get_root_window


Description:

public unowned Window get_root_window ()

Get the root window where this widget is located.

Note:

Use get_root_window instead

This function can only be called after the widget has been added to a widget hierarchy with Window at the top.

The root window is useful for such purposes as creating a popup Window associated with the window. In general, you should only create display specific resources when a widget has been realized, and you should free those resources when the widget is unrealized.

Parameters:

this

a Widget

Returns:

the Window root window for the toplevel for this widget.