Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation Class Reference
D-Bus API

An Object for handling remote calls. More...

`#include <giomm/dbusmethodinvocation.h>`

Inheritance diagram for Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation:
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## Public Member Functions

| MethodInvocation (MethodInvocation&& src) noexcept
MethodInvocation& | operator= (MethodInvocation&& src) noexcept
| ~MethodInvocation () noexcept override
GDBusMethodInvocation* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GDBusMethodInvocation* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
GDBusMethodInvocation* | gobj_copy ()
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs. More...
Glib::ustring | get_sender () const
| Gets the bus name that invoked the method. More...
Glib::ustring | get_object_path () const
| Gets the object path the method was invoked on. More...
Glib::ustring | get_interface_name () const
| Gets the name of the D-Bus interface the method was invoked on. More...
Glib::ustring | get_method_name () const
| Gets the name of the method that was invoked. More...
Glib::RefPtr< const MethodInfo > | get_method_info () const
| Gets information about the method call, if any. More...
Glib::RefPtr< Connection > | get_connection ()
| Gets the DBusConnection the method was invoked on. More...
Glib::RefPtr< const Connection > | get_connection () const
| Gets the DBusConnection the method was invoked on. More...
Glib::RefPtr< Message > | get_message ()
| Gets the DBusMessage for the method invocation. More...
Glib::RefPtr< const Message > | get_message () const
| Gets the DBusMessage for the method invocation. More...
Glib::VariantContainerBase | get_parameters () const
| Gets the parameters of the method invocation. More...
void | return_value (const Glib::VariantContainerBase& parameters)
| Finishes handling a D-Bus method call by returning parameters. More...
void | return_value (const Glib::VariantContainerBase& parameters, const Glib::RefPtr< UnixFDList >& fd_list)
| Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value() but also takes a UnixFDList. More...
void | return_error (const Glib::ustring& domain, int code, const Glib::ustring& message)
| Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error() but without printf()-style formatting. More...
void | return_error (const Glib::Error& error)
| Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error() but takes a Error instead of the error domain, error code and message. More...
void | return_dbus_error (const Glib::ustring& error_name, const Glib::ustring& error_message)
| Finishes handling a D-Bus method call by returning an error. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::Object
| Object (const Object&)=delete
Object& | operator= (const Object&)=delete
| Object (Object&& src) noexcept
Object& | operator= (Object&& src) noexcept
void* | get_data (const QueryQuark& key)
void | set_data (const Quark& key, void* data)
void | set_data (const Quark& key, void* data, DestroyNotify notify)
void | remove_data (const QueryQuark& quark)
void* | steal_data (const QueryQuark& quark)
Public Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
| ObjectBase (const ObjectBase&)=delete
ObjectBase& | operator= (const ObjectBase&)=delete
void | set_property_value (const Glib::ustring& property_name, const Glib::ValueBase& value)
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
void | get_property_value (const Glib::ustring& property_name, Glib::ValueBase& value) const
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
template<class PropertyType >
void | set_property (const Glib::ustring& property_name, const PropertyType& value)
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
template<class PropertyType >
void | get_property (const Glib::ustring& property_name, PropertyType& value) const
| You probably want to use a specific property_*() accessor method instead. More...
void | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring& property_name, const sigc::slot< void >& slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
void | connect_property_changed (const Glib::ustring& property_name, sigc::slot< void >&& slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed_with_return (const Glib::ustring& property_name, const sigc::slot< void >& slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
sigc::connection | connect_property_changed_with_return (const Glib::ustring& property_name, sigc::slot< void >&& slot)
| You can use the signal_changed() signal of the property proxy instead. More...
void | freeze_notify ()
| Increases the freeze count on object. More...
void | thaw_notify ()
| Reverts the effect of a previous call to freeze_notify(). More...
virtual void | reference () const
| Increment the reference count for this object. More...
virtual void | unreference () const
| Decrement the reference count for this object. More...
GObject* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
const GObject* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject. More...
GObject* | gobj_copy () const
| Give a ref-ed copy to someone. Use for direct struct access. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from sigc::trackable
| trackable () noexcept
| trackable (const trackable &src) noexcept
| trackable (trackable &&src)
| ~trackable ()
void | add_destroy_notify_callback (void *data, func_destroy_notify func) const
void | notify_callbacks ()
trackable & | operator= (const trackable &src)
trackable & | operator= (trackable &&src)
void | remove_destroy_notify_callback (void *data) const

## Static Public Member Functions

static GType | get_type ()
| Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system. More...

## Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation > | wrap (GDBusMethodInvocation* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object. More...
Related Functions inherited from Glib::Object
Glib::RefPtr< Glib::Object > | wrap (GObject* object, bool take_copy=false)

## Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from Glib::Object
using | DestroyNotify = void(*)(gpointer data)
Public Types inherited from sigc::trackable
typedef internal::func_destroy_notify | func_destroy_notify
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::Object
| Object ()
| Object (const Glib::ConstructParams& construct_params)
| Object (GObject* castitem)
| ~Object () noexcept override
Protected Member Functions inherited from Glib::ObjectBase
| ObjectBase ()
| This default constructor is called implicitly from the constructor of user-derived classes, even if, for instance, Gtk::Button calls a different ObjectBase constructor. More...
| ObjectBase (const char* custom_type_name)
| A derived constructor always overrides this choice. More...
| ObjectBase (const std::type_info& custom_type_info)
| This constructor is a special feature to allow creation of derived types on the fly, without having to use g_object_new() manually. More...
| ObjectBase (ObjectBase&& src) noexcept
ObjectBase& | operator= (ObjectBase&& src) noexcept
virtual | ~ObjectBase () noexcept=0
void | initialize (GObject* castitem)
void | initialize_move (GObject* castitem, Glib::ObjectBase* previous_wrapper)

## Detailed Description

An Object for handling remote calls.

Instances of the MethodInvocation class are used when handling D-Bus method calls. It provides a way to asynchronously return results and errors.

The normal way to obtain a MethodInvocation object is to receive it as an argument to the SlotMethodCall that was passed to Gio::DBus::Connection::register_object().

Since glibmm 2.28:

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## MethodInvocation()

Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::MethodInvocation | ( | MethodInvocation&& | src | ) |

noexcept

## ~MethodInvocation()

Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::~MethodInvocation | ( |  | ) |

override noexcept

## Member Function Documentation

## get_connection() [1/2]

Glib::RefPtr<Connection> Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_connection | ( |  | ) |

Gets the DBusConnection the method was invoked on.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A DBusConnection. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_connection() [2/2]

Glib::RefPtr<const Connection> Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_connection | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the DBusConnection the method was invoked on.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A DBusConnection. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_interface_name()

Glib::ustring Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_interface_name | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the name of the D-Bus interface the method was invoked on.

If this method call is a property Get, Set or GetAll call that has been redirected to the method call handler then "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" will be returned. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A string. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_message() [1/2]

Glib::RefPtr<Message> Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_message | ( |  | ) |

Gets the DBusMessage for the method invocation.

This is useful if you need to use low-level protocol features, such as UNIX file descriptor passing, that cannot be properly expressed in the Variant API.

See this [server][gdbus-server] and [client][gdbus-unix-fd-client] for an example of how to use this low-level API to send and receive UNIX file descriptors.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  DBusMessage. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_message() [2/2]

Glib::RefPtr<const Message> Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_message | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the DBusMessage for the method invocation.

This is useful if you need to use low-level protocol features, such as UNIX file descriptor passing, that cannot be properly expressed in the Variant API.

See this [server][gdbus-server] and [client][gdbus-unix-fd-client] for an example of how to use this low-level API to send and receive UNIX file descriptors.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  DBusMessage. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_method_info()

Glib::RefPtr<const MethodInfo> Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_method_info | ( |  | ) | const

Gets information about the method call, if any.

