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List:       php-gtk-general
Subject:    RE: [PHP-GTK] How do i make a GtkEditable?
From:       Steph <steph.fox () virgin ! net>
Date:       2003-10-28 18:33:15
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> What do you mean with an abstract class? How do you call it? I am
> a beginner
> to GTK programming,...

Sorry!

If a class is 'abstract' it means that it's simply a base structure.  If you
look at the manual, you will see that there is no constructor for such
classes.  It only exists so that other, similar objects can be created.

Abstract classes are _only_ documented because they provide their own
methods, properties and signals to those sub-classes, as well as any that
the inheriting classes themselves might add.

In the case of GtkEditable, the only inheriting classes are GtkEntry and
GtkText.

If you need something more stable than GtkText (and you will), look at
GtkScintilla.  It's not documented yet, but by the time you really need it
you should be able to use the information that _is_ in the manual.

Hope that helps,

- steph

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