Class
GdkContentProvider
Description [src]
class Gdk.ContentProvider : GObject.Object {
  parent: GObject
}A GdkContentProvider is used to provide content for the clipboard or
for drag-and-drop operations in a number of formats.
To create a GdkContentProvider, use gdk_content_provider_new_for_value()
or gdk_content_provider_new_for_bytes().
GDK knows how to handle common text and image formats out-of-the-box. See
GdkContentSerializer and GdkContentDeserializer if you want
to add support for application-specific data formats.
Constructors
gdk_content_provider_new_for_bytes
Create a content provider that provides the given bytes as data for
the given mime_type.
gdk_content_provider_new_for_value
Create a content provider that provides the given value.
gdk_content_provider_new_typed
Create a content provider that provides the value of the given
type.
gdk_content_provider_new_union
Creates a content provider that represents all the given providers.
Instance methods
gdk_content_provider_content_changed
Emits the ::content-changed signal.
gdk_content_provider_get_value
Gets the contents of provider stored in value.
gdk_content_provider_ref_formats
Gets the formats that the provider can provide its current contents in.
gdk_content_provider_ref_storable_formats
Gets the formats that the provider suggests other applications to store the data in.
gdk_content_provider_write_mime_type_async
Asynchronously writes the contents of provider to stream in the given
mime_type.
gdk_content_provider_write_mime_type_finish
Finishes an asynchronous write operation.
Properties
Gdk.ContentProvider:formats
The possible formats that the provider can provide its data in.
Gdk.ContentProvider:storable-formats
The subset of formats that clipboard managers should store this provider’s data in.
Signals
Gdk.ContentProvider::content-changed
Emitted whenever the content provided by this provider has changed.
Class structure
struct GdkContentProviderClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;
  void (* content_changed) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider
  );
  void (* attach_clipboard) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider,
    GdkClipboard* clipboard
  );
  void (* detach_clipboard) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider,
    GdkClipboard* clipboard
  );
  GdkContentFormats* (* ref_formats) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider
  );
  GdkContentFormats* (* ref_storable_formats) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider
  );
  void (* write_mime_type_async) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider,
    const char* mime_type,
    GOutputStream* stream,
    int io_priority,
    GCancellable* cancellable,
    GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
    gpointer user_data
  );
  gboolean (* write_mime_type_finish) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider,
    GAsyncResult* result,
    GError** error
  );
  gboolean (* get_value) (
    GdkContentProvider* provider,
    GValue* value,
    GError** error
  );
  
}Class members
| parent_class |  | 
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| content_changed |  | 
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| attach_clipboard |  | 
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| detach_clipboard |  | 
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| ref_formats |  | 
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| ref_storable_formats |  | 
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| write_mime_type_async |  | 
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| write_mime_type_finish |  | 
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| get_value |  | 
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Virtual methods
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.attach_clipboard
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.content_changed
Emits the ::content-changed signal.
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.detach_clipboard
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.get_value
Gets the contents of provider stored in value.
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.ref_formats
Gets the formats that the provider can provide its current contents in.
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.ref_storable_formats
Gets the formats that the provider suggests other applications to store the data in.
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.write_mime_type_async
Asynchronously writes the contents of provider to stream in the given
mime_type.
Gdk.ContentProviderClass.write_mime_type_finish
Finishes an asynchronous write operation.