FileLauncher

Object Hierarchy:

Description:

[ CCode ( type_id = "gtk_file_launcher_get_type ()" ) ]
[ Version ( since = "4.10" ) ]
public sealed class FileLauncher : Object

A `GtkFileLauncher` object collects the arguments that are needed to open a file with an application.

Depending on system configuration, user preferences and available APIs, this may or may not show an app chooser dialog or launch the default application right away.

The operation is started with the [method@Gtk.FileLauncher.launch] function. This API follows the GIO async pattern, and the result can be obtained by calling [method@Gtk.FileLauncher.launch_finish].

To launch uris that don't represent files, use [class@Gtk.UriLauncher].

Namespace: Gtk

Package: gtk4

Content:

Properties:

public bool always_ask { get; set; }
Whether to ask the user to choose an app for opening the file.
public File file { get; set; }
The file to launch.
public bool writable { get; set; }
Whether to make the file writable for the handler.

Creation methods:

public FileLauncher (File? file)
Creates a new `GtkFileLauncher` object.

Methods:

public bool get_always_ask ()
Returns whether to ask the user to choose an app for opening the file.
public unowned File? get_file ()
Gets the file that will be opened.
public bool get_writable ()
Returns whether to make the file writable for the handler.
public async bool launch (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
Launch an application to open the file.
public async bool open_containing_folder (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
Launch a file manager to show the file in its parent directory.
public void set_always_ask (bool always_ask)
Sets whether to awlays ask the user to choose an app for opening the file.
public void set_file (File? file)
Sets the file that will be opened.
public void set_writable (bool writable)
Sets whether to make the file writable for the handler.

Inherited Members:

All known members inherited from class GLib.Object