RecentFilter

open class RecentFilter : GLibObject.InitiallyUnowned, RecentFilterProtocol

A GtkRecentFilter can be used to restrict the files being shown in a GtkRecentChooser. Files can be filtered based on their name (with gtk_recent_filter_add_pattern()), on their mime type (with gtk_file_filter_add_mime_type()), on the application that has registered them (with gtk_recent_filter_add_application()), or by a custom filter function (with gtk_recent_filter_add_custom()).

Filtering by mime type handles aliasing and subclassing of mime types; e.g. a filter for text/plain also matches a file with mime type application/rtf, since application/rtf is a subclass of text/plain. Note that GtkRecentFilter allows wildcards for the subtype of a mime type, so you can e.g. filter for image/*.

Normally, filters are used by adding them to a GtkRecentChooser, see gtk_recent_chooser_add_filter(), but it is also possible to manually use a filter on a file with gtk_recent_filter_filter().

Recently used files are supported since GTK+ 2.10.

GtkRecentFilter as GtkBuildable

The GtkRecentFilter implementation of the GtkBuildable interface supports adding rules using the <mime-types>, <patterns> and <applications> elements and listing the rules within. Specifying a <mime-type>, <pattern> or <application> has the same effect as calling gtk_recent_filter_add_mime_type(), gtk_recent_filter_add_pattern() or gtk_recent_filter_add_application().

An example of a UI definition fragment specifying GtkRecentFilter rules:

<object class="GtkRecentFilter">
  <mime-types>
    <mime-type>text/plain</mime-type>
    <mime-type>image/png</mime-type>
  </mime-types>
  <patterns>
    <pattern>*.txt</pattern>
    <pattern>*.png</pattern>
  </patterns>
  <applications>
    <application>gimp</application>
    <application>gedit</application>
    <application>glade</application>
  </applications>
</object>

The RecentFilter type acts as a reference-counted owner of an underlying GtkRecentFilter instance. It provides the methods that can operate on this data type through RecentFilterProtocol conformance. Use RecentFilter as a strong reference or owner of a GtkRecentFilter instance.

  • Designated initialiser from the underlying `C` data type.
    

    This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init(_ op: UnsafeMutablePointer<GtkRecentFilter>)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Designated initialiser from a constant pointer to the underlying C data type. This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init(_ op: UnsafePointer<GtkRecentFilter>)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Optional initialiser from a non-mutating gpointer to the underlying C data type. This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init!(gpointer op: gpointer?)

    Parameters

    op

    gpointer to the underlying object

  • Optional initialiser from a non-mutating gconstpointer to the underlying C data type. This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init!(gconstpointer op: gconstpointer?)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Optional initialiser from a constant pointer to the underlying C data type. This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init!(_ op: UnsafePointer<GtkRecentFilter>?)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Optional initialiser from the underlying C data type. This creates an instance without performing an unbalanced retain i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init!(_ op: UnsafeMutablePointer<GtkRecentFilter>?)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Designated initialiser from the underlying C data type. Will retain GtkRecentFilter. i.e., ownership is transferred to the RecentFilter instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init(retaining op: UnsafeMutablePointer<GtkRecentFilter>)

    Parameters

    op

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Reference intialiser for a related type that implements RecentFilterProtocol Will retain GtkRecentFilter.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init<T>(recentFilter other: T) where T : RecentFilterProtocol

    Parameters

    other

    an instance of a related type that implements RecentFilterProtocol

  • Unsafe typed initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init<T>(cPointer p: UnsafeMutablePointer<T>)

    Parameters

    cPointer

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe typed, retaining initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init<T>(retainingCPointer cPointer: UnsafeMutablePointer<T>)

    Parameters

    cPointer

    pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe untyped initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init(raw p: UnsafeRawPointer)

    Parameters

    p

    raw pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe untyped, retaining initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init(retainingRaw raw: UnsafeRawPointer)
  • Unsafe untyped initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public required init(raw p: UnsafeMutableRawPointer)

    Parameters

    p

    mutable raw pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe untyped, retaining initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    required public init(retainingRaw raw: UnsafeMutableRawPointer)

    Parameters

    raw

    mutable raw pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe untyped initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init(opaquePointer p: OpaquePointer)

    Parameters

    p

    opaque pointer to the underlying object

  • Unsafe untyped, retaining initialiser. Do not use unless you know the underlying data type the pointer points to conforms to RecentFilterProtocol.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    override public init(retainingOpaquePointer p: OpaquePointer)

    Parameters

    p

    opaque pointer to the underlying object

  • Creates a new GtkRecentFilter with no rules added to it. Such filter does not accept any recently used resources, so is not particularly useful until you add rules with gtk_recent_filter_add_pattern(), gtk_recent_filter_add_mime_type(), gtk_recent_filter_add_application(), gtk_recent_filter_add_age(). To create a filter that accepts any recently used resource, use: (C Language Example):

    GtkRecentFilter *filter = gtk_recent_filter_new ();
    gtk_recent_filter_add_pattern (filter, "*");
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    public init()