docs: Clarify GtkExpression usage in .ui files

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Logan Rathbone
2024-01-03 16:41:04 -05:00
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* <constant type='gchararray'>Hello, world</constant>
* ```
*
* To create a closure expression, use the `<closure>` element. The `type` and `function`
* attributes specify what function to use for the closure, the content of the element
* contains the expressions for the parameters. For instance:
* To create a closure expression, use the `<closure>` element. The `function`
* attribute specifies what function to use for the closure, and the `type`
* attribute specifies its return type. The content of the element contains the
* expressions for the parameters. For instance:
*
* ```xml
* <closure type='gchararray' function='combine_args_somehow'>
@@ -160,6 +161,22 @@
* <lookup type='GFile' name='size'>myfile</lookup>
* </closure>
* ```
*
* To create a property binding, use the `<binding>` element in place of where a
* `<property>` tag would ordinarily be used. The `name` and `object` attributes are
* supported. The `name` attribute is required, and pertains to the applicable property
* name. The `object` attribute is optional. If provided, it will use the specified object
* as the `this` object when the expression is evaluated. Here is an example in which the
* `label` property of a `GtkLabel` is bound to the `string` property of another arbitrary
* object:
*
* ```xml
* <object class='GtkLabel'>
* <binding name='label'>
* <lookup name='string'>some_other_object</lookup>
* </binding>
* </object>
* ```
*/
typedef struct _WeakRefGuard WeakRefGuard;