struct GtkEntry

struct GtkEntry;

The GtkEntry struct contains only private data.

gtk_entry_new ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new                       (void);

Creates a new entry.

gtk_entry_new_with_buffer ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_buffer           (GtkEntryBuffer *buffer);

Creates a new entry with the specified text buffer.

Since 2.18

gtk_entry_new_with_max_length ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_max_length       (gint max);

Creates a new GtkEntry widget with the given maximum length.

gtk_entry_get_buffer ()

GtkEntryBuffer *    gtk_entry_get_buffer                (GtkEntry *entry);

Get the GtkEntryBuffer object which holds the text for this widget.

Since 2.18

gtk_entry_set_buffer ()

void                gtk_entry_set_buffer                (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryBuffer *buffer);

Set the GtkEntryBuffer object which holds the text for this widget.

Since 2.18

gtk_entry_set_text ()

void                gtk_entry_set_text                  (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);

Sets the text in the widget to the given value, replacing the current contents.

See gtk_entry_buffer_set_text().

gtk_entry_append_text ()

void                gtk_entry_append_text               (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);

Appends the given text to the contents of the widget.

gtk_entry_prepend_text ()

void                gtk_entry_prepend_text              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);

Prepends the given text to the contents of the widget.

gtk_entry_set_position ()

void                gtk_entry_set_position              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint position);

Sets the cursor position in an entry to the given value.

gtk_entry_get_text ()

const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_text                  (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the contents of the entry widget. See also gtk_editable_get_chars().

This is equivalent to:

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gtk_entry_buffer_get_text (gtk_entry_get_buffer (entry));

gtk_entry_get_text_length ()

guint16             gtk_entry_get_text_length           (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the current length of the text in entry.

This is equivalent to:

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gtk_entry_buffer_get_length (gtk_entry_get_buffer (entry));

Since 2.14

gtk_entry_select_region ()

void                gtk_entry_select_region             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint start,
                                                         gint end);

Selects a region of text. The characters that are selected are those characters at positions from start_pos up to, but not including end_pos. If end_pos is negative, then the the characters selected will be those characters from start_pos to the end of the text.

gtk_entry_set_visibility ()

void                gtk_entry_set_visibility            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean visible);

Sets whether the contents of the entry are visible or not. When visibility is set to FALSE, characters are displayed as the invisible char, and will also appear that way when the text in the entry widget is copied elsewhere.

By default, GTK+ picks the best invisible character available in the current font, but it can be changed with gtk_entry_set_invisible_char().

gtk_entry_set_invisible_char ()

void                gtk_entry_set_invisible_char        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gunichar ch);

Sets the character to use in place of the actual text when gtk_entry_set_visibility() has been called to set text visibility to FALSE. i.e. this is the character used in "password mode" to show the user how many characters have been typed. By default, GTK+ picks the best invisible char available in the current font. If you set the invisible char to 0, then the user will get no feedback at all; there will be no text on the screen as they type.

gtk_entry_unset_invisible_char ()

void                gtk_entry_unset_invisible_char      (GtkEntry *entry);

Unsets the invisible char previously set with gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(). So that the default invisible char is used again.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_editable ()

void                gtk_entry_set_editable              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean editable);

Determines if the user can edit the text in the editable widget or not.

gtk_entry_set_max_length ()

void                gtk_entry_set_max_length            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint max);

Sets the maximum allowed length of the contents of the widget. If the current contents are longer than the given length, then they will be truncated to fit.

This is equivalent to:

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gtk_entry_buffer_set_max_length (gtk_entry_get_buffer (entry), max);

gtk_entry_get_activates_default ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_activates_default     (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the value set by gtk_entry_set_activates_default().

gtk_entry_get_has_frame ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_has_frame             (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_has_frame().

gtk_entry_get_inner_border ()

const GtkBorder *   gtk_entry_get_inner_border          (GtkEntry *entry);

This function returns the entry's "inner-border" property. See gtk_entry_set_inner_border() for more information.

Since 2.10

gtk_entry_get_width_chars ()

gint                gtk_entry_get_width_chars           (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_width_chars().

gtk_entry_set_activates_default ()

void                gtk_entry_set_activates_default     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean setting);

If setting is TRUE, pressing Enter in the entry will activate the default widget for the window containing the entry. This usually means that the dialog box containing the entry will be closed, since the default widget is usually one of the dialog buttons.

(For experts: if setting is TRUE, the entry calls gtk_window_activate_default() on the window containing the entry, in the default handler for the "activate" signal.)

gtk_entry_set_has_frame ()

void                gtk_entry_set_has_frame             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean setting);

Sets whether the entry has a beveled frame around it.

gtk_entry_set_inner_border ()

void                gtk_entry_set_inner_border          (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const GtkBorder *border);

Sets entry's inner-border property to border, or clears it if NULL is passed. The inner-border is the area around the entry's text, but inside its frame.

If set, this property overrides the inner-border style property. Overriding the style-provided border is useful when you want to do in-place editing of some text in a canvas or list widget, where pixel-exact positioning of the entry is important.

Since 2.10

gtk_entry_set_width_chars ()

void                gtk_entry_set_width_chars           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint n_chars);

Changes the size request of the entry to be about the right size for n_chars characters. Note that it changes the size request, the size can still be affected by how you pack the widget into containers. If n_chars is -1, the size reverts to the default entry size.

gtk_entry_get_invisible_char ()

gunichar            gtk_entry_get_invisible_char        (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the character displayed in place of the real characters for entries with visibility set to false. See gtk_entry_set_invisible_char().

gtk_entry_set_alignment ()

void                gtk_entry_set_alignment             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gfloat xalign);

Sets the alignment for the contents of the entry. This controls the horizontal positioning of the contents when the displayed text is shorter than the width of the entry.

Since 2.4

gtk_entry_get_alignment ()

gfloat              gtk_entry_get_alignment             (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_alignment().

Since 2.4

gtk_entry_set_overwrite_mode ()

void                gtk_entry_set_overwrite_mode        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean overwrite);

Sets whether the text is overwritten when typing in the GtkEntry.

Since 2.14

gtk_entry_get_overwrite_mode ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_overwrite_mode        (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_overwrite_mode().

Since 2.14

gtk_entry_get_layout ()

PangoLayout *       gtk_entry_get_layout                (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the PangoLayout used to display the entry. The layout is useful to e.g. convert text positions to pixel positions, in combination with gtk_entry_get_layout_offsets(). The returned layout is owned by the entry and must not be modified or freed by the caller.

Keep in mind that the layout text may contain a preedit string, so gtk_entry_layout_index_to_text_index() and gtk_entry_text_index_to_layout_index() are needed to convert byte indices in the layout to byte indices in the entry contents.

gtk_entry_get_layout_offsets ()

void                gtk_entry_get_layout_offsets        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint *x,
                                                         gint *y);

Obtains the position of the PangoLayout used to render text in the entry, in widget coordinates. Useful if you want to line up the text in an entry with some other text, e.g. when using the entry to implement editable cells in a sheet widget.

Also useful to convert mouse events into coordinates inside the PangoLayout, e.g. to take some action if some part of the entry text is clicked.

Note that as the user scrolls around in the entry the offsets will change; you'll need to connect to the "notify::scroll-offset" signal to track this. Remember when using the PangoLayout functions you need to convert to and from pixels using PANGO_PIXELS() or PANGO_SCALE.

