GObject-Type for a derivable type is giving me a "invalid unclassed type '(null)' error

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I try to create a simple derivable type but i seem to miss something.

When i try to call the virtual method, “MY_ITEM_CLASS(result)” throws the critical error.

#include <glib-object.h>

#include <iostream>
 
typedef struct _MyItem MyItem;
#define MY_TYPE_ITEM (my_item_get_type())
G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE(MyItem, my_item, MY, ITEM, GObject)

struct _MyItemClass {
    GObjectClass parent;
    void (*print)(MyItem* self);
};
 
typedef struct { 
    const char* name;    
} MyItemPrivate;

auto static my_item_init (MyItem *object) -> void;
auto static my_item_class_init (MyItemClass* klass) -> void;

G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (MyItem, my_item, G_TYPE_OBJECT)


auto static item__print(MyItem* self) -> void {
    auto priv = (MyItemPrivate*)my_item_get_instance_private(self);
    std::cout << (priv->name?priv->name:"unnamed") << std::endl;
}

auto static my_item_init (MyItem *object) -> void {
    auto priv = (MyItemPrivate*)my_item_get_instance_private(object);
    priv->name = "This is my name";
}

auto static my_item_class_init (MyItemClass* klass) -> void {
    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
    klass->print = item__print;
}



auto main() -> int {
    auto result = (MyItem*)g_object_new(MY_TYPE_ITEM, nullptr);
    MY_ITEM_CLASS(result)->print(result);
    g_object_unref(result);    
    return 0;
}
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You’re casting the instance to a class. You need to get the class structure from the instance structure, instead.

MY_ITEM_GET_CLASS(result)->print(result);

// or

MyItemClass *klass = MY_ITEM_GET_CLASS(result);
klass->print(result);