GtkComboBoxText: GTK+ 2 Reference Manual

## GtkComboBoxText GtkComboBoxText — A simple, text-only combo box |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_text_new ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry ()
void | gtk_combo_box_text_append_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_text_insert_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_text_remove ()
gchar * | gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text ()

## Types and Values

struct | GtkComboBoxText

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkObject
                ╰── GtkWidget
                    ╰── GtkContainer
                        ╰── GtkBin
                            ╰── GtkComboBox
                                ╰── GtkComboBoxText

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkComboBoxText implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkCellLayout and GtkCellEditable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

A GtkComboBoxText is a simple variant of GtkComboBox that hides the model-view complexity for simple text-only use cases.

To create a GtkComboBoxText, use `gtk_combo_box_text_new()` or `gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry()`.

You can add items to a GtkComboBoxText with `gtk_combo_box_text_append_text()`, `gtk_combo_box_text_insert_text()` or `gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text()` and remove options with `gtk_combo_box_text_remove()`.

If the GtkComboBoxText contains an entry (via the 'has-entry' property), its contents can be retrieved using `gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text()`. The entry itself can be accessed by calling `gtk_bin_get_child()` on the combo box.

### GtkComboBoxText as GtkBuildable

The GtkComboBoxText implementation of the GtkBuildable interface supports adding items directly using the <items&gt element and specifying <item> elements for each item. Each <item> element supports the regular translation attributes "translatable", "context" and "comments".

Example 30. A UI definition fragment specifying GtkComboBoxText items

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    <object class="GtkComboBoxText">
      <items>
        <item translatable="yes">Factory</item>
        <item translatable="yes">Home</item>
        <item translatable="yes">Subway</item>
      </items>
    </object>

## Functions

### gtk_combo_box_text_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_text_new (void);

Creates a new GtkComboBoxText, which is a GtkComboBox just displaying strings. See `gtk_combo_box_entry_new_with_text()`.

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBoxText

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry (void);

Creates a new GtkComboBoxText, which is a GtkComboBox just displaying strings. The combo box created by this function has an entry.

#### Returns

a new GtkComboBoxText

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_append_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_text_append_text (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box,
                                    const gchar *text);

Appends `string` to the list of strings stored in `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBoxText |
text | A string |

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_insert_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_text_insert_text (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box,
                                    gint position,
                                    const gchar *text);

Inserts `string` at `position` in the list of strings stored in `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBoxText |
position | An index to insert `text` |
text | A string |

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box,
                                     const gchar *text);

Prepends `string` to the list of strings stored in `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
text | A string |

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_remove ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_text_remove (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box,
                               gint position);

Removes the string at `position` from `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
position | Index of the item to remove |

Since 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text ()

    gchar *
    gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box);

Returns the currently active string in `combo_box` , or `NULL` if none is selected. If `combo_box` contains an entry, this function will return its contents (which will not necessarily be an item from the list).

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBoxText |

#### Returns

a newly allocated string containing the currently active text. Must be freed with `g_free()`.

Since 2.24

## Types and Values

### struct GtkComboBoxText

    struct GtkComboBoxText;

## See Also

`GtkComboBox`