[Gtk-sharp-list] Embedding Gtk-Sharp Programs into C

[Pyroman[FO]]

So if I create in C#

Gtk.Frame frame;

Then in the Test.Init function do

raw = frame

Then resulting C program can then use widget as a valid GtkWidget pointer?

Allen Cook

Mikkel Kruse Johnsen wrote:
> Hi Pyroman
> 
> Yes, it is possible.
> 
> I'm myself embedding bonobo componets written in gtk-sharp (C#) into my
> C program. It is where possible to return Gtk.Widget, I don't do that
> myself, but im passing a Gtk.Container to the C# code and the adding
> stuff to that.
> 
> Just do this in the C program:
> 
> 	domain = mono_jit_init (PACKAGE);
> 	mono_config_parse ("/etc/mono/machine.config");
> 	mono_config_parse ("/etc/mono/config");
> 	mono_thread_attach (domain);
> 
> and then:
> 
> 	MonoDomain 	 	 		*domain;
> 	MonoAssembly 	 		*assembly;	
> 	MonoClass				*class;
> 	MonoImage				*image;
> 	MonoMethod	 	*method;
> 	MonoObject 		*object;
> 	MonoMethodDesc 	*desc;
> 	gpointer 		 args[1];
> 	GtkWidget	*widget;
> 
> 	domain = mono_domain_get ();
> 	assembly = mono_domain_assembly_open (domain, "test.dll");
> 	image = mono_assembly_get_image (assembly);
> 	class = mono_class_from_name (image, "TestApp", "Test");
> 	desc = mono_method_desc_new ("TestApp.Test:Init", TRUE);
> 	method = mono_method_desc_search_in_class (desc, class);
> 	mono_method_desc_free (desc);
> 	object = mono_object_new (domain, class);
> 	mono_runtime_object_init (object);
> 	args[0] = &widget;
> 	mono_runtime_invoke (method, object, args, NULL);
> 
> C#
> 
> namespace TestApp
> {
> 	class Test
> 	{
> 		public void Init (IntPtr raw)
> 		{	
> 		}
> 	}
> }
> 
> 
> This is just a rough paste, but should work somewhat.
> 
> /Mikkel
> 
> On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 19:29, Pyroman[FO] wrote:
> 
>>I was wondering if there was a way to embed a Gtk-Sharp application in a 
>>C program.  I know you can do this with Mono, however what I'm worried 
>>about is the ability to return Gtk Widgets, Containers, ect. to the 
>>parent C program and use them with GTK or GTKmm code.  Our program has a 
>>plugin structure, and we call the plugin to return the main GTK frame 
>>for the plugin, which we then display in the parent program.  I am 
>>looking for a way to embed the Mono runtime and use mono plugins for 
>>this.  Is it possible?
>>
>>Allen Cook
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> 
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