gtkmm: Gtk::RecentManager Class Reference

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Gtk::RecentManager Class Reference
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RecentManager provides a facility for adding, removing and looking up recently used files. More...

`#include <gtkmm/recentmanager.h>`

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## Classes
class | Data
| Meta-data passed to add_item(). More...

## Public Member Functions
| RecentManager (RecentManager && src) noexcept
RecentManager & | operator= (RecentManager && src) noexcept
| ~RecentManager () noexcept override
GtkRecentManager * | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GtkRecentManager * | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
GtkRecentManager * | gobj_copy ()
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs. More...
bool | add_item (const Glib::ustring & uri)
| Adds a new resource into the recently used resources list. More...
bool | add_item (const Glib::ustring & uri, const Data & recent_data)
| Adds a new resource into the recently used resources list, taking meta data from the given Data instead of guessing it from the URI. More...
bool | remove_item (const Glib::ustring & uri)
| Removes a resource pointed by uri from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager. More...
Glib::RefPtr< RecentInfo > | lookup_item (const Glib::ustring & uri)
| Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name. More...
Glib::RefPtr< const RecentInfo > | lookup_item (const Glib::ustring & uri) const
| Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name. More...
bool | has_item (const Glib::ustring & uri) const
| Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with uri inside the recent manager. More...
bool | move_item (const Glib::ustring & uri, const Glib::ustring & new_uri)
| Changes the location of a recently used resource from uri to new_uri. More...
std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< RecentInfo > > | get_items () const
| Gets the list of recently used resources. More...
int | purge_items ()
| Purges every item from the recently used resources list. More...
Glib::SignalProxy< void()> | signal_changed ()
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< Glib::ustring > | property_filename () const
| The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list. More...
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< int > | property_size () const
| The size of the recently used resources list. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::Object
| Object (const Object &)=delete
Object & | operator= (const Object &)=delete
| Object (Object &&src) noexcept
Object & | operator= (Object &&src) noexcept
void * | get_data (const QueryQuark &key)
void | set_data (const Quark &key, void *data)
void | set_data (const Quark &key, void *data, DestroyNotify notify)
void | remove_data (const QueryQuark &quark)
void * | steal_data (const QueryQuark &quark)
Glib::RefPtr< Glib::Object > | wrap (GObject *object, bool take_copy=false)
Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
| ObjectBase (const ObjectBase &)=delete
ObjectBase & | operator= (const ObjectBase &)=delete
void | set_property_value (const Glib::ustring &property_name, const Glib::ValueBase &value)
void | get_property_value (const Glib::ustring &property_name, Glib::ValueBase &value) const
void | set_property (const Glib::ustring &property_name, const PropertyType &value)
void | get_property (const Glib::ustring &property_name, PropertyType &value) const
PropertyType | get_property (const Glib::ustring &property_name) const
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring &property_name, const sigc::slot< void()> &slot)
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring &property_name, sigc::slot< void()> &&slot)
void | freeze_notify ()
void | thaw_notify ()
virtual void | reference () const
virtual void | unreference () const
GObject * | gobj ()
const GObject * | gobj () const
GObject * | gobj_copy () const

## Static Public Member Functions
static GType | get_type ()
| Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system. More...
static Glib::RefPtr< RecentManager > | create ()
static Glib::RefPtr< RecentManager > | get_default ()
| Gets a unique instance of `Gtk::RecentManager` that you can share in your application without caring about memory management. More...

## Protected Member Functions
| RecentManager ()
virtual void | on_changed ()
| This is a default handler for the signal signal_changed(). More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::Object
| Object ()
| Object (const Glib::ConstructParams &construct_params)
| Object (GObject *castitem)
| ~Object () noexcept override
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
| ObjectBase ()
| ObjectBase (const char *custom_type_name)
| ObjectBase (const std::type_info &custom_type_info)
| ObjectBase (ObjectBase &&src) noexcept
ObjectBase & | operator= (ObjectBase &&src) noexcept
virtual | ~ObjectBase () noexcept=0
void | initialize (GObject *castitem)
void | initialize_move (GObject *castitem, Glib::ObjectBase *previous_wrapper)

## Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::RecentManager > | wrap (GtkRecentManager * object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object. More...

## Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from Glib::Object
typedef void(*)(gpointer data | DestroyNotify)

## Detailed Description

RecentManager provides a facility for adding, removing and looking up recently used files.

Each recently used file is identified by its URI, and has meta-data associated to it, like the names and command lines of the applications that have registered it, the number of time each application has registered the same file, the mime type of the file and whether the file should be displayed only by the applications that have registered it.

The RecentManager acts like a database of all the recently used files. You can create new RecentManager objects, but it is more efficient to use the default manager created by GTK+.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ◆ RecentManager() [1/2]

Gtk::RecentManager::RecentManager | ( | RecentManager && | src | ) |
| noexcept

## ◆ ~RecentManager()

Gtk::RecentManager::~RecentManager | ( |  | ) |
| overridenoexcept

## ◆ RecentManager() [2/2]

Gtk::RecentManager::RecentManager | ( |  | ) |
| protected

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ add_item() [1/2]

bool Gtk::RecentManager::add_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri | ) |

Adds a new resource into the recently used resources list.

