# Method GTK1.GladeXML()->get_widget_by_long_name()

Method get_widget_by_long_name

  ``GTK1.Widget` get_widget_by_long_name(`string` `long_name`)`

Description

  This function is used to get the widget corresponding to long_name in the interface description. You would use this if you have to do anything to the widget after loading. This function differs from GladeXML->get_widget, in that you have to give the long form of the widget name, with all its parent widget names, separated by periods.