Gtk2::ComboBox

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• HIERARCHY
• INTERFACES
• METHODS
  • widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new ($model=undef)
  • widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new_text
  • widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new_with_model ($model=undef)
  • integer = $combo_box->get_active
  • treeiter = $combo_box->get_active_iter
  • $combo_box->set_active_iter ($iter)
  • $combo_box->set_active ($index)
  • string = $combo_box->get_active_text
  • boolean = $combo_box->get_add_tearoffs
  • $combo_box->set_add_tearoffs ($add_tearoffs)
  • $combo_box->append_text ($text)
  • integer = $combo_box->get_column_span_column
  • $combo_box->set_column_span_column ($column_span)
  • boolean = $combo_box->get_focus_on_click
  • $combo_box->set_focus_on_click ($focus_on_click)
  • $combo_box->insert_text ($position, $text)
  • treemodel = $combo_box->get_model
  • $combo_box->set_model ($model)
  • $combo_box->popdown
  • $combo_box->popup
  • $combo_box->prepend_text ($text)
  • $combo_box->remove_text ($position)
  • $combo_box->set_row_separator_func ($func, $data=undef)
  • integer = $combo_box->get_row_span_column
  • $combo_box->set_row_span_column ($row_span)
  • string = $combo_box->get_title
  • $combo_box->set_title ($title)
  • integer = $combo_box->get_wrap_width
  • $combo_box->set_wrap_width ($width)
• PROPERTIES
• SIGNALS
• ENUMS AND FLAGS
  • enum Gtk2::ScrollType
• SEE ALSO
• COPYRIGHT

NAME

Gtk2::ComboBox - A widget used to choose from a list of items

SYNOPSIS

  # the easy way:
  $combobox = Gtk2::ComboBox->new_text;
  foreach (@strings) {
      $combobox->append_text ($_);
  }
  $combobox->prepend_text ($another_string);
  $combobox->insert_text ($index, $yet_another_string);
  $combobox->remove_text ($index);
  $text = $combobox->get_active_text;

  # the full-featured way.  
  # a combo box that shows stock ids and their images:
  use constant ID_COLUMN => 0;
  $model = Gtk2::ListStore->new ('Glib::String');
  foreach (qw(gtk-ok gtk-cancel gtk-yes gtk-no gtk-save gtk-open)) {
      $model->set ($model->append, ID_COLUMN, $_);
  }
  $combo_box = Gtk2::ComboBox->new ($model);
  # to display anything, you must pack cell renderers into
  # the combobox, which implements the Gtk2::CellLayout interface.
  $renderer = Gtk2::CellRendererPixbuf->new;
  $combo_box->pack_start ($renderer, FALSE);
  $combo_box->add_attribute ($renderer, stock_id => ID_COLUMN);
  $renderer = Gtk2::CellRendererText->new;
  $combo_box->pack_start ($renderer, TRUE);
  $combo_box->add_attribute ($renderer, text => ID_COLUMN);

  # select by index
  $combo_box->set_active ($index);
  $active_index = $combo_box->get_active;

  # or by iter
  $combo_box->set_active_iter ($iter);
  $active_iter = $combo_box->get_active_iter;

DESCRIPTION

Gtk2::ComboBox is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of valid choices. The ComboBox displays the selected choice. When activated, the ComboBox displays a popup which allows the user to make a new choice.

Unlike its predecessors Gtk2::Combo and Gtk2::OptionMenu, the Gtk2::ComboBox uses the model-view pattern; the list of valid choices is specified in the form of a tree model, and the display of the choices can be adapted to the data in the model by using cell renderers, as you would in a tree view. This is possible since ComboBox implements the Gtk2::CellLayout interface. The tree model holding the valid choices is not restricted to a flat list; it can be a real tree, and the popup will reflect the tree structure.

In addition to the model-view API, ComboBox offers a simple API which is suitable for text-only combo boxes, and hides the complexity of managing the data in a model. It consists of the methods new_text, append_text, insert_text, prepend_text, remove_text and get_active_text.

