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Block Class Reference

from PyKDE4.solid import *

Inherits: Solid.DeviceInterface → QObject
Namespace: Solid

Detailed Description

This device interface is available on block devices.

A block device is an adressable device such as drive or partition. It is possible to interact with such a device using a special file in the system.


Methods

 __init__ (self, QObject backendObject)
QString device (self)
int deviceMajor (self)
int deviceMinor (self)

Static Methods

Solid.DeviceInterface.Type deviceInterfaceType ()

Method Documentation

__init__ (  self,
QObject  backendObject
)

Creates a new Block object. You generally won't need this. It's created when necessary using Device.as().

Parameters:
backendObject  the device interface object provided by the backend

See also:
Solid.Device.as()

QString device (   self )

Retrieves the absolute path of the special file to interact with the device.

Returns:
the absolute path of the special file to interact with the device

int deviceMajor (   self )

Retrieves the major number of the node file to interact with the device.

Returns:
the device major number

int deviceMinor (   self )

Retrieves the minor number of the node file to interact with the device.

Returns:
the device minor number


Static Method Documentation

Solid.DeviceInterface.Type deviceInterfaceType (   )

Get the Solid.DeviceInterface.Type of the Block device interface.

Returns:
the Block device interface type
See also:
Solid.Ifaces.Enums.DeviceInterface.Type

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