GtkTreeView

GtkTreeView — A widget for displaying both trees and lists

Functions

gboolean (*GtkTreeViewColumnDropFunc) ()
void (*GtkTreeViewMappingFunc) ()
gboolean (*GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc) ()
GtkWidget * gtk_tree_view_new ()
gint gtk_tree_view_get_level_indentation ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_show_expanders ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_level_indentation ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_show_expanders ()
GtkWidget * gtk_tree_view_new_with_model ()
GtkTreeModel * gtk_tree_view_get_model ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_model ()
GtkTreeSelection * gtk_tree_view_get_selection ()
GtkAdjustment * gtk_tree_view_get_hadjustment ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_hadjustment ()
GtkAdjustment * gtk_tree_view_get_vadjustment ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_vadjustment ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_headers_visible ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_headers_visible ()
void gtk_tree_view_columns_autosize ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_headers_clickable ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_headers_clickable ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_rules_hint ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_activate_on_single_click ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_activate_on_single_click ()
gint gtk_tree_view_append_column ()
gint gtk_tree_view_remove_column ()
gint gtk_tree_view_insert_column ()
gint gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes ()
gint gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_data_func ()
guint gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns ()
GtkTreeViewColumn * gtk_tree_view_get_column ()
GList * gtk_tree_view_get_columns ()
void gtk_tree_view_move_column_after ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_expander_column ()
GtkTreeViewColumn * gtk_tree_view_get_expander_column ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_column_drag_function ()
void gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_point ()
void gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_cell ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_cursor ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_cursor_on_cell ()
void gtk_tree_view_get_cursor ()
void gtk_tree_view_row_activated ()
void gtk_tree_view_expand_all ()
void gtk_tree_view_collapse_all ()
void gtk_tree_view_expand_to_path ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_expand_row ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_collapse_row ()
void gtk_tree_view_map_expanded_rows ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_row_expanded ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_reorderable ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_reorderable ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_path_at_pos ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_is_blank_at_pos ()
void gtk_tree_view_get_cell_area ()
void gtk_tree_view_get_background_area ()
void gtk_tree_view_get_visible_rect ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_visible_range ()
GdkWindow * gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_tree_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_widget_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_bin_window_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_widget_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_tree_coords ()
void gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_dest ()
void gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_source ()
void gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_source ()
void gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_dest ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_drag_dest_row ()
void gtk_tree_view_get_drag_dest_row ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_dest_row_at_pos ()
cairo_surface_t * gtk_tree_view_create_row_drag_icon ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_enable_search ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_enable_search ()
gint gtk_tree_view_get_search_column ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_search_column ()
GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc gtk_tree_view_get_search_equal_func ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_search_equal_func ()
GtkEntry * gtk_tree_view_get_search_entry ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_search_entry ()
void (*GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc) ()
GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc gtk_tree_view_get_search_position_func ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_search_position_func ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_fixed_height_mode ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_fixed_height_mode ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_hover_selection ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_hover_selection ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_hover_expand ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_hover_expand ()
void (*GtkTreeDestroyCountFunc) ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_destroy_count_func ()
gboolean (*GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc) ()
GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc gtk_tree_view_get_row_separator_func ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_row_separator_func ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_rubber_banding ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_rubber_banding ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_is_rubber_banding_active ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_enable_tree_lines ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_enable_tree_lines ()
GtkTreeViewGridLines gtk_tree_view_get_grid_lines ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_grid_lines ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_row ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_cell ()
gboolean gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_context ()
gint gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_column ()
void gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_column ()

Properties

gboolean activate-on-single-click Read / Write
GtkTreeViewGridLines enable-grid-lines Read / Write
gboolean enable-search Read / Write
gboolean enable-tree-lines Read / Write
GtkTreeViewColumn * expander-column Read / Write
gboolean fixed-height-mode Read / Write
gboolean headers-clickable Read / Write
gboolean headers-visible Read / Write
gboolean hover-expand Read / Write
gboolean hover-selection Read / Write
int level-indentation Read / Write
GtkTreeModel * model Read / Write
gboolean reorderable Read / Write
gboolean rubber-banding Read / Write
gboolean rules-hint Read / Write
int search-column Read / Write
gboolean show-expanders Read / Write
int tooltip-column Read / Write

Style Properties

gboolean allow-rules Read
GdkColor * even-row-color Read
int expander-size Read
char * grid-line-pattern Read
int grid-line-width Read
int horizontal-separator Read
gboolean indent-expanders Read
GdkColor * odd-row-color Read
char * tree-line-pattern Read
int tree-line-width Read
int vertical-separator Read

Signals

void columns-changed Run Last
void cursor-changed Run Last
gboolean expand-collapse-cursor-row Action
gboolean move-cursor Action
void row-activated Action
void row-collapsed Run Last
void row-expanded Run Last
gboolean select-all Action
gboolean select-cursor-parent Action
gboolean select-cursor-row Action
gboolean start-interactive-search Action
gboolean test-collapse-row Run Last
gboolean test-expand-row Run Last
gboolean toggle-cursor-row Action
gboolean unselect-all Action

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GtkWidget
            ╰── GtkContainer
                ╰── GtkTreeView

Implemented Interfaces

GtkTreeView implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkScrollable.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

Widget that displays any object that implements the GtkTreeModel interface.

Please refer to the tree widget conceptual overview for an overview of all the objects and data types related to the tree widget and how they work together.

Several different coordinate systems are exposed in the GtkTreeView API. These are:

Coordinate systems in GtkTreeView API:

  • Widget coordinates: Coordinates relative to the widget (usually widget->window).

  • Bin window coordinates: Coordinates relative to the window that GtkTreeView renders to.

  • Tree coordinates: Coordinates relative to the entire scrollable area of GtkTreeView. These coordinates start at (0, 0) for row 0 of the tree.

Several functions are available for converting between the different coordinate systems. The most common translations are between widget and bin window coordinates and between bin window and tree coordinates. For the former you can use gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords() (and vice versa), for the latter gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_tree_coords() (and vice versa).

GtkTreeView as GtkBuildable

The GtkTreeView implementation of the GtkBuildable interface accepts GtkTreeViewColumn objects as <child> elements and exposes the internal GtkTreeSelection in UI definitions.

An example of a UI definition fragment with GtkTreeView:

CSS nodes

<object class="GtkTreeView" id="treeview">
  <property name="model">liststore1</property>
  <child>
    <object class="GtkTreeViewColumn" id="test-column">
      <property name="title">Test</property>
      <child>
        <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="test-renderer"/>
        <attributes>
          <attribute name="text">1</attribute>
        </attributes>
      </child>
    </object>
  </child>
  <child internal-child="selection">
    <object class="GtkTreeSelection" id="selection">
      <signal name="changed" handler="on_treeview_selection_changed"/>
    </object>
  </child>
</object>

GtkTreeView has a main CSS node with name treeview and style class .view. It has a subnode with name header, which is the parent for all the column header widgets' CSS nodes. For rubberband selection, a subnode with name rubberband is used.

