Interface
GtkEditable
Description [src]
interface Gtk.Editable : Gtk.WidgetGtkEditable is an interface for text editing widgets.
Typical examples of editable widgets are GtkEntry and
GtkSpinButton. It contains functions for generically manipulating
an editable widget, a large number of action signals used for key bindings,
and several signals that an application can connect to modify the behavior
of a widget.
As an example of the latter usage, by connecting the following handler to
GtkEditable::insert-text, an application can convert all entry
into a widget into uppercase.
Forcing entry to uppercase.
#include <ctype.h>
void
insert_text_handler (GtkEditable *editable,
const char *text,
int length,
int *position,
gpointer data)
{
char *result = g_utf8_strup (text, length);
g_signal_handlers_block_by_func (editable,
(gpointer) insert_text_handler, data);
gtk_editable_insert_text (editable, result, length, position);
g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func (editable,
(gpointer) insert_text_handler, data);
g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (editable, "insert_text");
g_free (result);
}
Implementing GtkEditable
The most likely scenario for implementing GtkEditable on your own widget
is that you will embed a GtkText inside a complex widget, and want to
delegate the editable functionality to that text widget. GtkEditable
provides some utility functions to make this easy.
In your class_init function, call gtk_editable_install_properties(),
passing the first available property ID:
static void
my_class_init (MyClass *class)
{
...
g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, NUM_PROPERTIES, props);
gtk_editable_install_properties (object_clas, NUM_PROPERTIES);
...
}
In your interface_init function for the GtkEditable interface, provide
an implementation for the get_delegate vfunc that returns your text widget:
GtkEditable *
get_editable_delegate (GtkEditable *editable)
{
return GTK_EDITABLE (MY_WIDGET (editable)->text_widget);
}
static void
my_editable_init (GtkEditableInterface *iface)
{
iface->get_delegate = get_editable_delegate;
}
You don’t need to provide any other vfuncs. The default implementations work by forwarding to the delegate that the GtkEditableInterface.get_delegate() vfunc returns.
In your instance_init function, create your text widget, and then call
gtk_editable_init_delegate():
static void
my_widget_init (MyWidget *self)
{
...
self->text_widget = gtk_text_new ();
gtk_editable_init_delegate (GTK_EDITABLE (self));
...
}
In your dispose function, call gtk_editable_finish_delegate() before
destroying your text widget:
static void
my_widget_dispose (GObject *object)
{
...
gtk_editable_finish_delegate (GTK_EDITABLE (self));
g_clear_pointer (&self->text_widget, gtk_widget_unparent);
...
}
Finally, use gtk_editable_delegate_set_property() in your set_property
function (and similar for get_property), to set the editable properties:
...
if (gtk_editable_delegate_set_property (object, prop_id, value, pspec))
return;
switch (prop_id)
...
It is important to note that if you create a GtkEditable that uses
a delegate, the low level GtkEditable::insert-text and
GtkEditable::delete-text signals will be propagated from the
“wrapper” editable to the delegate, but they will not be propagated from
the delegate to the “wrapper” editable, as they would cause an infinite
recursion. If you wish to connect to the GtkEditable::insert-text
and GtkEditable::delete-text signals, you will need to connect
to them on the delegate obtained via gtk_editable_get_delegate().
Prerequisite
In order to implement Editable, your type must inherit fromGtkWidget.
Instance methods
gtk_editable_delegate_get_accessible_platform_state
Retrieves the accessible platform state from the editable delegate.
since: 4.10
gtk_editable_get_position
Retrieves the current position of the cursor relative to the start of the content of the editable.
gtk_editable_get_width_chars
Gets the number of characters of space reserved for the contents of the editable.
gtk_editable_insert_text
Inserts length bytes of text into the contents of the
widget, at position position.
gtk_editable_set_width_chars
Changes the size request of the editable to be about the
right size for n_chars characters.
Properties
Gtk.Editable:selection-bound
The position of the opposite end of the selection from the cursor in chars.
Interface structure
struct GtkEditableInterface {
GTypeInterface base_iface;
void (* insert_text) (
GtkEditable* editable,
const char* text,
int length,
int* position
);
void (* delete_text) (
GtkEditable* editable,
int start_pos,
int end_pos
);
void (* changed) (
GtkEditable* editable
);
const char* (* get_text) (
GtkEditable* editable
);
void (* do_insert_text) (
GtkEditable* editable,
const char* text,
int length,
int* position
);
void (* do_delete_text) (
GtkEditable* editable,
int start_pos,
int end_pos
);
gboolean (* get_selection_bounds) (
GtkEditable* editable,
int* start_pos,
int* end_pos
);
void (* set_selection_bounds) (
GtkEditable* editable,
int start_pos,
int end_pos
);
GtkEditable* (* get_delegate) (
GtkEditable* editable
);
}No description available.
Interface members
base_iface |
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insert_text |
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delete_text |
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changed |
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get_text |
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do_insert_text |
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do_delete_text |
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get_selection_bounds |
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set_selection_bounds |
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get_delegate |
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Virtual methods
Gtk.Editable.do_insert_text
Inserts length bytes of text into the contents of the
widget, at position position.
Gtk.Editable.insert_text
Inserts length bytes of text into the contents of the
widget, at position position.