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{{Infobox software
| name = GioSharp
| logo = GTK_logo.svg
| developer = GNOME Project, Xamarin, and community contributors
| released = {{Start date|2008}}
| programming_language = C#
| operating_system = Cross-platform
| platform = .NET, Mono
| genre = System and I/O library bindings
| license = GNU Lesser General Public License
| website = [https://github.com/GtkSharp/GtkSharp GitHub repository]
}}

'''GioSharp''' is a set of [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] bindings for the [[GIO]] library, a part of the [[GLib]] utility and object framework used throughout the [[GNOME]] platform.
It is included in the [[GtkSharp]] project and provides managed access to GIO’s high-level input/output, file system, networking, and application services.

== Overview of GIO ==
'''GIO''' is a library within the GLib ecosystem that provides an abstract, object-oriented API for performing common system-level tasks in a cross-platform manner.
It replaces older POSIX-style APIs with a more flexible, [[GObject]]-based design, supporting asynchronous operations, virtual file systems, and stream abstractions.

Key capabilities of GIO include:
* File and directory handling through [[GFile]] and [[GFileInfo]]
* Stream I/O (input/output, buffered streams, data streams)
* Asynchronous and cancellable operations
* Application and D-Bus integration (GApplication, GDBus)
* Network sockets and services (GSocket, GResolver, GNetworkMonitor)
* Volume and drive monitoring

GIO is used internally by GTK and other GNOME libraries to manage resources in a portable way.

== GioSharp ==
GioSharp provides managed .NET bindings for the native GIO library.
It exposes GIO’s APIs through idiomatic C# classes and interfaces, enabling .NET and [[Mono (software)|Mono]] applications to access files, streams, network sockets, and interprocess communication mechanisms in a platform-independent manner.

Using GioSharp, developers can:
* Perform file and directory operations across different backends (local or remote)
* Handle asynchronous I/O using task-based programming in C#
* Communicate over [[D-Bus]] using managed objects and signals
* Build applications that use GApplication for single-instance management and session integration
* Monitor devices, volumes, and network changes

== Relationship to other GtkSharp components ==
GioSharp complements other libraries in the GtkSharp ecosystem:
* [[GLibSharp]] – Provides the foundational GObject system and event loop used by GIO.
* [[GtkSharp]] – Uses GIO for file dialogs, resource handling, and application integration.
* [[GdkSharp]] – Can use GIO for stream and resource management in certain backends.

== Version compatibility ==
GioSharp versions correspond to the GTK and GLib releases:
* **GioSharp 2.x** – Used with GTK 2 and GLib 2.x
* **GioSharp 3.x** – Updated for GTK 3 and GLib 2.40+
* **GioSharp 4.x** – Planned for GTK 4 and modern .NET runtimes

== Usage example ==
A simple example of using GioSharp to read a file:
<syntaxhighlight lang="csharp">
using Gio;
using GLib;

File file = File.NewForPath("example.txt");
string contents = file.LoadContents(null, out _);
Console.WriteLine(contents);
</syntaxhighlight>

== See also ==
* [[GIO]]
* [[GLibSharp]]
* [[GtkSharp]]
* [[Mono (software)]]
* [[.NET (software framework)]]
* [[D-Bus]]

== External links ==
* [https://github.com/GtkSharp/GtkSharp Official GtkSharp repository on GitHub]
* [https://docs.gtk.org/gio/ Official GIO documentation]
* [https://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/ Gtk# documentation (Mono Project)]

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	* [[GIO]]
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	* [[GtkSharp]]		* [[GtkSharp]]
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	* [[.NET (software framework)]]
	* [[D-Bus]]		* [[D-Bus]]

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