GtkCheckMenuItem

GtkCheckMenuItem — A menu item with a check box

Synopsis

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

                    GtkCheckMenuItem;
GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new             (void);
GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label  (const gchar *label);
GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic
                                                        (const gchar *label);
#define             gtk_check_menu_item_set_state
gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_active      (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);
void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_active      (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean is_active);
void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_show_toggle (GtkCheckMenuItem *menu_item,
                                                         gboolean always);
void                gtk_check_menu_item_toggled         (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);
gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_inconsistent
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);
void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_inconsistent
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean setting);
void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_draw_as_radio
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean draw_as_radio);
gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_draw_as_radio
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkObject
               +----GtkWidget
                     +----GtkContainer
                           +----GtkBin
                                 +----GtkItem
                                       +----GtkMenuItem
                                             +----GtkCheckMenuItem
                                                   +----GtkRadioMenuItem

Implemented Interfaces

GtkCheckMenuItem implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkActivatable.

Properties

  "active"                   gboolean              : Read / Write
  "draw-as-radio"            gboolean              : Read / Write
  "inconsistent"             gboolean              : Read / Write

Style Properties

  "indicator-size"           gint                  : Read

Signals

  "toggled"                                        : Run First

Description

A GtkCheckMenuItem is a menu item that maintains the state of a boolean value in addition to a GtkMenuItem's usual role in activating application code.

A check box indicating the state of the boolean value is displayed at the left side of the GtkMenuItem. Activating the GtkMenuItem toggles the value.

Details

GtkCheckMenuItem

typedef struct _GtkCheckMenuItem GtkCheckMenuItem;

The GtkCheckMenuItem struct contains the following fields. (These fields should be considered read-only. They should never be set by an application.)

guint active; TRUE if the check box is active.


gtk_check_menu_item_new ()

GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new             (void);

Creates a new GtkCheckMenuItem.

Returns :

a new GtkCheckMenuItem.

gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label ()

GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label  (const gchar *label);

Creates a new GtkCheckMenuItem with a label.

label :

the string to use for the label.

Returns :

a new GtkCheckMenuItem.

gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic ()

GtkWidget*          gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic
                                                        (const gchar *label);

Creates a new GtkCheckMenuItem containing a label. The label will be created using gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic(), so underscores in label indicate the mnemonic for the menu item.

label :

The text of the button, with an underscore in front of the mnemonic character

Returns :

a new GtkCheckMenuItem

gtk_check_menu_item_set_state

#define gtk_check_menu_item_set_state		gtk_check_menu_item_set_active

Warning

gtk_check_menu_item_set_state is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_check_menu_item_set_active() instead.

Sets the active state of the menu item's check box.


gtk_check_menu_item_get_active ()

gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_active      (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);

Returns whether the check menu item is active. See gtk_check_menu_item_set_active().

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem

Returns :

TRUE if the menu item is checked.

gtk_check_menu_item_set_active ()

void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_active      (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean is_active);

Sets the active state of the menu item's check box.

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem.

is_active :

boolean value indicating whether the check box is active.

gtk_check_menu_item_set_show_toggle ()

void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_show_toggle (GtkCheckMenuItem *menu_item,
                                                         gboolean always);

Warning

gtk_check_menu_item_set_show_toggle is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Controls whether the check box is shown at all times. Normally the check box is shown only when it is active or while the menu item is selected.

menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem.

always :

boolean value indicating whether to always show the check box.

gtk_check_menu_item_toggled ()

void                gtk_check_menu_item_toggled         (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);

Emits the GtkCheckMenuItem::toggled signal.

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem.

gtk_check_menu_item_get_inconsistent ()

gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_inconsistent
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);

Retrieves the value set by gtk_check_menu_item_set_inconsistent().

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem

Returns :

TRUE if inconsistent

gtk_check_menu_item_set_inconsistent ()

void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_inconsistent
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean setting);

If the user has selected a range of elements (such as some text or spreadsheet cells) that are affected by a boolean setting, and the current values in that range are inconsistent, you may want to display the check in an "in between" state. This function turns on "in between" display. Normally you would turn off the inconsistent state again if the user explicitly selects a setting. This has to be done manually, gtk_check_menu_item_set_inconsistent() only affects visual appearance, it doesn't affect the semantics of the widget.

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem

setting :

TRUE to display an "inconsistent" third state check

gtk_check_menu_item_set_draw_as_radio ()

void                gtk_check_menu_item_set_draw_as_radio
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item,
                                                         gboolean draw_as_radio);

Sets whether check_menu_item is drawn like a GtkRadioMenuItem

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem

draw_as_radio :

whether check_menu_item is drawn like a GtkRadioMenuItem

Since 2.4


gtk_check_menu_item_get_draw_as_radio ()

gboolean            gtk_check_menu_item_get_draw_as_radio
                                                        (GtkCheckMenuItem *check_menu_item);

Returns whether check_menu_item looks like a GtkRadioMenuItem

check_menu_item :

a GtkCheckMenuItem

Returns :

Whether check_menu_item looks like a GtkRadioMenuItem

Since 2.4

Property Details

The "active" property

  "active"                   gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the menu item is checked.

Default value: FALSE


The "draw-as-radio" property

  "draw-as-radio"            gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the menu item looks like a radio menu item.

Default value: FALSE


The "inconsistent" property

  "inconsistent"             gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether to display an "inconsistent" state.

Default value: FALSE

Style Property Details

The "indicator-size" style property

  "indicator-size"           gint                  : Read

Size of check or radio indicator.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 13

Signal Details

The "toggled" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkCheckMenuItem *checkmenuitem,
                                                        gpointer          user_data)          : Run First

This signal is emitted when the state of the check box is changed.

A signal handler can examine the active field of the GtkCheckMenuItem struct to discover the new state.

checkmenuitem :

the object which received the signal.

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.