gio:file-get-parse-name (file)

file -- a g:file object

The string containing the parse name for the file.

Gets the parse name for the file. A parse name is a UTF-8 string that describes the file such that one can get the g:file object back using the g:file-parse-name function.

This is generally used to show the g:file object as a nice full-pathname kind of string in a user interface, like in a location entry.

For local files with names that can safely be converted to UTF-8 the pathname is used, otherwise the IRI is used, a form of URI that allows UTF-8 characters unescaped.