GtkTextBuffer

GtkTextBuffer — Stores attributed text for display in a GtkTextView

Functions

GtkTextBuffer * gtk_text_buffer_new ()
gint gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count ()
gint gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count ()
GtkTextTagTable * gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive_at_cursor ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_range ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_insert_range_interactive ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_markup ()
void gtk_text_buffer_delete ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_delete_interactive ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_backspace ()
void gtk_text_buffer_set_text ()
gchar * gtk_text_buffer_get_text ()
gchar * gtk_text_buffer_get_slice ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_pixbuf ()
void gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor ()
GtkTextChildAnchor * gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor ()
GtkTextMark * gtk_text_buffer_create_mark ()
void gtk_text_buffer_move_mark ()
void gtk_text_buffer_move_mark_by_name ()
void gtk_text_buffer_add_mark ()
void gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark ()
void gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark_by_name ()
GtkTextMark * gtk_text_buffer_get_mark ()
GtkTextMark * gtk_text_buffer_get_insert ()
GtkTextMark * gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bound ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_get_has_selection ()
void gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor ()
void gtk_text_buffer_select_range ()
void gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag ()
void gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag ()
void gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag_by_name ()
void gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag_by_name ()
void gtk_text_buffer_remove_all_tags ()
GtkTextTag * gtk_text_buffer_create_tag ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_offset ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_index ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_child_anchor ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter ()
void gtk_text_buffer_get_bounds ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_get_modified ()
void gtk_text_buffer_set_modified ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection ()
void gtk_text_buffer_paste_clipboard ()
void gtk_text_buffer_copy_clipboard ()
void gtk_text_buffer_cut_clipboard ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds ()
void gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action ()
void gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action ()
void gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard ()
void gtk_text_buffer_remove_selection_clipboard ()
gboolean (*GtkTextBufferDeserializeFunc) ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_deserialize ()
gboolean gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_get_can_create_tags ()
void gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_set_can_create_tags ()
GtkTargetList * gtk_text_buffer_get_copy_target_list ()
GdkAtom * gtk_text_buffer_get_deserialize_formats ()
GtkTargetList * gtk_text_buffer_get_paste_target_list ()
GdkAtom * gtk_text_buffer_get_serialize_formats ()
GdkAtom gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format ()
GdkAtom gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset ()
GdkAtom gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format ()
GdkAtom gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset ()
guint8 * (*GtkTextBufferSerializeFunc) ()
guint8 * gtk_text_buffer_serialize ()
void gtk_text_buffer_unregister_deserialize_format ()
void gtk_text_buffer_unregister_serialize_format ()

Properties

GtkTargetList * copy-target-list Read
int cursor-position Read
gboolean has-selection Read
GtkTargetList * paste-target-list Read
GtkTextTagTable * tag-table Read / Write / Construct Only
char * text Read / Write

Signals

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GtkTextBuffer

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

You may wish to begin by reading the text widget conceptual overview which gives an overview of all the objects and data types related to the text widget and how they work together.

Functions

gtk_text_buffer_new ()

GtkTextBuffer *
gtk_text_buffer_new (GtkTextTagTable *table);

Creates a new text buffer.

Parameters

table

a tag table, or NULL to create a new one.

[allow-none]

Returns

a new text buffer


gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count ()

gint
gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Obtains the number of lines in the buffer. This value is cached, so the function is very fast.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

number of lines in the buffer


gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count ()

gint
gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Gets the number of characters in the buffer; note that characters and bytes are not the same, you can’t e.g. expect the contents of the buffer in string form to be this many bytes long. The character count is cached, so this function is very fast.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

number of characters in the buffer


gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table ()

GtkTextTagTable *
gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Get the GtkTextTagTable associated with this buffer.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

the buffer’s tag table.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_insert ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                        GtkTextIter *iter,
                        const gchar *text,
                        gint len);

Inserts len bytes of text at position iter . If len is -1, text must be nul-terminated and will be inserted in its entirety. Emits the “insert-text” signal; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. iter is invalidated when insertion occurs (because the buffer contents change), but the default signal handler revalidates it to point to the end of the inserted text.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

a position in the buffer

 

text

text in UTF-8 format

 

len

length of text in bytes, or -1

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                  const gchar *text,
                                  gint len);

