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 2002-08-06  Duncan Mak  <duncan@ximian.com>
 
+	* glue/canvasitem.c: 
 	* gnome/CanvasItem.custom: Added accessor to get the 'canvas' field.
 
 	* sample/CanvasExample.cs: Removed extra methods.
diff --git a/glue/canvasitem.c b/glue/canvasitem.c
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+/* canvasitem.c : Glue for accessing fields in a GnomeCanvasItem
+ *
+ * Author: Duncan Mak (duncan@ximian.com)
+ *
+ * (C) Ximian, INc.
+ */
+
+#include <libgnomecanvas/gnome-canvas.h>
+
+GnomeCanvas* gtksharp_gnome_canvas_item_get_canvas (GnomeCanvasItem *item);
+
+GnomeCanvas*
+gtksharp_gnome_canvas_item_get_canvas (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
+{
+	return item->canvas;
+}
+
+