Functions

GtkTreeViewColumnDropFunc ()

gboolean
(*GtkTreeViewColumnDropFunc) (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                              GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                              GtkTreeViewColumn *prev_column,
                              GtkTreeViewColumn *next_column,
                              gpointer data);

Function type for determining whether column can be dropped in a particular spot (as determined by prev_column and next_column ). In left to right locales, prev_column is on the left of the potential drop spot, and next_column is on the right. In right to left mode, this is reversed. This function should return TRUE if the spot is a valid drop spot. Please note that returning TRUE does not actually indicate that the column drop was made, but is meant only to indicate a possible drop spot to the user.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn being dragged

prev_column

A GtkTreeViewColumn on one side of column

next_column

A GtkTreeViewColumn on the other side of column

data

user data.

[closure]

Returns

TRUE, if column can be dropped in this spot

GtkTreeViewMappingFunc ()

void
(*GtkTreeViewMappingFunc) (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                           GtkTreePath *path,
                           gpointer user_data);

Function used for gtk_tree_view_map_expanded_rows().

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

path

The path that’s expanded

user_data

user data

GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc ()

gboolean
(*GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc) (GtkTreeModel *model,
                               gint column,
                               const gchar *key,
                               GtkTreeIter *iter,
                               gpointer search_data);

A function used for checking whether a row in model matches a search key string entered by the user. Note the return value is reversed from what you would normally expect, though it has some similarity to strcmp() returning 0 for equal strings.

Parameters

model

the GtkTreeModel being searched

column

the search column set by gtk_tree_view_set_search_column()

key

the key string to compare with

iter

a GtkTreeIter pointing the row of model that should be compared with key .

search_data

user data from gtk_tree_view_set_search_equal_func().

[closure]

Returns

FALSE if the row matches, TRUE otherwise.

gtk_tree_view_new ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_tree_view_new (void);

Creates a new GtkTreeView widget.

Returns

A newly created GtkTreeView widget.

gtk_tree_view_get_level_indentation ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_get_level_indentation (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the amount, in pixels, of extra indentation for child levels in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView.

Returns

the amount of extra indentation for child levels in tree_view . A return value of 0 means that this feature is disabled.

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_get_show_expanders ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_show_expanders (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether or not expanders are drawn in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView.

Returns

TRUE if expanders are drawn in tree_view , FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_set_level_indentation ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_level_indentation (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                     gint indentation);

Sets the amount of extra indentation for child levels to use in tree_view in addition to the default indentation. The value should be specified in pixels, a value of 0 disables this feature and in this case only the default indentation will be used. This does not have any visible effects for lists.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

indentation

the amount, in pixels, of extra indentation in tree_view .

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_set_show_expanders ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_show_expanders (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                  gboolean enabled);

Sets whether to draw and enable expanders and indent child rows in tree_view . When disabled there will be no expanders visible in trees and there will be no way to expand and collapse rows by default. Also note that hiding the expanders will disable the default indentation. You can set a custom indentation in this case using gtk_tree_view_set_level_indentation(). This does not have any visible effects for lists.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

enabled

TRUE to enable expander drawing, FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_new_with_model ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_tree_view_new_with_model (GtkTreeModel *model);

Creates a new GtkTreeView widget with the model initialized to model .

Parameters

model

the model.

Returns

A newly created GtkTreeView widget.

gtk_tree_view_get_model ()

GtkTreeModel *
gtk_tree_view_get_model (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the model the GtkTreeView is based on. Returns NULL if the model is unset.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

A GtkTreeModel, or NULL if none is currently being used.

[transfer none][nullable]

gtk_tree_view_set_model ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_model (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                         GtkTreeModel *model);

Sets the model for a GtkTreeView. If the tree_view already has a model set, it will remove it before setting the new model. If model is NULL, then it will unset the old model.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

model

The model.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_get_selection ()

GtkTreeSelection *
gtk_tree_view_get_selection (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Gets the GtkTreeSelection associated with tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

Returns

A GtkTreeSelection object.

[transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_get_hadjustment ()

GtkAdjustment *
gtk_tree_view_get_hadjustment (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

gtk_tree_view_get_hadjustment has been deprecated since version 3.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_scrollable_get_hadjustment()

Gets the GtkAdjustment currently being used for the horizontal aspect.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

A GtkAdjustment object, or NULL if none is currently being used.

[transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_set_hadjustment ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_hadjustment (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               GtkAdjustment *adjustment);

gtk_tree_view_set_hadjustment has been deprecated since version 3.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_scrollable_set_hadjustment()

Sets the GtkAdjustment for the current horizontal aspect.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

adjustment

The GtkAdjustment to set, or NULL.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_get_vadjustment ()

GtkAdjustment *
gtk_tree_view_get_vadjustment (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

gtk_tree_view_get_vadjustment has been deprecated since version 3.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_scrollable_get_vadjustment()

Gets the GtkAdjustment currently being used for the vertical aspect.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

A GtkAdjustment object, or NULL if none is currently being used.

[transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_set_vadjustment ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_vadjustment (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               GtkAdjustment *adjustment);

gtk_tree_view_set_vadjustment has been deprecated since version 3.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_scrollable_set_vadjustment()

Sets the GtkAdjustment for the current vertical aspect.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

adjustment

The GtkAdjustment to set, or NULL.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_get_headers_visible ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_headers_visible (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns TRUE if the headers on the tree_view are visible.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

Returns

Whether the headers are visible or not.

gtk_tree_view_set_headers_visible ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_headers_visible (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   gboolean headers_visible);

Sets the visibility state of the headers.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

headers_visible

TRUE if the headers are visible

gtk_tree_view_columns_autosize ()

void
gtk_tree_view_columns_autosize (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Resizes all columns to their optimal width. Only works after the treeview has been realized.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

gtk_tree_view_get_headers_clickable ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_headers_clickable (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether all header columns are clickable.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

Returns

TRUE if all header columns are clickable, otherwise FALSE

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_headers_clickable ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_headers_clickable (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                     gboolean setting);

Allow the column title buttons to be clicked.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

setting

TRUE if the columns are clickable.

gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                              gboolean setting);

gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint has been deprecated since version 3.14 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Sets a hint for the theme to draw even/odd rows in the tree_view with different colors, also known as "zebra striping".

This function tells the GTK+ theme that the user interface for your application requires users to read across tree rows and associate cells with one another.

Do not use it just because you prefer the appearance of the ruled tree; that’s a question for the theme. Some themes will draw tree rows in alternating colors even when rules are turned off, and users who prefer that appearance all the time can choose those themes. You should call this function only as a semantic hint to the theme engine that your tree makes alternating colors useful from a functional standpoint (since it has lots of columns, generally).

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

setting

TRUE if the tree requires reading across rows

gtk_tree_view_get_rules_hint ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_rules_hint (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

gtk_tree_view_get_rules_hint has been deprecated since version 3.14 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Gets the setting set by gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint().

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if the hint is set

gtk_tree_view_set_activate_on_single_click ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_activate_on_single_click
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gboolean single);

Cause the “row-activated” signal to be emitted on a single click instead of a double click.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

single

TRUE to emit row-activated on a single click

Since: 3.8

gtk_tree_view_get_activate_on_single_click ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_activate_on_single_click
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Gets the setting set by gtk_tree_view_set_activate_on_single_click().

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if row-activated will be emitted on a single click

Since: 3.8

gtk_tree_view_append_column ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_append_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                             GtkTreeViewColumn *column);

Appends column to the list of columns. If tree_view has “fixed_height” mode enabled, then column must have its “sizing” property set to be GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to add.

Returns

The number of columns in tree_view after appending.

gtk_tree_view_remove_column ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_remove_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                             GtkTreeViewColumn *column);

Removes column from tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to remove.

Returns

The number of columns in tree_view after removing.

gtk_tree_view_insert_column ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_insert_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                             GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                             gint position);

This inserts the column into the tree_view at position . If position is -1, then the column is inserted at the end. If tree_view has “fixed_height” mode enabled, then column must have its “sizing” property set to be GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to be inserted.

position

The position to insert column in.

Returns

The number of columns in tree_view after insertion.

gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint position,
                                const gchar *title,
                                GtkCellRenderer *cell,
                                ...);

Creates a new GtkTreeViewColumn and inserts it into the tree_view at position . If position is -1, then the newly created column is inserted at the end. The column is initialized with the attributes given. If tree_view has “fixed_height” mode enabled, then the new column will have its sizing property set to be GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

position

The position to insert the new column in

title

The title to set the header to

cell

The GtkCellRenderer

...

A NULL-terminated list of attributes

Returns

The number of columns in tree_view after insertion.

gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_data_func ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_data_func
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint position,
                                const gchar *title,
                                GtkCellRenderer *cell,
                                GtkTreeCellDataFunc func,
                                gpointer data,
                                GDestroyNotify dnotify);

Convenience function that inserts a new column into the GtkTreeView with the given cell renderer and a GtkTreeCellDataFunc to set cell renderer attributes (normally using data from the model). See also gtk_tree_view_column_set_cell_data_func(), gtk_tree_view_column_pack_start(). If tree_view has “fixed_height” mode enabled, then the new column will have its “sizing” property set to be GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

position

Position to insert, -1 for append

title

column title

cell

cell renderer for column

func

function to set attributes of cell renderer

data

data for func

dnotify

destroy notifier for data

Returns

number of columns in the tree view post-insert

gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns ()

guint
gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Queries the number of columns in the given tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

The number of columns in the tree_view

Since: 3.4

gtk_tree_view_get_column ()

GtkTreeViewColumn *
gtk_tree_view_get_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                          gint n);

Gets the GtkTreeViewColumn at the given position in the tree_view.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

n

The position of the column, counting from 0.

Returns

The GtkTreeViewColumn, or NULL if the position is outside the range of columns.

[nullable][transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_get_columns ()

GList *
gtk_tree_view_get_columns (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns a GList of all the GtkTreeViewColumn s currently in tree_view . The returned list must be freed with g_list_free().

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

A list of GtkTreeViewColumn s.

[element-type GtkTreeViewColumn][transfer container]

gtk_tree_view_move_column_after ()

void
gtk_tree_view_move_column_after (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                                 GtkTreeViewColumn *base_column);

Moves column to be after to base_column . If base_column is NULL, then column is placed in the first position.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to be moved.

base_column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to be moved relative to, or NULL.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_set_expander_column ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_expander_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   GtkTreeViewColumn *column);

Sets the column to draw the expander arrow at. It must be in tree_view . If column is NULL, then the expander arrow is always at the first visible column.

If you do not want expander arrow to appear in your tree, set the expander column to a hidden column.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

column

NULL, or the column to draw the expander arrow at.

[nullable]

gtk_tree_view_get_expander_column ()

GtkTreeViewColumn *
gtk_tree_view_get_expander_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the column that is the current expander column. This column has the expander arrow drawn next to it.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

The expander column.

[transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_set_column_drag_function ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_column_drag_function
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GtkTreeViewColumnDropFunc func,
                                gpointer user_data,
                                GDestroyNotify destroy);

Sets a user function for determining where a column may be dropped when dragged. This function is called on every column pair in turn at the beginning of a column drag to determine where a drop can take place. The arguments passed to func are: the tree_view , the GtkTreeViewColumn being dragged, the two GtkTreeViewColumn s determining the drop spot, and user_data . If either of the GtkTreeViewColumn arguments for the drop spot are NULL, then they indicate an edge. If func is set to be NULL, then tree_view reverts to the default behavior of allowing all columns to be dropped everywhere.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

func

A function to determine which columns are reorderable, or NULL.

[allow-none]

user_data

User data to be passed to func , or NULL.

[allow-none]

destroy

Destroy notifier for user_data , or NULL.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_point ()

void
gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_point (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               gint tree_x,
                               gint tree_y);

Scrolls the tree view such that the top-left corner of the visible area is tree_x , tree_y , where tree_x and tree_y are specified in tree coordinates. The tree_view must be realized before this function is called. If it isn't, you probably want to be using gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_cell().

If either tree_x or tree_y are -1, then that direction isn’t scrolled.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

tree_x

X coordinate of new top-left pixel of visible area, or -1

tree_y

Y coordinate of new top-left pixel of visible area, or -1

gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_cell ()

void
gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_cell (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                              GtkTreePath *path,
                              GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                              gboolean use_align,
                              gfloat row_align,
                              gfloat col_align);

Moves the alignments of tree_view to the position specified by column and path . If column is NULL, then no horizontal scrolling occurs. Likewise, if path is NULL no vertical scrolling occurs. At a minimum, one of column or path need to be non-NULL. row_align determines where the row is placed, and col_align determines where column is placed. Both are expected to be between 0.0 and 1.0. 0.0 means left/top alignment, 1.0 means right/bottom alignment, 0.5 means center.

If use_align is FALSE, then the alignment arguments are ignored, and the tree does the minimum amount of work to scroll the cell onto the screen. This means that the cell will be scrolled to the edge closest to its current position. If the cell is currently visible on the screen, nothing is done.

This function only works if the model is set, and path is a valid row on the model. If the model changes before the tree_view is realized, the centered path will be modified to reflect this change.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

path

The path of the row to move to, or NULL.

[allow-none]

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to move horizontally to, or NULL.

[allow-none]

use_align

whether to use alignment arguments, or FALSE.

row_align

The vertical alignment of the row specified by path .

col_align

The horizontal alignment of the column specified by column .

gtk_tree_view_set_cursor ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_cursor (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                          GtkTreePath *path,
                          GtkTreeViewColumn *focus_column,
                          gboolean start_editing);

Sets the current keyboard focus to be at path , and selects it. This is useful when you want to focus the user’s attention on a particular row. If focus_column is not NULL, then focus is given to the column specified by it. Additionally, if focus_column is specified, and start_editing is TRUE, then editing should be started in the specified cell. This function is often followed by gtk_widget_grab_focus (tree_view ) in order to give keyboard focus to the widget. Please note that editing can only happen when the widget is realized.

If path is invalid for model , the current cursor (if any) will be unset and the function will return without failing.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

path

A GtkTreePath

focus_column

A GtkTreeViewColumn, or NULL.

