### Class

# Dex Block

#### Description [src]

    final class Dex.Block : GObject.TypeInstance
    {
      /* No available fields */
    }

`DexBlock` represents a callback closure that can be scheduled to run within a specific `GMainContext`.

You create these by chaining futures together using dex_future_then(), dex_future_catch(), `dex_future_finally()` and similar.

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- DexFuture
- DexObject

#### Instance methods

###### dex_block_get_kind

Gets the kind of block.

###### dex_block_get_scheduler

Gets the scheduler to use when executing a block.

##### Methods inherited from DexFuture (23)

###### dex_await

Suspends the current `DexFiber` and resumes when `future` has completed.

###### dex_await_boolean

Awaits on `future` and returns the gboolean result.

###### dex_await_boxed

Awaits on `future` and returns the `G_TYPE_BOXED` based result.

###### dex_await_double

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an double.

###### dex_await_enum

Awaits on `future` and returns the enum result.

###### dex_await_flags

Awaits on `future` and returns the flags result.

###### dex_await_float

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an float.

###### dex_await_int

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an int.

###### dex_await_int64

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an int64.

###### dex_await_object

Awaits on `future` and returns the `GObject`-based result.

###### dex_await_pointer

Calls `dex_await()` and returns the value of g_value_get_pointer(), otherwise `error` is set if the future rejected.

###### dex_await_string

Awaits on `future` and returns the string result.

###### dex_await_uint

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an uint.

###### dex_await_uint64

Awaits on `future` and returns the result as an uint64.

###### dex_await_variant

Awaits on `future` and returns the `G_TYPE_VARIANT` based result.

since: 0.4

###### dex_future_disown

Disowns a future, allowing it to run to completion even though there may be no observer interested in the futures completion or rejection.

since: 0.4

###### dex_future_get_name

No description available.

###### dex_future_get_status

No description available.

###### dex_future_get_value

No description available.

###### dex_future_is_pending

This is a convenience function equivalent to calling `dex_future_get_status()` and checking for `DEX_FUTURE_STATUS_PENDING`.

###### dex_future_is_rejected

This is a convenience function equivalent to calling `dex_future_get_status()` and checking for `DEX_FUTURE_STATUS_REJECTED`.

###### dex_future_is_resolved

This is a convenience function equivalent to calling `dex_future_get_status()` and checking for `DEX_FUTURE_STATUS_RESOLVED`.

###### dex_future_set_static_name

Sets the name of the future with a static/internal string.

##### Methods inherited from DexObject (2)

###### dex_ref

Acquires a reference on the given object, and increases its reference count by one.

###### dex_unref

Releases a reference on the given object, and decreases its reference count by one.