Method

GdkClipboardread_async

Declaration [src] 

void
gdk_clipboard_read_async (
  GdkClipboard* clipboard,
  const char** mime_types,
  int io_priority,
  GCancellable* cancellable,
  GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
  gpointer user_data
)

Description [src]

Asynchronously requests an input stream to read the clipboard‘s contents from.

When the operation is finished callback will be called. You must then call gdk_clipboard_read_finish() to get the result of the operation.

The clipboard will choose the most suitable mime type from the given list to fulfill the request, preferring the ones listed first.

Parameters

mime_types

Type: An array of char*

A NULL-terminated array of mime types to choose from.

The array must be NULL-terminated.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.
Each element is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
io_priority

Type: int

The I/O priority of the request.

cancellable

Type: GCancellable

Optional GCancellable object.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.
callback

Type: GAsyncReadyCallback

Callback to call when the request is satisfied.

The argument can be NULL.
user_data

Type: gpointer

The data to pass to callback function.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.