glibmm: Gio::Settings Class Reference

A high-level API for application settings. More...

#include <giomm/settings.h>

Inheritance diagram for Gio::Settings:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

virtual ~Settings ()
GSettings* gobj ()
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

const GSettings* gobj () const
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

GSettings* gobj_copy ()
 Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.

bool set_value (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::VariantBase&value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

void get_value (const Glib::ustring& key, Glib::VariantBase&value) const
 Gets the value that is stored in the settings for a .

int get_int (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

void set_int (const Glib::ustring& key, int value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

bool get_boolean (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

void set_boolean (const Glib::ustring& key, bool value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

Glib::ustring get_string (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

void set_string (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::ustring&value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

double get_double (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

void set_double (const Glib::ustring& key, double value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

Glib::StringArrayHandle get_string_array (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for string arrays.

bool set_string_array (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::StringArrayHandle&value)
 Sets key in settings to value.

int get_enum (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored in settings for key and converts it to the enum value that it represents.

bool get_enum (const Glib::ustring& key, int value)
 Looks up the enumerated type nick for value and writes it to key, within settings.

guint get_flags (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Gets the value that is stored in settings for key and converts it to the flags value that it represents.

bool get_flags (const Glib::ustring& key, guint value)
 Looks up the flags type nicks for the bits specified by value, puts them in an array of strings and writes the array to key, withing settings.

Glib::RefPtr< Settingsget_child (const Glib::ustring& name)
 Creates a 'child' settings object which has a base path of <replaceable>base-path</replaceable>/ name, where <replaceable>base-path</replaceable> is the base path of settings.

Glib::RefPtr< const Settingsget_child (const Glib::ustring& name) const
 Creates a 'child' settings object which has a base path of <replaceable>base-path</replaceable>/ name, where <replaceable>base-path</replaceable> is the base path of settings.

bool is_writable (const Glib::ustring& key) const
 Finds out if a key can be written or not.

void delay ()
 Changes the Settings object into 'delay-apply' mode.

void apply ()
 Applies any changes that have been made to the settings.

void revert ()
 Reverts all non-applied changes to the settings.

bool get_has_unapplied () const
 Returns whether the Settings object has any unapplied changes.

void reset (const Glib::ustring& key)
 Resets key to its default value.

std::vector< Glib::ustringlist_children () const
 Gets the list of children on settings.

std::vector< Glib::ustringlist_keys () const
 Introspects the list of keys on settings.

bool range_check (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::VariantBase&value) const
 Checks if the given value is of the correct type and within the permitted range for key.

void bind (const Glib::ustring& key, Glib::ObjectBase* object, const Glib::ustring& property, SettingsBindFlags flags=SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT)
 Create a binding between the key in the settings object and the property property of object.

void bind (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::PropertyProxy_Base& property_proxy, SettingsBindFlags flags=SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT)
void bind_writable (const Glib::ustring& key, Glib::ObjectBase* object, const Glib::ustring& property, bool inverted=false)
 Create a binding between the writability of key in the settings object and the property property of object.

void bind_writable (const Glib::ustring& key, const Glib::PropertyProxy_Base& property_proxy, bool inverted=false)
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,

const Glib::ustring& > 
signal_changed ()
Glib::SignalProxy1< bool, guint > signal_writable_change_event ()
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,

const Glib::ustring& > 
signal_writable_changed ()

Static Public Member Functions

static Glib::RefPtr< Settingscreate (const Glib::ustring& schema)
static Glib::RefPtr< Settingscreate (const Glib::ustring& schema, const Glib::ustring& path)
static std::vector< Glib::ustringlist_schemas ()
 Gets a list of the Settings schemas installed on the system.

Protected Member Functions

 Settings (const Glib::ustring& schema)
 Settings (const Glib::ustring& schema, const Glib::ustring& path)
virtual void on_changed (const Glib::ustring& key)
virtual bool on_writable_change_event (guint key)
virtual void on_writable_changed (const Glib::ustring& key)

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::Settingswrap (GSettings* object, bool take_copy=false)
 A Glib::wrap() method for this object.


Detailed Description

A high-level API for application settings.

The Settings class provides a convenient API for storing and retrieving application settings.

Since glibmm 2.28:

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gio::Settings::~Settings ( ) [virtual]
Gio::Settings::Settings ( const Glib::ustring schema) [explicit, protected]
Gio::Settings::Settings ( const Glib::ustring schema,
const Glib::ustring path 
) [explicit, protected]

Member Function Documentation

void Gio::Settings::apply ( )

Applies any changes that have been made to the settings.

This function does nothing unless settings is in 'delay-apply' mode; see g_settings_delay(). In the normal case settings are always applied immediately.

void Gio::Settings::bind ( const Glib::ustring key,
Glib::ObjectBase object,
const Glib::ustring property,
SettingsBindFlags  flags = SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT 
)

Create a binding between the key in the settings object and the property property of object.

The binding uses the default GIO mapping functions to map between the settings and property values. These functions handle booleans, numeric types and string types in a straightforward way. Use g_settings_bind_with_mapping() if you need a custom mapping, or map between types that are not supported by the default mapping functions.

