GObject get_property method copying string

Hi,

I'm developing a library using GObject and I'm having trouble creating a
string property that does not makes a copy when g_object_get is called. I
used g_value_set_static_string to avoid the string from being copied, but
doing some debug it seems that g_object_get is copying my string anyway.

That is odd, because i see a lot of code using g_value_set_string on
get_property, and that would produce a completely useless additional copy of
the string (since g_object_get will copy it anyway).

Sorry to bother with such a stupid question but the documentation just says:


"In general, a copy is made of the property contents and the caller is
responsible for freeing the memory in the appropriate manner for the type,
for instance by calling
g_free()<http://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free>or
g_object_unref()<http://developer.gnome.org/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#g-object-unref>.
"

What would be "in general" ? Do i have some control of it ? (i was unable to
find any) Am i understanding something wrong ?

Best regards,
Katcipis

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