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IOChannel
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.GLib





.. class:: IOChannel(*args, **kwargs)
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:Constructors:

::

    IOChannel()
    new_file(filename:str, mode:str) -> GLib.IOChannel
    unix_new(fd:int) -> GLib.IOChannel





Methods
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: IOChannel
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   .. method:: add_watch(condition, callback, *user_data, **kwargs)

      






      :param condition: 

      :param callback: 

      :param user_data: 

      :param kwargs: 




   .. method:: next()

      









   .. method:: read(max_count=-1)

      Reads data from a :obj:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel`.






      .. deprecated:: 2.2

         Use :func:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel.read_chars` instead.




      :param max_count: 




   .. method:: readline(size_hint=-1)

      






      :param size_hint: 




   .. method:: readlines(size_hint=-1)

      






      :param size_hint: 




   .. method:: seek(offset, whence=0)

      Sets the current position in the :obj:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel`, similar to the standard
      library function fseek().






      .. deprecated:: 2.2

         Use :func:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel.seek_position` instead.




      :param offset: an offset, in bytes, which is added to the position specified
         by ``type``


      :param whence: 




   .. method:: write(buf, buflen=-1)

      Writes data to a :obj:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel`.






      .. deprecated:: 2.2

         Use :func:`~gi.repository.GLib.IOChannel.write_chars` instead.




      :param buf: the buffer containing the data to write


      :param buflen: 




   .. method:: writelines(lines)

      






      :param lines: