EntryCompletion

#GtkEntryCompletion is an auxiliary object to be used in conjunction with #GtkEntry to provide the completion functionality. It implements the #GtkCellLayout interface, to allow the user to add extra cells to the #GtkTreeView with completion matches.

“Completion functionality” means that when the user modifies the text in the entry, #GtkEntryCompletion checks which rows in the model match the current content of the entry, and displays a list of matches. By default, the matching is done by comparing the entry text case-insensitively against the text column of the model (see gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion.setTextColumn), but this can be overridden with a custom match function (see gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion.setMatchFunc).

When the user selects a completion, the content of the entry is updated. By default, the content of the entry is replaced by the text column of the model, but this can be overridden by connecting to the #GtkEntryCompletion::match-selected signal and updating the entry in the signal handler. Note that you should return true from the signal handler to suppress the default behaviour.

To add completion functionality to an entry, use gtk.entry.Entry.setCompletion.

In addition to regular completion matches, which will be inserted into the entry when they are selected, #GtkEntryCompletion also allows to display “actions” in the popup window. Their appearance is similar to menuitems, to differentiate them clearly from completion strings. When an action is selected, the #GtkEntryCompletion::action-activated signal is emitted.

GtkEntryCompletion uses a #GtkTreeModelFilter model to represent the subset of the entire model that is currently matching. While the GtkEntryCompletion signals #GtkEntryCompletion::match-selected and #GtkEntryCompletion::cursor-on-match take the original model and an iter pointing to that model as arguments, other callbacks and signals (such as #GtkCellLayoutDataFuncs or #GtkCellArea::apply-attributes) will generally take the filter model as argument. As long as you are only calling gtk.tree_model.TreeModel.get, this will make no difference to you. If for some reason, you need the original model, use gtk.tree_model_filter.TreeModelFilter.getModel. Don’t forget to use gtk.tree_model_filter.TreeModelFilter.convertIterToChildIter to obtain a matching iter.

class EntryCompletion : ObjectWrap , Buildable , CellLayout {}

Constructors

this
this(void* ptr, Flag!"Take" take)
this
this()

Creates a new #GtkEntryCompletion object.

Members

Functions

complete
void complete()

Requests a completion operation, or in other words a refiltering of the current list with completions, using the current key. The completion list view will be updated accordingly.

computePrefix
string computePrefix(string key)

Computes the common prefix that is shared by all rows in completion that start with key. If no row matches key, null will be returned. Note that a text column must have been set for this function to work, see gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion.setTextColumn for details.

connectActionActivated
gulong connectActionActivated(T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to ActionActivated signal.

connectCursorOnMatch
gulong connectCursorOnMatch(T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to CursorOnMatch signal.

connectInsertPrefix
gulong connectInsertPrefix(T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to InsertPrefix signal.

connectMatchSelected
gulong connectMatchSelected(T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to MatchSelected signal.

connectNoMatches
gulong connectNoMatches(T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to NoMatches signal.

deleteAction
void deleteAction(int index)

Deletes the action at index_ from completion’s action list.

getCompletionPrefix
string getCompletionPrefix()

Get the original text entered by the user that triggered the completion or null if there’s no completion ongoing.

getEntry
gtk.widget.Widget getEntry()

Gets the entry completion has been attached to.

getInlineCompletion
bool getInlineCompletion()

Returns whether the common prefix of the possible completions should be automatically inserted in the entry.

getInlineSelection
bool getInlineSelection()

Returns true if inline-selection mode is turned on.

getMinimumKeyLength
int getMinimumKeyLength()

Returns the minimum key length as set for completion.

getModel
gtk.tree_model.TreeModel getModel()

Returns the model the #GtkEntryCompletion is using as data source. Returns null if the model is unset.

getPopupCompletion
bool getPopupCompletion()

Returns whether the completions should be presented in a popup window.

getPopupSetWidth
bool getPopupSetWidth()

Returns whether the completion popup window will be resized to the width of the entry.

getPopupSingleMatch
bool getPopupSingleMatch()

Returns whether the completion popup window will appear even if there is only a single match.

getTextColumn
int getTextColumn()

Returns the column in the model of completion to get strings from.

insertActionMarkup
void insertActionMarkup(int index, string markup)

Inserts an action in completion’s action item list at position index_ with markup markup.

insertActionText
void insertActionText(int index, string text)

Inserts an action in completion’s action item list at position index_ with text text. If you want the action item to have markup, use gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion.insertActionMarkup.

insertPrefix
void insertPrefix()

Requests a prefix insertion.

self
EntryCompletion self()

Returns this, for use in with statements.

setInlineCompletion
void setInlineCompletion(bool inlineCompletion)

Sets whether the common prefix of the possible completions should be automatically inserted in the entry.

setInlineSelection
void setInlineSelection(bool inlineSelection)

Sets whether it is possible to cycle through the possible completions inside the entry.

setMatchFunc
void setMatchFunc(gtk.types.EntryCompletionMatchFunc func)

Sets the match function for completion to be func. The match function is used to determine if a row should or should not be in the completion list.

setMinimumKeyLength
void setMinimumKeyLength(int length)

Requires the length of the search key for completion to be at least length. This is useful for long lists, where completing using a small key takes a lot of time and will come up with meaningless results anyway (ie, a too large dataset).

setModel
void setModel(gtk.tree_model.TreeModel model)

Sets the model for a #GtkEntryCompletion. If completion already has a model set, it will remove it before setting the new model. If model is null, then it will unset the model.

setPopupCompletion
void setPopupCompletion(bool popupCompletion)

Sets whether the completions should be presented in a popup window.

setPopupSetWidth
void setPopupSetWidth(bool popupSetWidth)

Sets whether the completion popup window will be resized to be the same width as the entry.

setPopupSingleMatch
void setPopupSingleMatch(bool popupSingleMatch)

Sets whether the completion popup window will appear even if there is only a single match. You may want to set this to false if you are using [inline completion][GtkEntryCompletion--inline-completion].

setTextColumn
void setTextColumn(int column)

Convenience function for setting up the most used case of this code: a completion list with just strings. This function will set up completion to have a list displaying all (and just) strings in the completion list, and to get those strings from column in the model of completion.

Properties

_gType
GType _gType [@property getter]
cellArea
gtk.cell_area.CellArea cellArea [@property getter]

Get cellArea property.

inlineCompletion
bool inlineCompletion [@property getter]

Get inlineCompletion property.

inlineCompletion
bool inlineCompletion [@property setter]

Set inlineCompletion property.

inlineSelection
bool inlineSelection [@property getter]

Get inlineSelection property.

inlineSelection
bool inlineSelection [@property setter]

Set inlineSelection property.

minimumKeyLength
int minimumKeyLength [@property getter]
minimumKeyLength
int minimumKeyLength [@property setter]
model
gtk.tree_model.TreeModel model [@property getter]
model
gtk.tree_model.TreeModel model [@property setter]
popupCompletion
bool popupCompletion [@property getter]

Get popupCompletion property.

popupCompletion
bool popupCompletion [@property setter]

Set popupCompletion property.

popupSetWidth
bool popupSetWidth [@property getter]

Get popupSetWidth property.

popupSetWidth
bool popupSetWidth [@property setter]

Set popupSetWidth property.

popupSingleMatch
bool popupSingleMatch [@property getter]

Get popupSingleMatch property.

popupSingleMatch
bool popupSingleMatch [@property setter]

Set popupSingleMatch property.

textColumn
int textColumn [@property getter]

Get textColumn property.

textColumn
int textColumn [@property setter]

Set textColumn property.

Static functions

_getGType
GType _getGType()
builder
EntryCompletionGidBuilder builder()

Get builder for gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion

newWithArea
gtk.entry_completion.EntryCompletion newWithArea(gtk.cell_area.CellArea area)

Creates a new #GtkEntryCompletion object using the specified area to layout cells in the underlying #GtkTreeViewColumn for the drop-down menu.

Mixed In Members

From mixin BuildableT!()

addChild
void addChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string type)

Adds a child to buildable. type is an optional string describing how the child should be added.

constructChild
gobject.object.ObjectWrap constructChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string name)

Constructs a child of buildable with the name name.

customFinished
void customFinished(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string tagname, void* data)

This is similar to gtk.buildable.Buildable.parserFinished but is called once for each custom tag handled by the buildable.

customTagStart
bool customTagStart(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string tagname, glib.types.MarkupParser parser, void* data)

This is called for each unknown element under <child>.

getInternalChild
gobject.object.ObjectWrap getInternalChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string childname)

Get the internal child called childname of the buildable object.

getName
string getName()

Gets the name of the buildable object.

parserFinished
void parserFinished(gtk.builder.Builder builder)

Called when the builder finishes the parsing of a [GtkBuilder UI definition][BUILDER-UI]. Note that this will be called once for each time gtk.builder.Builder.addFromFile or gtk.builder.Builder.addFromString is called on a builder.

setBuildableProperty
void setBuildableProperty(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string name, gobject.value.Value value)

Sets the property name name to value on the buildable object.

setName
void setName(string name)

Sets the name of the buildable object.