This function will try and guess some of the meta-data associated to a URI. If you know some of meta-data about the document yourself, set the desired fields of a RecentManager::Data structure and pass it to add_item().

## ◆ add_item() [2/2]

bool Gtk::RecentManager::add_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri,
|  | const Data & | recent_data
| ) |  |

Adds a new resource into the recently used resources list, taking meta data from the given Data instead of guessing it from the URI.

## ◆ create()

static Glib::RefPtr< RecentManager > Gtk::RecentManager::create | ( |  | ) |
| static

## ◆ get_default()

static Glib::RefPtr< RecentManager > Gtk::RecentManager::get_default | ( |  | ) |
| static

Gets a unique instance of `Gtk::RecentManager` that you can share in your application without caring about memory management.

Returns
  A unique `Gtk::RecentManager`. Do not ref or unref it.

## ◆ get_items()

std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< RecentInfo > > Gtk::RecentManager::get_items | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the list of recently used resources.

Returns
  A list of newly allocated `GtkRecentInfo objects`. Use [method Gtk.RecentInfo.

## ◆ get_type()

static GType Gtk::RecentManager::get_type | ( |  | ) |
| static

Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system.

## ◆ gobj() [1/2]

GtkRecentManager * Gtk::RecentManager::gobj | ( |  | ) |
| inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## ◆ gobj() [2/2]

const GtkRecentManager * Gtk::RecentManager::gobj | ( |  | ) | const
| inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## ◆ gobj_copy()

GtkRecentManager * Gtk::RecentManager::gobj_copy | ( |  | ) |

Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.

## ◆ has_item()

bool Gtk::RecentManager::has_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri | ) | const

Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with uri inside the recent manager.

Parameters

  uri | A URI.

Returns
  `true` if the resource was found, `false` otherwise.

## ◆ lookup_item() [1/2]

Glib::RefPtr< RecentInfo > Gtk::RecentManager::lookup_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri | ) |

Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.

Parameters

  uri | A URI.

Returns
  A `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource pointed by uri, or `nullptr` if the URI was not registered in the recently used resources list. Free with Gtk::RecentInfo::unref().

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ lookup_item() [2/2]

Glib::RefPtr< const RecentInfo > Gtk::RecentManager::lookup_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri | ) | const

Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.

Parameters

  uri | A URI.

Returns
  A `Gtk::RecentInfo` containing information about the resource pointed by uri, or `nullptr` if the URI was not registered in the recently used resources list. Free with Gtk::RecentInfo::unref().

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ move_item()

bool Gtk::RecentManager::move_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri,
|  | const Glib::ustring & | new_uri
| ) |  |

Changes the location of a recently used resource from uri to new_uri.

Please note that this function will not affect the resource pointed by the URIs, but only the URI used in the recently used resources list.

Parameters

  uri | The URI of a recently used resource.
  new_uri | The new URI of the recently used resource, or `nullptr` to remove the item pointed by uri in the list.

Returns
  `true` on success.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ on_changed()

virtual void Gtk::RecentManager::on_changed | ( |  | ) |
| protectedvirtual

This is a default handler for the signal signal_changed().

## ◆ operator=()

RecentManager & Gtk::RecentManager::operator= | ( | RecentManager && | src | ) |
| noexcept

## ◆ property_filename()

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< Glib::ustring > Gtk::RecentManager::property_filename | ( |  | ) | const

The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list.

Default value: ""

Returns
  A PropertyProxy_ReadOnly that allows you to get the value of the property, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

## ◆ property_size()

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< int > Gtk::RecentManager::property_size | ( |  | ) | const

The size of the recently used resources list.

Default value: 0

Returns
  A PropertyProxy_ReadOnly that allows you to get the value of the property, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

## ◆ purge_items()

int Gtk::RecentManager::purge_items | ( |  | ) |

Purges every item from the recently used resources list.

Returns
  The number of items that have been removed from the recently used resources list.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ remove_item()

bool Gtk::RecentManager::remove_item | ( | const Glib::ustring & | uri | ) |

Removes a resource pointed by uri from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager.

Parameters

  uri | The URI of the item you wish to remove.

Returns
  `true` if the item pointed by uri has been successfully removed by the recently used resources list, and `false` otherwise.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ signal_changed()

Glib::SignalProxy< void()> Gtk::RecentManager::signal_changed | ( |  | ) |

Slot Prototype:
  `void on_my_changed()`

Flags: Run First

Emitted when the current recently used resources manager changes its contents.

This can happen either by calling Gtk::RecentManager::add_item() or by another application.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

## ◆ wrap()

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::RecentManager > wrap | ( | GtkRecentManager * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false`
| ) |  |
| related

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters

  object | The C instance.
  take_copy | False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.

Returns
  A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.