Struct ShortcutOptions

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pub struct ShortcutOptions {
    pub arguments: Vec<OsString>,
    pub working_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
    pub icon: Option<ShortcutIcon>,
    pub description: Option<String>,
}

Expand description

Options used when creating a Windows .lnk shortcut.

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§arguments: Vec<OsString>

Command-line arguments stored in the shortcut.

§working_directory: Option<PathBuf>

Optional working directory for the shortcut target.

§icon: Option<ShortcutIcon>

Optional icon resource for the shortcut.

§description: Option<String>

Optional user-facing shortcut description.

Implementations§

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impl ShortcutOptions

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pub fn new() -> Self

Creates empty shortcut options.

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examples/shortcuts.rs (line 6)

1fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
2    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
3    let notepad = r"C:\Windows\notepad.exe";
4
5    let lnk_path = cwd.join("notepad-demo.lnk");
6    let options = win_desktop_utils::ShortcutOptions::new()
7        .description("Open Notepad")
8        .working_directory(r"C:\Windows")
9        .icon(notepad, 0);
10
11    win_desktop_utils::create_shortcut(&lnk_path, notepad, &options)?;
12    println!("created shortcut: {}", lnk_path.display());
13
14    let url_path = cwd.join("rust-docs.url");
15    win_desktop_utils::create_url_shortcut(&url_path, "https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/")?;
16    println!("created URL shortcut: {}", url_path.display());
17
18    Ok(())
19}

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pub fn arguments<I, S>(self, arguments: I) -> Self
where I: IntoIterator<Item = S>, S: Into<OsString>,

Replaces the shortcut argument list.

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pub fn argument(self, argument: impl Into<OsString>) -> Self

Appends one shortcut argument.

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pub fn working_directory(self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self

Sets the shortcut working directory.

Examples found in repository ?

examples/shortcuts.rs (line 8)

1fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
2    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
3    let notepad = r"C:\Windows\notepad.exe";
4
5    let lnk_path = cwd.join("notepad-demo.lnk");
6    let options = win_desktop_utils::ShortcutOptions::new()
7        .description("Open Notepad")
8        .working_directory(r"C:\Windows")
9        .icon(notepad, 0);
10
11    win_desktop_utils::create_shortcut(&lnk_path, notepad, &options)?;
12    println!("created shortcut: {}", lnk_path.display());
13
14    let url_path = cwd.join("rust-docs.url");
15    win_desktop_utils::create_url_shortcut(&url_path, "https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/")?;
16    println!("created URL shortcut: {}", url_path.display());
17
18    Ok(())
19}

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pub fn icon(self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>, index: i32) -> Self

Sets the shortcut icon resource.

Examples found in repository ?

examples/shortcuts.rs (line 9)

1fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
2    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
3    let notepad = r"C:\Windows\notepad.exe";
4
5    let lnk_path = cwd.join("notepad-demo.lnk");
6    let options = win_desktop_utils::ShortcutOptions::new()
7        .description("Open Notepad")
8        .working_directory(r"C:\Windows")
9        .icon(notepad, 0);
10
11    win_desktop_utils::create_shortcut(&lnk_path, notepad, &options)?;
12    println!("created shortcut: {}", lnk_path.display());
13
14    let url_path = cwd.join("rust-docs.url");
15    win_desktop_utils::create_url_shortcut(&url_path, "https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/")?;
16    println!("created URL shortcut: {}", url_path.display());
17
18    Ok(())
19}

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pub fn description(self, description: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Sets the shortcut description.

Examples found in repository ?

examples/shortcuts.rs (line 7)

1fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
2    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
3    let notepad = r"C:\Windows\notepad.exe";
4
5    let lnk_path = cwd.join("notepad-demo.lnk");
6    let options = win_desktop_utils::ShortcutOptions::new()
7        .description("Open Notepad")
8        .working_directory(r"C:\Windows")
9        .icon(notepad, 0);
10
11    win_desktop_utils::create_shortcut(&lnk_path, notepad, &options)?;
12    println!("created shortcut: {}", lnk_path.display());
13
14    let url_path = cwd.join("rust-docs.url");
15    win_desktop_utils::create_url_shortcut(&url_path, "https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/")?;
16    println!("created URL shortcut: {}", url_path.display());
17
18    Ok(())
19}