activate_action_variant


Description:

public bool activate_action_variant (string name, Variant? args)

Activates an action for the widget.

The action is looked up in the action groups associated with this and its ancestors.

If the action is in an action group added with [method@Gtk.Widget.insert_action_group], the name is expected to be prefixed with the prefix that was used when the group was inserted.

The arguments must match the actions expected parameter type, as returned by [method@Gio.Action.get_parameter_type].

Parameters:

this

a widget

name

the name of the action to activate

args

parameters to use

Returns:

true if the action was activated