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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Creating New Items</span></h2>
<p>Creating New Items — how to create new canvas items.</p>
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<div class="refsect1">
<a name="id-1.2.7.3"></a><h2>How to Create New Canvas Items</h2>
<p>
    There are 3 ways to create new canvas items, listed here in increasing
    order of complexity:
    </p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p>
	<a class="link" href="goocanvas-creating-items.html#creating-simple-subclass" title="Creating a Simple Subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple">
	Creating a simple subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple.</a>
    </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	<a class="link" href="goocanvas-creating-items.html#creating-regular-subclass" title="Creating a Regular Subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple">
	Creating a regular subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple.</a>
    </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	<a class="link" href="goocanvas-creating-items.html#implementing-interface" title="Implementing the GooCanvasItem Interface">
	Implementing the GooCanvasItem interface.</a>
    </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
    These will be discussed in turn below. (It is also possible to create
    new container items by subclassing <a class="link" href="GooCanvasGroup.html" title="GooCanvasGroup"><span class="type">GooCanvasGroup</span></a>, but that is not
    covered here.)
    </p>
<p>
      The final part of this section covers
      creating item models.
    </p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="creating-simple-subclass"></a><h3>Creating a Simple Subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple</h3>
<p>
	For items that consist of a simple graphic element such
	as a line, rectangle or circle, it is possible to create a subclass
	of <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> and override just one method,
	<code class="function">simple_create_path()</code>. (This method is used for the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasEllipse.html" title="GooCanvasEllipse"><span class="type">GooCanvasEllipse</span></a>
	and <a class="link" href="GooCanvasPath.html" title="GooCanvasPath"><span class="type">GooCanvasPath</span></a> items.)
      </p>
<p>
	The <code class="function">simple_create_path()</code> method should create a path using the given
	cairo context. The path will be drawn using the stroke, fill and
	other painting properties from <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a>.
      </p>
<p>
	This example shows the <code class="function">simple_create_path()</code> method for a simple
	rectangular item, MyItem:
	</p>
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        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">static</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="type">void</span>
<span class="function">my_item_simple_create_path</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GooCanvasItemSimple</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">simple</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                            </span><span class="usertype">cairo_t</span><span class="normal">             </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
<span class="cbracket">{</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">MyItem</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">item </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">MyItem</span><span class="symbol">*)</span><span class="normal"> simple</span><span class="symbol">;</span>

<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-rectangle">cairo_rectangle</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">width</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">height</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="cbracket">}</span></pre></td>
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<p>
      </p>
<p>
	Whenever the item is changed in some way it should call
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html#goo-canvas-item-simple-changed" title="goo_canvas_item_simple_changed ()"><code class="function">goo_canvas_item_simple_changed()</code></a>, passing a boolean value indicating
	whether the item's bounds need to be recalculated or if it only needs
	to be repainted. The <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> code will take care of
	updating the item and repainting the appropriate parts of the canvas.
      </p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="creating-regular-subclass"></a><h3>Creating a Regular Subclass of GooCanvasItemSimple</h3>
<p>
	Most items will need more than a simple line or rectangle, so they
	will need to create a subclass of <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> and override
	three methods, <code class="function">simple_update()</code>, <code class="function">simple_paint()</code> and <code class="function">simple_is_item_at()</code>.
      </p>
<p>
	The <code class="function">simple_update()</code> method should compute the bounds of the item, in the
	item's coordinate space, and place them in the bounds member of
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html#GooCanvasItemSimple-struct" title="struct GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a>. Note that the cairo context passed to
	this function may have transformations applied to it, so
	<a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Transformations.html#cairo-identity-matrix"><code class="function">cairo_identity_matrix()</code></a> should be called before using it.
      </p>
<p>
	The <code class="function">simple_paint()</code> method should paint the item using the given cairo
	context. To use the stroke and fill properties from <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a>
	to paint parts of the item call <a class="link" href="GooCanvasStyle.html#goo-canvas-style-set-stroke-options" title="goo_canvas_style_set_stroke_options ()"><code class="function">goo_canvas_style_set_stroke_options()</code></a>
	and <a class="link" href="GooCanvasStyle.html#goo-canvas-style-set-fill-options" title="goo_canvas_style_set_fill_options ()"><code class="function">goo_canvas_style_set_fill_options()</code></a> before calling <a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-cairo-t.html#cairo-stroke"><code class="function">cairo_stroke()</code></a>
	and <a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-cairo-t.html#cairo-fill"><code class="function">cairo_fill()</code></a>. (The item's style can be found in
	GOO_CANVAS_ITEM_SIMPLE (item)-&gt;simple_data-&gt;style).
      </p>
<p>
	The <code class="function">simple_is_item_at()</code> method should return <code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the
	given coordinate (in the item's coordinate space) is inside the item.
	(The is_pointer_event argument can be ignored for most purposes since
	the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> code will take care of it.)
      </p>
<p>
	This example code shows the <code class="function">simple_update()</code>, <code class="function">simple_paint()</code> and
	<code class="function">simple_is_item_at()</code> methods for a rectangular item (the complete
	item's source code can be found in the GooCanvas demo directory, in
	demo-item.h and demo-item.c):
	</p>
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        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">static</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="type">void</span>
<span class="function">goo_demo_item_update</span><span class="normal">  </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GooCanvasItemSimple</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">simple</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                       </span><span class="usertype">cairo_t</span><span class="normal">             </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
<span class="cbracket">{</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GooDemoItem</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">demo_item </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">GooDemoItem</span><span class="symbol">*)</span><span class="normal"> simple</span><span class="symbol">;</span>

