Copyable
Object Hierarchy:
Description:
public interface Copyable : Object
GObject types that copy writable properties from another instance.
GLib has no built-in assign/overlay — only per-property get/set and GLib.ObjectClass.list_properties. Use
copy_from to merge a deserialized RPC row (or scan snapshot) onto
an existing client object without replacing it (keeps buffer/UI references).
Pass property names in
except
to skip (e.g.
manager
,
buffer
).
**Not in Meson** — experiment / V2 cutover only until wired.
All known implementing classes:
Content:
Methods:
- public virtual void copy_from (Object source, string[]? except = null)
Copy properties from
source onto this object.
Inherited Members:
All known members inherited from class GLib.Object
- @get
- @new
- @ref
- @set
- add_toggle_ref
- add_weak_pointer
- bind_property
- connect
- constructed
- disconnect
- dispose
- dup_data
- dup_qdata
- force_floating
- freeze_notify
- get_class
- get_data
- get_property
- get_qdata
- get_type
- getv
- interface_find_property
- interface_install_property
- interface_list_properties
- is_floating
- new_valist
- new_with_properties
- newv
- notify
- notify_property
- ref_count
- ref_sink
- remove_toggle_ref
- remove_weak_pointer
- replace_data
- replace_qdata
- set_data
- set_data_full
- set_property
- set_qdata
- set_qdata_full
- set_valist
- setv
- steal_data
- steal_qdata
- thaw_notify
- unref
- watch_closure
- weak_ref
- weak_unref