Re: g_timeout_add(0, ...)

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2 cam ac uk>]

On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 23:07 -0500, Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:46 PM,  <skip pobox com> wrote:
> >
> > Is it valid to call g_timeout_add with an interval of 0?  If so, does it
> > have well-defined semantics?  Might it recognize the 0ms interval and call
> > the handler immediately or will it guarantee that we at least return to the
> > main loop first?
> 
> I think what you want to use is g_idle_add().

The handler added by g_idle_add() would have a different execution
priority than you might want.

g_idle_add_full (G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, ...);

Might be a closer equivalent to what the OP was wanting; some means to
get their callback called soon after the execution gets back to the
main-loop.

Regards,

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