GtkEntry

GtkEntry — A single line text entry field

Synopsis

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

struct              GtkEntry;
GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new                       (void);
GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_buffer           (GtkEntryBuffer *buffer);
GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_max_length       (gint max);
GtkEntryBuffer *    gtk_entry_get_buffer                (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_buffer                (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryBuffer *buffer);
void                gtk_entry_set_text                  (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);
void                gtk_entry_append_text               (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);
void                gtk_entry_prepend_text              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const gchar *text);
void                gtk_entry_set_position              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint position);
const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_text                  (GtkEntry *entry);
guint16             gtk_entry_get_text_length           (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_select_region             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint start,
                                                         gint end);
void                gtk_entry_set_visibility            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean visible);
void                gtk_entry_set_invisible_char        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gunichar ch);
void                gtk_entry_unset_invisible_char      (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_editable              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean editable);
void                gtk_entry_set_max_length            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint max);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_activates_default     (GtkEntry *entry);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_has_frame             (GtkEntry *entry);
const GtkBorder *   gtk_entry_get_inner_border          (GtkEntry *entry);
gint                gtk_entry_get_width_chars           (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_activates_default     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean setting);
void                gtk_entry_set_has_frame             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean setting);
void                gtk_entry_set_inner_border          (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         const GtkBorder *border);
void                gtk_entry_set_width_chars           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint n_chars);
gunichar            gtk_entry_get_invisible_char        (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_alignment             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gfloat xalign);
gfloat              gtk_entry_get_alignment             (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_overwrite_mode        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean overwrite);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_overwrite_mode        (GtkEntry *entry);
PangoLayout *       gtk_entry_get_layout                (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_get_layout_offsets        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint *x,
                                                         gint *y);
gint                gtk_entry_layout_index_to_text_index
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint layout_index);
gint                gtk_entry_text_index_to_layout_index
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint text_index);
gint                gtk_entry_get_max_length            (GtkEntry *entry);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_visibility            (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_completion            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryCompletion *completion);
GtkEntryCompletion * gtk_entry_get_completion           (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_cursor_hadjustment    (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkAdjustment *adjustment);
GtkAdjustment *     gtk_entry_get_cursor_hadjustment    (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gdouble fraction);
gdouble             gtk_entry_get_progress_fraction     (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gdouble fraction);
gdouble             gtk_entry_get_progress_pulse_step   (GtkEntry *entry);
void                gtk_entry_progress_pulse            (GtkEntry *entry);
gboolean            gtk_entry_im_context_filter_keypress
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GdkEventKey *event);
void                gtk_entry_reset_im_context          (GtkEntry *entry);
enum                GtkEntryIconPosition;
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_pixbuf      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_stock       (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *stock_id);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_icon_name   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *icon_name);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon       (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GIcon *icon);
GtkImageType        gtk_entry_get_icon_storage_type     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
GdkPixbuf *         gtk_entry_get_icon_pixbuf           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_icon_stock            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
const gchar *       gtk_entry_get_icon_name             (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
GIcon *             gtk_entry_get_icon_gicon            (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         gboolean activatable);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_icon_activatable      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_sensitive        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         gboolean sensitive);
gboolean            gtk_entry_get_icon_sensitive        (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
gint                gtk_entry_get_icon_at_pos           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint x,
                                                         gint y);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *tooltip);
gchar *             gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_text     (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         const gchar *tooltip);
gchar *             gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_markup   (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
void                gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source      (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
                                                         GtkTargetList *target_list,
                                                         GdkDragAction actions);
gint                gtk_entry_get_current_icon_drag_source
                                                        (GtkEntry *entry);
GdkWindow *         gtk_entry_get_icon_window           (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos);
GdkWindow *         gtk_entry_get_text_window           (GtkEntry *entry);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkObject
               +----GtkWidget
                     +----GtkEntry
                           +----GtkSpinButton

Implemented Interfaces

GtkEntry implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkEditable and GtkCellEditable.

Properties

  "activates-default"        gboolean              : Read / Write
  "buffer"                   GtkEntryBuffer*       : Read / Write / Construct
  "caps-lock-warning"        gboolean              : Read / Write
  "cursor-position"          gint                  : Read
  "editable"                 gboolean              : Read / Write
  "has-frame"                gboolean              : Read / Write
  "im-module"                gchar*                : Read / Write
  "inner-border"             GtkBorder*            : Read / Write
  "invisible-char"           guint                 : Read / Write
  "invisible-char-set"       gboolean              : Read / Write
  "max-length"               gint                  : Read / Write
  "overwrite-mode"           gboolean              : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-activatable" gboolean              : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-gicon"       GIcon*                : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-name"        gchar*                : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-pixbuf"      GdkPixbuf*            : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-sensitive"   gboolean              : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-stock"       gchar*                : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-storage-type" GtkImageType          : Read
  "primary-icon-tooltip-markup" gchar*                : Read / Write
  "primary-icon-tooltip-text" gchar*                : Read / Write
  "progress-fraction"        gdouble               : Read / Write
  "progress-pulse-step"      gdouble               : Read / Write
  "scroll-offset"            gint                  : Read
  "secondary-icon-activatable" gboolean              : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-gicon"     GIcon*                : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-name"      gchar*                : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-pixbuf"    GdkPixbuf*            : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-sensitive" gboolean              : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-stock"     gchar*                : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-storage-type" GtkImageType          : Read
  "secondary-icon-tooltip-markup" gchar*                : Read / Write
  "secondary-icon-tooltip-text" gchar*                : Read / Write
  "selection-bound"          gint                  : Read
  "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read / Write
  "text"                     gchar*                : Read / Write
  "text-length"              guint                 : Read
  "truncate-multiline"       gboolean              : Read / Write
  "visibility"               gboolean              : Read / Write
  "width-chars"              gint                  : Read / Write
  "xalign"                   gfloat                : Read / Write

Style Properties

  "icon-prelight"            gboolean              : Read
  "inner-border"             GtkBorder*            : Read
  "invisible-char"           guint                 : Read
  "progress-border"          GtkBorder*            : Read
  "state-hint"               gboolean              : Read

Signals

  "activate"                                       : Action
  "backspace"                                      : Action
  "copy-clipboard"                                 : Action
  "cut-clipboard"                                  : Action
  "delete-from-cursor"                             : Action
  "icon-press"                                     : Run Last
  "icon-release"                                   : Run Last
  "insert-at-cursor"                               : Action
  "move-cursor"                                    : Action
  "paste-clipboard"                                : Action
  "populate-popup"                                 : Run Last
  "preedit-changed"                                : Action
  "toggle-overwrite"                               : Action

Description

The GtkEntry widget is a single line text entry widget. A fairly large set of key bindings are supported by default. If the entered text is longer than the allocation of the widget, the widget will scroll so that the cursor position is visible.

When using an entry for passwords and other sensitive information, it can be put into "password mode" using gtk_entry_set_visibility(). In this mode, entered text is displayed using a 'invisible' character. By default, GTK+ picks the best invisible character that is available in the current font, but it can be changed with gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(). Since 2.16, GTK+ displays a warning when Caps Lock or input methods might interfere with entering text in a password entry. The warning can be turned off with the "caps-lock-warning" property.

Since 2.16, GtkEntry has the ability to display progress or activity information behind the text. To make an entry display such information, use gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction() or gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step().

Additionally, GtkEntry can show icons at either side of the entry. These icons can be activatable by clicking, can be set up as drag source and can have tooltips. To add an icon, use gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon() or one of the various other functions that set an icon from a stock id, an icon name or a pixbuf. To trigger an action when the user clicks an icon, connect to the "icon-press" signal. To allow DND operations from an icon, use gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source(). To set a tooltip on an icon, use gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text() or the corresponding function for markup.

Note that functionality or information that is only available by clicking on an icon in an entry may not be accessible at all to users which are not able to use a mouse or other pointing device. It is therefore recommended that any such functionality should also be available by other means, e.g. via the context menu of the entry.

Details

struct GtkEntry

struct GtkEntry;

The GtkEntry struct contains only private data.


gtk_entry_new ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new                       (void);

Creates a new entry.

Returns :

a new GtkEntry.

gtk_entry_new_with_buffer ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_buffer           (GtkEntryBuffer *buffer);

Creates a new entry with the specified text buffer.

buffer :

The buffer to use for the new GtkEntry.

Returns :

a new GtkEntry

Since 2.18


gtk_entry_new_with_max_length ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_entry_new_with_max_length       (gint max);

Warning

gtk_entry_new_with_max_length has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_entry_set_max_length() instead.

Creates a new GtkEntry widget with the given maximum length.

max :

the maximum length of the entry, or 0 for no maximum. (other than the maximum length of entries.) The value passed in will be clamped to the range 0-65536.

Returns :

a new GtkEntry

gtk_entry_get_buffer ()

GtkEntryBuffer *    gtk_entry_get_buffer                (GtkEntry *entry);

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

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

A GtkEntryBuffer object. [transfer none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

buffer :

a GtkEntryBuffer

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

text :

the new text

gtk_entry_append_text ()

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

Warning

gtk_entry_append_text has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_editable_insert_text() instead.

Appends the given text to the contents of the widget.

entry :

a GtkEntry

text :

the text to append

gtk_entry_prepend_text ()

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

Warning

gtk_entry_prepend_text has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_editable_insert_text() instead.

Prepends the given text to the contents of the widget.

entry :

a GtkEntry

text :

the text to prepend

gtk_entry_set_position ()

void                gtk_entry_set_position              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gint position);

Warning

gtk_entry_set_position has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_editable_set_position() instead.

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

entry :

a GtkEntry

position :

the position of the cursor. The cursor is displayed before the character with the given (base 0) index in the widget. The value must be less than or equal to the number of characters in the widget. A value of -1 indicates that the position should be set after the last character in the entry. Note that this position is in characters, not in bytes.

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:

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

a pointer to the contents of the widget as a string. This string points to internally allocated storage in the widget and must not be freed, modified or stored.

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:

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the current number of characters in GtkEntry, or 0 if there are none.

Since 2.14


gtk_entry_select_region ()

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

Warning

gtk_entry_select_region has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_editable_select_region() instead.

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

start :

the starting position

end :

the end position

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

visible :

TRUE if the contents of the entry are displayed as plaintext

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

ch :

a Unicode character

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

Since 2.16


gtk_entry_set_editable ()

void                gtk_entry_set_editable              (GtkEntry *entry,
                                                         gboolean editable);

Warning

gtk_entry_set_editable has been deprecated since version 2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_editable_set_editable() instead.

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

entry :

a GtkEntry

editable :

TRUE if the user is allowed to edit the text in the widget

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:

entry :

a GtkEntry

max :

the maximum length of the entry, or 0 for no maximum. (other than the maximum length of entries.) The value passed in will be clamped to the range 0-65536.

gtk_entry_get_activates_default ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_activates_default     (GtkEntry *entry);

Retrieves the value set by gtk_entry_set_activates_default().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

TRUE if the entry will activate the default widget

gtk_entry_get_has_frame ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_has_frame             (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_has_frame().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

whether the entry has a beveled 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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the entry's GtkBorder, or NULL if none was set. [transfer none]

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

number of chars to request space for, or negative if unset

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.)

entry :

a GtkEntry

setting :

TRUE to activate window's default widget on Enter keypress

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

setting :

new value

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

border :

a GtkBorder, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

n_chars :

width in chars

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the current invisible char, or 0, if the entry does not show invisible text at all.

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

xalign :

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

Since 2.4


gtk_entry_get_alignment ()

gfloat              gtk_entry_get_alignment             (GtkEntry *entry);

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_alignment().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the 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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

overwrite :

new value

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

whether the text is overwritten when typing.

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the PangoLayout for this entry. [transfer none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

x :

location to store X offset of layout, or NULL. [out][allow-none]

y :

location to store Y offset of layout, or NULL. [out][allow-none]

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()).

entry :

a GtkEntry

layout_index :

byte index into the entry layout text

Returns :

byte index into the entry contents

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()).

entry :

a GtkEntry

text_index :

byte index into the entry contents

Returns :

byte index into the entry layout 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:

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the maximum allowed number of characters in GtkEntry, or 0 if there is no maximum.

gtk_entry_get_visibility ()

gboolean            gtk_entry_get_visibility            (GtkEntry *entry);

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

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

TRUE if the text is currently visible

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

completion :

The GtkEntryCompletion or NULL. [allow-none]

Since 2.4


gtk_entry_get_completion ()

GtkEntryCompletion * gtk_entry_get_completion           (GtkEntry *entry);

Returns the auxiliary completion object currently in use by entry.

entry :

A GtkEntry

Returns :

The auxiliary completion object currently in use by entry. [transfer none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

adjustment :

an adjustment which should be adjusted when the cursor is moved, or NULL

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the horizontal cursor adjustment, or NULL if none has been set. [transfer none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

fraction :

fraction of the task that's been completed

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

a fraction from 0.0 to 1.0

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

fraction :

fraction between 0.0 and 1.0

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

a fraction from 0.0 to 1.0

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()).

entry :

a GtkEntry

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

event :

the key event

Returns :

TRUE if the input method handled the key event.

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

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.

GTK_ENTRY_ICON_PRIMARY

At the beginning of the entry (depending on the text direction).

GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY

At the end of the entry (depending on the text direction).

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

pixbuf :

A GdkPixbuf, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

stock_id :

The name of the stock item, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

The position at which to set the icon

icon_name :

An icon name, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

The position at which to set the icon

icon :

The icon to set, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

image representation being used

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

A GdkPixbuf, or NULL if no icon is set for this position. [transfer none]

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).

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

A stock id, or NULL if no icon is set or if the icon wasn't set from a stock id

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).

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

An icon name, or NULL if no icon is set or if the icon wasn't set from an icon name

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).

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

A GIcon, or NULL if no icon is set or if the icon is not a GIcon. [transfer none]

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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

activatable :

TRUE if the icon should be 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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

TRUE if 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.

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

sensitive :

Specifies whether the icon should appear sensitive or insensitive

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

TRUE if the icon is sensitive.

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

x :

the x coordinate of the position to find

y :

the y coordinate of the position to find

Returns :

the index of the icon at the given position, or -1

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

the icon position

tooltip :

the contents of the tooltip for the icon, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

the icon position

Returns :

the tooltip text, or NULL. Free the returned string with g_free() when done.

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

the icon position

tooltip :

the contents of the tooltip for the icon, or NULL. [allow-none]

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.

entry :

a GtkEntry

icon_pos :

the icon position

Returns :

the tooltip text, or NULL. Free the returned string with g_free() when done.

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.

entry :

a GtkIconEntry

icon_pos :

icon position

target_list :

the targets (data formats) in which the data can be provided

actions :

a bitmask of the allowed drag actions

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.

entry :

a GtkIconEntry

Returns :

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

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().

entry :

A GtkEntry

icon_pos :

Icon position

Returns :

the entry's icon window at icon_pos. [transfer none]

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().

entry :

a GtkEntry

Returns :

the entry's text window. [transfer none]

Since 2.20

Property Details

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

Style Property Details

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

Warning

GtkEntry:state-hint has been deprecated since version 2.22 and should not be used in newly-written code. This style property will be removed in GTK+ 3

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

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.16

Signal Details

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.

entry :

The entry on which the signal is emitted

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

type :

the granularity of the deletion, as a GtkDeleteType

count :

the number of type units to delete

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

The entry on which the signal is emitted

icon_pos :

The position of the clicked icon

event :

the button press event

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

The entry on which the signal is emitted

icon_pos :

The position of the clicked icon

event :

the button release event

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

string :

the string to insert

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

  • Arrow keys move by individual characters/lines
  • Ctrl-arrow key combinations move by words/paragraphs
  • Home/End keys move to the ends of the buffer

entry :

the object which received the signal

step :

the granularity of the move, as a GtkMovementStep

count :

the number of step units to move

extend_selection :

TRUE if the move should extend the selection

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

The entry on which the signal is emitted

menu :

the menu that is being populated

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

preedit :

the current preedit string

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

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.

entry :

the object which received the signal

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

See Also

GtkTextView

a widget for handling multi-line text entry.

GtkEntryCompletion

adds completion functionality to GtkEntry.