Function

Dexfile_replace_contents

unstable since: 1.2

Declaration [src]

DexFuture*
dex_file_replace_contents (
  GFile* file,
  const char* contents,
  gsize length,
  const char* etag,
  gboolean make_backup,
  GFileCreateFlags flags
)

Description [src]

Wraps g_file_replace_contents_async().

This function copies contents into a GBytes so the caller does not need to keep the buffer alive for the duration of the operation.

Available since: 1.2

Parameters

file

Type: GFile

A GFile.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
contents

Type: An array of guint8

The contents to write.

The length of the array is specified in the length argument.
The data is owned by the caller of the function.
length

Type: gsize

The length of contents.

etag

Type: const char*

The etag or NULL.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
make_backup

Type: gboolean

If a backup file should be created.

flags

Type: GFileCreateFlags

A set of GFileCreateFlags.

Return value

Type: DexFuture

A DexFuture which resolves to the new etag, or NULL if no etag is available.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.