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Class Gtk.Builder

Import line: Gtk = imports.gi.Gtk;
GIR File: Gtk-3.0.gir
C documentation: GtkBuilder
Class : Builder
Extends: GObject.Object
A GtkBuilder is an auxiliary object that reads textual descriptions
of a user interface and instantiates the described objects. To pass a
description to a GtkBuilder, call gtk_builder_add_from_file() or
gtk_builder_add_from_string(). These functions can be called multiple
times; the builder merges the content of all descriptions.
A GtkBuilder holds a reference to all objects that it has constructed
and drops these references when it is finalized. This finalization can
cause the destruction of non-widget objects or widgets which are not
contained in a toplevel window. For toplevel windows constructed by a
builder, it is the responsibility of the user to call gtk_widget_destroy()
to get rid of them and all the widgets they contain.
The functions gtk_builder_get_object() and gtk_builder_get_objects()
can be used to access the widgets in the interface by the names assigned
to them inside the UI description. Toplevel windows returned by these
functions will stay around until the user explicitly destroys them
with gtk_widget_destroy(). Other widgets will either be part of a
larger hierarchy constructed by the builder (in which case you should
not have to worry about their lifecycle), or without a parent, in which
case they have to be added to some container to make use of them.
Non-widget objects need to be reffed with g_object_ref() to keep them
beyond the lifespan of the builder.
The function gtk_builder_connect_signals() and variants thereof can be
used to connect handlers to the named signals in the description.

GtkBuilder UI Definitions

GtkBuilder parses textual descriptions of user interfaces which are specified
in an XML format which can be roughly described by the DTD below. We refer to
these descriptions as GtkBuilder UI definitions or
just UI definitions if the context is clear. Do not
confuse GtkBuilder UI Definitions with
GtkUIManager UI Definitions, which are more
limited in scope.







IMPLIED >
REQUIRED
class REQUIRED
type-func IMPLIED
constructor IMPLIED >
REQUIRED
version REQUIRED >
REQUIRED
translatable IMPLIED
comments IMPLIED
context IMPLIED >
REQUIRED
handler REQUIRED
after IMPLIED
swapped IMPLIED
object IMPLIED
last_modification_time IMPLIED >
IMPLIED
internal-child IMPLIED >
]]>


The toplevel element is <interface>. It optionally takes a "domain"
attribute, which will make the builder look for translated strings using
dgettext() in the domain specified. This can also be done by calling
gtk_builder_set_translation_domain() on the builder. Objects are described by
<object> elements, which can contain <property> elements to set
properties, <signal> elements which connect signals to handlers, and
<child> elements, which describe child objects (most often widgets
inside a container, but also e.g. actions in an action group, or columns in a
tree model). A <child> element contains an <object> element which
describes the child object. The target toolkit version(s) are described by
<requires> elements, the "lib" attribute specifies the widget library
in question (currently the only supported value is "gtk+") and the "version"
attribute specifies the target version in the form
"<major>.<minor>". The builder will error out if the version
requirements are not met.
Typically, the specific kind of object represented by an <object>
element is specified by the "class" attribute. If the type has not been
loaded yet, GTK+ tries to find the _get_type() from the
class name by applying heuristics. This works in most cases, but if
necessary, it is possible to specify the name of the
_get_type() explictly with the "type-func" attribute.
As a special case, GtkBuilder allows to use an object that has been
constructed by a GtkUIManager in another part of the UI definition by
specifying the id of the GtkUIManager in the "constructor" attribute and the
name of the object in the "id" attribute.
Objects must be given a name with the "id" attribute, which allows the
application to retrieve them from the builder with gtk_builder_get_object().
An id is also necessary to use the object as property value in other parts of
the UI definition.


Prior to 2.20, GtkBuilder was setting the "name" property of constructed widgets to the
"id" attribute. In GTK+ 2.20 or newer, you have to use gtk_buildable_get_name() instead
of gtk_widget_get_name() to obtain the "id", or set the "name" property in your UI
definition.