Keep in mind that the layout text may contain a preedit string, so gtk_entry_layout_index_to_text_index() and gtk_entry_text_index_to_layout_index() are needed to convert byte indices in the layout to byte indices in the entry contents.

gtk_entry_layout_index_to_text_index ()

gint                gtk_entry_layout_index_to_text_index
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint layout_index);

Converts from a position in the entry contents (returned by gtk_entry_get_text()) to a position in the entry's PangoLayout (returned by gtk_entry_get_layout(), with text retrieved via pango_layout_get_text()).

gtk_entry_text_index_to_layout_index ()

gint                gtk_entry_text_index_to_layout_index
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint text_index);

Converts from a position in the entry's PangoLayout (returned by gtk_entry_get_layout()) to a position in the entry contents (returned by gtk_entry_get_text()).

gtk_entry_get_max_length ()

gint                gtk_entry_get_max_length            (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the maximum allowed length of the text in entry. See gtk_entry_set_max_length().

This is equivalent to:

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gtk_entry_buffer_get_max_length (gtk_entry_get_buffer (entry));

gtk_entry_get_visibility ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_visibility            (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves whether the text in entry is visible. See gtk_entry_set_visibility().

gtk_entry_set_completion ()

void                gtk_entry_set_completion            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryCompletion *completion);

Sets completion to be the auxiliary completion object to use with entry. All further configuration of the completion mechanism is done on completion using the GtkEntryCompletion API. Completion is disabled if completion is set to NULL.

Since 2.4

gtk_entry_get_completion ()

GtkEntryCompletion * gtk_entry_get_completion           (GtkEntry *entry);

Returns the auxiliary completion object currently in use by entry.

Since 2.4

gtk_entry_set_cursor_hadjustment ()

void                gtk_entry_set_cursor_hadjustment    (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkAdjustment *adjustment);

Hooks up an adjustment to the cursor position in an entry, so that when the cursor is moved, the adjustment is scrolled to show that position. See gtk_scrolled_window_get_hadjustment() for a typical way of obtaining the adjustment.

The adjustment has to be in pixel units and in the same coordinate system as the entry.

Since 2.12

gtk_entry_get_cursor_hadjustment ()

GtkAdjustment *     gtk_entry_get_cursor_hadjustment    (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the horizontal cursor adjustment for the entry. See gtk_entry_set_cursor_hadjustment().

Since 2.12

gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction ()

void                gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gdouble fraction);

Causes the entry's progress indicator to "fill in" the given fraction of the bar. The fraction should be between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_progress_fraction ()

gdouble             gtk_entry_get_progress_fraction     (GtkEntry *entry);

Returns the current fraction of the task that's been completed. See gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction().

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step ()

void                gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gdouble fraction);

Sets the fraction of total entry width to move the progress bouncing block for each call to gtk_entry_progress_pulse().

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_progress_pulse_step ()

gdouble             gtk_entry_get_progress_pulse_step   (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the pulse step set with gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step().

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_progress_pulse ()

void                gtk_entry_progress_pulse            (GtkEntry *entry);

Indicates that some progress is made, but you don't know how much. Causes the entry's progress indicator to enter "activity mode," where a block bounces back and forth. Each call to gtk_entry_progress_pulse() causes the block to move by a little bit (the amount of movement per pulse is determined by gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step()).

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_im_context_filter_keypress ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_im_context_filter_keypress
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GdkEventKey *event);

Allow the GtkEntry input method to internally handle key press and release events. If this function returns TRUE, then no further processing should be done for this key event. See gtk_im_context_filter_keypress().

Note that you are expected to call this function from your handler when overriding key event handling. This is needed in the case when you need to insert your own key handling between the input method and the default key event handling of the GtkEntry. See gtk_text_view_reset_im_context() for an example of use.

Since 2.22

gtk_entry_reset_im_context ()

void                gtk_entry_reset_im_context          (GtkEntry *entry);

Reset the input method context of the entry if needed.

This can be necessary in the case where modifying the buffer would confuse on-going input method behavior.

Since 2.22

enum GtkEntryIconPosition

typedef enum
{
  GTK_ENTRY_ICON_PRIMARY,
  GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY
} GtkEntryIconPosition;

Specifies the side of the entry at which an icon is placed.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_from_pixbuf ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_pixbuf      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);

Sets the icon shown in the specified position using a pixbuf.

If pixbuf is NULL, no icon will be shown in the specified position.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_from_stock ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_stock       (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *stock_id);

Sets the icon shown in the entry at the specified position from a stock image.

If stock_id is NULL, no icon will be shown in the specified position.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_from_icon_name ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_icon_name   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *icon_name);

Sets the icon shown in the entry at the specified position from the current icon theme.

If the icon name isn't known, a "broken image" icon will be displayed instead.

If icon_name is NULL, no icon will be shown in the specified position.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon       (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GIcon *icon);

Sets the icon shown in the entry at the specified position from the current icon theme. If the icon isn't known, a "broken image" icon will be displayed instead.

If icon is NULL, no icon will be shown in the specified position.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_storage_type ()

GtkImageType        gtk_entry_get_icon_storage_type     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Gets the type of representation being used by the icon to store image data. If the icon has no image data, the return value will be GTK_IMAGE_EMPTY.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_pixbuf ()

GdkPixbuf *         gtk_entry_get_icon_pixbuf           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Retrieves the image used for the icon.

Unlike the other methods of setting and getting icon data, this method will work regardless of whether the icon was set using a GdkPixbuf, a GIcon, a stock item, or an icon name.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_stock ()

const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_icon_stock            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Retrieves the stock id used for the icon, or NULL if there is no icon or if the icon was set by some other method (e.g., by pixbuf, icon name or gicon).

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_name ()

const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_icon_name             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Retrieves the icon name used for the icon, or NULL if there is no icon or if the icon was set by some other method (e.g., by pixbuf, stock or gicon).

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_gicon ()

GIcon *             gtk_entry_get_icon_gicon            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Retrieves the GIcon used for the icon, or NULL if there is no icon or if the icon was set by some other method (e.g., by stock, pixbuf, or icon name).

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         gboolean activatable);

Sets whether the icon is activatable.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_activatable ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_icon_activatable      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Returns whether the icon is activatable.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_sensitive ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_sensitive        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         gboolean sensitive);

Sets the sensitivity for the specified icon.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_sensitive ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_icon_sensitive        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Returns whether the icon appears sensitive or insensitive.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_at_pos ()

gint                gtk_entry_get_icon_at_pos           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint x,
                                                         gint y);

Finds the icon at the given position and return its index. If x, y doesn't lie inside an icon, -1 is returned. This function is intended for use in a "query-tooltip" signal handler.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *tooltip);

Sets tooltip as the contents of the tooltip for the icon at the specified position.

Use NULL for tooltip to remove an existing tooltip.

See also gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text() and gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup().

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_text ()

gchar *             gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_text     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Gets the contents of the tooltip on the icon at the specified position in entry.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *tooltip);

Sets tooltip as the contents of the tooltip for the icon at the specified position. tooltip is assumed to be marked up with the Pango text markup language.

Use NULL for tooltip to remove an existing tooltip.

See also gtk_widget_set_tooltip_markup() and gtk_enty_set_icon_tooltip_text().

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_markup ()

gchar *             gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_markup   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Gets the contents of the tooltip on the icon at the specified position in entry.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source ()

void                gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GtkTargetList *target_list,
                                                         GdkDragAction actions);

Sets up the icon at the given position so that GTK+ will start a drag operation when the user clicks and drags the icon.

To handle the drag operation, you need to connect to the usual "drag-data-get" (or possibly "drag-data-delete") signal, and use gtk_entry_get_current_icon_drag_source() in your signal handler to find out if the drag was started from an icon.

By default, GTK+ uses the icon as the drag icon. You can use the "drag-begin" signal to set a different icon. Note that you have to use g_signal_connect_after() to ensure that your signal handler gets executed after the default handler.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_current_icon_drag_source ()

gint                gtk_entry_get_current_icon_drag_source
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry);

Returns the index of the icon which is the source of the current DND operation, or -1.

This function is meant to be used in a "drag-data-get" callback.

Since 2.16

gtk_entry_get_icon_window ()

GdkWindow *         gtk_entry_get_icon_window           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);

Returns the GdkWindow which contains the entry's icon at icon_pos. This function is useful when drawing something to the entry in an expose-event callback because it enables the callback to distinguish between the text window and entry's icon windows.

See also gtk_entry_get_text_window().

Note that GTK+ 3 does not have this function anymore; it has been replaced by gtk_entry_get_icon_area().

Since 2.20

gtk_entry_get_text_window ()

GdkWindow *         gtk_entry_get_text_window           (GtkEntry *entry);

Returns the GdkWindow which contains the text. This function is useful when drawing something to the entry in an expose-event callback because it enables the callback to distinguish between the text window and entry's icon windows.

See also gtk_entry_get_icon_window().

Note that GTK+ 3 does not have this function anymore; it has been replaced by gtk_entry_get_text_area().

Since 2.20

The "activates-default" property

  "activates-default"        gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether to activate the default widget (such as the default button in a dialog) when Enter is pressed.

Default value: FALSE

The "buffer" property

  "buffer"                   GtkEntryBuffer*       : Read / Write / Construct

Text buffer object which actually stores entry text.

The "caps-lock-warning" property

  "caps-lock-warning"        gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether password entries will show a warning when Caps Lock is on.

Note that the warning is shown using a secondary icon, and thus does not work if you are using the secondary icon position for some other purpose.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.16

The "cursor-position" property

  "cursor-position"          gint                  : Read

The current position of the insertion cursor in chars.

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 0

The "editable" property

  "editable"                 gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the entry contents can be edited.

Default value: TRUE

The "has-frame" property

  "has-frame"                gboolean              : Read / Write

FALSE removes outside bevel from entry.

Default value: TRUE

The "im-module" property

  "im-module"                gchar*                : Read / Write

Which IM (input method) module should be used for this entry. See GtkIMContext.

Setting this to a non-NULL value overrides the system-wide IM module setting. See the GtkSettings "gtk-im-module" property.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "inner-border" property

  "inner-border"             GtkBorder*            : Read / Write

Sets the text area's border between the text and the frame.

Since 2.10

The "invisible-char" property

  "invisible-char"           guint                 : Read / Write

The invisible character is used when masking entry contents (in \"password mode\")"). When it is not explicitly set with the "invisible-char" property, GTK+ determines the character to use from a list of possible candidates, depending on availability in the current font.

This style property allows the theme to prepend a character to the list of candidates.

Default value: '*'

Since 2.18

The "invisible-char-set" property

  "invisible-char-set"       gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the invisible char has been set for the GtkEntry.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.16

The "max-length" property

  "max-length"               gint                  : Read / Write

Maximum number of characters for this entry. Zero if no maximum.

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 0

The "overwrite-mode" property

  "overwrite-mode"           gboolean              : Read / Write

If text is overwritten when typing in the GtkEntry.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.14

The "primary-icon-activatable" property

  "primary-icon-activatable" gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the primary icon is activatable.

GTK+ emits the "icon-press" and "icon-release" signals only on sensitive, activatable icons.

Sensitive, but non-activatable icons can be used for purely informational purposes.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-gicon" property

  "primary-icon-gicon"       GIcon*                : Read / Write

The GIcon to use for the primary icon for the entry.

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-name" property

  "primary-icon-name"        gchar*                : Read / Write

The icon name to use for the primary icon for the entry.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-pixbuf" property

  "primary-icon-pixbuf"      GdkPixbuf*            : Read / Write

A pixbuf to use as the primary icon for the entry.

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-sensitive" property

  "primary-icon-sensitive"   gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the primary icon is sensitive.

An insensitive icon appears grayed out. GTK+ does not emit the "icon-press" and "icon-release" signals and does not allow DND from insensitive icons.

An icon should be set insensitive if the action that would trigger when clicked is currently not available.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-stock" property

  "primary-icon-stock"       gchar*                : Read / Write

The stock id to use for the primary icon for the entry.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-storage-type" property

  "primary-icon-storage-type" GtkImageType          : Read

The representation which is used for the primary icon of the entry.

Default value: GTK_IMAGE_EMPTY

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-tooltip-markup" property

  "primary-icon-tooltip-markup" gchar*                : Read / Write

The contents of the tooltip on the primary icon, which is marked up with the Pango text markup language.

Also see gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup().

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "primary-icon-tooltip-text" property

  "primary-icon-tooltip-text" gchar*                : Read / Write

The contents of the tooltip on the primary icon.

Also see gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text().

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "progress-fraction" property

  "progress-fraction"        gdouble               : Read / Write

The current fraction of the task that's been completed.

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0

Since 2.16

The "progress-pulse-step" property

  "progress-pulse-step"      gdouble               : Read / Write

The fraction of total entry width to move the progress bouncing block for each call to gtk_entry_progress_pulse().

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0.1

Since 2.16

The "scroll-offset" property

  "scroll-offset"            gint                  : Read

Number of pixels of the entry scrolled off the screen to the left.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

The "secondary-icon-activatable" property

  "secondary-icon-activatable" gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the secondary icon is activatable.

GTK+ emits the "icon-press" and "icon-release" signals only on sensitive, activatable icons.

Sensitive, but non-activatable icons can be used for purely informational purposes.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-gicon" property

  "secondary-icon-gicon"     GIcon*                : Read / Write

The GIcon to use for the secondary icon for the entry.

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-name" property

  "secondary-icon-name"      gchar*                : Read / Write

The icon name to use for the secondary icon for the entry.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-pixbuf" property

  "secondary-icon-pixbuf"    GdkPixbuf*            : Read / Write

An pixbuf to use as the secondary icon for the entry.

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-sensitive" property

  "secondary-icon-sensitive" gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the secondary icon is sensitive.

An insensitive icon appears grayed out. GTK+ does not emit the "icon-press" and "icon-release" signals and does not allow DND from insensitive icons.

An icon should be set insensitive if the action that would trigger when clicked is currently not available.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-stock" property

  "secondary-icon-stock"     gchar*                : Read / Write

The stock id to use for the secondary icon for the entry.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-storage-type" property

  "secondary-icon-storage-type" GtkImageType          : Read

The representation which is used for the secondary icon of the entry.

Default value: GTK_IMAGE_EMPTY

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-tooltip-markup" property

  "secondary-icon-tooltip-markup" gchar*                : Read / Write

The contents of the tooltip on the secondary icon, which is marked up with the Pango text markup language.

Also see gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup().

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "secondary-icon-tooltip-text" property

  "secondary-icon-tooltip-text" gchar*                : Read / Write

The contents of the tooltip on the secondary icon.

Also see gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text().

Default value: NULL

Since 2.16

The "selection-bound" property

  "selection-bound"          gint                  : Read

The position of the opposite end of the selection from the cursor in chars.

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 0

The "shadow-type" property

  "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read / Write

Which kind of shadow to draw around the entry when "has-frame" is set to TRUE.

Default value: GTK_SHADOW_IN

Since 2.12

The "text" property

  "text"                     gchar*                : Read / Write

The contents of the entry.

Default value: ""

The "text-length" property

  "text-length"              guint                 : Read

The length of the text in the GtkEntry.

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

Since 2.14

The "truncate-multiline" property

  "truncate-multiline"       gboolean              : Read / Write

When TRUE, pasted multi-line text is truncated to the first line.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.10

The "visibility" property

  "visibility"               gboolean              : Read / Write

FALSE displays the "invisible char" instead of the actual text (password mode).

Default value: TRUE

The "width-chars" property

  "width-chars"              gint                  : Read / Write

Number of characters to leave space for in the entry.

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

The "xalign" property

  "xalign"                   gfloat                : Read / Write

The horizontal alignment, from 0 (left) to 1 (right). Reversed for RTL layouts.

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0

Since 2.4

The "icon-prelight" style property

  "icon-prelight"            gboolean              : Read

The prelight style property determines whether activatable icons prelight on mouseover.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.16

The "inner-border" style property

  "inner-border"             GtkBorder*            : Read

Sets the text area's border between the text and the frame.

Since 2.10

The "invisible-char" style property

  "invisible-char"           guint                 : Read

The invisible character is used when masking entry contents (in \"password mode\")"). When it is not explicitly set with the "invisible-char" property, GTK+ determines the character to use from a list of possible candidates, depending on availability in the current font.

This style property allows the theme to prepend a character to the list of candidates.

Default value: 0

Since 2.18

The "progress-border" style property

  "progress-border"          GtkBorder*            : Read

The border around the progress bar in the entry.

Since 2.16

The "state-hint" style property

  "state-hint"               gboolean              : Read

Indicates whether to pass a proper widget state when drawing the shadow and the widget background.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.16

The "activate" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

A keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user activates the entry.

Applications should not connect to it, but may emit it with g_signal_emit_by_name() if they need to control activation programmatically.

The default bindings for this signal are all forms of the Enter key.

The "backspace" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::backspace signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user asks for it.

The default bindings for this signal are Backspace and Shift-Backspace.

The "copy-clipboard" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::copy-clipboard signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted to copy the selection to the clipboard.

The default bindings for this signal are Ctrl-c and Ctrl-Insert.

The "cut-clipboard" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::cut-clipboard signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted to cut the selection to the clipboard.

The default bindings for this signal are Ctrl-x and Shift-Delete.

The "delete-from-cursor" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry     *entry,
                                                        GtkDeleteType type,
                                                        gint          count,
                                                        gpointer      user_data)      : Action

The ::delete-from-cursor signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user initiates a text deletion.

If the type is GTK_DELETE_CHARS, GTK+ deletes the selection if there is one, otherwise it deletes the requested number of characters.

The default bindings for this signal are Delete for deleting a character and Ctrl-Delete for deleting a word.

The "icon-press" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry            *entry,
                                                        GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                        GdkEvent            *event,
                                                        gpointer             user_data)      : Run Last

The ::icon-press signal is emitted when an activatable icon is clicked.

Since 2.16

The "icon-release" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry            *entry,
                                                        GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                        GdkEvent            *event,
                                                        gpointer             user_data)      : Run Last

The ::icon-release signal is emitted on the button release from a mouse click over an activatable icon.

Since 2.16

The "insert-at-cursor" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gchar    *string,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::insert-at-cursor signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user initiates the insertion of a fixed string at the cursor.

This signal has no default bindings.

The "move-cursor" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry       *entry,
                                                        GtkMovementStep step,
                                                        gint            count,
                                                        gboolean        extend_selection,
                                                        gpointer        user_data)             : Action

The ::move-cursor signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user initiates a cursor movement. If the cursor is not visible in entry, this signal causes the viewport to be moved instead.

Applications should not connect to it, but may emit it with g_signal_emit_by_name() if they need to control the cursor programmatically.

The default bindings for this signal come in two variants, the variant with the Shift modifier extends the selection, the variant without the Shift modifer does not. There are too many key combinations to list them all here.

The "paste-clipboard" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::paste-clipboard signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted to paste the contents of the clipboard into the text view.

The default bindings for this signal are Ctrl-v and Shift-Insert.

The "populate-popup" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        GtkMenu  *menu,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Run Last

The ::populate-popup signal gets emitted before showing the context menu of the entry.

If you need to add items to the context menu, connect to this signal and append your menuitems to the menu.

The "preedit-changed" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gchar    *preedit,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

If an input method is used, the typed text will not immediately be committed to the buffer. So if you are interested in the text, connect to this signal.

Since 2.20

The "toggle-overwrite" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                        gpointer  user_data)      : Action

The ::toggle-overwrite signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted to toggle the overwrite mode of the entry.

The default bindings for this signal is Insert.