1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/glib/glibmm/objectbase.h b/glib/glibmm/objectbase.h
index d60ad7e3..c8adeeed 100644
--- a/glib/glibmm/objectbase.h
+++ b/glib/glibmm/objectbase.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 
+#include <glibmm/signalproxy.h>
+#include <glibmm/propertyproxy.h>
 #include <sigc++/object.h>
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <glibmmconfig.h>
@@ -79,6 +81,22 @@ protected:
   void initialize(GObject* castitem);
 
 public:
+
+  /// You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
+  void set_property_value(const Glib::ustring& property_name, const Glib::ValueBase& value);
+
+  /// You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
+  void get_property_value(const Glib::ustring& property_name, Glib::ValueBase& value) const;
+
+  /// You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
+  template <class PropertyType>
+  void set_property(const Glib::ustring& property_name, const PropertyType& value);
+
+  /// You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead.
+  template <class PropertyType>
+  void get_property(const Glib::ustring& property_name, PropertyType& value) const;
+
+  
   virtual void reference()   const; // overrides SigC::ObjectBase::reference()
   virtual void unreference() const; // overrides SigC::ObjectBase::unreference()
 
@@ -118,6 +136,32 @@ private:
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
+template <class PropertyType>
+void ObjectBase::set_property(const Glib::ustring& property_name, const PropertyType& value)
+{
+  Glib::Value<PropertyType> property_value;
+  property_value.init(Glib::Value<PropertyType>::value_type());
+
+  property_value.set(value);
+  this->set_property_value(property_name, property_value);
+}
+
+template <class PropertyType>
+void ObjectBase::get_property(const Glib::ustring& property_name, PropertyType& value) const
+{
+  Glib::Value<PropertyType> property_value;
+  property_value.init(Glib::Value<PropertyType>::value_type());
+
+  this->get_property_value(property_name, property_value);
+
+  value = property_value.get();
+}
+
+#endif /* DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS */
+
+
 bool _gobject_cppinstance_already_deleted(GObject* gobject);
 
 } // namespace Glib