GtkSharp/doc/en/GLib/List.xml

<Type Name="List" FullName="GLib.List">
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public class List : GLib.ListBase, IDisposable, ICollection, IEnumerable, IWrapper, ICloneable" Maintainer="miguel" />
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>glib-sharp</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyPublicKey>
    </AssemblyPublicKey>
    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyCulture>neutral</AssemblyCulture>
    <Attributes />
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <ThreadSafetyStatement>Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the <link location="node:gtk-sharp/programming/threads">Gtk# Thread Programming</link> for details.</ThreadSafetyStatement>
  <Docs>
    <summary>A list class used by Gtk</summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <see cref="T:GLib.List" /> is managed wrapper for the underlying C list
	implementation used by Gtk+.  Various functions on the Gtk+
	API take lists or return lists in this form.
      </para>
      <para>
	The list deals with <see cref="T:System.IntPtr" /> objects, these are pointers into
	unmanaged resources.
      </para>
      <example>
        <para>
	  For example to create a list of widgets, you would use the
	  following sample:
	</para>
        <code lang="c#">
	  GLib.List MakeList (Gtk.Widget a, Gtk.Widget b)
	  {
	  	GLib.List l = new GLib.List ((IntPtr) 0, typeof (Gtk.Widget));
		l.Append (a.Handle);
		l.Append (b.Handle);
	  }
	</code>
        <para>
	  The <see cref="T:System.Type" /> argument to the <see cref="T:GLib.List" />
	  constructor, allows the list enumerator code to return
	  properly wrapped or demarshalled objects from the unmanaged
	  world into the managed world.
	</para>
      </example>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>GLib.ListBase</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Interfaces>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.IDisposable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.Collections.ICollection</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.Collections.IEnumerable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>GLib.IWrapper</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.ICloneable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
  </Interfaces>
  <Attributes />
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public List (IntPtr raw);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="raw" Type="System.IntPtr" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <summary>Constructs a List</summary>
        <param name="raw">A handle to a <see cref="T:GLib.List" />.</param>
        <returns>A new insteace instance of List, wrapping the C list.</returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <see cref="T:GLib.List" /> objects are constructed by passing an unmanaged
	    reference to an existing <see cref="T:GLib.List" />, or they can use
	    "(IntPtr) 0" as an initial value. 
	  </para>
          <para>
	    Using this constructor will not track the type information
	    of the classes or structures kept in the list.  If you
	    plan on tracking the type information, use the <see cref="M:GLib.List.List(IntPtr,Type)" /> method.
	  </para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public List (IntPtr raw, Type element_type);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="raw" Type="System.IntPtr" />
        <Parameter Name="element_type" Type="System.Type" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <summary>Internal constructor</summary>
        <param name="raw">A handle to a GLib.list</param>
        <returns>A new instance of List, wrapping the C list.</returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <see cref="T:GLib.List" /> objects are constructed by passing an unmanaged
	    reference to an existing <see cref="T:GLib.List" />, or they can use
	    "(IntPtr) 0" as an initial value. 
	  </para>
          <para>
	    Using this constructor will track the type information
	    of the classes or structures kept in the list.  This
	    information is used by the List enumerator when returning
	    data. 
	  </para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="Clone">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public override object Clone ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Object</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>Duplicates the list, shallow copy.</summary>
        <returns>The duplicated list.</returns>
        <remarks>Makes a new copy of the list.  The individual elements on
-	    the list are not duplicated.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public List (Type element_type);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="element_type" Type="System.Type" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <summary>Constructs a list of objects of a given type.</summary>
        <param name="element_type">a <see cref="T:System.Type" /></param>
        <returns>a <see cref="T:GLib.List" /></returns>
        <remarks>
          <example>
            <code lang="C#">
	Gtk.Widget a = new Gtk.Widget((IntPtr) 0);
		Gtk.Widget b = new Gtk.Widget((IntPtr) 0);
		
		GLib.List l = new GLib.List (typeof (Gtk.Widget));
        l.Append (a.Handle);
        l.Append (b.Handle);
  </code>
          </example>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
  </Members>
</Type>