Functions
Styles

Widgets can have different styles of look. More...

Functions

Eina_Bool elm_object_style_set (Evas_Object *obj, const char *style)
 Set the style to used by a given widget. More...
 
const char * elm_object_style_get (const Evas_Object *obj)
 Get the style used by the widget. More...
 

Detailed Description

Widgets can have different styles of look.

These generic API's set styles of widgets, if they support them (and if the theme(s) do).

This example contemplates some of these functions.

Function Documentation

◆ elm_object_style_set()

Eina_Bool elm_object_style_set ( Evas_Object obj,
const char *  style 
)

Set the style to used by a given widget.

Parameters
objThe Elementary widget to style
styleThe name of the style to use on it
Returns
EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise

This sets the style (by name) that will define the appearance of a widget. Styles vary from widget to widget and may also be defined by other themes by means of extensions and overlays.

See also
elm_theme_extension_add()
elm_theme_extension_del()
elm_theme_overlay_add()
elm_theme_overlay_del()

References EINA_FALSE, and EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL.

◆ elm_object_style_get()

const char * elm_object_style_get ( const Evas_Object obj)

Get the style used by the widget.

This gets the style being used for that widget. Note that the string pointer is only valid as long as the object is valid and the style doesn't change.

Parameters
objThe Elementary widget to query for its style
Returns
The style name used
See also
elm_object_style_set()

References EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL.