The #GtkTreeStore object is a list model for use with a #GtkTreeView widget. It implements the #GtkTreeModel interface, and consequentially, can use all of the methods available there. It also implements the #GtkTreeSortable interface so it can be sorted by the view. Finally, it also implements the tree [drag and drop][gtk3-GtkTreeView-drag-and-drop] interfaces.

GtkTreeStore as GtkBuildable

The GtkTreeStore implementation of the #GtkBuildable interface allows to specify the model columns with a <columns> element that may contain multiple <column> elements, each specifying one model column. The “type” attribute specifies the data type for the column.

An example of a UI Definition fragment for a tree store:

<object class="GtkTreeStore">
  <columns>
    <column type="gchararray"/>
    <column type="gchararray"/>
    <column type="gint"/>
  </columns>
</object>