*/
const char *object_class_get_name(ObjectClass *klass);
+/**
+ * object_class_is_abstract:
+ * @klass: The class to obtain the abstractness for.
+ *
+ * Returns: %true if @klass is abstract, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool object_class_is_abstract(ObjectClass *klass);
+
/**
* object_class_by_name:
* @typename: The QOM typename to obtain the class for.