Gio.FileInfo

Subclasses:None

Methods

Inherited:GObject.Object (37) Structs:GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	new ()
	clear_status ()
	copy_into (dest_info)
	dup ()
	get_attribute_as_string (attribute)
	get_attribute_boolean (attribute)
	get_attribute_byte_string (attribute)
	get_attribute_data (attribute)
	get_attribute_int32 (attribute)
	get_attribute_int64 (attribute)
	get_attribute_object (attribute)
	get_attribute_status (attribute)
	get_attribute_string (attribute)
	get_attribute_stringv (attribute)
	get_attribute_type (attribute)
	get_attribute_uint32 (attribute)
	get_attribute_uint64 (attribute)
	get_content_type ()
	get_deletion_date ()
	get_display_name ()
	get_edit_name ()
	get_etag ()
	get_file_type ()
	get_icon ()
	get_is_backup ()
	get_is_hidden ()
	get_is_symlink ()
	get_modification_date_time ()
	get_modification_time ()
	get_name ()
	get_size ()
	get_sort_order ()
	get_symbolic_icon ()
	get_symlink_target ()
	has_attribute (attribute)
	has_namespace (name_space)
	list_attributes (name_space)
	remove_attribute (attribute)
	set_attribute (attribute, type, value_p)
	set_attribute_boolean (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_byte_string (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_int32 (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_int64 (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_mask (mask)
	set_attribute_object (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_status (attribute, status)
	set_attribute_string (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_stringv (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_uint32 (attribute, attr_value)
	set_attribute_uint64 (attribute, attr_value)
	set_content_type (content_type)
	set_display_name (display_name)
	set_edit_name (edit_name)
	set_file_type (type)
	set_icon (icon)
	set_is_hidden (is_hidden)
	set_is_symlink (is_symlink)
	set_modification_date_time (mtime)
	set_modification_time (mtime)
	set_name (name)
	set_size (size)
	set_sort_order (sort_order)
	set_symbolic_icon (icon)
	set_symlink_target (symlink_target)
	unset_attribute_mask ()

Virtual Methods

Inherited:GObject.Object (7)

Properties

None

Signals

Inherited:GObject.Object (1)

Fields

Inherited:GObject.Object (1)

Class Details

class Gio.FileInfo(**kwargs)

Bases:GObject.Object Abstract:No Structure:Gio.FileInfoClass

Functionality for manipulating basic metadata for files. Gio.FileInfo implements methods for getting information that all files should contain, and allows for manipulation of extended attributes.

See GFileAttribute for more information on how GIO handles file attributes.

To obtain a Gio.FileInfo for a Gio.File, use Gio.File.query_info() (or its async variant). To obtain a Gio.FileInfo for a file input or output stream, use Gio.FileInputStream.query_info() or Gio.FileOutputStream.query_info() (or their async variants).

To change the actual attributes of a file, you should then set the attribute in the Gio.FileInfo and call Gio.File.set_attributes_from_info() or Gio.File.set_attributes_async() on a Gio.File.

However, not all attributes can be changed in the file. For instance, the actual size of a file cannot be changed via Gio.FileInfo.set_size(). You may call Gio.File.query_settable_attributes() and Gio.File.query_writable_namespaces() to discover the settable attributes of a particular file at runtime.

Gio.FileAttributeMatcher allows for searching through a Gio.FileInfo for attributes.

classmethod new()

Returns:a Gio.FileInfo. Return type:Gio.FileInfo

Creates a new file info structure.

clear_status()

Clears the status information from self.

copy_into(dest_info)

Parameters:dest_info (Gio.FileInfo) – destination to copy attributes to.

First clears all of the GFileAttribute of dest_info, and then copies all of the file attributes from self to dest_info.

dup()

Returns:a duplicate Gio.FileInfo of self. Return type:Gio.FileInfo

Duplicates a file info structure.

get_attribute_as_string(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a UTF-8 string associated with the given attribute, or None if the attribute wasn’t set. When you’re done with the string it must be freed with GLib.free(). Return type:str or None

Gets the value of a attribute, formatted as a string. This escapes things as needed to make the string valid UTF-8.

get_attribute_boolean(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:the boolean value contained within the attribute. Return type:bool

Gets the value of a boolean attribute. If the attribute does not contain a boolean value, False will be returned.

get_attribute_byte_string(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:the contents of the attribute value as a byte string, or None otherwise. Return type:str or None

Gets the value of a byte string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a byte string, None will be returned.

get_attribute_data(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key Returns:True if self has an attribute named attribute, False otherwise.

type:return location for the attribute type, or None value_pp:return location for the attribute value, or None; the attribute value will not be None status:return location for the attribute status, or None

Return type:(bool, type: Gio.FileAttributeType, value_pp: object, status: Gio.FileAttributeStatus)

Gets the attribute type, value and status for an attribute key.

get_attribute_int32(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a signed 32-bit integer from the attribute. Return type:int

Gets a signed 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain a signed 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

get_attribute_int64(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a signed 64-bit integer from the attribute. Return type:int

Gets a signed 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain a signed 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

get_attribute_object(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a GObject.Object associated with the given attribute, or None otherwise. Return type:GObject.Object or None

Gets the value of a GObject.Object attribute. If the attribute does not contain a GObject.Object, None will be returned.

get_attribute_status(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key Returns:a Gio.FileAttributeStatus for the given attribute, or Gio.FileAttributeStatus.UNSET if the key is invalid. Return type:Gio.FileAttributeStatus

Gets the attribute status for an attribute key.

get_attribute_string(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:the contents of the attribute value as a UTF-8 string, or None otherwise. Return type:str or None

Gets the value of a string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a string, None will be returned.

get_attribute_stringv(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:the contents of the attribute value as a stringv, or None otherwise. Do not free. These returned strings are UTF-8. Return type:[str] or None

Gets the value of a stringv attribute. If the attribute does not contain a stringv, None will be returned.

New in version 2.22.

get_attribute_type(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a Gio.FileAttributeType for the given attribute, or Gio.FileAttributeType.INVALID if the key is not set. Return type:Gio.FileAttributeType

Gets the attribute type for an attribute key.

get_attribute_uint32(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:an unsigned 32-bit integer from the attribute. Return type:int

Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

get_attribute_uint64(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:a unsigned 64-bit integer from the attribute. Return type:int

Gets a unsigned 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

get_content_type()

Returns:a string containing the file’s content type, or None if unknown. Return type:str or None

Gets the file’s content type.

get_deletion_date()

Returns:a GLib.DateTime, or None. Return type:GLib.DateTime or None

Returns the GLib.DateTime representing the deletion date of the file, as available in Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE. If the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE attribute is unset, None is returned.

New in version 2.36.

get_display_name()

Returns:a string containing the display name. Return type:str

Gets a display name for a file. This is guaranteed to always be set.

get_edit_name()

Returns:a string containing the edit name. Return type:str

Gets the edit name for a file.

get_etag()

Returns:a string containing the value of the “etag:value” attribute. Return type:str

Gets the entity tag for a given Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE.

get_file_type()

Returns:a Gio.FileType for the given file. Return type:Gio.FileType

Gets a file’s type (whether it is a regular file, symlink, etc). This is different from the file’s content type, see Gio.FileInfo.get_content_type().

get_icon()

Returns:Gio.Icon for the given self. Return type:Gio.Icon

Gets the icon for a file.

get_is_backup()

Returns:True if file is a backup file, False otherwise. Return type:bool

Checks if a file is a backup file.

get_is_hidden()

Returns:True if the file is a hidden file, False otherwise. Return type:bool

Checks if a file is hidden.

get_is_symlink()

Returns:True if the given self is a symlink. Return type:bool

Checks if a file is a symlink.

get_modification_date_time()

Returns:modification time, or None if unknown Return type:GLib.DateTime or None

Gets the modification time of the current self and returns it as a GLib.DateTime.

This requires the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED attribute. If Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC is provided, the resulting GLib.DateTime will have microsecond precision.

New in version 2.62.

get_modification_time()

Returns:a GLib.TimeVal. Return type:result: GLib.TimeVal

Gets the modification time of the current self and sets it in result.

Deprecated since version 2.62: Use Gio.FileInfo.get_modification_date_time() instead, as GLib.TimeVal is deprecated due to the year 2038 problem.

get_name()

Returns:a string containing the file name. Return type:str

Gets the name for a file. This is guaranteed to always be set.

get_size()

Returns:a #goffset containing the file’s size. Return type:int

Gets the file’s size.

get_sort_order()

Returns:a #gint32 containing the value of the “standard::sort_order” attribute. Return type:int

Gets the value of the sort_order attribute from the Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER.

get_symbolic_icon()

Returns:Gio.Icon for the given self. Return type:Gio.Icon

Gets the symbolic icon for a file.

New in version 2.34.

get_symlink_target()

Returns:a string containing the symlink target. Return type:str

Gets the symlink target for a given Gio.FileInfo.

has_attribute(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key. Returns:True if self has an attribute named attribute, False otherwise. Return type:bool

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute named attribute.

has_namespace(name_space)

Parameters:name_space (str) – a file attribute namespace. Returns:True if self has an attribute in name_space, False otherwise. Return type:bool

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute in the specified name_space.

