glibmm: Gio::AppInfo Class Reference

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Gio::AppInfo Class Reference

Application information, to describe applications installed on the system, and launch them. More...

`#include <giomm/appinfo.h>`

Inheritance diagram for Gio::AppInfo:
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## Public Types
enum class | CreateFlags { NONE = 0x0 , NEEDS_TERMINAL = (1 << 0) , SUPPORTS_URIS = (1 << 1) , SUPPORTS_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION = (1 << 2) }
| Flags used when creating a AppInfo. More...
Public Types inherited from sigc::trackable
typedef internal::func_destroy_notify | func_destroy_notify
Public Types inherited from sigc::notifiable
typedef internal::func_destroy_notify | func_destroy_notify

## Public Member Functions
| AppInfo (AppInfo && src) noexcept
AppInfo & | operator= (AppInfo && src) noexcept
| ~AppInfo () noexcept override
GAppInfo * | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GAppInfo * | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | create_duplicate () const
| Creates a duplicate of this AppInfo. More...
bool | equal (const Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > & other) const
| Checks if two AppInfos are equal. More...
std::string | get_id () const
| Gets the ID of an application. More...
std::string | get_name () const
| Gets the installed name of the application. More...
std::string | get_display_name () const
| Gets the display name of the application. More...
std::string | get_description () const
| Gets a human-readable description of an installed application. More...
std::string | get_executable () const
| Gets the executable's name for the installed application. More...
std::string | get_commandline () const
| Gets the commandline with which the application will be started. More...
Glib::RefPtr< Icon > | get_icon ()
| Gets the icon for the application. More...
const Glib::RefPtr< const Icon > | get_icon () const
| Gets the icon for the application. More...
bool | launch (const Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > & file, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| Launches the application. More...
bool | launch (const Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > & file)
| Launches the application. More...
bool | launch (const std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > > & files, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| Launches the application. More...
bool | launch (const std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > > & files)
| A launch() convenience overload. More...
bool | supports_uris () const
| Checks if the application supports reading files and directories from URIs. More...
bool | supports_files () const
| Checks if the application accepts files as arguments. More...
bool | launch_uris (const std::vector< std::string > & uris, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| Launches the application. More...
bool | launch_uris (const std::vector< std::string > & uris)
| A launch_uris() convenience overload. More...
bool | launch_uri (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| Launches the application. More...
bool | launch_uri (const std::string & uris)
| A launch_uri() convenience overload. More...
void | launch_uris_async (const std::vector< std::string > & uris, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context, const SlotAsyncReady & slot, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| Async version of g_app_info_launch_uris(). More...
void | launch_uris_async (const std::vector< std::string > & uris, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| A launch_uris_async() convenience overload. More...
bool | launch_uris_finish (const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & result)
| Finishes a g_app_info_launch_uris_async() operation. More...
bool | should_show () const
| Checks if the application info should be shown in menus that list available applications. More...
bool | can_delete () const
| Obtains the information whether the AppInfo can be deleted. More...
bool | do_delete ()
| Tries to delete a AppInfo. More...
bool | set_as_default_for_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Sets the application as the default handler for a given type. More...
bool | set_as_default_for_extension (const std::string & extension)
| Sets the application as the default handler for the given file extension. More...
bool | add_supports_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Adds a content type to the application information to indicate the application is capable of opening files with the given content type. More...
bool | can_remove_supports_type () const
| Checks if a supported content type can be removed from an application. More...
bool | remove_supports_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Removes a supported type from an application, if possible. More...
std::vector< Glib::ustring > | get_supported_types () const
| Retrieves the list of content types that app_info claims to support. More...
bool | set_as_last_used_for_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Sets the application as the last used application for a given type. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::Interface
| Interface ()
| A Default constructor. More...
| Interface (Interface && src) noexcept
Interface & | operator= (Interface && src) noexcept
| Interface (const Glib::Interface_Class & interface_class)
| Called by constructors of derived classes. More...
| Interface (GObject * castitem)
| Called by constructors of derived classes. More...
| ~Interface () noexcept override
| Interface (const Interface &)=delete
Interface & | operator= (const Interface &)=delete
GObject * | gobj ()
const GObject * | gobj () const
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)
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
void | get_property_value (const Glib::ustring & property_name, Glib::ValueBase & value) const
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
template<class PropertyType >
void | set_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name, const PropertyType & value)
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
template<class PropertyType >
void | get_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name, PropertyType & value) const
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
template<class PropertyType >
PropertyType | get_property (const Glib::ustring & property_name) const
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring & property_name, const sigc::slot< void()> & slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring & property_name, sigc::slot< void()> && slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
void | freeze_notify ()
| Increases the freeze count on object. More...
void | thaw_notify ()
| Reverts the effect of a previous call to freeze_notify(). More...
virtual void | reference () const
| Increment the reference count for this object. More...
virtual void | unreference () const
| Decrement the reference count for this object. More...
GObject * | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GObject * | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
GObject * | gobj_copy () const
| Give a ref-ed copy to someone. Use for direct struct access. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from sigc::trackable
| trackable () noexcept
| trackable (const trackable &src) noexcept
| trackable (trackable &&src) noexcept
| ~trackable ()
void | add_destroy_notify_callback (notifiable *data, func_destroy_notify func) const
void | notify_callbacks ()
trackable & | operator= (const trackable &src)
trackable & | operator= (trackable &&src) noexcept
void | remove_destroy_notify_callback (notifiable *data) const

