# Gtk::Editable Class Reference

Base class for text-editing widgets. More...

Inherits Glib::Interface.

Inherited by Gtk::Entry.

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## Public Member Functions
virtual | ~Editable ()
GtkEditable* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
const GtkEditable* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
void | cut_clipboard ()
| Removes the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.
void | copy_clipboard ()
| Copies the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.
void | paste_clipboard ()
| Pastes the content of the clipboard to the current position of the cursor in the editable.
void | delete_selection ()
| Deletes the currently selected text of the editable.
void | set_editable (bool is_editable=true)
| Determines if the user can edit the text in the editable widget or not.
bool | get_editable () const
| Retrieves whether editable is editable.
void | insert_text (const Glib::ustring& text, int length, int& position)
| Inserts new_text_length bytes of new_text into the contents of the widget, at position position.
void | delete_text (int start_pos, int end_pos)
| Deletes a sequence of characters.
Glib::ustring | get_chars (int start_pos, int end_pos) const
| Retrieves a sequence of characters.
void | select_region (int start_pos, int end_pos)
| Selects a region of text.
bool | get_selection_bounds (int& start_pos, int& end_pos) const
| Retrieves the selection bound of the editable.
void | set_position (int position)
| Sets the cursor position in the editable to the given value.
int | get_position () const
| Retrieves the current position of the cursor relative to the start of the content of the editable.
Glib::SignalProxy2< void, const Glib::ustring&, int* > | signal_insert_text ()
Glib::SignalProxy2< void, int, int > | signal_delete_text ()
Glib::SignalProxy0< void > | signal_changed ()
## Static Public Member Functions
static void | add_interface (GType gtype_implementer)
## Protected Member Functions
virtual void | delete_text_vfunc (int start_pos, int end_pos)
virtual Glib::ustring | get_chars_vfunc (int start_pos, int end_pos) const
virtual void | select_region_vfunc (int start_pos, int end_pos)
virtual bool | get_selection_bounds_vfunc (int& start_pos, int& end_pos) const
virtual void | set_position_vfunc (int position)
virtual int | get_position_vfunc () const
virtual void | insert_text_vfunc (const Glib::ustring& text, int& position)
virtual void | on_insert_text (const Glib::ustring& text, int* position)
virtual void | on_delete_text (int start_pos, int end_pos)
virtual void | on_changed ()
## Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::Editable > | wrap (GtkEditable* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

## Detailed Description

Base class for text-editing widgets.

The Gtk::Editable class is a base class for widgets for editing text, such as Gtk::Entry. It cannot be instantiated by itself. The editable class contains functions for generically manipulating an editable widget, a large number of action signals used for key bindings, and several signals that an application can connect to to modify the behavior of a widget.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gtk::Editable::~Editable | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

## Member Function Documentation

static void Gtk::Editable::add_interface | ( | GType | gtype_implementer | ) | `[static]`

void Gtk::Editable::copy_clipboard | ( |  | ) |

Copies the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.

void Gtk::Editable::cut_clipboard | ( |  | ) |

Removes the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.

void Gtk::Editable::delete_selection | ( |  | ) |

Deletes the currently selected text of the editable.

This call doesn't do anything if there is no selected text.

void Gtk::Editable::delete_text | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  |

Deletes a sequence of characters.

The characters that are deleted are those characters at positions from start_pos up to, but not including end_pos. If end_pos is negative, then the the characters deleted are those from start_pos to the end of the text.

Note that the positions are specified in characters, not bytes.

Parameters:

  | start_pos | Start position.
  | end_pos | End position.

virtual void Gtk::Editable::delete_text_vfunc | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | `[protected, virtual]`

Glib::ustring Gtk::Editable::get_chars | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | const

Retrieves a sequence of characters.

The characters that are retrieved are those characters at positions from start_pos up to, but not including end_pos. If end_pos is negative, then the the characters retrieved are those characters from start_pos to the end of the text.

Note that positions are specified in characters, not bytes.

Parameters:

  | start_pos | Start of text.
  | end_pos | End of text.