[allow-none]

start_editing

TRUE if the specified cell should start being edited.

gtk_tree_view_set_cursor_on_cell ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_cursor_on_cell (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                  GtkTreePath *path,
                                  GtkTreeViewColumn *focus_column,
                                  GtkCellRenderer *focus_cell,
                                  gboolean start_editing);

Sets the current keyboard focus to be at path , and selects it. This is useful when you want to focus the user’s attention on a particular row. If focus_column is not NULL, then focus is given to the column specified by it. If focus_column and focus_cell are not NULL, and focus_column contains 2 or more editable or activatable cells, then focus is given to the cell specified by focus_cell . Additionally, if focus_column is specified, and start_editing is TRUE, then editing should be started in the specified cell. This function is often followed by gtk_widget_grab_focus (tree_view ) in order to give keyboard focus to the widget. Please note that editing can only happen when the widget is realized.

If path is invalid for model , the current cursor (if any) will be unset and the function will return without failing.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

path

A GtkTreePath

focus_column

A GtkTreeViewColumn, or NULL.

[allow-none]

focus_cell

A GtkCellRenderer, or NULL.

[allow-none]

start_editing

TRUE if the specified cell should start being edited.

Since: 2.2

gtk_tree_view_get_cursor ()

void
gtk_tree_view_get_cursor (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                          GtkTreePath **path,
                          GtkTreeViewColumn **focus_column);

Fills in path and focus_column with the current path and focus column. If the cursor isn’t currently set, then *path will be NULL. If no column currently has focus, then *focus_column will be NULL.

The returned GtkTreePath must be freed with gtk_tree_path_free() when you are done with it.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

path

A pointer to be filled with the current cursor path, or NULL.

[out][transfer full][optional][nullable]

focus_column

A pointer to be filled with the current focus column, or NULL.

[out][transfer none][optional][nullable]

gtk_tree_view_row_activated ()

void
gtk_tree_view_row_activated (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                             GtkTreePath *path,
                             GtkTreeViewColumn *column);

Activates the cell determined by path and column .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

path

The GtkTreePath to be activated.

column

The GtkTreeViewColumn to be activated.

gtk_tree_view_expand_all ()

void
gtk_tree_view_expand_all (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Recursively expands all nodes in the tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

gtk_tree_view_collapse_all ()

void
gtk_tree_view_collapse_all (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Recursively collapses all visible, expanded nodes in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

gtk_tree_view_expand_to_path ()

void
gtk_tree_view_expand_to_path (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                              GtkTreePath *path);

Expands the row at path . This will also expand all parent rows of path as necessary.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

path

path to a row.

Since: 2.2

gtk_tree_view_expand_row ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_expand_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                          GtkTreePath *path,
                          gboolean open_all);

Opens the row so its children are visible.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

path to a row

open_all

whether to recursively expand, or just expand immediate children

Returns

TRUE if the row existed and had children

gtk_tree_view_collapse_row ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_collapse_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                            GtkTreePath *path);

Collapses a row (hides its child rows, if they exist).

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

path to a row in the tree_view

Returns

TRUE if the row was collapsed.

gtk_tree_view_map_expanded_rows ()

void
gtk_tree_view_map_expanded_rows (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 GtkTreeViewMappingFunc func,
                                 gpointer data);

Calls func on all expanded rows.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

func

A function to be called.

[scope call]

data

User data to be passed to the function.

gtk_tree_view_row_expanded ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_row_expanded (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                            GtkTreePath *path);

Returns TRUE if the node pointed to by path is expanded in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

path

A GtkTreePath to test expansion state.

Returns

TRUE if path is expanded.

gtk_tree_view_set_reorderable ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_reorderable (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               gboolean reorderable);

This function is a convenience function to allow you to reorder models that support the GtkTreeDragSourceIface and the GtkTreeDragDestIface. Both GtkTreeStore and GtkListStore support these. If reorderable is TRUE, then the user can reorder the model by dragging and dropping rows. The developer can listen to these changes by connecting to the model’s “row-inserted” and “row-deleted” signals. The reordering is implemented by setting up the tree view as a drag source and destination. Therefore, drag and drop can not be used in a reorderable view for any other purpose.

This function does not give you any degree of control over the order -- any reordering is allowed. If more control is needed, you should probably handle drag and drop manually.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

reorderable

TRUE, if the tree can be reordered.

gtk_tree_view_get_reorderable ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_reorderable (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Retrieves whether the user can reorder the tree via drag-and-drop. See gtk_tree_view_set_reorderable().

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if the tree can be reordered.

gtk_tree_view_get_path_at_pos ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_path_at_pos (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               gint x,
                               gint y,
                               GtkTreePath **path,
                               GtkTreeViewColumn **column,
                               gint *cell_x,
                               gint *cell_y);

Finds the path at the point (x , y ), relative to bin_window coordinates (please see gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window()). That is, x and y are relative to an events coordinates. x and y must come from an event on the tree_view only where event->window == gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window(). It is primarily for things like popup menus. If path is non-NULL, then it will be filled with the GtkTreePath at that point. This path should be freed with gtk_tree_path_free(). If column is non-NULL, then it will be filled with the column at that point. cell_x and cell_y return the coordinates relative to the cell background (i.e. the background_area passed to gtk_cell_renderer_render()). This function is only meaningful if tree_view is realized. Therefore this function will always return FALSE if tree_view is not realized or does not have a model.

For converting widget coordinates (eg. the ones you get from GtkWidget::query-tooltip), please see gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords().

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView.

x

The x position to be identified (relative to bin_window).

y

The y position to be identified (relative to bin_window).

path

A pointer to a GtkTreePath pointer to be filled in, or NULL.

[out][optional][nullable]

column

A pointer to a GtkTreeViewColumn pointer to be filled in, or NULL.

[out][transfer none][optional][nullable]

cell_x

A pointer where the X coordinate relative to the cell can be placed, or NULL.

[out][optional]

cell_y

A pointer where the Y coordinate relative to the cell can be placed, or NULL.

[out][optional]

Returns

TRUE if a row exists at that coordinate.

gtk_tree_view_is_blank_at_pos ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_is_blank_at_pos (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               gint x,
                               gint y,
                               GtkTreePath **path,
                               GtkTreeViewColumn **column,
                               gint *cell_x,
                               gint *cell_y);

Determine whether the point (x , y ) in tree_view is blank, that is no cell content nor an expander arrow is drawn at the location. If so, the location can be considered as the background. You might wish to take special action on clicks on the background, such as clearing a current selection, having a custom context menu or starting rubber banding.

The x and y coordinate that are provided must be relative to bin_window coordinates. That is, x and y must come from an event on tree_view where event->window == gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window().

For converting widget coordinates (eg. the ones you get from GtkWidget::query-tooltip), please see gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords().

The path , column , cell_x and cell_y arguments will be filled in likewise as for gtk_tree_view_get_path_at_pos(). Please see gtk_tree_view_get_path_at_pos() for more information.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

x

The x position to be identified (relative to bin_window)

y

The y position to be identified (relative to bin_window)

path

A pointer to a GtkTreePath pointer to be filled in, or NULL.

