GdauiLogin

GdauiLogin — Connection opening widget

Stability Level

Stable, unless otherwise indicated

Functions

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy


Description

The GdauiLogin widget can be used when the user needs to enter data to open a connection. It can be customized in several ways:

  • data source (DSN) selection can be shown or hidden

  • the button to launch the control center to declare new data sources can be shown or hidden

  • the form to open a connection not using a DSN can be shown or hidden

Functions

gdaui_login_new ()

GtkWidget *
gdaui_login_new (const gchar *dsn);

Creates a new login widget which enables the user to specify connection parameters.

Parameters

dsn

a data source name, or NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

a new widget.

[transfer full]

Since 4.2


gdaui_login_set_mode ()

void
gdaui_login_set_mode (GdauiLogin *login,
                      GdauiLoginMode mode);

Set how login operates

Parameters

login

a GdauiLogin object

 

mode

a flag

 

Since 4.2


gdaui_login_get_connection_information ()

const GdaDsnInfo *
gdaui_login_get_connection_information
                               (GdauiLogin *login);

Get the information specified in login as a pointer to a (read-only) GdaDsnInfo. If the connection is not specified by a DSN, then the 'name' attribute of the returned GdaDsnInfo will be NULL, and otherwise it will contain the name of the selected DSN.

Parameters

login

a GdauiLogin object

 

Returns

a pointer to a (read-only) GdaDsnInfo.

[transfer none]

Since 4.2


gdaui_login_set_dsn ()

void
gdaui_login_set_dsn (GdauiLogin *login,
                     const gchar *dsn);

Changes the information displayed in login , to represent dsn . If login 's mode has GDA_UI_LOGIN_HIDE_DSN_SELECTION_MODE, then the DSN information is extracted and displayed in the direct login area.

If dsn is not a declared data source name, then a warning is shown and the result is the same as having passed NULL for the dsn argument.

In any case login 's mode (set by gdaui_login_set_mode()) is not changed.

Parameters

login

a GdauiLogin object

 

dsn

a data source name, or NULL.

[allow-none]

gdaui_login_set_connection_information ()

void
gdaui_login_set_connection_information
                               (GdauiLogin *login,
                                const GdaDsnInfo *cinfo);

Changes the information displayed in login , to represent cinfo . If login 's mode has GDA_UI_LOGIN_HIDE_DIRECT_CONNECTION_MODE, then if cinfo->name is not NULL it is displayed in the DSN selector, otherwise a warning is shown and the result is the same as having passed NULL for the cinfo argument.

In any case login 's mode (set by gdaui_login_set_mode()) is not changed.

Parameters

login

a GdauiLogin object

 

cinfo

a pointer to a structure representing the information to display.

 

Types and Values

struct GdauiLogin

struct GdauiLogin {
	GtkBox            parent;
	GdauiLoginPrivate *priv;
};

enum GdauiLoginMode

Defines the aspect of the GdauiLogin widget

Members

GDA_UI_LOGIN_ENABLE_CONTROL_CENTRE_MODE

   

GDA_UI_LOGIN_HIDE_DSN_SELECTION_MODE

   

GDA_UI_LOGIN_HIDE_DIRECT_CONNECTION_MODE