## Static Public Member Functions
static void | add_interface (GType gtype_implementer)
static GType | get_type ()
| Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system. More...
static Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | create_from_commandline (const std::string & commandline, const std::string & application_name, CreateFlags flags)
static std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > > | get_all ()
| Gets a list of all of the applications currently registered on this system. More...
static std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > > | get_all_for_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Gets a list of all AppInfos for a given content type, including the recommended and fallback AppInfos. More...
static std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > > | get_recommended_for_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Gets a list of recommended AppInfos for a given content type, i.e. those applications which claim to support the given content type exactly, and not by MIME type subclassing. More...
static std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > > | get_fallback_for_type (const std::string & content_type)
| Gets a list of fallback AppInfos for a given content type, i.e. those applications which claim to support the given content type by MIME type subclassing and not directly. More...
static Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | get_default_for_type (const std::string & content_type, bool must_support_uris=true)
| Gets the default AppInfo for a given content type. More...
static void | get_default_for_type_async (const std::string & content_type, bool must_support_uris, const SlotAsyncReady & slot, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| Asynchronously gets the default AppInfo for a given content type. More...
static void | get_default_for_type_async (const std::string & content_type, bool must_support_uris, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| A get_default_for_type_async() convenience overload. More...
static Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | get_default_for_type_finish (const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & result)
| Finishes a default AppInfo lookup started by g_app_info_get_default_for_type_async(). More...
static Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | get_default_for_uri_scheme (const std::string & uri_scheme)
| Gets the default application for handling URIs with the given URI scheme. More...
static void | get_default_for_uri_scheme_async (const std::string & content_type, const SlotAsyncReady & slot, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| Asynchronously gets the default application for handling URIs with the given URI scheme. More...
static void | get_default_for_uri_scheme_async (const std::string & content_type, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable={})
| A get_default_for_uri_scheme_async() convenience overload. More...
static Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > | get_default_for_uri_scheme_finish (const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & result)
| Finishes a default AppInfo lookup started by g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme_async(). More...
static void | reset_type_associations (const std::string & content_type)
| Removes all changes to the type associations done by g_app_info_set_as_default_for_type(), g_app_info_set_as_default_for_extension(), g_app_info_add_supports_type() or g_app_info_remove_supports_type(). More...
static bool | launch_default_for_uri (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| Utility function that launches the default application registered to handle the specified uri. More...
static bool | launch_default_for_uri (const std::string & uri)
| A launch_default_for_uri() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context, const SlotAsyncReady & slot, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable)
| Async version of g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri(). More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context, const SlotAsyncReady & slot)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & context)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const SlotAsyncReady & slot, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const SlotAsyncReady & slot)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri, const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & cancellable)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static void | launch_default_for_uri_async (const std::string & uri)
| A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload. More...
static bool | launch_default_for_uri_finish (const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & result)
| Finishes an asynchronous launch-default-for-uri operation. More...

## Protected Member Functions
| AppInfo ()
| You should derive from this class to use it. More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
| ObjectBase ()
| This default constructor is called implicitly from the constructor of user-derived classes, even if, for instance, Gtk::Button calls a different ObjectBase constructor. More...
| ObjectBase (const char * custom_type_name)
| A derived constructor always overrides this choice. More...
| ObjectBase (const std::type_info & custom_type_info)
| This constructor is a special feature to allow creation of derived types on the fly, without having to use g_object_new() manually. More...
| 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< Gio::AppInfo > | wrap (GAppInfo * object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object. More...

