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class="refnamediv"><table width="100%"><tr> <td valign="top"> <h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="GFileInputStream.top_of_page"></a>GFileInputStream</span></h2> <p>GFileInputStream — File input streaming operations</p> </td> <td class="gallery_image" valign="top" align="right"></td> </tr></table></div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.functions"></a><h2>Functions</h2> <div class="informaltable"><table width="100%" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="150px" class="functions_return"> <col class="functions_name"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td class="function_type"> <a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="returnvalue">GFileInfo</span></a> * </td> <td class="function_name"> <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info ()">g_file_input_stream_query_info</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="function_type"> <span class="returnvalue">void</span> </td> <td class="function_name"> <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info-async" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info_async ()">g_file_input_stream_query_info_async</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="function_type"> <a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="returnvalue">GFileInfo</span></a> * </td> <td class="function_name"> <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info-finish" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish ()">g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.other"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2> <div class="informaltable"><table width="100%" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="150px" class="name"> <col class="description"> </colgroup> <tbody><tr> <td class="datatype_keyword"> </td> <td class="function_name"><a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#GFileInputStream-struct" title="GFileInputStream">GFileInputStream</a></td> </tr></tbody> </table></div> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2> <pre class="screen"> <a href="../gobject/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GObject">GObject</a> <span class="lineart">╰──</span> <a class="link" href="GInputStream.html" title="GInputStream">GInputStream</a> <span class="lineart">╰──</span> GFileInputStream </pre> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.implemented-interfaces"></a><h2>Implemented Interfaces</h2> <p> GFileInputStream implements <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html" title="GSeekable">GSeekable</a>.</p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.includes"></a><h2>Includes</h2> <pre class="synopsis">#include <gio/gio.h> </pre> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.description"></a><h2>Description</h2> <p>GFileInputStream provides input streams that take their content from a file.</p> <p>GFileInputStream implements <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html" title="GSeekable"><span class="type">GSeekable</span></a>, which allows the input stream to jump to arbitrary positions in the file, provided the filesystem of the file allows it. To find the position of a file input stream, use <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html#g-seekable-tell" title="g_seekable_tell ()"><code class="function">g_seekable_tell()</code></a>. To find out if a file input stream supports seeking, use <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html#g-seekable-can-seek" title="g_seekable_can_seek ()"><code class="function">g_seekable_can_seek()</code></a>. To position a file input stream, use <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html#g-seekable-seek" title="g_seekable_seek ()"><code class="function">g_seekable_seek()</code></a>.</p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.functions_details"></a><h2>Functions</h2> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="g-file-input-stream-query-info"></a><h3>g_file_input_stream_query_info ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="returnvalue">GFileInfo</span></a> * g_file_input_stream_query_info (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a> *stream</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *attributes</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GCancellable.html" title="GCancellable"><span class="type">GCancellable</span></a> *cancellable</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a href="../glib/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> **error</code></em>);</pre> <p>Queries a file input stream the given <em class="parameter"><code>attributes</code></em> . This function blocks while querying the stream. For the asynchronous (non-blocking) version of this function, see <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info-async" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info_async ()"><code class="function">g_file_input_stream_query_info_async()</code></a>. While the stream is blocked, the stream will set the pending flag internally, and any other operations on the stream will fail with <a class="link" href="gio-GIOError.html#G-IO-ERROR-PENDING:CAPS"><code class="literal">G_IO_ERROR_PENDING</code></a>.</p> <div class="refsect3"> <a name="id-1.4.7.7.9.2.5"></a><h4>Parameters</h4> <div class="informaltable"><table width="100%" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="150px" class="parameters_name"> <col class="parameters_description"> <col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>stream</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a>.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>attributes</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a file attribute query string.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>cancellable</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p> optional <a class="link" href="GCancellable.html" title="GCancellable"><span class="type">GCancellable</span></a> object, <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> to ignore. </p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning."><span class="acronym">allow-none</span></acronym>]</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a href="../glib/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> location to store the error occurring, or <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> to ignore.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <div class="refsect3"> <a name="id-1.4.7.7.9.2.