Method

MetaSelectiontransfer_async

Declaration [src] 

void
meta_selection_transfer_async (
  MetaSelection* selection,
  MetaSelectionType selection_type,
  const gchar* mimetype,
  gssize size,
  GOutputStream* output,
  GCancellable* cancellable,
  GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
  gpointer user_data
)

Description [src]

Requests a transfer of mimetype on the selection given by selection_type.

This method completes asynchronously. Use meta_selection_transfer_finish() inside the GAsyncReadyCallback to obtain the result of the operation.

Parameters

selection_type

Type: MetaSelectionType

Selection type.

mimetype

Type: const gchar*

Mimetype to transfer.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
size

Type: gssize

Maximum size to transfer, -1 for unlimited.

output

Type: GOutputStream

Output stream to write contents to.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.
cancellable

Type: GCancellable

Cancellable.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.
callback

Type: GAsyncReadyCallback

User callback.

The argument can be NULL.
user_data

Type: gpointer

User data.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.