Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits -- helpers for Gtk2::Container widgets

 use Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits;

Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits::remove_widgets ($container, $widget,...)

Remove each given $widget from $container if it is in fact a child of $container.

Checking widgets are children avoids Glib::Log error messages from $container->remove, including unusual cases of a remove signal handler removing multiple widgets in response to removing one.

Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits::remove_all ($container)

Remove all child widgets from $container.

This is simply the above remove_widgets on all current children and so copes with removal of one child causing removal of others. If a removal causes new children to be added then they're not removed, only those present at the start.

Nothing is exported by default, but the functions can be requested in usual Exporter style,

    use Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits 'remove_widgets';
    remove_widgets ($container, $widget1, $widget2);

There's no :all tag since this module is meant as a grab-bag of functions and to import as-yet unknown things would be asking for name clashes.

When making a container subclass the functions could be imported to have them available as methods on the new class if the names and purpose suit.

    package MyBucket;                         # new class
    use Glib::Object::Subclass 'Gtk2::HBox';
    use Gtk2::Ex::ContainerBits 'remove_all'; # import

    $bucket->remove_all;  # available as a method

Gtk2::Container, Gtk2::Ex::WidgetBits

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Copyright 2010, 2011 Kevin Ryde

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