From 87fea6b9f16b49d3ad1b6801e53fd89f516b2973 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ted Gould <ted@canonical.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 12:12:10 -0500
Subject: Allowing people to take children.

---
 libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

(limited to 'libdbusmenu-glib')

diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
index 2cf4b85..985de95 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
@@ -149,6 +149,27 @@ dbusmenu_menuitem_get_children (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi)
 	return priv->children;
 }
 
+/**
+	dbusmenu_menuitem_take_children:
+	@mi: The #DbusmenMenuitem to take the children from.
+
+	While the name sounds devious that's exactly what this function
+	does.  It takes the list of children from the @mi and clears the
+	internal list.  The calling function is no in charge of the ref's
+	on the children it has taken.  A lot of responsibility involved
+	in taking children.
+*/
+GList *
+dbusmenu_menuitem_take_children (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail(DBUSMENU_IS_MENUITEM(mi), NULL);
+
+	DbusmenuMenuitemPrivate * priv = DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_GET_PRIVATE(mi);
+	GList * children = priv->children;
+	priv->children = NULL;
+	return children;
+}
+
 guint
 dbusmenu_menuitem_get_position (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi, DbusmenuMenuitem * parent)
 {
diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
index c4057dd..b7d767c 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ DbusmenuMenuitem * dbusmenu_menuitem_new_with_id (guint id);
 guint dbusmenu_menuitem_get_id (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi);
 
 GList * dbusmenu_menuitem_get_children (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi);
+GList * dbusmenu_menuitem_take_children (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi);
 guint dbusmenu_menuitem_get_position (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi, DbusmenuMenuitem * parent);
 
 gboolean dbusmenu_menuitem_child_append (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi, DbusmenuMenuitem * child);
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