GtkImage File Name

Question

How can I get the file name of the image used in a GtkImage widget?

I have a GtkImage widget that displays different images. I want to be able to click on the GtkImage, determine which image has been clicked i.e. get the file name, then display a larger version.

Thanks,

Answer 1

You can get the value of "file" property of GtkImage using g_object_get_property. Something on these lines:

GValue value = {0,}; 
/* If you have glib version 2.30 or higher use:
* GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
*/
g_value_init (&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
/* Assuming image is a valid GtkImage */
g_object_get_property(G_OBJECT(image), "file", &value);
printf("\n Filename = %s\n", g_value_get_string(&value));

Side note: To make use of the Glib's type system, g_type_init() should have been called. g_type_init() is called internally as a consequence of Gtk initialization through gtk_init.

Hope this helps!