2 files changed, 26 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cairomm/region.cc b/cairomm/region.cc
index 021c31b..bbbeeb1 100644
--- a/cairomm/region.cc
+++ b/cairomm/region.cc
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ namespace Cairo
 Region::Region()
 : m_cobject(cairo_region_create())
 {
+  check_object_status_and_throw_exception (*this);
 }
 
 Region::Region(const RectangleInt& rectangle)
 : m_cobject(cairo_region_create_rectangle(&rectangle))
 {
+  check_object_status_and_throw_exception (*this);
 }
 
 Region::Region(cairo_region_t* cobject, bool has_reference)
@@ -39,6 +41,18 @@ Region::Region(cairo_region_t* cobject, bool has_reference)
     m_cobject = cobject;
   else
     m_cobject = cairo_region_reference(cobject);
+
+  check_object_status_and_throw_exception (*this);
+}
+
+RefPtr<Region> Region::create()
+{
+  return RefPtr<Region>(new Region());
+}
+
+RefPtr<Region> Region::create(const RectangleInt& rectangle)
+{
+  return RefPtr<Region>(new Region(rectangle));
 }
 
 Region::~Region()
diff --git a/cairomm/region.h b/cairomm/region.h
index ea26a74..d4cf7db 100644
--- a/cairomm/region.h
+++ b/cairomm/region.h
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@
 namespace Cairo
 {
 
-//TODO: Documentation.
-
 /**
- * This is a reference-counted object that should be used via Cairo::RefPtr.
- */
+ * A Region represents a set of integer-aligned rectangles.
+ *
+ * It allows set-theoretical operations like do_union() and intersect() to be
+ * performed on them.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.10
+ **/
 class Region
 {
-public:
+private:
 
   Region();
 
@@ -44,12 +47,16 @@ public:
   //TODO: wrapping cairo_region_create_rectangles()
   //Region(const RectangleInt *rects, int count);
 
+public:
   /** Create a C++ wrapper for the C instance. This C++ instance should then be given to a RefPtr.
    * @param cobject The C instance.
    * @param has_reference Whether we already have a reference. Otherwise, the constructor will take an extra reference.
    */
   explicit Region(cairo_region_t* cobject, bool has_reference = false);
 
+  static RefPtr<Region> create();
+  static RefPtr<Region> create(const RectangleInt& rectangle);
+
 //TODO:
 //cairo_public cairo_region_t *
 //cairo_region_copy (const cairo_region_t *original);