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4> <p> a <a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="type">GFileInfo</span></a>, or <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> on error. </p> <p><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span></p> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="g-file-input-stream-query-info-async"></a><h3>g_file_input_stream_query_info_async ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> g_file_input_stream_query_info_async (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a> *stream</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *attributes</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> io_priority</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GCancellable.html" title="GCancellable"><span class="type">GCancellable</span></a> *cancellable</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GAsyncResult.html#GAsyncReadyCallback" title="GAsyncReadyCallback ()"><span class="type">GAsyncReadyCallback</span></a> callback</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a href="../glib/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);</pre> <p>Queries the stream information asynchronously. When the operation is finished <em class="parameter"><code>callback</code></em> will be called. You can then call <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info-finish" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish ()"><code class="function">g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish()</code></a> to get the result of the operation.</p> <p>For the synchronous version of this function, see <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html#g-file-input-stream-query-info" title="g_file_input_stream_query_info ()"><code class="function">g_file_input_stream_query_info()</code></a>. </p> <p>If <em class="parameter"><code>cancellable</code></em> is not <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a>, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error <a class="link" href="gio-GIOError.html#G-IO-ERROR-CANCELLED:CAPS"><code class="literal">G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED</code></a> will be set</p> <div class="refsect3"> <a name="id-1.4.7.7.9.3.7"></a><h4>Parameters</h4> <div class="informaltable"><table width="100%" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="150px" class="parameters_name"> <col class="parameters_description"> <col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>stream</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a>.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>attributes</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a file attribute query string.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>io_priority</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>the <a class="link" href="GAsyncResult.html#io-priority" title="I/O Priority">I/O priority</a> of the request</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>cancellable</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p> optional <a class="link" href="GCancellable.html" title="GCancellable"><span class="type">GCancellable</span></a> object, <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> to ignore. </p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="NULL is OK, both for passing and for returning."><span class="acronym">allow-none</span></acronym>]</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>callback</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p> callback to call when the request is satisfied. </p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="The callback is valid until first called."><span class="acronym">scope async</span></acronym>]</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>user_data</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p> the data to pass to callback function. </p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="This parameter is a 'user_data', for callbacks; many bindings can pass NULL here."><span class="acronym">closure</span></acronym>]</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="g-file-input-stream-query-info-finish"></a><h3>g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="returnvalue">GFileInfo</span></a> * g_file_input_stream_query_info_finish (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a> *stream</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GAsyncResult.html" title="GAsyncResult"><span class="type">GAsyncResult</span></a> *result</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code><a href="../glib/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> **error</code></em>);</pre> <p>Finishes an asynchronous info query operation.</p> <div class="refsect3"> <a name="id-1.4.7.7.9.4.5"></a><h4>Parameters</h4> <div class="informaltable"><table width="100%" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="150px" class="parameters_name"> <col class="parameters_description"> <col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>stream</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a>.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>result</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a class="link" href="GAsyncResult.html" title="GAsyncResult"><span class="type">GAsyncResult</span></a>.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td> <td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a href="../glib/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> location to store the error occurring, or <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> to ignore.</p></td> <td class="parameter_annotations"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <div class="refsect3"> <a name="id-1.4.7.7.9.4.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4> <p> <a class="link" href="GFileInfo.html" title="GFileInfo"><span class="type">GFileInfo</span></a>. </p> <p><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.other_details"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="GFileInputStream-struct"></a><h3>GFileInputStream</h3> <pre class="programlisting">typedef struct _GFileInputStream GFileInputStream;</pre> <p>A subclass of GInputStream for opened files. This adds a few file-specific operations and seeking.</p> <p><a class="link" href="GFileInputStream.html" title="GFileInputStream"><span class="type">GFileInputStream</span></a> implements <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html" title="GSeekable"><span class="type">GSeekable</span></a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="GFileInputStream.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2> <p><a class="link" href="GInputStream.html" title="GInputStream"><span class="type">GInputStream</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GDataInputStream.html" title="GDataInputStream"><span class="type">GDataInputStream</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GSeekable.html" title="GSeekable"><span class="type">GSeekable</span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <hr> Generated by GTK-Doc V1.21.1</div> </body> </html>