[out][optional][nullable]

column

A pointer to a GtkTreeViewColumn pointer to be filled in, or NULL.

[out][transfer none][optional][nullable]

cell_x

A pointer where the X coordinate relative to the cell can be placed, or NULL.

[out][optional]

cell_y

A pointer where the Y coordinate relative to the cell can be placed, or NULL.

[out][optional]

Returns

TRUE if the area at the given coordinates is blank, FALSE otherwise.

Since: 3.0

gtk_tree_view_get_cell_area ()

void
gtk_tree_view_get_cell_area (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                             GtkTreePath *path,
                             GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                             GdkRectangle *rect);

Fills the bounding rectangle in bin_window coordinates for the cell at the row specified by path and the column specified by column . If path is NULL, or points to a path not currently displayed, the y and height fields of the rectangle will be filled with 0. If column is NULL, the x and width fields will be filled with 0. The sum of all cell rects does not cover the entire tree; there are extra pixels in between rows, for example. The returned rectangle is equivalent to the cell_area passed to gtk_cell_renderer_render(). This function is only valid if tree_view is realized.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

a GtkTreePath for the row, or NULL to get only horizontal coordinates.

[allow-none]

column

a GtkTreeViewColumn for the column, or NULL to get only vertical coordinates.

[allow-none]

rect

rectangle to fill with cell rect.

[out]

gtk_tree_view_get_background_area ()

void
gtk_tree_view_get_background_area (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   GtkTreePath *path,
                                   GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                                   GdkRectangle *rect);

Fills the bounding rectangle in bin_window coordinates for the cell at the row specified by path and the column specified by column . If path is NULL, or points to a node not found in the tree, the y and height fields of the rectangle will be filled with 0. If column is NULL, the x and width fields will be filled with 0. The returned rectangle is equivalent to the background_area passed to gtk_cell_renderer_render(). These background areas tile to cover the entire bin window. Contrast with the cell_area , returned by gtk_tree_view_get_cell_area(), which returns only the cell itself, excluding surrounding borders and the tree expander area.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

a GtkTreePath for the row, or NULL to get only horizontal coordinates.

[allow-none]

column

a GtkTreeViewColumn for the column, or NULL to get only vertical coordiantes.

[allow-none]

rect

rectangle to fill with cell background rect.

[out]

gtk_tree_view_get_visible_rect ()

void
gtk_tree_view_get_visible_rect (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GdkRectangle *visible_rect);

Fills visible_rect with the currently-visible region of the buffer, in tree coordinates. Convert to bin_window coordinates with gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_bin_window_coords(). Tree coordinates start at 0,0 for row 0 of the tree, and cover the entire scrollable area of the tree.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

visible_rect

rectangle to fill.

[out]

gtk_tree_view_get_visible_range ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_visible_range (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 GtkTreePath **start_path,
                                 GtkTreePath **end_path);

Sets start_path and end_path to be the first and last visible path. Note that there may be invisible paths in between.

The paths should be freed with gtk_tree_path_free() after use.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

start_path

Return location for start of region, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

end_path

Return location for end of region, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

TRUE, if valid paths were placed in start_path and end_path .

Since: 2.8

gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window ()

GdkWindow *
gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the window that tree_view renders to. This is used primarily to compare to event->window to confirm that the event on tree_view is on the right window.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

A GdkWindow, or NULL when tree_view hasn’t been realized yet.

[nullable][transfer none]

gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_tree_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_tree_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint bx,
                                gint by,
                                gint *tx,
                                gint *ty);

Converts bin_window coordinates to coordinates for the tree (the full scrollable area of the tree).

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

bx

X coordinate relative to bin_window

by

Y coordinate relative to bin_window

tx

return location for tree X coordinate.

[out]

ty

return location for tree Y coordinate.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_widget_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_bin_window_to_widget_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint bx,
                                gint by,
                                gint *wx,
                                gint *wy);

Converts bin_window coordinates (see gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window()) to widget relative coordinates.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

bx

bin_window X coordinate

by

bin_window Y coordinate

wx

return location for widget X coordinate.

[out]

wy

return location for widget Y coordinate.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_bin_window_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_bin_window_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint tx,
                                gint ty,
                                gint *bx,
                                gint *by);

Converts tree coordinates (coordinates in full scrollable area of the tree) to bin_window coordinates.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

tx

tree X coordinate

ty

tree Y coordinate

bx

return location for X coordinate relative to bin_window.

[out]

by

return location for Y coordinate relative to bin_window.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_widget_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_tree_to_widget_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint tx,
                                gint ty,
                                gint *wx,
                                gint *wy);

Converts tree coordinates (coordinates in full scrollable area of the tree) to widget coordinates.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

tx

X coordinate relative to the tree

ty

Y coordinate relative to the tree

wx

return location for widget X coordinate.

[out]

wy

return location for widget Y coordinate.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint wx,
                                gint wy,
                                gint *bx,
                                gint *by);

Converts widget coordinates to coordinates for the bin_window (see gtk_tree_view_get_bin_window()).

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

wx

X coordinate relative to the widget

wy

Y coordinate relative to the widget

bx

return location for bin_window X coordinate.

[out]

by

return location for bin_window Y coordinate.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_tree_coords ()

void
gtk_tree_view_convert_widget_to_tree_coords
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gint wx,
                                gint wy,
                                gint *tx,
                                gint *ty);

Converts widget coordinates to coordinates for the tree (the full scrollable area of the tree).

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

wx

X coordinate relative to the widget

wy

Y coordinate relative to the widget

tx

return location for tree X coordinate.

[out]

ty

return location for tree Y coordinate.

[out]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_dest ()

void
gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_dest (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                      const GtkTargetEntry *targets,
                                      gint n_targets,
                                      GdkDragAction actions);

Turns tree_view into a drop destination for automatic DND. Calling this method sets “reorderable” to FALSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

targets

the table of targets that the drag will support.

[array length=n_targets]

n_targets

the number of items in targets

actions

the bitmask of possible actions for a drag from this widget

gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_source ()

void
gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_source
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GdkModifierType start_button_mask,
                                const GtkTargetEntry *targets,
                                gint n_targets,
                                GdkDragAction actions);

Turns tree_view into a drag source for automatic DND. Calling this method sets “reorderable” to FALSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

start_button_mask

Mask of allowed buttons to start drag

targets

the table of targets that the drag will support.

[array length=n_targets]

n_targets

the number of items in targets

actions

the bitmask of possible actions for a drag from this widget

gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_source ()

void
gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_source (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Undoes the effect of gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_source(). Calling this method sets “reorderable” to FALSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_dest ()

void
gtk_tree_view_unset_rows_drag_dest (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Undoes the effect of gtk_tree_view_enable_model_drag_dest(). Calling this method sets “reorderable” to FALSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

gtk_tree_view_set_drag_dest_row ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_drag_dest_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 GtkTreePath *path,
                                 GtkTreeViewDropPosition pos);

Sets the row that is highlighted for feedback. If path is NULL, an existing highlight is removed.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

The path of the row to highlight, or NULL.