## Detailed Description

Application information, to describe applications installed on the system, and launch them.

See also AppLaunchContext.

Since glibmm 2.16:

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ◆ AppInfo() [1/2]

Gio::AppInfo::AppInfo | ( |  | ) |
| protected

You should derive from this class to use it.

## ◆ AppInfo() [2/2]

Gio::AppInfo::AppInfo | ( | AppInfo && | src | ) |
| noexcept

## ◆ ~AppInfo()

Gio::AppInfo::~AppInfo | ( |  | ) |
| overridenoexcept

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ add_interface()

static void Gio::AppInfo::add_interface | ( | GType | gtype_implementer | ) |
| static

## ◆ add_supports_type()

bool Gio::AppInfo::add_supports_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |

Adds a content type to the application information to indicate the application is capable of opening files with the given content type.

Parameters

  content_type | A string.

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ can_delete()

bool Gio::AppInfo::can_delete | ( |  | ) | const

Obtains the information whether the AppInfo can be deleted.

See g_app_info_delete().

Since glibmm 2.20:

Returns
  `true` if appinfo can be deleted.

## ◆ can_remove_supports_type()

bool Gio::AppInfo::can_remove_supports_type | ( |  | ) | const

Checks if a supported content type can be removed from an application.

Returns
  `true` if it is possible to remove supported content types from a given appinfo, `false` if not.

## ◆ create_duplicate()

Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::create_duplicate | ( |  | ) | const

Creates a duplicate of this AppInfo.

Returns
  A duplicate of this AppInfo.

Since glibmm 2.36:

## ◆ create_from_commandline()

static Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::create_from_commandline | ( | const std::string & | commandline,
|  | const std::string & | application_name,
|  | CreateFlags | flags
| ) |  |
| static

## ◆ do_delete()

bool Gio::AppInfo::do_delete | ( |  | ) |

Tries to delete a AppInfo.

On some platforms, there may be a difference between user-defined AppInfos which can be deleted, and system-wide ones which cannot. See g_app_info_can_delete().

Virtual: do_delete

Since glibmm 2.20:

Returns
  `true` if appinfo has been deleted.

## ◆ equal()

bool Gio::AppInfo::equal | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< AppInfo > & | other | ) | const

Checks if two AppInfos are equal.

Parameters

  other | The other AppInfo.

Returns
  `true` if *this is equal to other, `false` otherwise.

## ◆ get_all()

static std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> > Gio::AppInfo::get_all | ( |  | ) |
| static

Gets a list of all of the applications currently registered on this system.

For desktop files, this includes applications that have `NoDisplay=true` set or are excluded from display by means of `OnlyShowIn` or `NotShowIn`. See g_app_info_should_show(). The returned list does not include applications which have the `Hidden` key set.

Returns
  A newly allocated List of references to AppInfos.

## ◆ get_all_for_type()

static std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> > Gio::AppInfo::get_all_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |
| static

Gets a list of all AppInfos for a given content type, including the recommended and fallback AppInfos.

See g_app_info_get_recommended_for_type() and g_app_info_get_fallback_for_type().

Parameters

  content_type | The content type to find a AppInfo for.

Returns
  List of AppInfos for given content_type or `nullptr` on error.

## ◆ get_commandline()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_commandline | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the commandline with which the application will be started.

Since glibmm 2.20:

Returns
  A string containing the appinfo's commandline, or `nullptr` if this information is not available.

## ◆ get_default_for_type()

static Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type,
|  | bool | must_support_uris = `true`
| ) |  |
| static

Gets the default AppInfo for a given content type.

Parameters

  content_type | The content type to find a AppInfo for.
  must_support_uris | If `true`, the AppInfo is expected to support URIs.

Returns
  AppInfo for given content_type or `nullptr` on error.

## ◆ get_default_for_type_async() [1/2]

static void Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_type_async | ( | const std::string & | content_type,
|  | bool | must_support_uris,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |
| static

A get_default_for_type_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ get_default_for_type_async() [2/2]

static void Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_type_async | ( | const std::string & | content_type,
|  | bool | must_support_uris,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |
| static

Asynchronously gets the default AppInfo for a given content type.

Since glibmm 2.74:

Parameters

  content_type | The content type to find a AppInfo for.
  must_support_uris | If `true`, the AppInfo is expected to support URIs.
  cancellable | Optional Cancellable object, `nullptr` to ignore.
  slot | A SlotAsyncReady to call when the request is done.

