Constructor

GtkTextViewnew_with_buffer

Declaration [src]

GtkWidget*
gtk_text_view_new_with_buffer (
  GtkTextBuffer* buffer
)

Description [src]

Creates a new GtkTextView widget displaying the buffer buffer. One buffer can be shared among many widgets. buffer may be NULL to create a default buffer, in which case this function is equivalent to gtk_text_view_new(). The text view adds its own reference count to the buffer; it does not take over an existing reference.

Parameters

buffer

Type: GtkTextBuffer

A GtkTextBuffer.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

Return value

Type: GtkWidget

A new GtkTextView.

The data is owned by the called function.