gtkcomboboxentry.sgml

This GTK+ version 2.12.3. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.

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GtkComboBoxEntry

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A text entry field with a dropdown list

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A #GtkComboBoxEntry is a widget that allows the user to choose from a
list of valid choices or enter a different value. It is very similar
to a #GtkComboBox, but it displays the selected value in an entry to
allow modifying it.
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In contrast to a #GtkComboBox, the underlying model of a #GtkComboBoxEntry 
must always have a text column (see gtk_combo_box_entry_set_text_column()),
and the entry will show the content of the text column in the selected row.  
To get the text from the entry, use gtk_combo_box_get_active_text().
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The changed signal will be emitted while typing into a GtkComboBoxEntry, 
as well as when selecting an item from the GtkComboBoxEntry's list. Use 
gtk_combo_box_get_active() or gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter() to discover 
whether an item was actually selected from the list.
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Connect to the activate signal of the GtkEntry (use gtk_bin_get_child()) 
to detect when the user actually finishes entering text.
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The convenience API to construct simple text-only #GtkComboBox<!-- -->es 
can also be used with #GtkComboBoxEntry<!-- -->s which have been constructed
with gtk_combo_box_entry_new_text().
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If you have special needs that go beyond a simple entry (e.g. input validation),
it is possible to replace the child entry by a different widget using
gtk_container_remove() and gtk_container_add().
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<refsect2 id="GtkComboBoxEntry-BUILDER-UI">
<title>GtkComboBoxEntry as GtkBuildable</title>
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Beyond the &lt;attributes&gt; support that is shared by all
<link linkend="GtkCellLayout-BUILDER-UI">GtkCellLayout</link> implementation,
GtkComboBoxEntry makes the entry available in UI definitions as an internal 
child with name "entry". 
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#GtkComboBox
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<!-- ##### ARG GtkComboBoxEntry:text-column ##### -->
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<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_combo_box_entry_new ##### -->
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@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_combo_box_entry_new_with_model ##### -->
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@model: 
@text_column: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_combo_box_entry_new_text ##### -->
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@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_combo_box_entry_set_text_column ##### -->
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@entry_box: 
@text_column: 


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@entry_box: 
@Returns: