DesktopFile

addGroup DesktopGroup addGroup(string groupName): Creates new group usin groupName.
byGroup auto byGroup(): Range of groups in order how they are defined in .desktop file. The first group is always Desktop Entry.
categories auto categories(): Categories this program belongs to.
categories void categories(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "Categories" list.
comment string comment(): Tooltip for the entry, for example "View sites on the Internet".
desktopEntry inout(DesktopGroup) desktopEntry()
execString string execString()
expandExecString string[] expandExecString(string[] urls): Expands Exec string into the array of command line arguments to use to start the program.
fileName string fileName()
genericName string genericName(): Generic name of the application, for example "Web Browser".
group inout(DesktopGroup) group(string groupName)
hidden bool hidden()
iconName string iconName()
keywords auto keywords(): A list of strings which may be used in addition to other metadata to describe this entry.
keywords void keywords(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "Keywords" list.
localizedComment string localizedComment(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
localizedGenericName string localizedGenericName(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
localizedName string localizedName(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
mimeTypes auto mimeTypes(): The MIME type(s) supported by this application.
mimeTypes void mimeTypes(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "MimeType" list.
name string name(): Specific name of the application, for example "Mozilla".
noDisplay bool noDisplay()
notShowIn auto notShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should not display a given desktop entry.
onlyShowIn auto onlyShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should display a given desktop entry.
saveToFile void saveToFile(string fileName): Saves object to file using Desktop File format.
saveToString string saveToString(): Saves object to string using Desktop File format.
startApplication Pid startApplication(string[] urls): Starts the program associated with this .desktop file using urls as command line params. Note: If the program should be run in terminal it tries to find system defined terminal emulator to run in. First, it probes TERM environment variable. If not found, checks if /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator exists on Linux and use it on success. Defaulted to xterm, if could not determine other terminal emulator. Note: This function does check if the type of desktop file is Application. It relies only on "Exec" value.
startApplication Pid startApplication(string url): ditto, but uses the only url.
startLink Pid startLink(): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
terminal bool terminal(): Whether the program runs in a terminal window.
terminal bool terminal(bool t): Sets "Terminal" field to true or false.
tryExecString string tryExecString()
type Type type()
type Type type(Type t): Sets "Type" field to type
workingDirectory string workingDirectory(): The working directory to run the program in.

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joinValues string joinValues(Range values): Join range of multiple values into a string using semicolon as separator. Adds trailing semicolon. If range is empty, empty string is returned.
loadFromFile DesktopFile loadFromFile(string fileName, ReadOptions options): Reads desktop file from file.
loadFromString DesktopFile loadFromString(string contents, ReadOptions options, string fileName): Reads desktop file from string.
splitValues auto splitValues(string values): Some keys can have multiple values, separated by semicolon. This function helps to parse such kind of strings to the range.

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