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-rw-r--r--gobject/gobject.c13
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gobject/gobject.c b/gobject/gobject.c
index 86d7f7191..6a2a3704f 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.c
+++ b/gobject/gobject.c
@@ -796,8 +796,10 @@ g_object_run_dispose (GObject *object)
* g_object_freeze_notify:
* @object: a #GObject
*
- * Stops emission of "notify" signals on @object. The signals are
- * queued until g_object_thaw_notify() is called on @object.
+ * Increases the freeze count on @object. If the freeze count is
+ * non-zero, the emission of "notify" signals on @object is
+ * stopped. The signals are queued until the freeze count is decreased
+ * to zero.
*
* This is necessary for accessors that modify multiple properties to prevent
* premature notification while the object is still being modified.
@@ -863,8 +865,11 @@ g_object_notify (GObject *object,
* g_object_thaw_notify:
* @object: a #GObject
*
- * Reverts the effect of a previous call to g_object_freeze_notify().
- * This causes all queued "notify" signals on @object to be emitted.
+ * Reverts the effect of a previous call to
+ * g_object_freeze_notify(). The freeze count is decreased on @object
+ * and when it reaches zero, all queued "notify" signals are emitted.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function when the freeze count is zero.
*/
void
g_object_thaw_notify (GObject *object)