start_task

Description:

public bool start_task (owned TaskFunction func)

Starts a task that repeatedly calls func with user_data.

This function is mostly used in pad activation functions to start the dataflow. The GST_PAD_STREAM_LOCK of this will automatically be acquired before func is called.

Parameters:

this	the Pad to start the task of
func	the task function to call
notify	called when `user_data` is no longer referenced
user_data	user data passed to the task function

Returns:

a true if the task could be started.