Method

GdkClipboardread_value_async

Declaration [src] 

void
gdk_clipboard_read_value_async (
  GdkClipboard* clipboard,
  GType type,
  int io_priority,
  GCancellable* cancellable,
  GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
  gpointer user_data
)

Description [src]

Asynchronously request the clipboard contents converted to the given type.

For local clipboard contents that are available in the given GType, the value will be copied directly. Otherwise, GDK will try to use gdk_content_deserialize_async() to convert the clipboard’s data.

This method completes asynchronously. Use gdk_clipboard_read_value_finish() inside the GAsyncReadyCallback to obtain the result of the operation.

Parameters

type

Type: GType

A GType to read.

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.