1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 230b18fe14..f9ad692f21 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -593,6 +593,18 @@ struct InterfaceClass
                                              __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__))
 
 /**
+ * object_new_with_class:
+ * @klass: The class to instantiate.
+ *
+ * This function will initialize a new object using heap allocated memory.
+ * The returned object has a reference count of 1, and will be freed when
+ * the last reference is dropped.
+ *
+ * Returns: The newly allocated and instantiated object.
+ */
+Object *object_new_with_class(ObjectClass *klass);
+
+/**
  * object_new:
  * @typename: The name of the type of the object to instantiate.
  *