New in version 2.22.

list_attributes(name_space)

Parameters:name_space (str or None) – a file attribute key’s namespace, or None to list all attributes. Returns:a null-terminated array of strings of all of the possible attribute types for the given name_space, or None on error. Return type:[str] or None

Lists the file info structure’s attributes.

remove_attribute(attribute)

Parameters:attribute (str) – a file attribute key.

Removes all cases of attribute from self if it exists.

set_attribute(attribute, type, value_p)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• type (Gio.FileAttributeType) – a Gio.FileAttributeType
• value_p (object) – pointer to the value

Sets the attribute to contain the given value, if possible. To unset the attribute, use Gio.FileAttributeType.INVALID for type.

set_attribute_boolean(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (bool) – a boolean value.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_byte_string(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (str) – a byte string.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_int32(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (int) – a signed 32-bit integer

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_int64(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – attribute name to set.
• attr_value (int) – int64 value to set attribute to.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_mask(mask)

Parameters:mask (Gio.FileAttributeMatcher) – a Gio.FileAttributeMatcher.

Sets mask on self to match specific attribute types.

set_attribute_object(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (GObject.Object) – a GObject.Object.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_status(attribute, status)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key
• status (Gio.FileAttributeStatus) – a Gio.FileAttributeStatus

Returns:

True if the status was changed, False if the key was not set.

Return type:

bool

Sets the attribute status for an attribute key. This is only needed by external code that implement Gio.File.set_attributes_from_info() or similar functions.

The attribute must exist in self for this to work. Otherwise False is returned and self is unchanged.

New in version 2.22.

set_attribute_string(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (str) – a UTF-8 string.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_stringv(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key
• attr_value ([str]) – a None terminated array of UTF-8 strings.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

Sinze: 2.22

set_attribute_uint32(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (int) – an unsigned 32-bit integer.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_attribute_uint64(attribute, attr_value)

Parameters:

• attribute (str) – a file attribute key.
• attr_value (int) – an unsigned 64-bit integer.

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value, if possible.

set_content_type(content_type)

Parameters:content_type (str) – a content type. See GContentType

Sets the content type attribute for a given Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE.

set_display_name(display_name)

Parameters:display_name (str) – a string containing a display name.

Sets the display name for the current Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME.

set_edit_name(edit_name)

Parameters:edit_name (str) – a string containing an edit name.

Sets the edit name for the current file. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME.

set_file_type(type)

Parameters:type (Gio.FileType) – a Gio.FileType.

Sets the file type in a Gio.FileInfo to type. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE.

set_icon(icon)

Parameters:icon (Gio.Icon) – a Gio.Icon.

Sets the icon for a given Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON.

set_is_hidden(is_hidden)

Parameters:is_hidden (bool) – a bool.

Sets the “is_hidden” attribute in a Gio.FileInfo according to is_hidden. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN.

set_is_symlink(is_symlink)

Parameters:is_symlink (bool) – a bool.

Sets the “is_symlink” attribute in a Gio.FileInfo according to is_symlink. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK.

set_modification_date_time(mtime)

Parameters:mtime (GLib.DateTime) – a GLib.DateTime.

Sets the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED and Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC attributes in the file info to the given date/time value.

New in version 2.62.

set_modification_time(mtime)

Parameters:mtime (GLib.TimeVal) – a GLib.TimeVal.

Sets the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED and Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC attributes in the file info to the given time value.

Deprecated since version 2.62: Use Gio.FileInfo.set_modification_date_time() instead, as GLib.TimeVal is deprecated due to the year 2038 problem.

set_name(name)

Parameters:name (str) – a string containing a name.

Sets the name attribute for the current Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME.

set_size(size)

Parameters:size (int) – a #goffset containing the file’s size.

Sets the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE attribute in the file info to the given size.

set_sort_order(sort_order)

Parameters:sort_order (int) – a sort order integer.

Sets the sort order attribute in the file info structure. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER.

set_symbolic_icon(icon)

Parameters:icon (Gio.Icon) – a Gio.Icon.

Sets the symbolic icon for a given Gio.FileInfo. See Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON.

New in version 2.34.

set_symlink_target(symlink_target)

Parameters:symlink_target (str) – a static string containing a path to a symlink target.

Sets the Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET attribute in the file info to the given symlink target.

unset_attribute_mask()

Unsets a mask set by Gio.FileInfo.set_attribute_mask(), if one is set.