef	struct	_GtkQueryArgData	GtkQueryArgData;
+
+static void
+gtk_query_arg_foreach (gpointer key,
+		       gpointer value,
+		       gpointer user_data)
+{
+  register GtkArgInfo *info;
+  register GtkQueryArgData *data;
+
+  info = value;
+  data = user_data;
+
+  if (info->class_type == data->class_type)
+    data->arg_list = g_list_prepend (data->arg_list, info);
+}
+
+GtkArg*
+gtk_object_query_args (GtkType	class_type,
+		       guint    *nargs)
+{
+  GtkArg *args;
+  GtkQueryArgData query_data;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (nargs != NULL, NULL);
+  *nargs = 0;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (gtk_type_is_a (class_type, gtk_object_get_type ()), NULL);
+
+  if (!arg_info_ht)
+    return NULL;
+
+  query_data.arg_list = NULL;
+  query_data.class_type = class_type;
+  g_hash_table_foreach (arg_info_ht, gtk_query_arg_foreach, &query_data);
+
+  if (query_data.arg_list)
+    {
+      register GList	*list;
+      register guint	i;
+
+      list = query_data.arg_list;
+      
+      i = g_list_length (list);
+      args = g_new0 (GtkArg, i);
+      *nargs = i;
+
+      do
+	{
+	  GtkArgInfo *info;
+
+	  i--;
+	  info = list->data;
+	  list = list->next;
+
+	  args[i].type = info->type;
+	  args[i].name = info->name;
+	}
+      while (i > 0);
+
+      g_assert (list == NULL); /* paranoid */
+
+      g_list_free (query_data.arg_list);
+    }
+  else
+    args = NULL;
+
+  return args;
+}
+
 /*****************************************
  * gtk_object_set:
  *

gtk/gtkobject.h

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct _GtkObjectClass
   /* The type identifier for the objects class. There is
    *  one unique identifier per class.
    */
-  guint type;
+  GtkType type;
 
   /* The signals this object class handles. "signals" is an
    *  array of signal ID's.
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ void	gtk_object_setv		(GtkObject	*object,
 				 guint		nargs,
 				 GtkArg		*args);
 
+/* Allocate a GtkArg array of size nargs that hold the
+ * names and types of the args that can be used with
+ * gtk_object_set/gtk_object_get.
+ * It is the callers response to do a
+ * g_free (returned_args).
+ */
+GtkArg* gtk_object_query_args   (GtkType	class_type,
+				 guint          *nargs);
+
 void	gtk_object_add_arg_type	(const gchar	*arg_name,
 				 GtkType	arg_type,
 				 guint		arg_id);