HIERARCHY
Glib::Object
+----Gtk2::Gdk::GC
+----Gtk2::GC
DESCRIPTION
These functions provide access to a shared pool of Gtk2::Gdk::GC objects. When a new Gtk2::Gdk::GC is needed, Gtk2::Gdk::GC::get is called with the required depth, colormap and Gtk2::Gdk::GCValues. If a Gtk2::Gdk::GC with the required properties already exists then that is returned. If not, a new Gtk2::Gdk::GC is created.
[From: http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-Graphics-Contexts.html]
Compatibility
Before version 1.200 of the Gtk2 perl module, it was necessary to call Gtk2::GC::release() on GCs obtained from Gtk2::GC::get(). As of version 1.200, this is no longer necessary; a GC will be released when the last perl reference goes away. Old-style code continues to work, but Gtk2::GC::release() is deprecated.