<span class="normal">  </span><span class="comment">/* Compute the new bounds. */</span>
<span class="normal">  simple</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">bounds</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">x1 </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
<span class="normal">  simple</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">bounds</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">y1 </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
<span class="normal">  simple</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">bounds</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">x2 </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">width</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
<span class="normal">  simple</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">bounds</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">y2 </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">height</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
<span class="cbracket">}</span>


<span class="keyword">static</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="type">void</span>
<span class="function">goo_demo_item_paint</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GooCanvasItemSimple</span><span class="normal">   </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">simple</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                     </span><span class="usertype">cairo_t</span><span class="normal">               </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                     </span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="usertype">GooCanvasBounds</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">bounds</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
<span class="cbracket">{</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GooDemoItem</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">demo_item </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">GooDemoItem</span><span class="symbol">*)</span><span class="normal"> simple</span><span class="symbol">;</span>

<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-move-to">cairo_move_to</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-line-to">cairo_line_to</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">height</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-line-to">cairo_line_to</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">width</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                 demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">height</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-line-to">cairo_line_to</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">width</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-Paths.html#cairo-close-path">cairo_close_path</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="GooCanvasStyle.html#goo-canvas-style-set-fill-options">goo_canvas_style_set_fill_options</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">simple</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">simple_data</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">style</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> cr</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="function"><a href="/home/damon/gnome/install/share/gtk-doc/html/cairo/cairo-cairo-t.html#cairo-fill">cairo_fill</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
<span class="cbracket">}</span>


<span class="keyword">static</span><span class="normal"> gboolean</span>
<span class="function">goo_demo_item_is_item_at</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GooCanvasItemSimple</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">simple</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                          </span><span class="usertype">gdouble</span><span class="normal">              x</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                          </span><span class="usertype">gdouble</span><span class="normal">              y</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                          </span><span class="usertype">cairo_t</span><span class="normal">             </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">cr</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
<span class="normal">                          </span><span class="usertype">gboolean</span><span class="normal">             is_pointer_event</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
<span class="cbracket">{</span>
<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GooDemoItem</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">demo_item </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">GooDemoItem</span><span class="symbol">*)</span><span class="normal"> simple</span><span class="symbol">;</span>

<span class="normal">  </span><span class="keyword">if</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">&lt;</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">||</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">&gt;</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">x </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">width</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
<span class="normal">      </span><span class="symbol">||</span><span class="normal"> y </span><span class="symbol">&lt;</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">||</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">&gt;</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">y </span><span class="symbol">+</span><span class="normal"> demo_item</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">height</span><span class="symbol">))</span>
<span class="normal">    </span><span class="keyword">return</span><span class="normal"> FALSE</span><span class="symbol">;</span>