Setting properties of objects is pretty straightforward with the
<property> element: the "name" attribute specifies the name of the
property, and the content of the element specifies the value. If the
"translatable" attribute is set to a true value, GTK+ uses gettext() (or
dgettext() if the builder has a translation domain set) to find a translation
for the value. This happens before the value is parsed, so it can be used for
properties of any type, but it is probably most useful for string properties.
It is also possible to specify a context to disambiguate short strings, and
comments which may help the translators.
GtkBuilder can parse textual representations for the most common property
(strings like "TRUE", "t", "yes", "y", "1" are interpreted as TRUE, strings
like "FALSE, "f", "no", "n", "0" are interpreted as FALSE), enumerations
(can be specified by their name, nick or integer value), flags (can be
specified by their name, nick, integer value, optionally combined with "|",
e.g. "GTK_VISIBLE|GTK_REALIZED") and colors (in a format understood by
gdk_color_parse()). Objects can be referred to by their name. Pixbufs can be
specified as a filename of an image file to load. In general, GtkBuilder
allows forward references to objects — an object doesn't have to be
constructed before it can be referred to. The exception to this rule is that
an object has to be constructed before it can be used as the value of a
construct-only property.
Signal handlers are set up with the <signal> element. The "name"
attribute specifies the name of the signal, and the "handler" attribute
specifies the function to connect to the signal. By default, GTK+ tries to
find the handler using g_module_symbol(), but this can be changed by passing
a custom GtkBuilderConnectFunc to gtk_builder_connect_signals_full(). The
remaining attributes, "after", "swapped" and "object", have the same meaning
as the corresponding parameters of the g_signal_connect_object() or
g_signal_connect_data() functions. A "last_modification_time" attribute
is also allowed, but it does not have a meaning to the builder.
Sometimes it is necessary to refer to widgets which have implicitly been
constructed by GTK+ as part of a composite widget, to set properties on them
or to add further children (e.g. the vbox of a GtkDialog). This can be
achieved by setting the "internal-child" propery of the <child> element
to a true value. Note that GtkBuilder still requires an <object>
element for the internal child, even if it has already been constructed.
A number of widgets have different places where a child can be added (e.g.
tabs vs. page content in notebooks). This can be reflected in a UI definition
by specifying the "type" attribute on a <child>. The possible values
for the "type" attribute are described in the sections describing the
widget-specific portions of UI definitions.


A GtkBuilder UI Definition




10


20


gtk-ok
TRUE









]]>



Beyond this general structure, several object classes define their own XML
DTD fragments for filling in the ANY placeholders in the DTD above. Note that
a custom element in a <child> element gets parsed by the custom tag
handler of the parent object, while a custom element in an <object>
element gets parsed by the custom tag handler of the object.
These XML fragments are explained in the documentation of the respective
objects, see
GtkWidget,
GtkLabel,
GtkWindow,
GtkContainer,
GtkDialog,
GtkCellLayout,
GtkColorSelectionDialog,
GtkFontSelectionDialog,
GtkExpander,
GtkFrame,
GtkListStore,
GtkTreeStore,
GtkNotebook,
GtkSizeGroup,
GtkTreeView,
GtkUIManager,
GtkActionGroup.
GtkMenuItem,
GtkMenuToolButton,
GtkAssistant,
GtkScale,
GtkComboBoxText,
GtkRecentFilter,
GtkFileFilter,
GtkTextTagTable.

Properties
Properties Defined By
Methods / Constructors
Method / Constructor Defined By
Events
None
Used by These Methods / Signals / Properties
Class / Namespace Method / Signal / Properties
Gtk.Buildable
Method
add_child (Builder builder, Object child, String type) : none
Adds a child to buildable.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
construct_child (Builder builder, String name) : GObject.Object
Constructs a child of buildable with the name name.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
custom_finished (Builder builder, Object child, String tagname, void* data) : none
This is similar to gtk_buildable_parser_finished() but is
called once for each custom tag handled by the buildable.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
custom_tag_end (Builder builder, Object child, String tagname, void* data) : none
This is called at the end of each custom element handled by
the buildable.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
custom_tag_start (Builder builder, Object child, String tagname, Object out_values) : gboolean
This is called for each unknown element under <child>.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
get_internal_child (Builder builder, String childname) : GObject.Object
Get the internal child called childname of the buildable object.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
parser_finished (Builder builder) : none
Called when the builder finishes the parsing of a
GtkBuilder UI definition.
Gtk.Buildable
Method
set_buildable_property (Builder builder, String name, Value value) : none
Sets the property name name to value on the buildable object.
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