Returns:
  A pointer to the contents of the widget as a string. This string is allocated by the Gtk::Editable implementation and should be freed by the caller.

virtual Glib::ustring Gtk::Editable::get_chars_vfunc | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | const`[protected, virtual]`

bool Gtk::Editable::get_editable | ( |  | ) | const

Retrieves whether editable is editable.

See set_editable().

Returns:
  `true` if editable is editable.

int Gtk::Editable::get_position | ( |  | ) | const

Retrieves the current position of the cursor relative to the start of the content of the editable.

Note that this position is in characters, not in bytes.

Returns:
  The cursor position.

virtual int Gtk::Editable::get_position_vfunc | ( |  | ) | const`[protected, virtual]`

bool Gtk::Editable::get_selection_bounds | ( | int & | start_pos,
|  | int & | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | const

Retrieves the selection bound of the editable.

start_pos will be filled with the start of the selection and end_pos with end. If no text was selected both will be identical and `false` will be returned.

Note that positions are specified in characters, not bytes.

Parameters:

  | start_pos | Location to store the starting position, or `0`.
  | end_pos | Location to store the end position, or `0`.

Returns:
  `true` if an area is selected, `false` otherwise.

virtual bool Gtk::Editable::get_selection_bounds_vfunc | ( | int & | start_pos,
|  | int & | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | const`[protected, virtual]`

const GtkEditable* Gtk::Editable::gobj | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Gtk::Entry, and Gtk::SpinButton.

GtkEditable* Gtk::Editable::gobj | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Gtk::Entry, and Gtk::SpinButton.

void Gtk::Editable::insert_text | ( | const Glib::ustring & | text,
|  | int | length,
|  | int & | position |
| ) |  |  |

Inserts new_text_length bytes of new_text into the contents of the widget, at position position.

Note that the position is in characters, not in bytes. The function updates position to point after the newly inserted text.

Parameters:

  | new_text | The text to append.
  | new_text_length | The length of the text in bytes, or -1.
  | position | Location of the position text will be inserted at.

virtual void Gtk::Editable::insert_text_vfunc | ( | const Glib::ustring & | text,
|  | int & | position |
| ) |  |  | `[protected, virtual]`

virtual void Gtk::Editable::on_changed | ( |  | ) | `[protected, virtual]`

virtual void Gtk::Editable::on_delete_text | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | `[protected, virtual]`

virtual void Gtk::Editable::on_insert_text | ( | const Glib::ustring & | text,
|  | int * | position |
| ) |  |  | `[protected, virtual]`

void Gtk::Editable::paste_clipboard | ( |  | ) |

Pastes the content of the clipboard to the current position of the cursor in the editable.

void Gtk::Editable::select_region | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  |

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 are those characters from start_pos to the end of the text.

Note that positions are specified in characters, not bytes.

Parameters:

  | start_pos | Start of region.
  | end_pos | End of region.

virtual void Gtk::Editable::select_region_vfunc | ( | int | start_pos,
|  | int | end_pos |
| ) |  |  | `[protected, virtual]`

void Gtk::Editable::set_editable | ( | bool | is_editable = `true` | ) |

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

Parameters:

  | is_editable | `true` if the user is allowed to edit the text in the widget.

void Gtk::Editable::set_position | ( | int | position | ) |

Sets the cursor position in the editable to the given value.

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

Parameters:

  | position | The position of the cursor.

virtual void Gtk::Editable::set_position_vfunc | ( | int | position | ) | `[protected, virtual]`

Glib::SignalProxy0< void > Gtk::Editable::signal_changed | ( |  | ) |

Prototype:
  `void on_my_changed()`

Glib::SignalProxy2< void,int,int > Gtk::Editable::signal_delete_text | ( |  | ) |

Prototype:
  `void on_my_delete_text(int start_pos, int end_pos)`

Glib::SignalProxy2< void,const Glib::ustring&,int* > Gtk::Editable::signal_insert_text | ( |  | ) |

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::Editable > wrap | ( | GtkEditable * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false` |
| ) |  |  | `[related]`

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:

  | object | The C instance.
  | take_copy | False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.

Returns:
  A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.

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

- gtkmm/editable.h