+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxGtkTreePath: self-destroying GtkTreePath
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Usually this object is initialized with the associated GtkTreePath
+// immediately when it's constructed but it can also be changed later either by
+// using Assign() or by getting the pointer to the internally stored pointer
+// value using ByRef(). The latter should be avoided but is very convenient
+// when using GTK functions with GtkTreePath output parameters.
+class wxGtkTreePath
+{
+public:
+ // Ctor takes ownership of the given path and will free it if non-NULL.
+ wxGtkTreePath(GtkTreePath *path = NULL) : m_path(path) { }
+
+ // Creates a tree path for the given string path.
+ wxGtkTreePath(const gchar *strpath)
+ : m_path(gtk_tree_path_new_from_string(strpath))
+ {
+ }
+
+ // Set the stored pointer if not done by ctor.
+ void Assign(GtkTreePath *path)
+ {
+ wxASSERT_MSG( !m_path, "shouldn't be already initialized" );
+
+ m_path = path;
+ }
+
+ // Return the pointer to the internally stored pointer. This should only be
+ // used to initialize the object by passing it to some GTK function.
+ GtkTreePath **ByRef()
+ {
+ wxASSERT_MSG( !m_path, "shouldn't be already initialized" );
+
+ return &m_path;
+ }
+
+
+ operator GtkTreePath *() const { return m_path; }
+
+ ~wxGtkTreePath() { if ( m_path ) gtk_tree_path_free(m_path); }
+
+private:
+ GtkTreePath *m_path;
+
+ wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxGtkTreePath);
+};
+