[allow-none]

pos

Specifies whether to drop before, after or into the row

gtk_tree_view_get_drag_dest_row ()

void
gtk_tree_view_get_drag_dest_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 GtkTreePath **path,
                                 GtkTreeViewDropPosition *pos);

Gets information about the row that is highlighted for feedback.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

Return location for the path of the highlighted row, or NULL.

[out][optional][nullable]

pos

Return location for the drop position, or NULL.

[out][optional]

gtk_tree_view_get_dest_row_at_pos ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_dest_row_at_pos (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   gint drag_x,
                                   gint drag_y,
                                   GtkTreePath **path,
                                   GtkTreeViewDropPosition *pos);

Determines the destination row for a given position. drag_x and drag_y are expected to be in widget coordinates. This function is only meaningful if tree_view is realized. Therefore this function will always return FALSE if tree_view is not realized or does not have a model.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

drag_x

the position to determine the destination row for

drag_y

the position to determine the destination row for

path

Return location for the path of the highlighted row, or NULL.

[out][optional][nullable]

pos

Return location for the drop position, or NULL.

[out][optional]

Returns

whether there is a row at the given position, TRUE if this is indeed the case.

gtk_tree_view_create_row_drag_icon ()

cairo_surface_t *
gtk_tree_view_create_row_drag_icon (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                    GtkTreePath *path);

Creates a cairo_surface_t representation of the row at path . This image is used for a drag icon.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

path

a GtkTreePath in tree_view

Returns

a newly-allocated surface of the drag icon.

[transfer full]

void
gtk_tree_view_set_enable_search (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 gboolean enable_search);

If enable_search is set, then the user can type in text to search through the tree interactively (this is sometimes called "typeahead find").

Note that even if this is FALSE, the user can still initiate a search using the “start-interactive-search” key binding.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

enable_search

TRUE, if the user can search interactively

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_enable_search (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether or not the tree allows to start interactive searching by typing in text.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

whether or not to let the user search interactively

gtk_tree_view_get_search_column ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_get_search_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Gets the column searched on by the interactive search code.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

the column the interactive search code searches in.

gtk_tree_view_set_search_column ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_search_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                 gint column);

Sets column as the column where the interactive search code should search in for the current model.

If the search column is set, users can use the “start-interactive-search” key binding to bring up search popup. The enable-search property controls whether simply typing text will also start an interactive search.

Note that column refers to a column of the current model. The search column is reset to -1 when the model is changed.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

column

the column of the model to search in, or -1 to disable searching

gtk_tree_view_get_search_equal_func ()

GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc
gtk_tree_view_get_search_equal_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the compare function currently in use.

[skip]

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

the currently used compare function for the search code.

gtk_tree_view_set_search_equal_func ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_search_equal_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                     GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc search_equal_func,
                                     gpointer search_user_data,
                                     GDestroyNotify search_destroy);

Sets the compare function for the interactive search capabilities; note that somewhat like strcmp() returning 0 for equality GtkTreeViewSearchEqualFunc returns FALSE on matches.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

search_equal_func

the compare function to use during the search

search_user_data

user data to pass to search_equal_func , or NULL.

[allow-none]

search_destroy

Destroy notifier for search_user_data , or NULL.

[allow-none]

gtk_tree_view_get_search_entry ()

GtkEntry *
gtk_tree_view_get_search_entry (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the GtkEntry which is currently in use as interactive search entry for tree_view . In case the built-in entry is being used, NULL will be returned.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

the entry currently in use as search entry.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_search_entry ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_search_entry (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GtkEntry *entry);

Sets the entry which the interactive search code will use for this tree_view . This is useful when you want to provide a search entry in our interface at all time at a fixed position. Passing NULL for entry will make the interactive search code use the built-in popup entry again.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

entry

the entry the interactive search code of tree_view should use or NULL.

[allow-none]

Since: 2.10

GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc ()

void
(*GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc) (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                  GtkWidget *search_dialog,
                                  gpointer user_data);

gtk_tree_view_get_search_position_func ()

GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc
gtk_tree_view_get_search_position_func
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the positioning function currently in use.

[skip]

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

Returns

the currently used function for positioning the search dialog.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_search_position_func ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_search_position_func
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GtkTreeViewSearchPositionFunc func,
                                gpointer data,
                                GDestroyNotify destroy);

Sets the function to use when positioning the search dialog.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

func

the function to use to position the search dialog, or NULL to use the default search position function.

[allow-none]

data

user data to pass to func , or NULL.

[allow-none]

destroy

Destroy notifier for data , or NULL.

[allow-none]

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_get_fixed_height_mode ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_fixed_height_mode (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether fixed height mode is turned on for tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if tree_view is in fixed height mode

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_set_fixed_height_mode ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_fixed_height_mode (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                     gboolean enable);

Enables or disables the fixed height mode of tree_view . Fixed height mode speeds up GtkTreeView by assuming that all rows have the same height. Only enable this option if all rows are the same height and all columns are of type GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

enable

TRUE to enable fixed height mode

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_get_hover_selection ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_hover_selection (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether hover selection mode is turned on for tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if tree_view is in hover selection mode

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_set_hover_selection ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_hover_selection (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   gboolean hover);

Enables or disables the hover selection mode of tree_view . Hover selection makes the selected row follow the pointer. Currently, this works only for the selection modes GTK_SELECTION_SINGLE and GTK_SELECTION_BROWSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

hover

TRUE to enable hover selection mode

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_get_hover_expand ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_hover_expand (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether hover expansion mode is turned on for tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if tree_view is in hover expansion mode

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_set_hover_expand ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_hover_expand (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                gboolean expand);

Enables or disables the hover expansion mode of tree_view . Hover expansion makes rows expand or collapse if the pointer moves over them.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

expand

TRUE to enable hover selection mode

Since: 2.6

GtkTreeDestroyCountFunc ()

void
(*GtkTreeDestroyCountFunc) (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                            GtkTreePath *path,
                            gint children,
                            gpointer user_data);

gtk_tree_view_set_destroy_count_func ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_destroy_count_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                      GtkTreeDestroyCountFunc func,
                                      gpointer data,
                                      GDestroyNotify destroy);

gtk_tree_view_set_destroy_count_func has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Accessibility does not need the function anymore.

This function should almost never be used. It is meant for private use by ATK for determining the number of visible children that are removed when the user collapses a row, or a row is deleted.

Parameters

tree_view

A GtkTreeView

func

Function to be called when a view row is destroyed, or NULL.

[allow-none]

data

User data to be passed to func , or NULL.

[allow-none]

destroy

Destroy notifier for data , or NULL.

[allow-none]

GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc ()

gboolean
(*GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc) (GtkTreeModel *model,
                                GtkTreeIter *iter,
                                gpointer data);

Function type for determining whether the row pointed to by iter should be rendered as a separator. A common way to implement this is to have a boolean column in the model, whose values the GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc returns.

Parameters

model

the GtkTreeModel

iter

a GtkTreeIter pointing at a row in model

data

user data.

[closure]

Returns

TRUE if the row is a separator

gtk_tree_view_get_row_separator_func ()

GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc
gtk_tree_view_get_row_separator_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the current row separator function.

[skip]

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

the current row separator function.

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_set_row_separator_func ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_row_separator_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                      GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc func,
                                      gpointer data,
                                      GDestroyNotify destroy);

Sets the row separator function, which is used to determine whether a row should be drawn as a separator. If the row separator function is NULL, no separators are drawn. This is the default value.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

func

a GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc.

[allow-none]

data

user data to pass to func , or NULL.

[allow-none]

destroy

destroy notifier for data , or NULL.

[allow-none]

Since: 2.6

gtk_tree_view_get_rubber_banding ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_rubber_banding (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether rubber banding is turned on for tree_view . If the selection mode is GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE, rubber banding will allow the user to select multiple rows by dragging the mouse.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if rubber banding in tree_view is enabled.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_rubber_banding ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_rubber_banding (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                  gboolean enable);

Enables or disables rubber banding in tree_view . If the selection mode is GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE, rubber banding will allow the user to select multiple rows by dragging the mouse.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

enable

TRUE to enable rubber banding

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_is_rubber_banding_active ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_is_rubber_banding_active
                               (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether a rubber banding operation is currently being done in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

TRUE if a rubber banding operation is currently being done in tree_view .

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_get_enable_tree_lines ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_enable_tree_lines (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns whether or not tree lines are drawn in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView.

Returns

TRUE if tree lines are drawn in tree_view , FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_enable_tree_lines ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_enable_tree_lines (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                     gboolean enabled);

Sets whether to draw lines interconnecting the expanders in tree_view . This does not have any visible effects for lists.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

enabled

TRUE to enable tree line drawing, FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_get_grid_lines ()

GtkTreeViewGridLines
gtk_tree_view_get_grid_lines (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns which grid lines are enabled in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

a GtkTreeViewGridLines value indicating which grid lines are enabled.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_grid_lines ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_grid_lines (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                              GtkTreeViewGridLines grid_lines);

Sets which grid lines to draw in tree_view .

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

grid_lines

a GtkTreeViewGridLines value indicating which grid lines to enable.

Since: 2.10

gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_row ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                               GtkTooltip *tooltip,
                               GtkTreePath *path);

Sets the tip area of tooltip to be the area covered by the row at path . See also gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_column() for a simpler alternative. See also gtk_tooltip_set_tip_area().

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

tooltip

a GtkTooltip

path

a GtkTreePath

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_cell ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_cell (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                GtkTooltip *tooltip,
                                GtkTreePath *path,
                                GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
                                GtkCellRenderer *cell);

Sets the tip area of tooltip to the area path , column and cell have in common. For example if path is NULL and column is set, the tip area will be set to the full area covered by column . See also gtk_tooltip_set_tip_area().

Note that if path is not specified and cell is set and part of a column containing the expander, the tooltip might not show and hide at the correct position. In such cases path must be set to the current node under the mouse cursor for this function to operate correctly.

See also gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_column() for a simpler alternative.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

tooltip

a GtkTooltip

path

a GtkTreePath or NULL.

[allow-none]

column

a GtkTreeViewColumn or NULL.

[allow-none]

cell

a GtkCellRenderer or NULL.

[allow-none]

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_context ()

gboolean
gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_context (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                   gint *x,
                                   gint *y,
                                   gboolean keyboard_tip,
                                   GtkTreeModel **model,
                                   GtkTreePath **path,
                                   GtkTreeIter *iter);

This function is supposed to be used in a “query-tooltip” signal handler for GtkTreeView. The x , y and keyboard_tip values which are received in the signal handler, should be passed to this function without modification.

The return value indicates whether there is a tree view row at the given coordinates (TRUE) or not (FALSE) for mouse tooltips. For keyboard tooltips the row returned will be the cursor row. When TRUE, then any of model , path and iter which have been provided will be set to point to that row and the corresponding model. x and y will always be converted to be relative to tree_view ’s bin_window if keyboard_tooltip is FALSE.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

x

the x coordinate (relative to widget coordinates).

[inout]

y

the y coordinate (relative to widget coordinates).

[inout]

keyboard_tip

whether this is a keyboard tooltip or not

model

a pointer to receive a GtkTreeModel or NULL.

[out][optional][nullable][transfer none]

path

a pointer to receive a GtkTreePath or NULL.

[out][optional]

iter

a pointer to receive a GtkTreeIter or NULL.

[out][optional]

Returns

whether or not the given tooltip context points to a row.

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_column ()

gint
gtk_tree_view_get_tooltip_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view);

Returns the column of tree_view ’s model which is being used for displaying tooltips on tree_view ’s rows.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

Returns

the index of the tooltip column that is currently being used, or -1 if this is disabled.

Since: 2.12

gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_column ()

void
gtk_tree_view_set_tooltip_column (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
                                  gint column);

If you only plan to have simple (text-only) tooltips on full rows, you can use this function to have GtkTreeView handle these automatically for you. column should be set to the column in tree_view ’s model containing the tooltip texts, or -1 to disable this feature.

When enabled, “has-tooltip” will be set to TRUE and tree_view will connect a “query-tooltip” signal handler.

Note that the signal handler sets the text with gtk_tooltip_set_markup(), so &, <, etc have to be escaped in the text.

Parameters

tree_view

a GtkTreeView

column

an integer, which is a valid column number for tree_view ’s model

Since: 2.12

Types and Values

struct GtkTreeView

struct GtkTreeView;

enum GtkTreeViewDropPosition

An enum for determining where a dropped row goes.

Members

GTK_TREE_VIEW_DROP_BEFORE

dropped row is inserted before

GTK_TREE_VIEW_DROP_AFTER

dropped row is inserted after

GTK_TREE_VIEW_DROP_INTO_OR_BEFORE

dropped row becomes a child or is inserted before

GTK_TREE_VIEW_DROP_INTO_OR_AFTER

dropped row becomes a child or is inserted after

GtkTreeViewPrivate

typedef struct _GtkTreeViewPrivate GtkTreeViewPrivate;

enum GtkTreeViewGridLines

Used to indicate which grid lines to draw in a tree view.

Members

GTK_TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_NONE

No grid lines.

GTK_TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_HORIZONTAL

Horizontal grid lines.

GTK_TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_VERTICAL

Vertical grid lines.

GTK_TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_BOTH

Horizontal and vertical grid lines.

Property Details

The “activate-on-single-click” property

  “activate-on-single-click” gboolean

The activate-on-single-click property specifies whether the "row-activated" signal will be emitted after a single click.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 3.8

The “enable-grid-lines” property

  “enable-grid-lines”        GtkTreeViewGridLines

Whether grid lines should be drawn in the tree view.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_TREE_VIEW_GRID_LINES_NONE

  “enable-search”            gboolean

View allows user to search through columns interactively.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The “enable-tree-lines” property

  “enable-tree-lines”        gboolean

Whether tree lines should be drawn in the tree view.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “expander-column” property

  “expander-column”          GtkTreeViewColumn *

Set the column for the expander column.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

The “fixed-height-mode” property

  “fixed-height-mode”        gboolean

Setting the ::fixed-height-mode property to TRUE speeds up GtkTreeView by assuming that all rows have the same height. Only enable this option if all rows are the same height. Please see gtk_tree_view_set_fixed_height_mode() for more information on this option.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.4

The “headers-clickable” property

  “headers-clickable”        gboolean

Column headers respond to click events.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The “headers-visible” property

  “headers-visible”          gboolean

Show the column header buttons.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The “hover-expand” property

  “hover-expand”             gboolean

Enables or disables the hover expansion mode of tree_view . Hover expansion makes rows expand or collapse if the pointer moves over them.

