Class
GioDesktopAppInfo
Description [src]
final class Gio.DesktopAppInfo : GObject.Object {
/* No available fields */
}GDesktopAppInfo is an implementation of GAppInfo based on
desktop files.
Note that <gio/gdesktopappinfo.h> belongs to the UNIX-specific
GIO interfaces, thus you have to use the gio-unix-2.0.pc pkg-config
file when using it.
Constructors
g_desktop_app_info_new
Creates a new GDesktopAppInfo based on a desktop file id.
g_desktop_app_info_new_from_filename
Creates a new GDesktopAppInfo.
Functions
g_desktop_app_info_get_implementations
Gets all applications that implement interface.
Available since: 2.42
g_desktop_app_info_search
Searches desktop files for ones that match search_string.
g_desktop_app_info_set_desktop_env
Sets the name of the desktop that the application is running in.
This is used by g_app_info_should_show() and
g_desktop_app_info_get_show_in() to evaluate the
OnlyShowIn and NotShowIn
desktop entry fields.
Deprecated since: 2.42
Instance methods
g_desktop_app_info_get_action_name
Gets the user-visible display name of the “additional application
action” specified by action_name.
Available since: 2.38
g_desktop_app_info_get_boolean
Looks up a boolean value in the keyfile backing info.
Available since: 2.36
g_desktop_app_info_get_categories
Gets the categories from the desktop file.
g_desktop_app_info_get_filename
When info was created from a known filename, return it. In some
situations such as the GDesktopAppInfo returned from
g_desktop_app_info_new_from_keyfile(), this function will return NULL.
Available since: 2.24
g_desktop_app_info_get_generic_name
Gets the generic name from the desktop file.
g_desktop_app_info_get_is_hidden
A desktop file is hidden if the Hidden key in it is set to True.
g_desktop_app_info_get_locale_string
Looks up a localized string value in the keyfile backing info
translated to the current locale.
Available since: 2.56
g_desktop_app_info_get_nodisplay
Gets the value of the NoDisplay key, which helps determine if the application info should be shown in menus. See
G_KEY_FILE_DESKTOP_KEY_NO_DISPLAY and g_app_info_should_show().
Available since: 2.30
g_desktop_app_info_get_show_in
Checks if the application info should be shown in menus that list available
applications for a specific name of the desktop, based on the
OnlyShowIn and NotShowIn keys.
Available since: 2.30
g_desktop_app_info_get_startup_wm_class
Retrieves the StartupWMClass field from info. This represents the
WM_CLASS property of the main window of the application, if launched
through info.
Available since: 2.34
g_desktop_app_info_get_string
Looks up a string value in the keyfile backing info.
Available since: 2.36
g_desktop_app_info_get_string_list
Looks up a string list value in the keyfile backing info.
Available since: 2.60
g_desktop_app_info_has_key
Returns whether key exists in the “Desktop Entry” group
of the keyfile backing info.
Available since: 2.36
g_desktop_app_info_launch_uris_as_manager
This function performs the equivalent of g_app_info_launch_uris(),
but is intended primarily for operating system components that
launch applications. Ordinary applications should use
g_app_info_launch_uris().
g_desktop_app_info_launch_uris_as_manager_with_fds
Equivalent to g_desktop_app_info_launch_uris_as_manager() but allows
you to pass in file descriptors for the stdin, stdout and stderr streams
of the launched process.
Available since: 2.58
g_desktop_app_info_list_actions
Returns the list of “additional application actions” supported on the desktop file, as per the desktop file specification.
Available since: 2.38
Methods inherited from GObject (43)
Methods inherited from GAppInfo (25)
g_app_info_add_supports_type
Adds a content type to the application information to indicate the application is capable of opening files with the given content type.
g_app_info_can_delete
Obtains the information whether the GAppInfo can be deleted.
See g_app_info_delete().
Available since: 2.20
g_app_info_can_remove_supports_type
Checks if a supported content type can be removed from an application.
g_app_info_delete
Tries to delete a GAppInfo.
Available since: 2.20
g_app_info_dup
Creates a duplicate of a GAppInfo.
g_app_info_equal
Checks if two GAppInfos are equal.
g_app_info_get_commandline
Gets the commandline with which the application will be started.
Available since: 2.20
g_app_info_get_description
Gets a human-readable description of an installed application.
g_app_info_get_display_name
Gets the display name of the application. The display name is often more descriptive to the user than the name itself.
Available since: 2.24
g_app_info_get_executable
Gets the executable’s name for the installed application.
g_app_info_get_icon
Gets the icon for the application.
g_app_info_get_id
Gets the ID of an application. An id is a string that identifies the application. The exact format of the id is platform dependent. For instance, on Unix this is the desktop file id from the xdg menu specification.
g_app_info_get_name
Gets the installed name of the application.
g_app_info_get_supported_types
Retrieves the list of content types that app_info claims to support.
If this information is not provided by the environment, this function
will return NULL.
This function does not take in consideration associations added with
g_app_info_add_supports_type(), but only those exported directly by
the application.
Available since: 2.34
g_app_info_launch
Launches the application. Passes files to the launched application
as arguments, using the optional context to get information
about the details of the launcher (like what screen it is on).
On error, error will be set accordingly.
g_app_info_launch_uris
Launches the application. This passes the uris to the launched application
as arguments, using the optional context to get information
about the details of the launcher (like what screen it is on).
On error, error will be set accordingly.
g_app_info_launch_uris_async
Async version of g_app_info_launch_uris().
Available since: 2.60
g_app_info_launch_uris_finish
Finishes a g_app_info_launch_uris_async() operation.
Available since: 2.60
g_app_info_remove_supports_type
Removes a supported type from an application, if possible.
g_app_info_set_as_default_for_extension
Sets the application as the default handler for the given file extension.
g_app_info_set_as_default_for_type
Sets the application as the default handler for a given type.
g_app_info_set_as_last_used_for_type
Sets the application as the last used application for a given type.
This will make the application appear as first in the list returned
by g_app_info_get_recommended_for_type(), regardless of the default
application for that content type.
g_app_info_should_show
Checks if the application info should be shown in menus that list available applications.
Properties
Gio.DesktopAppInfo:filename
The origin filename of this GDesktopAppInfo.