If this method invocation is a property Get, Set or GetAll call that has been redirected to the method call handler then `nullptr` will be returned. See g_dbus_method_invocation_get_property_info() and DBusInterfaceVTable for more information.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A DBusMethodInfo or `nullptr`. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_method_name()

Glib::ustring Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_method_name | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the name of the method that was invoked.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A string. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_object_path()

Glib::ustring Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_object_path | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the object path the method was invoked on.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A string. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_parameters()

Glib::VariantContainerBase Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_parameters | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the parameters of the method invocation.

If there are no input parameters then this will return a GVariant with 0 children rather than `nullptr`.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A Variant tuple. Do not unref this because it is owned by invocation.

## get_sender()

Glib::ustring Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_sender | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the bus name that invoked the method.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Returns
  A string. Do not free, it is owned by invocation.

## get_type()

static GType Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::get_type | ( |  | ) |

static

Get the GType for this class, for use with the underlying GObject type system.

## gobj() [1/2]

GDBusMethodInvocation* Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::gobj | ( |  | ) |

inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## gobj() [2/2]

const GDBusMethodInvocation* Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::gobj | ( |  | ) | const

inline

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

## gobj_copy()

GDBusMethodInvocation* Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::gobj_copy | ( |  | ) |

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

## operator=()

MethodInvocation& Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::operator= | ( | MethodInvocation&& | src | ) |

noexcept

## return_dbus_error()

void Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::return_dbus_error | ( | const Glib::ustring& | error_name,
|  | const Glib::ustring& | error_message
| ) |  |

Finishes handling a D-Bus method call by returning an error.

This method will take ownership of invocation. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information about the ownership of invocation.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Parameters

  error_name | A valid D-Bus error name.
  error_message | A valid D-Bus error message.

## return_error() [1/2]

void Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::return_error | ( | const Glib::ustring& | domain,
|  | int | code,
|  | const Glib::ustring& | message
| ) |  |

Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error() but without printf()-style formatting.

This method will take ownership of invocation. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information about the ownership of invocation.

Since glibmm 2.26:

Parameters

  domain | A Quark for the Error error domain.
  code | The error code.
  message | The error message.

## return_error() [2/2]

void Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::return_error | ( | const Glib::Error& | error | ) |

Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error() but takes a Error instead of the error domain, error code and message.

This method will take ownership of invocation. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information about the ownership of invocation.

Since glibmm 2.26:

## return_value() [1/2]

void Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::return_value | ( | const Glib::VariantContainerBase& | parameters | ) |

Finishes handling a D-Bus method call by returning parameters.

If the parameters GVariant is floating, it is consumed.

It is an error if parameters is not of the right format: it must be a tuple containing the out-parameters of the D-Bus method. Even if the method has a single out-parameter, it must be contained in a tuple. If the method has no out-parameters, parameters may be `nullptr` or an empty tuple.

[C example ellipted]

This method will take ownership of invocation. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information about the ownership of invocation.

Since 2.48, if the method call requested for a reply not to be sent then this call will sink parameters and free invocation, but otherwise do nothing (as per the recommendations of the D-Bus specification).

Since glibmm 2.26:

Parameters

  parameters | A Variant tuple with out parameters for the method or `nullptr` if not passing any parameters.

## return_value() [2/2]

void Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation::return_value | ( | const Glib::VariantContainerBase& | parameters,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< UnixFDList >& | fd_list
| ) |  |

Like g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value() but also takes a UnixFDList.

This method is only available on UNIX.

This method will take ownership of invocation. See DBusInterfaceVTable for more information about the ownership of invocation.

Since glibmm 2.30:

Parameters

  parameters | A Variant tuple with out parameters for the method or `nullptr` if not passing any parameters.
  fd_list | A UnixFDList or `nullptr`.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

## wrap()

Glib::RefPtr< Gio::DBus::MethodInvocation > wrap | ( | GDBusMethodInvocation * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false`
| ) |  |

related

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

Parameters

  object | The C instance.
  take_copy | False 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.