This mode is primarily intended for treeviews in popups, e.g. in GtkComboBox or GtkEntryCompletion.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.6

The “hover-selection” property

  “hover-selection”          gboolean

Enables or disables the hover selection mode of tree_view . Hover selection makes the selected row follow the pointer. Currently, this works only for the selection modes GTK_SELECTION_SINGLE and GTK_SELECTION_BROWSE.

This mode is primarily intended for treeviews in popups, e.g. in GtkComboBox or GtkEntryCompletion.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.6

The “level-indentation” property

  “level-indentation”        int

Extra indentation for each level.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 2.12

The “model” property

  “model”                    GtkTreeModel *

The model for the tree view.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

The “reorderable” property

  “reorderable”              gboolean

View is reorderable.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “rubber-banding” property

  “rubber-banding”           gboolean

Whether to enable selection of multiple items by dragging the mouse pointer.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “rules-hint” property

  “rules-hint”               gboolean

Sets a hint to the theme to draw rows in alternating colors.

GtkTreeView:rules-hint has been deprecated since version 3.14 and should not be used in newly-written code.

The theme is responsible for drawing rows using zebra striping

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “search-column” property

  “search-column”            int

Model column to search through during interactive search.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

The “show-expanders” property

  “show-expanders”           gboolean

TRUE if the view has expanders.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.12

The “tooltip-column” property

  “tooltip-column”           int

The column in the model containing the tooltip texts for the rows.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Style Property Details

The “allow-rules” style property

  “allow-rules”              gboolean

Allow drawing of alternating color rows.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

The “even-row-color” style property

  “even-row-color”           GdkColor *

Color to use for even rows.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

The “expander-size” style property

  “expander-size”            int

Size of the expander arrow.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 14

The “grid-line-pattern” style property

  “grid-line-pattern”        char *

Dash pattern used to draw the tree view grid lines.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Default value: "\001\001"

The “grid-line-width” style property

  “grid-line-width”          int

Width, in pixels, of the tree view grid lines.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 1

The “horizontal-separator” style property

  “horizontal-separator”     int

Horizontal space between cells. Must be an even number.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 2

The “indent-expanders” style property

  “indent-expanders”         gboolean

Make the expanders indented.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

The “odd-row-color” style property

  “odd-row-color”            GdkColor *

Color to use for odd rows.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

The “tree-line-pattern” style property

  “tree-line-pattern”        char *

Dash pattern used to draw the tree view lines.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Default value: "\001\001"

The “tree-line-width” style property

  “tree-line-width”          int

Width, in pixels, of the tree view lines.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 1

The “vertical-separator” style property

  “vertical-separator”       int

Vertical space between cells. Must be an even number.

Owner: GtkTreeView

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 2

Signal Details

The “columns-changed” signal

void
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               gpointer     user_data)

The number of columns of the treeview has changed.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Run Last

The “cursor-changed” signal

void
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               gpointer     user_data)

The position of the cursor (focused cell) has changed.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Run Last

The “expand-collapse-cursor-row” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gboolean     arg1,
               gboolean     arg2,
               gboolean     arg3,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

The “move-cursor” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView    *tree_view,
               GtkMovementStep step,
               int             direction,
               gpointer        user_data)

The “move-cursor” signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user presses one of the cursor keys.

Applications should not connect to it, but may emit it with g_signal_emit_by_name() if they need to control the cursor programmatically. In contrast to gtk_tree_view_set_cursor() and gtk_tree_view_set_cursor_on_cell() when moving horizontally “move-cursor” does not reset the current selection.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted.

step

the granularity of the move, as a GtkMovementStep. GTK_MOVEMENT_LOGICAL_POSITIONS, GTK_MOVEMENT_VISUAL_POSITIONS, GTK_MOVEMENT_DISPLAY_LINES, GTK_MOVEMENT_PAGES and GTK_MOVEMENT_BUFFER_ENDS are supported. GTK_MOVEMENT_LOGICAL_POSITIONS and GTK_MOVEMENT_VISUAL_POSITIONS are treated identically.

direction

the direction to move: +1 to move forwards; -1 to move backwards. The resulting movement is undefined for all other values.

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Returns

TRUE if step is supported, FALSE otherwise.

Flags: Action

The “row-activated” signal

void
user_function (GtkTreeView       *tree_view,
               GtkTreePath       *path,
               GtkTreeViewColumn *column,
               gpointer           user_data)

The "row-activated" signal is emitted when the method gtk_tree_view_row_activated() is called, when the user double clicks a treeview row with the "activate-on-single-click" property set to FALSE, or when the user single clicks a row when the "activate-on-single-click" property set to TRUE. It is also emitted when a non-editable row is selected and one of the keys: Space, Shift+Space, Return or Enter is pressed.

For selection handling refer to the tree widget conceptual overview as well as GtkTreeSelection.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

path

the GtkTreePath for the activated row

column

the GtkTreeViewColumn in which the activation occurred

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “row-collapsed” signal

void
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               GtkTreeIter *iter,
               GtkTreePath *path,
               gpointer     user_data)

The given row has been collapsed (child nodes are hidden).

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

iter

the tree iter of the collapsed row

path

a tree path that points to the row

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Run Last

The “row-expanded” signal

void
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               GtkTreeIter *iter,
               GtkTreePath *path,
               gpointer     user_data)

The given row has been expanded (child nodes are shown).

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

iter

the tree iter of the expanded row

path

a tree path that points to the row

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Run Last

The “select-all” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

The “select-cursor-parent” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

The “select-cursor-row” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gboolean     arg1,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

The “test-collapse-row” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               GtkTreeIter *iter,
               GtkTreePath *path,
               gpointer     user_data)

The given row is about to be collapsed (hide its children nodes). Use this signal if you need to control the collapsibility of individual rows.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

iter

the tree iter of the row to collapse

path

a tree path that points to the row

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Returns

FALSE to allow collapsing, TRUE to reject

Flags: Run Last

The “test-expand-row” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
               GtkTreeIter *iter,
               GtkTreePath *path,
               gpointer     user_data)

The given row is about to be expanded (show its children nodes). Use this signal if you need to control the expandability of individual rows.

Parameters

tree_view

the object on which the signal is emitted

iter

the tree iter of the row to expand

path

a tree path that points to the row

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Returns

FALSE to allow expansion, TRUE to reject

Flags: Run Last

The “toggle-cursor-row” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

The “unselect-all” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkTreeView *treeview,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action

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