Types: libdbusmenu-glib Reference Manual

## Types Types — Types that are used by both client and server. |

## Stability Level

Unstable, unless otherwise indicated

## Functions

#define | DBUSMENU_TYPE_STATUS
#define | DBUSMENU_TYPE_TEXT_DIRECTION
const gchar * | dbusmenu_status_get_nick ()
GType | dbusmenu_status_get_type ()
DbusmenuStatus | dbusmenu_status_get_value_from_nick ()
const gchar * | dbusmenu_text_direction_get_nick ()
GType | dbusmenu_text_direction_get_type ()
DbusmenuTextDirection | dbusmenu_text_direction_get_value_from_nick ()

## Types and Values

enum | DbusmenuStatus
enum | DbusmenuTextDirection

## Includes

    #include <libdbusmenu-glib/types.h>

## Description

Enums that are used to describe states of the server across the bus. They are sent over dbus using their nicks but then turned back into enums by the client.

## Functions

### DBUSMENU_TYPE_STATUS

    #define DBUSMENU_TYPE_STATUS (dbusmenu_status_get_type())

Gets the GType value for the type associated with the DbusmenuStatus enumerated type.

### DBUSMENU_TYPE_TEXT_DIRECTION

    #define DBUSMENU_TYPE_TEXT_DIRECTION (dbusmenu_text_direction_get_type())

Gets the GType value for the type associated with the DbusmenuTextDirection enumerated type.

### dbusmenu_status_get_nick ()

    const gchar *
    dbusmenu_status_get_nick (DbusmenuStatus value);

Looks up in the enum table for the nick of `value` .

#### Parameters

value | The value of DbusmenuStatus to get the nick of |

#### Returns

The nick for the given value or NULL on error

### dbusmenu_status_get_type ()

    GType
    dbusmenu_status_get_type (void);

Builds a GLib type for the DbusmenuStatus enumeration.

#### Returns

A unique GType for the DbusmenuStatus enum.

### dbusmenu_status_get_value_from_nick ()

    DbusmenuStatus
    dbusmenu_status_get_value_from_nick (const gchar *nick);

Looks up in the enum table for the value of `nick` .

#### Parameters

nick | The enum nick to lookup |

#### Returns

The value for the given `nick`

### dbusmenu_text_direction_get_nick ()

    const gchar *
    dbusmenu_text_direction_get_nick (DbusmenuTextDirection value);

Looks up in the enum table for the nick of `value` .

#### Parameters

value | The value of DbusmenuTextDirection to get the nick of |

#### Returns

The nick for the given value or NULL on error

### dbusmenu_text_direction_get_type ()

    GType
    dbusmenu_text_direction_get_type (void);

Builds a GLib type for the DbusmenuTextDirection enumeration.

#### Returns

A unique GType for the DbusmenuTextDirection enum.

### dbusmenu_text_direction_get_value_from_nick ()

    DbusmenuTextDirection
    dbusmenu_text_direction_get_value_from_nick
                                   (const gchar *nick);

Looks up in the enum table for the value of `nick` .

#### Parameters

nick | The enum nick to lookup |

#### Returns

The value for the given `nick`

## Types and Values

### enum DbusmenuStatus

Tracks how the menus should be presented to the user.

#### Members

DBUSMENU_STATUS_NORMAL | Everything is normal |
DBUSMENU_STATUS_NOTICE | The menus should be shown at a higher priority |

### enum DbusmenuTextDirection

The direction of text that the strings that this server will be sending strings as.

#### Members

DBUSMENU_TEXT_DIRECTION_NONE | Unspecified text direction |
DBUSMENU_TEXT_DIRECTION_LTR | Left-to-right text direction |
DBUSMENU_TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL | Right-to-left text direction |