Method

GdkClipboardread_async

Declaration [src]

void
gdk_clipboard_read_async (
  GdkClipboard* clipboard,
  const char** mime_types,
  int io_priority,
  GCancellable* cancellable,
  GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
  gpointer user_data
)

Description [src]

Asynchronously requests an input stream to read the clipboard‘s contents from.

When the operation is finished callback will be called. You must then call gdk_clipboard_read_finish() to get the result of the operation.

The clipboard will choose the most suitable mime type from the given list to fulfill the request, preferring the ones listed first.

Parameters

`mime_types`	An array of `char*`
	A `NULL`-terminated array of mime types to choose from.
	The array must be `NULL`-terminated.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	Each element is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`io_priority`	`int`
	The I/O priority of the request.
`cancellable`	`GCancellable`
	Optional `GCancellable` object.
	The argument can be `NULL`.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
`callback`	`GAsyncReadyCallback`
	Callback to call when the request is satisfied.
	The argument can be `NULL`.
`user_data`	`gpointer`
	The data to pass to callback function.
	The argument can be `NULL`.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.