g_object_{new,set,get} vs. class-specific function

[Ethan Blanton]

Ka-Hing Cheung spake unto us the following wisdom:
> On Sun, 2007-05-20 at 12:04 -0500, Mark Doliner wrote:
> > 
> > My biggest argument against using g_object_new() is that you lose a lot of
> > compile-time checking.  What happens if you accidentally pass in "justlfy"
> > instead of "justify" when creating a label?
> 
> That shouldn't be a problem if we define constants for Purple object
> properties.

... which isn't really a great idea.

Mark is right, the compiler is our friend, and we should use it to
help us write correct code.

I have no problem with an object creation being followed by a few
configuration function calls.  I don't see this as being at *all*
inferior to a long list of un-type-checked name-value pairs which are
asking for subtle bugs to lurk within them.  In a language with
stronger type checking (either static or dynamic), using g_object_new
for everything might be a good idea; in C, I do not believe that it
is.

Ethan

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