Simply calls gtk_text_buffer_insert(), using the current cursor position as the insertion point.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

text

text in UTF-8 format

 

len

length of text, in bytes

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                    GtkTextIter *iter,
                                    const gchar *text,
                                    gint len,
                                    gboolean default_editable);

Like gtk_text_buffer_insert(), but the insertion will not occur if iter is at a non-editable location in the buffer. Usually you want to prevent insertions at ineditable locations if the insertion results from a user action (is interactive).

default_editable indicates the editability of text that doesn't have a tag affecting editability applied to it. Typically the result of gtk_text_view_get_editable() is appropriate here.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

a position in buffer

 

text

some UTF-8 text

 

len

length of text in bytes, or -1

 

default_editable

default editability of buffer

 

Returns

whether text was actually inserted


gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive_at_cursor ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive_at_cursor
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                const gchar *text,
                                gint len,
                                gboolean default_editable);

Calls gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive() at the cursor position.

default_editable indicates the editability of text that doesn't have a tag affecting editability applied to it. Typically the result of gtk_text_view_get_editable() is appropriate here.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

text

text in UTF-8 format

 

len

length of text in bytes, or -1

 

default_editable

default editability of buffer

 

Returns

whether text was actually inserted


gtk_text_buffer_insert_range ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_range (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                              GtkTextIter *iter,
                              const GtkTextIter *start,
                              const GtkTextIter *end);

Copies text, tags, and pixbufs between start and end (the order of start and end doesn’t matter) and inserts the copy at iter . Used instead of simply getting/inserting text because it preserves images and tags. If start and end are in a different buffer from buffer , the two buffers must share the same tag table.

Implemented via emissions of the insert_text and apply_tag signals, so expect those.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

a position in buffer

 

start

a position in a GtkTextBuffer

 

end

another position in the same buffer as start

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_range_interactive ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_insert_range_interactive
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter,
                                const GtkTextIter *start,
                                const GtkTextIter *end,
                                gboolean default_editable);

Same as gtk_text_buffer_insert_range(), but does nothing if the insertion point isn’t editable. The default_editable parameter indicates whether the text is editable at iter if no tags enclosing iter affect editability. Typically the result of gtk_text_view_get_editable() is appropriate here.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

a position in buffer

 

start

a position in a GtkTextBuffer

 

end

another position in the same buffer as start

 

default_editable

default editability of the buffer

 

Returns

whether an insertion was possible at iter


gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                  GtkTextIter *iter,
                                  const gchar *text,
                                  gint len,
                                  GtkTextTag *first_tag,
                                  ...);

Inserts text into buffer at iter , applying the list of tags to the newly-inserted text. The last tag specified must be NULL to terminate the list. Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_insert(), then gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag() on the inserted text; gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags() is just a convenience function.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

an iterator in buffer

 

text

UTF-8 text

 

len

length of text , or -1

 

first_tag

first tag to apply to text

 

...

NULL-terminated list of tags to apply

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter,
                                const gchar *text,
                                gint len,
                                const gchar *first_tag_name,
                                ...);

Same as gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(), but allows you to pass in tag names instead of tag objects.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

position in buffer

 

text

UTF-8 text

 

len

length of text , or -1

 

first_tag_name

name of a tag to apply to text

 

...

more tag names

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_markup ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_markup (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                               GtkTextIter *iter,
                               const gchar *markup,
                               gint len);

Inserts the text in markup at position iter . markup will be inserted in its entirety and must be nul-terminated and valid UTF-8. Emits the “insert-text” signal, possibly multiple times; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. iter will point to the end of the inserted text on return.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

location to insert the markup

 

markup

a nul-terminated UTF-8 string containing Pango markup

 

len

length of markup in bytes, or -1

 

Since: 3.16


gtk_text_buffer_delete ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_delete (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                        GtkTextIter *start,
                        GtkTextIter *end);

Deletes text between start and end . The order of start and end is not actually relevant; gtk_text_buffer_delete() will reorder them. This function actually emits the “delete-range” signal, and the default handler of that signal deletes the text. Because the buffer is modified, all outstanding iterators become invalid after calling this function; however, the start and end will be re-initialized to point to the location where text was deleted.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

a position in buffer

 

end

another position in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_delete_interactive ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_delete_interactive (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                    GtkTextIter *start_iter,
                                    GtkTextIter *end_iter,
                                    gboolean default_editable);