HIERARCHY

  Glib::Object
  +----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
       +----Gtk2::Object
            +----Gtk2::Widget
                 +----Gtk2::Container
                      +----Gtk2::Bin
                           +----Gtk2::ComboBox

INTERFACES

  Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
  Gtk2::Buildable
  Gtk2::CellEditable
  Gtk2::CellLayout

METHODS

widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new ($model=undef)

• $model (Gtk2::TreeModel)

widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new_text

widget = Gtk2::ComboBox->new_with_model ($model=undef)

• $model (Gtk2::TreeModel)

integer = $combo_box->get_active

treeiter = $combo_box->get_active_iter

$combo_box->set_active_iter ($iter)

• $iter (Gtk2::TreeIter)

$combo_box->set_active ($index)

• $index (integer)

string = $combo_box->get_active_text

Since: gtk+ 2.6

boolean = $combo_box->get_add_tearoffs

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->set_add_tearoffs ($add_tearoffs)

• $add_tearoffs (boolean)

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->append_text ($text)

• $text (string)

integer = $combo_box->get_column_span_column

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->set_column_span_column ($column_span)

• $column_span (integer)

boolean = $combo_box->get_focus_on_click

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->set_focus_on_click ($focus_on_click)

• $focus_on_click (boolean)

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->insert_text ($position, $text)

• $position (integer)

• $text (string)

treemodel = $combo_box->get_model

$combo_box->set_model ($model)

• $model (Gtk2::TreeModel)

$combo_box->popdown

$combo_box->popup

$combo_box->prepend_text ($text)

• $text (string)

$combo_box->remove_text ($position)

• $position (integer)

$combo_box->set_row_separator_func ($func, $data=undef)

• $func (scalar)

• $data (scalar)

Since: gtk+ 2.6

integer = $combo_box->get_row_span_column

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->set_row_span_column ($row_span)

• $row_span (integer)

string = $combo_box->get_title

Since: gtk+ 2.10

$combo_box->set_title ($title)

• $title (string)

Since: gtk+ 2.10

integer = $combo_box->get_wrap_width

Since: gtk+ 2.6

$combo_box->set_wrap_width ($width)

• $width (integer)

PROPERTIES

'active' (integer : readable / writable / private)

The item which is currently active

'add-tearoffs' (boolean : readable / writable / private)

Whether dropdowns should have a tearoff menu item

'column-span-column' (integer : readable / writable / private)

TreeModel column containing the column span values

'focus-on-click' (boolean : readable / writable / private)

Whether the combo box grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse

'has-frame' (boolean : readable / writable / private)

Whether the combo box draws a frame around the child

'model' (Gtk2::TreeModel : readable / writable / private)

The model for the combo box

'popup-shown' (boolean : readable / private)

Whether the combo's dropdown is shown

'row-span-column' (integer : readable / writable / private)

TreeModel column containing the row span values

'tearoff-title' (string : readable / writable / private)

A title that may be displayed by the window manager when the popup is torn-off

'wrap-width' (integer : readable / writable / private)

Wrap width for laying out the items in a grid

SIGNALS

changed (Gtk2::ComboBox)

popup (Gtk2::ComboBox)

boolean = popdown (Gtk2::ComboBox)

move-active (Gtk2::ComboBox, Gtk2::ScrollType)

ENUMS AND FLAGS

enum Gtk2::ScrollType

• 'none' / 'GTK_SCROLL_NONE'

• 'jump' / 'GTK_SCROLL_JUMP'

• 'step-backward' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_BACKWARD'

• 'step-forward' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_FORWARD'

• 'page-backward' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_BACKWARD'

• 'page-forward' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_FORWARD'

• 'step-up' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_UP'

• 'step-down' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_DOWN'

• 'page-up' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_UP'

• 'page-down' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_DOWN'

• 'step-left' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_LEFT'

• 'step-right' / 'GTK_SCROLL_STEP_RIGHT'

• 'page-left' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_LEFT'

• 'page-right' / 'GTK_SCROLL_PAGE_RIGHT'

• 'start' / 'GTK_SCROLL_START'

• 'end' / 'GTK_SCROLL_END'

SEE ALSO

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003-2008 by the gtk2-perl team.

This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gtk2 for a full notice.