read_value_async


Description:

public async unowned Value? read_value_async (Type type, int io_priority, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error

Asynchronously request the this contents converted to the given type.

When the operation is finished callback will be called. You must then call [method@Gdk.Clipboard.read_value_finish] to get the resulting `GValue`.

For local clipboard contents that are available in the given `GType`, the value will be copied directly. Otherwise, GDK will try to use [ func@content_deserialize_async] to convert the clipboard's data.

Parameters:

this

a `GdkClipboard`

type

a `GType` to read

io_priority

the I/O priority of the request

cancellable

optional `GCancellable` object

callback

callback to call when the request is satisfied

user_data

the data to pass to callback function