GCabFile

GCabFile — A file contained in the Cabinet

Stability Level

Stable, unless otherwise indicated

Functions

Properties

GFile * file Read / Write / Construct Only
gchar * name Read / Write / Construct Only

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GCabFile

Includes

#include <libgcab.h>

Description

A GCabFile is a handle to a file inside a Cabinet archive. It can either be a file that is already within an exisiting archive, or a file that reference a file on disk that will be used for a new archive creation. In the later case, gcab_file_get_file() must return a valid handle.

Functions

GCabFileCallback ()

gboolean
(*GCabFileCallback) (GCabFile *file,
                     gpointer user_data);

The type used for callback called when processing Cabinet archive files.

Parameters

file

the file being processed

 

user_data

user data passed to the callback.

 

gcab_file_new_with_file ()

GCabFile *
gcab_file_new_with_file (const gchar *name,
                         GFile *file);

Create a GCabFile from a given GFile, to be added to a GCabCabinet for archive creation.

Parameters

name

name of the file within the cabinet

 

file

a GFile to be added to the cabinet

 

Returns

a new GCabFile


gcab_file_get_file ()

GFile *
gcab_file_get_file (GCabFile *file);

If the cabinet is being created, get the GFile associated with file . This must be an exisiting file that can be read, in order to be added to the archive during cabinet creation.

If file is from an existing cabinet, the fuction will return NULL.

Parameters

file

a GCabFile

 

Returns

the associated GFile or NULL.

[transfer full]


gcab_file_get_name ()

const gchar *
gcab_file_get_name (GCabFile *file);

Get the file name within the cabinet.

Parameters

file

a GCabFile

 

Returns

the cabinet file name


gcab_file_get_extract_name ()

const gchar *
gcab_file_get_extract_name (GCabFile *file);

Get the file name to use for extraction, or NULL.

Parameters

file

a GCabFile

 

Returns

a file name.

[allow-none]


gcab_file_set_extract_name ()

void
gcab_file_set_extract_name (GCabFile *file,
                            const gchar *name);

Sets the file name to use for extraction, instead of the name provided by the Cabinet.

Parameters

file

a GCabFile

 

name

a file name or NULL.

[allow-none]

Types and Values

GCabFile

typedef struct _GCabFile GCabFile;

An opaque object, referencing a file in a Cabinet.

Property Details

The “file” property

  “file”                     GFile *

file.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only


The “name” property

  “name”                     gchar *

name.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

See Also

GCabFolder