From mixin CellLayoutT!()

addAttribute
void addAttribute(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, string attribute, int column)

Adds an attribute mapping to the list in cell_layout.

clear
void clear()

Unsets all the mappings on all renderers on cell_layout and removes all renderers from cell_layout.

clearAttributes
void clearAttributes(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell)

Clears all existing attributes previously set with gtk.cell_layout.CellLayout.setAttributes.

getArea
gtk.cell_area.CellArea getArea()

Returns the underlying #GtkCellArea which might be cell_layout if called on a #GtkCellArea or might be null if no #GtkCellArea is used by cell_layout.

getCells
gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer[] getCells()

Returns the cell renderers which have been added to cell_layout.

packEnd
void packEnd(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, bool expand)

Adds the cell to the end of cell_layout. If expand is false, then the cell is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which expand is true.

packStart
void packStart(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, bool expand)

Packs the cell into the beginning of cell_layout. If expand is false, then the cell is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which expand is true.

reorder
void reorder(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, int position)

Re-inserts cell at position.

setCellDataFunc
void setCellDataFunc(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, gtk.types.CellLayoutDataFunc func)

Sets the #GtkCellLayoutDataFunc to use for cell_layout.

Inherited Members

From ObjectWrap

_setGObject
void _setGObject(void* cObj, Flag!"Take" take)

Set the GObject of a D ObjectWrap wrapper.

_cPtr
void* _cPtr(Flag!"Dup" dup)

Get a pointer to the underlying C object.

_ref
void* _ref(void* gObj)

Calls g_object_ref() on a GObject.

_unref
_unref(void* gObj)

Calls g_object_unref() on a GObject.

_getGType
GType _getGType()

Get the GType of an object.

_gType
GType _gType [@property getter]

GObject GType property.

self
ObjectWrap self()

Convenience method to return this cast to a type. For use in D with statements.

_getDObject
T _getDObject(void* cptr, Flag!"Take" take)

Template to get the D object from a C GObject and cast it to the given D object type.

connectSignalClosure
gulong connectSignalClosure(string signalDetail, DClosure closure, Flag!"After" after)

Connect a D closure to an object signal.

setProperty
void setProperty(string propertyName, T val)

Template for setting a GObject property.

getProperty
T getProperty(string propertyName)

Template for getting a GObject property.

compatControl
size_t compatControl(size_t what, void* data)
bindProperty
gobject.binding.Binding bindProperty(string sourceProperty, gobject.object.ObjectWrap target, string targetProperty, gobject.types.BindingFlags flags)

Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property on target.

bindPropertyFull
gobject.binding.Binding bindPropertyFull(string sourceProperty, gobject.object.ObjectWrap target, string targetProperty, gobject.types.BindingFlags flags, gobject.closure.Closure transformTo, gobject.closure.Closure transformFrom)

Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property on target, allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by the binding.

forceFloating
void forceFloating()

This function is intended for #GObject implementations to re-enforce a floating[floating-ref] object reference. Doing this is seldom required: all #GInitiallyUnowneds are created with a floating reference which usually just needs to be sunken by calling gobject.object.ObjectWrap.refSink.

freezeNotify
void freezeNotify()

Increases the freeze count on object. If the freeze count is non-zero, the emission of "notify" signals on object is stopped. The signals are queued until the freeze count is decreased to zero. Duplicate notifications are squashed so that at most one #GObject::notify signal is emitted for each property modified while the object is frozen.

getData
void* getData(string key)

Gets a named field from the objects table of associations (see gobject.object.ObjectWrap.setData).

getProperty
void getProperty(string propertyName, gobject.value.Value value)

Gets a property of an object.

getQdata
void* getQdata(glib.types.Quark quark)

This function gets back user data pointers stored via gobject.object.ObjectWrap.setQdata.

getv
void getv(string[] names, gobject.value.Value[] values)

Gets n_properties properties for an object. Obtained properties will be set to values. All properties must be valid. Warnings will be emitted and undefined behaviour may result if invalid properties are passed in.

isFloating
bool isFloating()

Checks whether object has a floating[floating-ref] reference.

notify
void notify(string propertyName)