## ◆ get_default_for_type_finish()

static Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_type_finish | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & | result | ) |
| static

Finishes a default AppInfo lookup started by g_app_info_get_default_for_type_async().

If no AppInfo is found, then error will be set to Gio::Error::NOT_FOUND.

Since glibmm 2.74:

Parameters

  result | A AsyncResult.

Returns
  AppInfo for given content_type or `nullptr` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ get_default_for_uri_scheme()

static Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_uri_scheme | ( | const std::string & | uri_scheme | ) |
| static

Gets the default application for handling URIs with the given URI scheme.

A URI scheme is the initial part of the URI, up to but not including the ':', e.g. "http", "ftp" or "sip".

Parameters

  uri_scheme | A string containing a URI scheme.

Returns
  AppInfo for given uri_scheme or `nullptr` on error.

## ◆ get_default_for_uri_scheme_async() [1/2]

static void Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_uri_scheme_async | ( | const std::string & | content_type,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |
| static

A get_default_for_uri_scheme_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ get_default_for_uri_scheme_async() [2/2]

static void Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_uri_scheme_async | ( | const std::string & | content_type,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |
| static

Asynchronously gets the default application for handling URIs with the given URI scheme.

A URI scheme is the initial part of the URI, up to but not including the ':', e.g. "http", "ftp" or "sip".

Since glibmm 2.74:

Parameters

  content_type | A string containing a URI scheme.
  cancellable | Optional Cancellable object, `nullptr` to ignore.
  slot | A SlotAsyncReady to call when the request is done.

## ◆ get_default_for_uri_scheme_finish()

static Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> Gio::AppInfo::get_default_for_uri_scheme_finish | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & | result | ) |
| static

Finishes a default AppInfo lookup started by g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme_async().

If no AppInfo is found, then error will be set to Gio::Error::NOT_FOUND.

Since glibmm 2.74:

Parameters

  result | A AsyncResult.

Returns
  AppInfo for given uri_scheme or `nullptr` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ get_description()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_description | ( |  | ) | const

Gets a human-readable description of an installed application.

Returns
  A string containing a description of the application appinfo, or `nullptr` if none.

## ◆ get_display_name()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_display_name | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the display name of the application.

The display name is often more descriptive to the user than the name itself.

Since glibmm 2.24:

Returns
  The display name of the application for appinfo, or the name if no display name is available.

## ◆ get_executable()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_executable | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the executable's name for the installed application.

Returns
  A string containing the appinfo's application binaries name.

## ◆ get_fallback_for_type()

static std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> > Gio::AppInfo::get_fallback_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |
| static

Gets a list of fallback AppInfos for a given content type, i.e. those applications which claim to support the given content type by MIME type subclassing and not directly.

Since glibmm 2.76:

Parameters

  content_type | The content type to find a AppInfo for.

Returns
  List of AppInfos for given content_type or `nullptr` on error.

## ◆ get_icon() [1/2]

Glib::RefPtr<Icon> Gio::AppInfo::get_icon | ( |  | ) |

Gets the icon for the application.

Returns
  The default Icon for appinfo or `nullptr` if there is no default icon.

## ◆ get_icon() [2/2]

const Glib::RefPtr<const Icon> Gio::AppInfo::get_icon | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the icon for the application.

Returns
  The default Icon for appinfo or `nullptr` if there is no default icon.

## ◆ get_id()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_id | ( |  | ) | const

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.

Note that the returned ID may be `nullptr`, depending on how the appinfo has been constructed.

Returns
  A string containing the application's ID.

## ◆ get_name()

std::string Gio::AppInfo::get_name | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the installed name of the application.

Returns
  The name of the application for appinfo.

## ◆ get_recommended_for_type()

static std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<AppInfo> > Gio::AppInfo::get_recommended_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |
| static

Gets a list of recommended AppInfos for a given content type, i.e. those applications which claim to support the given content type exactly, and not by MIME type subclassing.

Note that the first application of the list is the last used one, i.e. the last one for which g_app_info_set_as_last_used_for_type() has been called.

Since glibmm 2.76:

Parameters

  content_type | The content type to find a AppInfo for.

Returns
  List of AppInfos for given content_type or `nullptr` on error.

## ◆ get_supported_types()

std::vector<Glib::ustring> Gio::AppInfo::get_supported_types | ( |  | ) | const

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 `nullptr`. This function does not take in consideration associations added with g_app_info_add_supports_type(), but only those exported directly by the application.

Since glibmm 2.34:

Returns
  A list of content types.

