Atk::Action Class Reference

The ATK interface provided by UI components which the user can activate/interact with, This should be implemented by instances of Atk::Object classes with which the user can interact directly, i.e. More...

Inherits Glib::Interface.

Inherited by Atk::Hyperlink, and Atk::NoOpObject.

Collaboration diagram for Atk::Action:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Action ()
AtkAction*	gobj ()
	Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
const AtkAction*	gobj () const
	Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
bool	do_action (int i)
	Perform the specified action on the object.
int	get_n_actions () const
	Gets the number of accessible actions available on the object.
Glib::ustring	get_description (int i) const
	Returns a description of the specified action of the object.
Glib::ustring	get_name (int i) const
	Returns the name of the specified action of the object.
Glib::ustring	get_keybinding (int i)
	Returns a keybinding associated with this action, if one exists.
bool	set_description (int i, const Glib::ustring& desc)
	Sets a description of the specified action of the object.
Glib::ustring	get_localized_name (int i)
	Returns the localized name of the specified action of the object.
Static Public Member Functions
static void	add_interface (GType gtype_implementer)
Protected Member Functions
virtual bool	do_action_vfunc (int i)
virtual int	get_n_actions_vfunc () const
virtual const char*	get_description_vfunc (int i) const
virtual const char*	get_name_vfunc (int i) const
virtual const char*	get_keybinding_vfunc (int i) const
virtual bool	set_description_vfunc (int i, const Glib::ustring& desc)
Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Atk::Action >	wrap (AtkAction* object, bool take_copy=false)
	A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

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Detailed Description

The ATK interface provided by UI components which the user can activate/interact with, This should be implemented by instances of Atk::Object classes with which the user can interact directly, i.e.

buttons, checkboxes, scrollbars, e.g. components which are not "passive" providers of UI information.

Exceptions: when the user interaction is already covered by another appropriate interface such as Atk::EditableText (insert/delete test, etc.) or Atk::Value (set value) then these actions should not be exposed by Atk::Action as well.

Also note that the Atk::Action API is limited in that parameters may not be passed to the object being activated; thus the action must be self-contained and specifiable via only a single "verb". Concrete examples include "press", "release", "click" for buttons, "drag" (meaning initiate drag) and "drop" for drag sources and drop targets, etc.

Though most UI interactions on components should be invocable via keyboard as well as mouse, there will generally be a close mapping between "mouse actions" that are possible on a component and the Atk::Actions. Where mouse and keyboard actions are redundant in effect, Atk::Action should expose only one action rather than exposing redundant actions if possible. By convention we have been using "mouse centric" terminology for Atk::Action names.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Atk::Action::~Action

(

)

[virtual]

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Member Function Documentation

static void Atk::Action::add_interface

(

GType

gtype_implementer

)

[static]

bool Atk::Action::do_action

(

int

i

)

Perform the specified action on the object.

Parameters:

i

The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.

Returns:

true if success, false otherwise.

virtual bool Atk::Action::do_action_vfunc

(

int

i

)

[protected, virtual]

Glib::ustring Atk::Action::get_description

(

int

i

)

const

Returns a description of the specified action of the object.

Parameters:

i

The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.

Returns:

A description string, or 0 if action does not implement this interface.

virtual const char* Atk::Action::get_description_vfunc

(

int

i

)

const [protected, virtual]

Glib::ustring Atk::Action::get_keybinding

(

int

i

)

Returns a keybinding associated with this action, if one exists.

Parameters:

i

The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.

Returns:

A string representing the keybinding, or an empty string if there is no keybinding for this action.

virtual const char* Atk::Action::get_keybinding_vfunc

(

int

i

)

const [protected, virtual]

Glib::ustring Atk::Action::get_localized_name

(

int

i

)

Returns the localized name of the specified action of the object.

Parameters:

i

The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.

Returns:

A name string, or an empty string if action does not implement this interface.

int Atk::Action::get_n_actions

(

)

const

Gets the number of accessible actions available on the object.

If there are more than one, the first one is considered the "default" action of the object.

Returns:

A the number of actions, or 0 if action does not implement this interface.

virtual int Atk::Action::get_n_actions_vfunc

(

)

const [protected, virtual]

Glib::ustring Atk::Action::get_name

(

int

i

)

const

Returns the name of the specified action of the object.

Parameters:

i

The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.

Returns:

A name string, or an empty string if action does not implement this interface.

virtual const char* Atk::Action::get_name_vfunc

(

int

i

)

const [protected, virtual]

const AtkAction* Atk::Action::gobj

(

)

const [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Atk::Hyperlink, and Atk::NoOpObject.

AtkAction* Atk::Action::gobj

(

)

[inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Atk::Hyperlink, and Atk::NoOpObject.

bool Atk::Action::set_description	(	int	i,
		const Glib::ustring &	desc
	)

Sets a description of the specified action of the object.

Parameters:

	i	The action index corresponding to the action to be performed.
	desc	The description to be assigned to this action.

Returns:

A bool representing if the description was successfully set;.

virtual bool Atk::Action::set_description_vfunc	(	int	i,
		const Glib::ustring &	desc
	)			[protected, virtual]

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Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Atk::Action > wrap	(	AtkAction *	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.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• atkmm/action.h