Emits a "notify" signal for the property property_name on object.

notifyByPspec
void notifyByPspec(gobject.param_spec.ParamSpec pspec)

Emits a "notify" signal for the property specified by pspec on object.

refSink
gobject.object.ObjectWrap refSink()

Increase the reference count of object, and possibly remove the floating[floating-ref] reference, if object has a floating reference.

runDispose
void runDispose()

Releases all references to other objects. This can be used to break reference cycles.

setData
void setData(string key, void* data)

Each object carries around a table of associations from strings to pointers. This function lets you set an association.

setProperty
void setProperty(string propertyName, gobject.value.Value value)

Sets a property on an object.

stealData
void* stealData(string key)

Remove a specified datum from the object's data associations, without invoking the association's destroy handler.

stealQdata
void* stealQdata(glib.types.Quark quark)

This function gets back user data pointers stored via gobject.object.ObjectWrap.setQdata and removes the data from object without invoking its destroy() function (if any was set). Usually, calling this function is only required to update user data pointers with a destroy notifier, for example:

thawNotify
void thawNotify()

Reverts the effect of a previous call to gobject.object.ObjectWrap.freezeNotify. The freeze count is decreased on object and when it reaches zero, queued "notify" signals are emitted.

watchClosure
void watchClosure(gobject.closure.Closure closure)

This function essentially limits the life time of the closure to the life time of the object. That is, when the object is finalized, the closure is invalidated by calling gobject.closure.Closure.invalidate on it, in order to prevent invocations of the closure with a finalized (nonexisting) object. Also, gobject.object.ObjectWrap.ref_ and gobject.object.ObjectWrap.unref are added as marshal guards to the closure, to ensure that an extra reference count is held on object during invocation of the closure. Usually, this function will be called on closures that use this object as closure data.

connectNotify
gulong connectNotify(string detail, T callback, Flag!"After" after)

Connect to Notify signal.

From Buildable

_getGType
GType _getGType()
addChild
void addChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string type)

Adds a child to buildable. type is an optional string describing how the child should be added.

constructChild
gobject.object.ObjectWrap constructChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string name)

Constructs a child of buildable with the name name.

customFinished
void customFinished(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string tagname, void* data)

This is similar to gtk.buildable.Buildable.parserFinished but is called once for each custom tag handled by the buildable.

customTagStart
bool customTagStart(gtk.builder.Builder builder, gobject.object.ObjectWrap child, string tagname, glib.types.MarkupParser parser, void* data)

This is called for each unknown element under <child>.

getInternalChild
gobject.object.ObjectWrap getInternalChild(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string childname)

Get the internal child called childname of the buildable object.

getName
string getName()

Gets the name of the buildable object.

parserFinished
void parserFinished(gtk.builder.Builder builder)

Called when the builder finishes the parsing of a [GtkBuilder UI definition][BUILDER-UI]. Note that this will be called once for each time gtk.builder.Builder.addFromFile or gtk.builder.Builder.addFromString is called on a builder.

setBuildableProperty
void setBuildableProperty(gtk.builder.Builder builder, string name, gobject.value.Value value)

Sets the property name name to value on the buildable object.

setName
void setName(string name)

Sets the name of the buildable object.

From CellLayout

_getGType
GType _getGType()
addAttribute
void addAttribute(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, string attribute, int column)

Adds an attribute mapping to the list in cell_layout.

clear
void clear()

Unsets all the mappings on all renderers on cell_layout and removes all renderers from cell_layout.

clearAttributes
void clearAttributes(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell)

Clears all existing attributes previously set with gtk.cell_layout.CellLayout.setAttributes.

getArea
gtk.cell_area.CellArea getArea()

Returns the underlying #GtkCellArea which might be cell_layout if called on a #GtkCellArea or might be null if no #GtkCellArea is used by cell_layout.

getCells
gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer[] getCells()

Returns the cell renderers which have been added to cell_layout.

packEnd
void packEnd(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, bool expand)

Adds the cell to the end of cell_layout. If expand is false, then the cell is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which expand is true.

packStart
void packStart(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, bool expand)

Packs the cell into the beginning of cell_layout. If expand is false, then the cell is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which expand is true.

reorder
void reorder(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, int position)

Re-inserts cell at position.

setCellDataFunc
void setCellDataFunc(gtk.cell_renderer.CellRenderer cell, gtk.types.CellLayoutDataFunc func)

Sets the #GtkCellLayoutDataFunc to use for cell_layout.