Unless the flags include SETTINGS_BIND_NO_SENSITIVITY, this function also establishes a binding between the writability of key and the "sensitive" property of object (if object has a boolean property by that name). See g_settings_bind_writable() for more details about writable bindings.

Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object, and that you can have only one binding per object property. If you bind the same property twice on the same object, the second binding overrides the first one.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to bind.
objectA Object.
propertyThe name of the property to bind.
flagsFlags for the binding.
void Gio::Settings::bind ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::PropertyProxy_Base property_proxy,
SettingsBindFlags  flags = SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT 
)
void Gio::Settings::bind_writable ( const Glib::ustring key,
Glib::ObjectBase object,
const Glib::ustring property,
bool  inverted = false 
)

Create a binding between the writability of key in the settings object and the property property of object.

The property must be boolean; "sensitive" or "visible" properties of widgets are the most likely candidates.

Writable bindings are always uni-directional; changes of the writability of the setting will be propagated to the object property, not the other way.

When the inverted argument is true, the binding inverts the value as it passes from the setting to the object, i.e. property will be set to true if the key is not writable.

Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object, and that you can have only one binding per object property. If you bind the same property twice on the same object, the second binding overrides the first one.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to bind.
objectA Object.
propertyThe name of a boolean property to bind.
invertedWhether to 'invert' the value.
void Gio::Settings::bind_writable ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::PropertyProxy_Base property_proxy,
bool  inverted = false 
)
static Glib::RefPtr<Settings> Gio::Settings::create ( const Glib::ustring schema,
const Glib::ustring path 
) [static]
static Glib::RefPtr<Settings> Gio::Settings::create ( const Glib::ustring schema) [static]
void Gio::Settings::delay ( )

Changes the Settings object into 'delay-apply' mode.

In this mode, changes to settings are not immediately propagated to the backend, but kept locally until g_settings_apply() is called.

Since glibmm 2.26:
bool Gio::Settings::get_boolean ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for booleans.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a boolean type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
A boolean.
Glib::RefPtr<Settings> Gio::Settings::get_child ( const Glib::ustring name)

Creates a 'child' settings object which has a base path of <replaceable>base-path</replaceable>/ name, where <replaceable>base-path</replaceable> is the base path of settings.

The schema for the child settings object must have been declared in the schema of settings using a <tag class="starttag">child</tag> element.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
nameThe name of the 'child' schema.
Returns:
A 'child' settings object.
Glib::RefPtr<const Settings> Gio::Settings::get_child ( const Glib::ustring name) const

Creates a 'child' settings object which has a base path of <replaceable>base-path</replaceable>/ name, where <replaceable>base-path</replaceable> is the base path of settings.

The schema for the child settings object must have been declared in the schema of settings using a <tag class="starttag">child</tag> element.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
nameThe name of the 'child' schema.
Returns:
A 'child' settings object.
double Gio::Settings::get_double ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for doubles.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a 'double' type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
A double.
int Gio::Settings::get_enum ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored in settings for key and converts it to the enum value that it represents.

In order to use this function the type of the value must be a string and it must be marked in the schema file as an enumerated type.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings or is not marked as an enumerated type.

If the value stored in the configuration database is not a valid value for the enumerated type then this function will return the default value.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
The enum value.
bool Gio::Settings::get_enum ( const Glib::ustring key,
int  value 
)

Looks up the enumerated type nick for value and writes it to key, within settings.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings or is not marked as an enumerated type, or for value not to be a valid value for the named type.

After performing the write, accessing key directly with g_settings_get_string() will return the 'nick' associated with value.

Parameters:
keyA key, within settings.
valueAn enumerated value.
Returns:
true, if the set succeeds.
guint Gio::Settings::get_flags ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored in settings for key and converts it to the flags value that it represents.

In order to use this function the type of the value must be an array of strings and it must be marked in the schema file as an flags type.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings or is not marked as a flags type.

If the value stored in the configuration database is not a valid value for the flags type then this function will return the default value.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
The flags value.
bool Gio::Settings::get_flags ( const Glib::ustring key,
guint  value 
)

Looks up the flags type nicks for the bits specified by value, puts them in an array of strings and writes the array to key, withing settings.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings or is not marked as a flags type, or for value to contain any bits that are not value for the named type.

After performing the write, accessing key directly with g_settings_get_strv() will return an array of 'nicks'; one for each bit in value.

Parameters:
keyA key, within settings.
valueA flags value.
Returns:
true, if the set succeeds.
bool Gio::Settings::get_has_unapplied ( ) const

Returns whether the Settings object has any unapplied changes.

This can only be the case if it is in 'delayed-apply' mode.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Returns:
true if settings has unapplied changes.
int Gio::Settings::get_int ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for 32-bit integers.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a int32 type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
An integer.
Glib::ustring Gio::Settings::get_string ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Gets the value that is stored at key in settings.

