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    <desc>Bind functions to events using Lang.</desc>
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  <title>Actions and signals</title>

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  <p>Gtk has a set of predefined events that you can use in your application.</p>
  <example>
    <p>Declare <code>HelloWorld</code> as a new <code>Lang</code> class.
    Gjs requires classes to have the Name property defined.</p>

    <code><![CDATA[
const HelloWorld = new Lang.Class({
    Name: 'HelloWorld',
]]></code>

    <p><code>_init</code> is called when a new instance is created. Create a
    <code>GtkApplication</code>, then connect <code>activate</code> to the
    existing Gtk event <code>_onActivate</code> and <code>startup</code> to
    <code>_onStartup</code>:</p>

    <code><![CDATA[
    _init: function() {
        this.application = new Gtk.Application();
        this.application.connect('activate', Lang.bind(this, this._onActivate));
        this.application.connect('startup', Lang.bind(this, this._onStartup));
    },
]]></code>

    <p>Show the window upon application activation:</p>
    <code><![CDATA[
    _onActivate: function(){
        this._window.show_all();
    },
]]></code>
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