GtkCombo: GtkCombo

Description Methods and Functions Hierarchy Interfaces Detailed Description Structures Convenient Construction Properties Author(s) References

Description

A text entry field with a dropdown list

Methods and Functions

gtkComboNew(show = TRUE)
gtkComboSetPopdownStrings(object, strings)
gtkComboSetValueInList(object, val, ok.if.empty)
gtkComboSetUseArrows(object, val)
gtkComboSetUseArrowsAlways(object, val)
gtkComboSetCaseSensitive(object, val)
gtkComboSetItemString(object, item, item.value)
gtkComboDisableActivate(object)
gtkCombo(show = TRUE)

Hierarchy

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GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkObject
               +----GtkWidget
                     +----GtkContainer
                           +----GtkBox
                                 +----GtkHBox
                                       +----GtkCombo

Interfaces

GtkCombo implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkOrientable.

Detailed Description

The GtkCombo widget consists of a single-line text entry field and a drop-down list. The drop-down list is displayed when the user clicks on a small arrow button to the right of the entry field.

The drop-down list is a GtkList widget and can be accessed using the list member of the GtkCombo. List elements can contain arbitrary widgets, but if an element is not a plain label, then you must use the gtkListSetItemString() function. This sets the string which will be placed in the text entry field when the item is selected.

By default, the user can step through the items in the list using the arrow (cursor) keys, though this behaviour can be turned off with gtkComboSetUseArrows.

As of GTK+ 2.4, GtkCombo has been deprecated in favor of GtkComboBoxEntry.

Creating a GtkCombo widget with simple text items.

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# Creating a combobox with simple text items
######

items <- c("First Item", "Second Item", "Third Item", "Fourth Item",
           "Fifth Item")
combo <- gtkCombo()
combo$setPopdownStrings(items)

Creating a GtkCombo widget with a complex item.

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######
# Creating a combobox with a complex item
######
  
combo <- gtkCombo()
item <- gtkListItem()

## You can put almost anything into the GtkListItem widget. Here we will use
##   a horizontal box with an arrow and a label in it.
hbox <- gtkHbox(FALSE, 3)
item$add(hbox)
  
arrow <- gtkArrow("right", "out")
hbox$packStart(arrow, FALSE, FALSE, 0)

label <- gtkLabel("First Item")
hbox$packStart(label, FALSE, FALSE, 0)

## You must set the string to display in the entry field when the item is
##   selected.
combo$setItemString(item, "1st Item")

## Now we simply add the item to the combo's list.
combo[["list"]]$add(item)

Structures

GtkCombo

WARNING: GtkCombo has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkComboBox instead. The GtkCombo struct contains the following fields. (These fields should be considered read-only. They should never be set by an application.)

entry

[GtkWidget] the text entry field.

list

[GtkWidget] the list shown in the drop-down window.

Convenient Construction

gtkCombo is the equivalent of gtkComboNew.

Properties

allow-empty [logical : Read / Write]

Whether an empty value may be entered in this field. Default value: TRUE

case-sensitive [logical : Read / Write]

Whether list item matching is case sensitive. Default value: FALSE

enable-arrow-keys [logical : Read / Write]

Whether the arrow keys move through the list of items. Default value: TRUE

enable-arrows-always [logical : Read / Write]

Obsolete property, ignored. Default value: TRUE

value-in-list [logical : Read / Write]

Whether entered values must already be present in the list. Default value: FALSE

Author(s)

Derived by RGtkGen from GTK+ documentation

References

https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/GtkCombo.html


RGtk2 documentation built on Oct. 14, 2021, 5:08 p.m.

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