## ◆ get_type()

static GType Gio::AppInfo::get_type | ( |  | ) |
| static

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

## ◆ gobj() [1/2]

GAppInfo* Gio::AppInfo::gobj | ( |  | ) |
| inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## ◆ gobj() [2/2]

const GAppInfo* Gio::AppInfo::gobj | ( |  | ) | const
| inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## ◆ launch() [1/4]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > & | file | ) |

Launches the application.

This passes the file to the launched application as an argument. On error, an exception will be thrown accordingly.

Note that even if the launch is successful the application launched can fail to start if it runs into problems during startup. There is no way to detect this.

Some URIs can be changed when passed through a GFile (for instance unsupported uris with strange formats like mailto:), so if you have a textual uri you want to pass in as argument, consider using launch_uris() instead.

On UNIX, this function sets the `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE` environment variable with the path of the launched desktop file and `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID` to the process id of the launched process. This can be used to ignore `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE`, should it be inherited by further processes. The `DISPLAY` and `DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID` environment variables are also set, based on information provided in context.

Parameters

  file | A File object.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Since glibmm 2.30:

## ◆ launch() [2/4]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > & | file,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |

Launches the application.

This passes the file to the launched application as an argument, using the optional context to get information about the details of the launcher (like what screen it is on). On error, an exception will be thrown accordingly.

Note that even if the launch is successful the application launched can fail to start if it runs into problems during startup. There is no way to detect this.

Some URIs can be changed when passed through a GFile (for instance unsupported uris with strange formats like mailto:), so if you have a textual uri you want to pass in as argument, consider using launch_uris() instead.

On UNIX, this function sets the `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE` environment variable with the path of the launched desktop file and `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID` to the process id of the launched process. This can be used to ignore `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE`, should it be inherited by further processes. The `DISPLAY` and `DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID` environment variables are also set, based on information provided in context.

Parameters

  file | A File object.
  context | An AppLaunchContext.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Since glibmm 2.30:

## ◆ launch() [3/4]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch | ( | const std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > > & | files | ) |

A launch() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch() [4/4]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch | ( | const std::vector< Glib::RefPtr< Gio::File > > & | files,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |

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.

To launch the application without arguments pass a `nullptr` files list.

Note that even if the launch is successful the application launched can fail to start if it runs into problems during startup. There is no way to detect this.

Some URIs can be changed when passed through a GFile (for instance unsupported URIs with strange formats like mailto:), so if you have a textual URI you want to pass in as argument, consider using g_app_info_launch_uris() instead.

The launched application inherits the environment of the launching process, but it can be modified with g_app_launch_context_setenv() and g_app_launch_context_unsetenv().

On UNIX, this function sets the `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE` environment variable with the path of the launched desktop file and `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID` to the process id of the launched process. This can be used to ignore `GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE`, should it be inherited by further processes. The `DISPLAY`, `XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN` and `DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID` environment variables are also set, based on information provided in context.

Parameters

  files | A List of File objects.
  context | A AppLaunchContext or `nullptr`.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri() [1/2]

static bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri | ( | const std::string & | uri | ) |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri() [2/2]

static bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |
| static

Utility function that launches the default application registered to handle the specified uri.

Synchronous I/O is done on the uri to detect the type of the file if required.

The D-Bus–activated applications don't have to be started if your application terminates too soon after this function. To prevent this, use g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri_async() instead.

Parameters

  uri | The uri to show.
  context | An optional AppLaunchContext.

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [1/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri | ) |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [2/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [3/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [4/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [5/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable
| ) |  |
| static

Async version of g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri().

This version is useful if you are interested in receiving error information in the case where the application is sandboxed and the portal may present an application chooser dialog to the user.

This is also useful if you want to be sure that the D-Bus–activated applications are really started before termination and if you are interested in receiving error information from their activation.

Since glibmm 2.50:

Parameters

  uri | The uri to show.
  context | An optional AppLaunchContext.
  cancellable | A Cancellable.
  slot | A SlotAsyncReady to call when the request is done.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [6/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [7/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_async() [8/8]

static void Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_async | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable
| ) |  |
| static

A launch_default_for_uri_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_default_for_uri_finish()

static bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_finish | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & | result | ) |
| static

Finishes an asynchronous launch-default-for-uri operation.

Since glibmm 2.50:

Parameters

  result | A AsyncResult.

Returns
  `true` if the launch was successful, `false` if error is set.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ launch_uri() [1/2]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_uri | ( | const std::string & | uri,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |

Launches the application.

