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SignalAction
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.Gtk





.. class:: SignalAction(**properties: ~typing.Any)
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Superclasses: :class:`~gi.repository.Gtk.ShortcutAction`, :class:`~gi.repository.GObject.Object`





A ``GtkShortcut``Action that emits a signal.

Signals that are used in this way are referred to as keybinding signals,
and they are expected to be defined with the ``%G_SIGNAL_ACTION`` flag.



Constructors
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: SignalAction
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   .. classmethod:: new(signal_name: str) -> ~gi.repository.Gtk.SignalAction

      Creates an action that when activated, emits the given action signal
      on the provided widget.

      It will also unpack the args into arguments passed to the signal.







      :param signal_name: name of the signal to emit









Methods
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: SignalAction
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   .. method:: get_signal_name() -> str

      Returns the name of the signal that will be emitted.














Properties
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: SignalAction
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   .. attribute:: props.signal_name
      :type: str

      The name of the signal to emit.