<span class="normal">  </span><span class="keyword">return</span><span class="normal"> TRUE</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
<span class="cbracket">}</span></pre></td>
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<p>
      </p>
<p>
	As with the simple <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> subclass, the item should
	call <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html#goo-canvas-item-simple-changed" title="goo_canvas_item_simple_changed ()"><code class="function">goo_canvas_item_simple_changed()</code></a> whenever it is changed, to
	ensure that the item's bounds are recomputed and it is repainted
	if necessary.
      </p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="implementing-interface"></a><h3>Implementing the GooCanvasItem Interface</h3>
<p>
	The most complicated way to create new canvas items is to implement
	the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html" title="GooCanvasItem"><span class="type">GooCanvasItem</span></a> interface directly. This should not be needed in
	most cases, but may be desired if the developer wants to avoid the
	memory and processor overheads associated with the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a>
	class, or if the developer wants to turn an existing application object
	into a canvas item.
      </p>
<p>
	At a minimum the canvas item must implement these 6 methods:
	</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_parent()</code> - the item's parent should be returned.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">set_parent()</code> - the item's parent should be stored (though it
	      should not add a reference to the parent).
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_bounds()</code> - returns the bounds of the item, in canvas space.
	      The item should ensure that the bounds are up-to-date before
	      returning them, calling <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#goo-canvas-item-ensure-updated" title="goo_canvas_item_ensure_updated ()"><code class="function">goo_canvas_item_ensure_updated()</code></a> if
	      necessary.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">update()</code> - if the item has been changed since the last update,
	      or if the entire_tree flag is <code class="literal">TRUE</code>, the item's bounds should
	      be recomputed (in canvas space). It should also request a redraw
	      of the old bounds and the new bounds, so the display is updated
	      appropriately. The new bounds should be returned in the bounds
	      argument.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">paint()</code> - if the item's bounds intersect the given bounds then
	      the item should be painted on the given cairo context.
	      The scale parameter is only used to check if the item should be
	      visible, according to the item's <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--visibility" title='The "visibility" property'><span class="type">"visibility"</span></a> and
	      <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--visibility-threshold" title='The "visibility-threshold" property'><span class="type">"visibility-threshold"</span></a> property settings.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_items_at()</code> - if the given point is inside the item then
	      a pointer to the item should be added to the start of the list
	      of found items. The list is then returned.
	  </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
      </p>
<p>
	The canvas item must also implement the
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--parent" title='The "parent" property'><span class="type">"parent"</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--title" title='The "title" property'><span class="type">"title"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--description" title='The "description" property'><span class="type">"description"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--visibility" title='The "visibility" property'><span class="type">"visibility"</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--visibility-threshold" title='The "visibility-threshold" property'><span class="type">"visibility-threshold"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--transform" title='The "transform" property'><span class="type">"transform"</span></a> and <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItem.html#GooCanvasItem--pointer-events" title='The "pointer-events" property'><span class="type">"pointer-events"</span></a> properties.
	(The last 4 properties can simply be ignored if the application
	doesn't intend to use them.)
      </p>
<p>
	If the canvas item will be used within a container that does item
	layout, such as <a class="link" href="GooCanvasTable.html" title="GooCanvasTable"><span class="type">GooCanvasTable</span></a>, it must implement the first two
	methods here at least:
	</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_requested_area()</code> - returns the requested area of the item,
	      in the parent's coordinate space.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">allocate_area()</code> - allocates the item's area, in the parent's
	      coordinate space.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_requested_height()</code> - returns the requested height of the
	      item, given a particular allocated width, in the parent's
	      coordinate space. (This only needed for items that change height
	      as their width is changed, such as text items.)
	  </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
      </p>
<p>
	If the canvas item supports a transformation matrix it must implement:
	</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_transform()</code> - returns the item's transformation matrix.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">set_transform()</code> - sets the item's transformation matrix.
	  </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
      </p>
<p>
	If the canvas item supports a <a class="link" href="GooCanvasStyle.html" title="GooCanvasStyle"><span class="type">GooCanvasStyle</span></a> setting, it must
	implement:
	</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">get_style()</code> - returns the item's style.
	  </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
	      <code class="function">set_style()</code> - sets the item's style.
	  </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
      </p>
<p>
	Since <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemSimple</span></a> implements most of the above methods and
	properties its source code is a good place to look for help.
      </p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="creating-item-models"></a><h3>Creating Item Models</h3>
<p>
	As with creating canvas items, to create item models it
	is possible to subclass <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModelSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemModelSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModelSimple</span></a> or to
	implement the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html" title="GooCanvasItemModel"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModel</span></a> interface directly.
      </p>
<p>
	Subclassing <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModelSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemModelSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModelSimple</span></a> is very easy, since only one
	method from the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html" title="GooCanvasItemModel"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModel</span></a> interface must be implemented -
	<code class="function">create_item()</code>. This should return a new canvas item for viewing the
	item model in a canvas. (It may be called multiple times if multiple
	canvases are viewing the same canvas model.)
      </p>
<p>
	The <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModelSimple.html" title="GooCanvasItemModelSimple"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModelSimple</span></a> subclass should emit the "changed"
	signal whenever it has changed, with a boolean flag indicating if
	the bounds need to be recomputed. The canvas items will connect to
	this signal and request an update or a redraw as appropriate.
      </p>
<p>
	To implement the <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html" title="GooCanvasItemModel"><span class="type">GooCanvasItemModel</span></a> interface directly, the class
	must implement the <code class="function">get_parent()</code>, <code class="function">set_parent()</code> and <code class="function">create_item()</code>
	methods. It may also implement <code class="function">get_transform()</code>, <code class="function">set_transform()</code>,
	<code class="function">get_style()</code> and <code class="function">set_style()</code> methods if desired.
      </p>
<p>
	The class must also implement the
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--parent" title='The "parent" property'><span class="type">"parent"</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--title" title='The "title" property'><span class="type">"title"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--description" title='The "description" property'><span class="type">"description"</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--can-focus" title='The "can-focus" property'><span class="type">"can-focus"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--visibility" title='The "visibility" property'><span class="type">"visibility"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--visibility-threshold" title='The "visibility-threshold" property'><span class="type">"visibility-threshold"</span></a>,
	<a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--transform" title='The "transform" property'><span class="type">"transform"</span></a> and <a class="link" href="GooCanvasItemModel.html#GooCanvasItemModel--pointer-events" title='The "pointer-events" property'><span class="type">"pointer-events"</span></a>
	properties.
	(The last 4 properties can simply be ignored if the application
	doesn't intend to use them.)
      </p>
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