This passes the uri to the launched application as an arguments, using the optional context to get information about the details of the launcher (like what screen it is on). On error, an exception will be thrown accordingly.

Note that even if the launch is successful the application launched can fail to start if it runs into problems during startup. There is no way to detect this.

Parameters

  uri | A URI to launch.
  context | An AppLaunchContext.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Since glibmm 2.30:

## ◆ launch_uri() [2/2]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_uri | ( | const std::string & | uris | ) |

A launch_uri() convenience overload.

Since glibmm 2.30:

## ◆ launch_uris() [1/2]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_uris | ( | const std::vector< std::string > & | uris | ) |

A launch_uris() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_uris() [2/2]

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_uris | ( | const std::vector< std::string > & | uris,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context
| ) |  |

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. If the application only supports one URI per invocation as part of their command-line, multiple instances of the application will be spawned.

To launch the application without arguments pass a `nullptr` uris list.

Note that even if the launch is successful the application launched can fail to start if it runs into problems during startup. There is no way to detect this.

Parameters

  uris | A List containing URIs to launch.
  context | A AppLaunchContext or `nullptr`.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ launch_uris_async() [1/2]

void Gio::AppInfo::launch_uris_async | ( | const std::vector< std::string > & | uris,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |

A launch_uris_async() convenience overload.

## ◆ launch_uris_async() [2/2]

void Gio::AppInfo::launch_uris_async | ( | const std::vector< std::string > & | uris,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< AppLaunchContext > & | context,
|  | const SlotAsyncReady & | slot,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Cancellable > & | cancellable = `{}`
| ) |  |

Async version of g_app_info_launch_uris().

The slot is invoked immediately after the application launch, but it waits for activation in case of D-Bus–activated applications and also provides extended error information for sandboxed applications, see notes for g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri_async().

Since glibmm 2.60:

Parameters

  uris | A List containing URIs to launch.
  context | A AppLaunchContext or `nullptr`.
  cancellable | A Cancellable.
  slot | A SlotAsyncReady to call when the request is done.

## ◆ launch_uris_finish()

bool Gio::AppInfo::launch_uris_finish | ( | const Glib::RefPtr< AsyncResult > & | result | ) |

Finishes a g_app_info_launch_uris_async() operation.

Since glibmm 2.60:

Parameters

  result | A AsyncResult.

Returns
  `true` on successful launch, `false` otherwise.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ operator=()

AppInfo& Gio::AppInfo::operator= | ( | AppInfo && | src | ) |
| noexcept

## ◆ remove_supports_type()

bool Gio::AppInfo::remove_supports_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |

Removes a supported type from an application, if possible.

Parameters

  content_type | A string.

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ reset_type_associations()

static void Gio::AppInfo::reset_type_associations | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |
| static

Removes all changes to the type associations done by g_app_info_set_as_default_for_type(), g_app_info_set_as_default_for_extension(), g_app_info_add_supports_type() or g_app_info_remove_supports_type().

Since glibmm 2.20:

Parameters

  content_type | A content type.

## ◆ set_as_default_for_extension()

bool Gio::AppInfo::set_as_default_for_extension | ( | const std::string & | extension | ) |

Sets the application as the default handler for the given file extension.

Parameters

  extension | A string containing the file extension (without the dot).

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ set_as_default_for_type()

bool Gio::AppInfo::set_as_default_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_type | ) |

Sets the application as the default handler for a given type.

Parameters

  content_type | The content type.

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ set_as_last_used_for_type()

bool Gio::AppInfo::set_as_last_used_for_type | ( | const std::string & | content_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.

Parameters

  content_type | The content type.

Returns
  `true` on success, `false` on error.

Exceptions

  Glib::Error |

## ◆ should_show()

bool Gio::AppInfo::should_show | ( |  | ) | const

Checks if the application info should be shown in menus that list available applications.

Returns
  `true` if the appinfo should be shown, `false` otherwise.

## ◆ supports_files()

bool Gio::AppInfo::supports_files | ( |  | ) | const

Checks if the application accepts files as arguments.

Returns
  `true` if the appinfo supports files.

## ◆ supports_uris()

bool Gio::AppInfo::supports_uris | ( |  | ) | const

Checks if the application supports reading files and directories from URIs.

Returns
  `true` if the appinfo supports URIs.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

## ◆ wrap()

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::AppInfo > wrap | ( | GAppInfo * | 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.