DesktopAppInfo

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Description:

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Properties:

• public string filename { get; construct; }
  The origin filename of this DesktopAppInfo

Static methods:

• public static List<DesktopAppInfo> get_implementations (string @interface)
  Gets all applications that implement interface.
• public static unowned string**[] search (string search_string)
  Searches desktop files for ones that match search_string.
• public static void set_desktop_env (string desktop_env)
  Sets the name of the desktop that the application is running in.

Creation methods:

• public DesktopAppInfo (string desktop_id)
  Creates a new DesktopAppInfo based on a desktop file id.
• public DesktopAppInfo.from_filename (string filename)
  Creates a new DesktopAppInfo.
• public DesktopAppInfo.from_keyfile (KeyFile key_file)
  Creates a new DesktopAppInfo.

Methods:

• public string get_action_name (string action_name)
  Gets the user-visible display name of the "additional application action" specified by action_name.
• public bool get_boolean (string key)
  Looks up a boolean value in the keyfile backing this.
• public unowned string get_categories ()
  Gets the categories from the desktop file.
• public unowned string get_filename ()
  When this was created from a known filename, return it.
• public unowned string get_generic_name ()
  Gets the generic name from the desktop file.
• public bool get_is_hidden ()
  A desktop file is hidden if the Hidden key in it is set to True.
• public unowned string[] get_keywords ()
  Gets the keywords from the desktop file.
• public string? get_locale_string (string key)
  Looks up a localized string value in the keyfile backing this translated to the current locale.
• public bool get_nodisplay ()
  Gets the value of the NoDisplay key, which helps determine if the application info should be shown in menus.
• public bool get_show_in (string desktop_env)
  Checks if the application info should be shown in menus that list available applications for a specific name of the desktop, based on the `OnlyShowIn` and `NotShowIn` keys.
• public unowned string get_startup_wm_class ()
  Retrieves the StartupWMClass field from this.
• public string get_string (string key)
  Looks up a string value in the keyfile backing this.
• public string[] get_string_list (string key)
  Looks up a string list value in the keyfile backing this.
• public bool has_key (string key)
  Returns whether key exists in the "Desktop Entry" group of the keyfile backing this.
• public void launch_action (string action_name, AppLaunchContext launch_context)
  Activates the named application action.
• public bool launch_uris_as_manager (List<string> uris, AppLaunchContext? launch_context, SpawnFlags spawn_flags, SpawnChildSetupFunc? user_setup = null, DesktopAppLaunchCallback? pid_callback = null) throws Error
  This function performs the equivalent of launch_uris, but is intended primarily for operating system components that launch applications.
• public bool launch_uris_as_manager_with_fds (List<string> uris, AppLaunchContext? launch_context, SpawnFlags spawn_flags, SpawnChildSetupFunc? user_setup = null, DesktopAppLaunchCallback? pid_callback = null, int stdin_fd = -1, int stdout_fd = -1, int stderr_fd = -1) throws Error
  Equivalent to launch_uris_as_manager but allows you to pass in file descriptors for the stdin, stdout and stderr streams of the launched process.
• public unowned string[] list_actions ()
  Returns the list of "additional application actions" supported on the desktop file, as per the desktop file specification.

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