Gtk::FileFilter Class Reference

A filter for selecting a file subset. More...

`#include <gtkmm/filefilter.h>`

Inheritance diagram for Gtk::FileFilter:
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## Classes

class | Info

## Public Types

typedef sigc::slot< bool, const Info& > | SlotCustom
| For instance, bool on_custom(const Gtk::FileFilter::Info& filter_info);. More...
Public Types inherited from Glib::Object
typedef void(* | DestroyNotify) (gpointer data)
Public Types inherited from sigc::trackable
typedef internal::func_destroy_notify | func_destroy_notify

## Public Member Functions

| FileFilter (FileFilter&& src) noexcept
FileFilter& | operator= (FileFilter&& src) noexcept
virtual | ~FileFilter () noexcept
GtkFileFilter* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GtkFileFilter* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
GtkFileFilter* | gobj_copy ()
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs. More...
void | set_name (const Glib::ustring& name)
| Sets the human-readable name of the filter; this is the string that will be displayed in the file selector user interface if there is a selectable list of filters. More...
Glib::ustring | get_name () const
| Gets the human-readable name for the filter. More...
void | add_mime_type (const Glib::ustring& mime_type)
| Adds a rule allowing a given mime type to filter. More...
void | add_pattern (const Glib::ustring& pattern)
| Adds a rule allowing a shell style glob to a filter. More...
void | add_pixbuf_formats ()
| Adds a rule allowing image files in the formats supported by GdkPixbuf. More...
void | add_custom (FileFilterFlags needed, const SlotCustom& slot)
FileFilterFlags | get_needed () const
| Gets the fields that need to be filled in for the Gtk::FileFilterInfo passed to filter() 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
void | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring &property_name, const sigc::slot< void > &slot)
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed_with_return (const Glib::ustring &property_name, const 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
Public Member Functions inherited from sigc::trackable
| trackable ()
| trackable (const trackable &src)
| trackable (trackable &&src) noexcept
| ~trackable ()
void | add_destroy_notify_callback (void *data, func_destroy_notify func) const
void | notify_callbacks ()
trackable & | operator= (const trackable &src)
trackable & | operator= (trackable &&src) noexcept
void | remove_destroy_notify_callback (void *data) 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< FileFilter > | create ()

## Protected Member Functions

| FileFilter ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::Object
| Object ()
| Object (const Glib::ConstructParams &construct_params)
| Object (GObject *castitem)
virtual | ~Object () noexcept
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::FileFilter > | wrap (GtkFileFilter* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object. More...

## Detailed Description

A filter for selecting a file subset.

A Gtk::FileFilter can be used to restrict the files being shown in a Gtk::FileChooser. Files can be filtered based on their name (with add_pattern()), on their mime type (with add_mime_type()), or by a custom filter function (with add_custom()).

Filtering by mime types handles aliasing and subclassing of mime types; e.g. a filter for text/plain also matches a file with mime type application/rtf, since application/rtf is a subclass of text/plain. Note that Gtk::FileFilter allows wildcards for the subtype of a mime type, so you can e.g. filter for image/*.

Normally, filters are used by adding them to a Gtk::FileChooser. See Gtk::FileChooser::add_filter(). But it is also possible to manually use a filter on a file with filter().

## Member Typedef Documentation

typedef sigc::slot<bool, const Info&> Gtk::FileFilter::SlotCustom

For instance, bool on_custom(const Gtk::FileFilter::Info& filter_info);.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Gtk::FileFilter::FileFilter | ( | FileFilter&& | src | ) |

noexcept

virtual Gtk::FileFilter::~FileFilter | ( |  | ) |

virtual noexcept

Gtk::FileFilter::FileFilter | ( |  | ) |

protected

## Member Function Documentation

void Gtk::FileFilter::add_custom | ( | FileFilterFlags | needed,
|  | const SlotCustom& | slot
| ) |  |

void Gtk::FileFilter::add_mime_type | ( | const Glib::ustring & | mime_type | ) |

Adds a rule allowing a given mime type to filter.

Since gtkmm 2.4:

Parameters

  mime_type | Name of a MIME type.

void Gtk::FileFilter::add_pattern | ( | const Glib::ustring & | pattern | ) |

Adds a rule allowing a shell style glob to a filter.

Since gtkmm 2.4:

Parameters

  pattern | A shell style glob.

void Gtk::FileFilter::add_pixbuf_formats | ( |  | ) |

Adds a rule allowing image files in the formats supported by GdkPixbuf.

Since gtkmm 2.6:

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

static

Glib::ustring Gtk::FileFilter::get_name | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the human-readable name for the filter.

See set_name().

Since gtkmm 2.4:

Returns
  The human-readable name of the filter, or `0`. This value is owned by GTK+ and must not be modified or freed.

FileFilterFlags Gtk::FileFilter::get_needed | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the fields that need to be filled in for the Gtk::FileFilterInfo passed to filter()

This function will not typically be used by applications; it is intended principally for use in the implementation of Gtk::FileChooser.

Since gtkmm 2.4:

Returns
  Bitfield of flags indicating needed fields when calling filter().

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

static

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

GtkFileFilter* Gtk::FileFilter::gobj | ( |  | ) |

inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

const GtkFileFilter* Gtk::FileFilter::gobj | ( |  | ) | const

inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

GtkFileFilter* Gtk::FileFilter::gobj_copy | ( |  | ) |

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

FileFilter& Gtk::FileFilter::operator= | ( | FileFilter&& | src | ) |

noexcept

void Gtk::FileFilter::set_name | ( | const Glib::ustring & | name | ) |

Sets the human-readable name of the filter; this is the string that will be displayed in the file selector user interface if there is a selectable list of filters.

Since gtkmm 2.4:

Parameters

  name | The human-readable-name for the filter, or `0` to remove any existing name.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::FileFilter > wrap | ( | GtkFileFilter * | 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.