A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for strings.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a string type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
A newly-allocated string.
Glib::StringArrayHandle Gio::Settings::get_string_array ( const Glib::ustring key) const

A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for string arrays.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having an array of strings type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
Returns:
A newly-allocated, 0-terminated array of strings, the value that is stored at key in settings.
void Gio::Settings::get_value ( const Glib::ustring key,
Glib::VariantBase value 
) const

Gets the value that is stored in the settings for a .

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for the settings.

Parameters:
keyThe key to get the value for.
AVariant of the expected type.
Since glibmm 2.28:
const GSettings* Gio::Settings::gobj ( ) const [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::ObjectBase.

GSettings* Gio::Settings::gobj ( ) [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::ObjectBase.

GSettings* Gio::Settings::gobj_copy ( )

Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.

bool Gio::Settings::is_writable ( const Glib::ustring key) const

Finds out if a key can be written or not.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
nameThe name of a key.
Returns:
true if the key name is writable.
std::vector<Glib::ustring> Gio::Settings::list_children ( ) const

Gets the list of children on settings.

The list is exactly the list of strings for which it is not an error to call g_settings_get_child().

For GSettings objects that are lists, this value can change at any time and you should connect to the "children-changed" signal to watch for those changes. Note that there is a race condition here: you may request a child after listing it only for it to have been destroyed in the meantime. For this reason, g_settings_get_child() may return 0 even for a child that was listed by this function.

For GSettings objects that are not lists, you should probably not be calling this function from "normal" code (since you should already know what children are in your schema). This function may still be useful there for introspection reasons, however.

You should free the return value with Glib::strfreev() when you are done with it.

Returns:
A list of the children on settings.
std::vector<Glib::ustring> Gio::Settings::list_keys ( ) const

Introspects the list of keys on settings.

You should probably not be calling this function from "normal" code (since you should already know what keys are in your schema). This function is intended for introspection reasons.

You should free the return value with Glib::strfreev() when you are done with it.

Returns:
A list of the keys on settings.
static std::vector<Glib::ustring> Gio::Settings::list_schemas ( ) [static]

Gets a list of the Settings schemas installed on the system.

The returned list is exactly the list of schemas for which you may call g_settings_new() without adverse effects.

This function does not list the schemas that do not provide their own paths (ie: schemas for which you must use g_settings_new_with_path()). See Glib::settings_list_relocatable_schemas() for that.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Returns:
A list of Settings schemas that are available. The list must not be modified or freed.
virtual void Gio::Settings::on_changed ( const Glib::ustring key) [protected, virtual]
virtual bool Gio::Settings::on_writable_change_event ( guint  key) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gio::Settings::on_writable_changed ( const Glib::ustring key) [protected, virtual]
bool Gio::Settings::range_check ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::VariantBase value 
) const

Checks if the given value is of the correct type and within the permitted range for key.

This API is not intended to be used by normal programs -- they should already know what is permitted by their own schemas. This API is meant to be used by programs such as editors or commandline tools.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.28:
Parameters:
keyThe key to check.
valueThe value to check.
Returns:
true if value is valid for key.
void Gio::Settings::reset ( const Glib::ustring key)

Resets key to its default value.

This call resets the key, as much as possible, to its default value. That might the value specified in the schema or the one set by the administrator.

Parameters:
keyThe name of a key.
void Gio::Settings::revert ( )

Reverts all non-applied changes to the settings.

This function does nothing unless settings is in 'delay-apply' mode; see g_settings_delay(). In the normal case settings are always applied immediately.

Change notifications will be emitted for affected keys.

void Gio::Settings::set_boolean ( const Glib::ustring key,
bool  value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for booleans.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a boolean type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueThe value to set it to.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
void Gio::Settings::set_double ( const Glib::ustring key,
double  value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for doubles.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a 'double' type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueThe value to set it to.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
void Gio::Settings::set_int ( const Glib::ustring key,
int  value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for 32-bit integers.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a int32 type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueThe value to set it to.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
void Gio::Settings::set_string ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::ustring value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for strings.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having a string type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueThe value to set it to.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
bool Gio::Settings::set_string_array ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::StringArrayHandle value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for string arrays. If value is 0, then key is set to be the empty array.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't specified as having an array of strings type in the schema for settings.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueThe value to set it to, or 0.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
bool Gio::Settings::set_value ( const Glib::ustring key,
const Glib::VariantBase value 
)

Sets key in settings to value.

It is a programmer error to give a key that isn't contained in the schema for settings or for value to have the incorrect type, per the schema.

If value is floating then this function consumes the reference.

Since glibmm 2.26:
Parameters:
keyThe name of the key to set.
valueA Variant of the correct type.
Returns:
true if setting the key succeeded, false if the key was not writable.
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,const Glib::ustring& > Gio::Settings::signal_changed ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_changed(const Glib::ustring& key)
Glib::SignalProxy1< bool,guint > Gio::Settings::signal_writable_change_event ( )
Prototype:
bool on_my_writable_change_event(guint key)
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,const Glib::ustring& > Gio::Settings::signal_writable_changed ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_writable_changed(const Glib::ustring& key)

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::Settings > wrap ( GSettings *  object,
bool  take_copy = false 
) [related]

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:
objectThe C instance.
take_copyFalse if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.
Returns:
A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.