RecentManager

Object Hierarchy:

Description:

GtkRecentManager *manager;

manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
gtk_recent_manager_add_item (manager, file_uri);

GtkRecentManager *manager;
GtkRecentInfo *info;
GError *error = NULL;

manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
info = gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item (manager, file_uri, &error);
if (error)
	{
		g_warning ("Could not find the file: %s", error->message);
		g_error_free (error);
	}
else
 {
	 // Use the info object
	 gtk_recent_info_unref (info);
 }

Content:

Properties:

• public string filename { owned get; construct; }
  The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list
• public int size { get; }
  The size of the recently used resources list.

Static methods:

• public static unowned RecentManager get_default ()
  Gets a unique instance of RecentManager, that you can share in your application without caring about memory management.

Creation methods:

• public RecentManager ()
  Creates a new recent manager object.

Methods:

• public bool add_full (string uri, RecentData recent_data)
  Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list, using the metadata specified inside the RecentData-struct passed in recent_data.
• public bool add_item (string uri)
  Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list.
• public List<RecentInfo> get_items ()
  Gets the list of recently used resources.
• public bool has_item (string uri)
  Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with uri inside the recent manager.
• public RecentInfo? lookup_item (string uri) throws Error
  Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a RecentInfo-struct containing informations about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.
• public bool move_item (string uri, string? new_uri) throws Error
  Changes the location of a recently used resource from uri to new_uri.
• public int purge_items () throws Error
  Purges every item from the recently used resources list.
• public bool remove_item (string uri) throws Error
  Removes a resource pointed by uri from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager.

Signals:

• public virtual signal void changed ()
  Emitted when the current recently used resources manager changes its contents, either by calling add_item or by another application.

Inherited Members: