Gtk::Main Class Reference

Main application class Every application must have one of these objects. More...

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## Public Member Functions

| Main (int& argc, char**& argv, Glib::OptionContext& option_context)
| Scans the argument vector, and strips off all parameters parsed by GTK+ or your option_context. More...
| Main (int* argc, char*** argv, bool set_locale=true)
| Scans the argument vector, and strips off all parameters known to GTK+. More...
| Main (int& argc, char**& argv, bool set_locale=true)
| See Main(int* argc, char*** argv, bool set_locale). More...
virtual | ~Main ()
Public Member Functions inherited from sigc::trackable
| trackable () noexcept
| trackable (const trackable &src) noexcept
| trackable (trackable &&src)
| ~trackable ()
void | add_destroy_notify_callback (void *data, func_destroy_notify func) const
void | notify_callbacks ()
trackable & | operator= (const trackable &src)
trackable & | operator= (trackable &&src)
void | remove_destroy_notify_callback (void *data) const

## Static Public Member Functions

static Gtk::Main* | instance ()
| Access to the one global instance of Gtk::Main. More...
static void | run ()
| Start the event loop. More...
static void | run (Window& window)
| Returns from the main loop when the window is closed. More...
static void | quit ()
| Makes the innermost invocation of the main loop return when it regains control. More...
static guint | level ()
static void | add_gtk_option_group (Glib::OptionContext& option_context, bool open_default_display=true)
| Add a Glib::OptionGroup, for the commandline arguments recognized by GTK+ and GDK, to a Glib::OptionContext, so that these commandline arguments will be processed in addition to the existing commandline arguments specified by the Glib::OptionContext. More...
static bool | iteration (bool blocking=true)
| Runs a single iteration of the main loop. More...
static bool | events_pending ()
| Checks if any events are pending. More...
static RunSig& | signal_run ()
| Run signal. More...
static QuitSig& | signal_quit ()
| Quit signal You can connect signal handlers to invoke actions when Gtk::Main::quit() has been called. More...
static KeySnooperSig& | signal_key_snooper ()
| KeySnooper signal Allows you to channel keypresses to a signal handler without registering with the widget. More...
static void | init_gtkmm_internals ()

## Protected Member Functions

| Main ()
void | init (int* argc, char*** argv, bool set_locale)
virtual void | run_impl ()
virtual void | quit_impl ()
virtual guint | level_impl ()
virtual bool | iteration_impl (bool blocking)
virtual bool | events_pending_impl ()
virtual void | on_window_hide ()

## Static Protected Attributes

static RunSig | signal_run_
static QuitSig | signal_quit_
static KeySnooperSig | signal_key_snooper_

## Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from sigc::trackable
typedef internal::func_destroy_notify | func_destroy_notify

## Detailed Description

Main application class Every application must have one of these objects.

It may not be global and must be the first Gtk object created. It is a singleton so declaring more than one will simply access the first created.

Normal use of this class is in the main() function to give argc and argv to the gtk initialization. Widgets can use Gtk::Main::quit() to exit from the application.

The internals of the widget have been disguised as signals so that the user can easily connect using the same methods used throughout the widget interface.

Minimal gtkmm application is something like this:

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
Gtk::Main kit(argc, argv);
... create some widgets ...
kit.run();
}

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Gtk::Main::Main | ( | int & | argc,
|  | char **& | argv,
|  | Glib::OptionContext & | option_context
| ) |  |

Scans the argument vector, and strips off all parameters parsed by GTK+ or your option_context.

Add a Glib::OptionGroup to the Glib::OptionContext to parse your own command-line arguments.

Note: The argument strings themself won't be modified, although the pointers to them might change. This makes it possible to create your own argv of string literals, which have the type 'const char[]' in standard C++. (You might need to use const_cast<>, though.)

This function automatically generates nicely formatted <option>–help</option> output. Note that your program will be terminated after writing out the help output.

Parameters

  argc | a reference to the number of command line arguments.
  argv | a reference to the array of command line arguments. a string which is displayed in the first line of <option>–help</option> output, after <literal><replaceable>programname</replaceable> [OPTION...]</literal>
  option_context | A Glib::OptionContext containing Glib::OptionGroups which described the command-line arguments taken by your program.

Exceptions

  Glib::OptionError |

Gtk::Main::Main | ( | int * | argc,
|  | char *** | argv,
|  | bool | set_locale = `true`
| ) |  |

Scans the argument vector, and strips off all parameters known to GTK+.

Your application may then handle the remaining arguments.

Note: The argument strings themself won't be modified, although the pointers to them might change. This makes it possible to create your own argv of string literals, which have the type 'const char[]' in standard C++. (You might need to use const_cast<>, though.)

