File.setAttributeString

Sets attribute of type gio.types.FileAttributeType.String to value. If attribute is of a different type, this operation will fail.

If cancellable is not null, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error gio.types.IOErrorEnum.Cancelled will be returned.

interface File
bool
setAttributeString

Parameters

attribute string

a string containing the attribute's name

value string

a string containing the attribute's value

flags gio.types.FileQueryInfoFlags

#GFileQueryInfoFlags

cancellable gio.cancellable.Cancellable

optional #GCancellable object, null to ignore

Return Value

Type: bool

true if the attribute was successfully set, false otherwise.