Gtk::Main::Main | ( | int & | argc,
|  | char **& | argv,
|  | bool | set_locale = `true`
| ) |  |

See Main(int* argc, char*** argv, bool set_locale).

virtual Gtk::Main::~Main | ( |  | ) |

virtual

Gtk::Main::Main | ( |  | ) |

protected

## Member Function Documentation

static void Gtk::Main::add_gtk_option_group | ( | Glib::OptionContext & | option_context,
|  | bool | open_default_display = `true`
| ) |  |

static

Add a Glib::OptionGroup, for the commandline arguments recognized by GTK+ and GDK, to a Glib::OptionContext, so that these commandline arguments will be processed in addition to the existing commandline arguments specified by the Glib::OptionContext.

You do not need to use this method if you pass your Glib::OptionContext to the Main constructor, because it adds the gtk option group automatically.

Parameters

  option_context | Option Context to which the group will be added.
  open_default_display | Whether to open the default display when parsing the commandline arguments.

static bool Gtk::Main::events_pending | ( |  | ) |

static

Checks if any events are pending.

This can be used to update the GUI and invoke timeouts etc. while doing some time intensive computation.

Example: Updating the GUI during a long computation.

// computation going on
while( Gtk::Main::events_pending() )
Gtk::Main::iteration();
// computation continued

Returns
  true if any events are pending, false otherwise.

virtual bool Gtk::Main::events_pending_impl | ( |  | ) |

protectedvirtual

void Gtk::Main::init | ( | int * | argc,
|  | char *** | argv,
|  | bool | set_locale
| ) |  |

protected

static void Gtk::Main::init_gtkmm_internals | ( |  | ) |

static

static Gtk::Main* Gtk::Main::instance | ( |  | ) |

static

Access to the one global instance of Gtk::Main.

static bool Gtk::Main::iteration | ( | bool | blocking = `true` | ) |

static

Runs a single iteration of the main loop.

If no events are waiting to be processed GTK+ will block until the next event is noticed. If you don't want to block then pass false for blocking or check if any events are pending with pending() first.

Parameters

  blocking | Whether the caller must wait until the next event is noticed, or return immediately if there are no events.

Returns
  true if quit() has been called for the innermost main loop.

virtual bool Gtk::Main::iteration_impl | ( | bool | blocking | ) |

protectedvirtual

static guint Gtk::Main::level | ( |  | ) |

static

virtual guint Gtk::Main::level_impl | ( |  | ) |

protectedvirtual

virtual void Gtk::Main::on_window_hide | ( |  | ) |

protectedvirtual

static void Gtk::Main::quit | ( |  | ) |

static

Makes the innermost invocation of the main loop return when it regains control.

virtual void Gtk::Main::quit_impl | ( |  | ) |

protectedvirtual

static void Gtk::Main::run | ( |  | ) |

static

Start the event loop.

This begins the event loop which handles events. No events propagate until this has been called. It may be called recursively to popup dialogs

static void Gtk::Main::run | ( | Window& | window | ) |

static

Returns from the main loop when the window is closed.

When using this override, you should not use Gtk::Main::quit() to close the application, but just call hide() on your Window class.

Parameters

  window | The window to show. This method will return when the window is hidden.

virtual void Gtk::Main::run_impl | ( |  | ) |

protectedvirtual

static KeySnooperSig& Gtk::Main::signal_key_snooper | ( |  | ) |

static

KeySnooper signal Allows you to channel keypresses to a signal handler without registering with the widget.

Returns
  KeySnooperSig A Signal to which you can connect a sigc::slot< int, Widget *, GdkEventKey * >

It is the responsibility of the snooper to pass the keypress to the widget, however, care must be taken that the keypress is not passed twice.

static QuitSig& Gtk::Main::signal_quit | ( |  | ) |

static

Quit signal You can connect signal handlers to invoke actions when Gtk::Main::quit() has been called.

Note that main loops can be nested by calling Gtk::Main::run() recursively, therefore receiving this signal doesn't necessarily mean the application is about to be terminated. If you want to receive a signal only when the last main loop quits, call connect() with `main_level = 1`.

bool thisclass::mymethod() { return false; }
Gtk::Main::signal_quit().connect(sigc::mem_fun(this,& thisclass::mymethod));

Returns
  bool - `false` means callback is removed, `true` means it'll be called again the next the main loop quits.

Deprecated:
  This was removed in gtkmm-3.0 because it is not useful.

static RunSig& Gtk::Main::signal_run | ( |  | ) |

static

Run signal.

Returns
  void

## Member Data Documentation

KeySnooperSig Gtk::Main::signal_key_snooper_

staticprotected

QuitSig Gtk::Main::signal_quit_

staticprotected

RunSig Gtk::Main::signal_run_

staticprotected

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- gtkmm/main.h