Deletes all editable text in the given range. Calls gtk_text_buffer_delete() for each editable sub-range of [start ,end ). start and end are revalidated to point to the location of the last deleted range, or left untouched if no text was deleted.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start_iter

start of range to delete

 

end_iter

end of range

 

default_editable

whether the buffer is editable by default

 

Returns

whether some text was actually deleted


gtk_text_buffer_backspace ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_backspace (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                           GtkTextIter *iter,
                           gboolean interactive,
                           gboolean default_editable);

Performs the appropriate action as if the user hit the delete key with the cursor at the position specified by iter . In the normal case a single character will be deleted, but when combining accents are involved, more than one character can be deleted, and when precomposed character and accent combinations are involved, less than one character will be deleted.

Because the buffer is modified, all outstanding iterators become invalid after calling this function; however, the iter will be re-initialized to point to the location where text was deleted.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

a position in buffer

 

interactive

whether the deletion is caused by user interaction

 

default_editable

whether the buffer is editable by default

 

Returns

TRUE if the buffer was modified

Since: 2.6


gtk_text_buffer_set_text ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_set_text (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                          const gchar *text,
                          gint len);

Deletes current contents of buffer , and inserts text instead. If len is -1, text must be nul-terminated. text must be valid UTF-8.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

text

UTF-8 text to insert

 

len

length of text in bytes

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_text ()

gchar *
gtk_text_buffer_get_text (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                          const GtkTextIter *start,
                          const GtkTextIter *end,
                          gboolean include_hidden_chars);

Returns the text in the range [start ,end ). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if include_hidden_chars is FALSE. Does not include characters representing embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do not correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with gtk_text_buffer_get_slice().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

start of a range

 

end

end of a range

 

include_hidden_chars

whether to include invisible text

 

Returns

an allocated UTF-8 string.

[transfer full]


gtk_text_buffer_get_slice ()

gchar *
gtk_text_buffer_get_slice (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                           const GtkTextIter *start,
                           const GtkTextIter *end,
                           gboolean include_hidden_chars);

Returns the text in the range [start ,end ). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if include_hidden_chars is FALSE. The returned string includes a 0xFFFC character whenever the buffer contains embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with gtk_text_buffer_get_text(). Note that 0xFFFC can occur in normal text as well, so it is not a reliable indicator that a pixbuf or widget is in the buffer.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

start of a range

 

end

end of a range

 

include_hidden_chars

whether to include invisible text

 

Returns

an allocated UTF-8 string.

[transfer full]


gtk_text_buffer_insert_pixbuf ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_pixbuf (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                               GtkTextIter *iter,
                               GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);

Inserts an image into the text buffer at iter . The image will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for pixbufs, but the “text” variants do not. e.g. see gtk_text_buffer_get_slice() and gtk_text_buffer_get_text().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

location to insert the pixbuf

 

pixbuf

a GdkPixbuf

 

gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                     GtkTextIter *iter,
                                     GtkTextChildAnchor *anchor);

Inserts a child widget anchor into the text buffer at iter . The anchor will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for child anchors, but the “text” variants do not. E.g. see gtk_text_buffer_get_slice() and gtk_text_buffer_get_text(). Consider gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor() as a more convenient alternative to this function. The buffer will add a reference to the anchor, so you can unref it after insertion.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

location to insert the anchor

 

anchor

a GtkTextChildAnchor

 

gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor ()

GtkTextChildAnchor *
gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                     GtkTextIter *iter);

This is a convenience function which simply creates a child anchor with gtk_text_child_anchor_new() and inserts it into the buffer with gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor(). The new anchor is owned by the buffer; no reference count is returned to the caller of gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

location in the buffer

 

Returns

the created child anchor.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_create_mark ()

GtkTextMark *
gtk_text_buffer_create_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                             const gchar *mark_name,
                             const GtkTextIter *where,
                             gboolean left_gravity);

Creates a mark at position where . If mark_name is NULL, the mark is anonymous; otherwise, the mark can be retrieved by name using gtk_text_buffer_get_mark(). If a mark has left gravity, and text is inserted at the mark’s current location, the mark will be moved to the left of the newly-inserted text. If the mark has right gravity (left_gravity = FALSE), the mark will end up on the right of newly-inserted text. The standard left-to-right cursor is a mark with right gravity (when you type, the cursor stays on the right side of the text you’re typing).

The caller of this function does not own a reference to the returned GtkTextMark, so you can ignore the return value if you like. Marks are owned by the buffer and go away when the buffer does.

Emits the “mark-set” signal as notification of the mark's initial placement.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mark_name

name for mark, or NULL.

[allow-none]

where

location to place mark

 

left_gravity

whether the mark has left gravity

 

Returns

the new GtkTextMark object.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_move_mark ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_move_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                           GtkTextMark *mark,
                           const GtkTextIter *where);

Moves mark to the new location where . Emits the “mark-set” signal as notification of the move.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mark

a GtkTextMark

 

where

new location for mark in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_move_mark_by_name ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_move_mark_by_name (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                   const gchar *name,
                                   const GtkTextIter *where);

Moves the mark named name (which must exist) to location where . See gtk_text_buffer_move_mark() for details.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

name

name of a mark

 

where

new location for mark

 

gtk_text_buffer_add_mark ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_add_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                          GtkTextMark *mark,
                          const GtkTextIter *where);

Adds the mark at position where . The mark must not be added to another buffer, and if its name is not NULL then there must not be another mark in the buffer with the same name.

Emits the “mark-set” signal as notification of the mark's initial placement.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mark

the mark to add

 

where

location to place mark

 

Since: 2.12


gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                             GtkTextMark *mark);

Deletes mark , so that it’s no longer located anywhere in the buffer. Removes the reference the buffer holds to the mark, so if you haven’t called g_object_ref() on the mark, it will be freed. Even if the mark isn’t freed, most operations on mark become invalid, until it gets added to a buffer again with gtk_text_buffer_add_mark(). Use gtk_text_mark_get_deleted() to find out if a mark has been removed from its buffer. The “mark-deleted” signal will be emitted as notification after the mark is deleted.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mark

a GtkTextMark in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark_by_name ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark_by_name (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                     const gchar *name);

Deletes the mark named name ; the mark must exist. See gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark() for details.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

name

name of a mark in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_mark ()

GtkTextMark *
gtk_text_buffer_get_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                          const gchar *name);

Returns the mark named name in buffer buffer , or NULL if no such mark exists in the buffer.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

name

a mark name

 

Returns

a GtkTextMark, or NULL.

[nullable][transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_get_insert ()

GtkTextMark *
gtk_text_buffer_get_insert (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Returns the mark that represents the cursor (insertion point). Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_get_mark() to get the mark named “insert”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

insertion point mark.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bound ()

GtkTextMark *
gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bound (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Returns the mark that represents the selection bound. Equivalent to calling gtk_text_buffer_get_mark() to get the mark named “selection_bound”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

The currently-selected text in buffer is the region between the “selection_bound” and “insert” marks. If “selection_bound” and “insert” are in the same place, then there is no current selection. gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds() is another convenient function for handling the selection, if you just want to know whether there’s a selection and what its bounds are.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

selection bound mark.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_get_has_selection ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_get_has_selection (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Indicates whether the buffer has some text currently selected.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

TRUE if the there is text selected

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                              const GtkTextIter *where);

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them to the same place in two steps with gtk_text_buffer_move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

where

where to put the cursor

 

gtk_text_buffer_select_range ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_select_range (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                              const GtkTextIter *ins,
                              const GtkTextIter *bound);

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them in two steps with gtk_text_buffer_move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

ins

where to put the “insert” mark

 

bound

where to put the “selection_bound” mark

 

Since: 2.4


gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                           GtkTextTag *tag,
                           const GtkTextIter *start,
                           const GtkTextIter *end);

Emits the “apply-tag” signal on buffer . The default handler for the signal applies tag to the given range. start and end do not have to be in order.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

tag

a GtkTextTag

 

start

one bound of range to be tagged

 

end

other bound of range to be tagged

 

gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                            GtkTextTag *tag,
                            const GtkTextIter *start,
                            const GtkTextIter *end);

Emits the “remove-tag” signal. The default handler for the signal removes all occurrences of tag from the given range. start and end don’t have to be in order.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

tag

a GtkTextTag

 

start

one bound of range to be untagged

 

end

other bound of range to be untagged

 

gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag_by_name ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag_by_name (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                   const gchar *name,
                                   const GtkTextIter *start,
                                   const GtkTextIter *end);

Calls gtk_text_tag_table_lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a GtkTextTag, then calls gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

name

name of a named GtkTextTag

 

start

one bound of range to be tagged

 

end

other bound of range to be tagged

 

gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag_by_name ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag_by_name (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                    const gchar *name,
                                    const GtkTextIter *start,
                                    const GtkTextIter *end);

Calls gtk_text_tag_table_lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a GtkTextTag, then calls gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

name

name of a GtkTextTag

 

start

one bound of range to be untagged

 

end

other bound of range to be untagged

 

gtk_text_buffer_remove_all_tags ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_remove_all_tags (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                 const GtkTextIter *start,
                                 const GtkTextIter *end);

Removes all tags in the range between start and end . Be careful with this function; it could remove tags added in code unrelated to the code you’re currently writing. That is, using this function is probably a bad idea if you have two or more unrelated code sections that add tags.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

one bound of range to be untagged

 

end

other bound of range to be untagged

 

gtk_text_buffer_create_tag ()

GtkTextTag *
gtk_text_buffer_create_tag (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                            const gchar *tag_name,
                            const gchar *first_property_name,
                            ...);

Creates a tag and adds it to the tag table for buffer . Equivalent to calling gtk_text_tag_new() and then adding the tag to the buffer’s tag table. The returned tag is owned by the buffer’s tag table, so the ref count will be equal to one.

If tag_name is NULL, the tag is anonymous.

If tag_name is non-NULL, a tag called tag_name must not already exist in the tag table for this buffer.

The first_property_name argument and subsequent arguments are a list of properties to set on the tag, as with g_object_set().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

tag_name

name of the new tag, or NULL.

[allow-none]

first_property_name

name of first property to set, or NULL.

[allow-none]

...

NULL-terminated list of property names and values

 

Returns

a new tag.

[transfer none]


gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_offset ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_offset
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter,
                                gint line_number,
                                gint char_offset);

Obtains an iterator pointing to char_offset within the given line. Note characters, not bytes; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

Before the 3.20 version, it was not allowed to pass an invalid location.

Since the 3.20 version, if line_number is greater than the number of lines in the buffer , the end iterator is returned. And if char_offset is off the end of the line, the iterator at the end of the line is returned.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

line_number

line number counting from 0

 

char_offset

char offset from start of line

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                    GtkTextIter *iter,
                                    gint char_offset);

Initializes iter to a position char_offset chars from the start of the entire buffer. If char_offset is -1 or greater than the number of characters in the buffer, iter is initialized to the end iterator, the iterator one past the last valid character in the buffer.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

char_offset

char offset from start of buffer, counting from 0, or -1

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                  GtkTextIter *iter,
                                  gint line_number);

Initializes iter to the start of the given line. If line_number is greater than the number of lines in the buffer , the end iterator is returned.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

line_number

line number counting from 0

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_index ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line_index
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter,
                                gint line_number,
                                gint byte_index);

Obtains an iterator pointing to byte_index within the given line. byte_index must be the start of a UTF-8 character. Note bytes, not characters; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

Before the 3.20 version, it was not allowed to pass an invalid location.

Since the 3.20 version, if line_number is greater than the number of lines in the buffer , the end iterator is returned. And if byte_index is off the end of the line, the iterator at the end of the line is returned.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

line_number

line number counting from 0

 

byte_index

byte index from start of line

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                  GtkTextIter *iter,
                                  GtkTextMark *mark);

Initializes iter with the current position of mark .

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

mark

a GtkTextMark in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_child_anchor ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_child_anchor
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter,
                                GtkTextChildAnchor *anchor);

Obtains the location of anchor within buffer .

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

an iterator to be initialized.

[out]

anchor

a child anchor that appears in buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkTextIter *iter);

Initialized iter with the first position in the text buffer. This is the same as using gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset() to get the iter at character offset 0.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                              GtkTextIter *iter);

Initializes iter with the “end iterator,” one past the last valid character in the text buffer. If dereferenced with gtk_text_iter_get_char(), the end iterator has a character value of 0. The entire buffer lies in the range from the first position in the buffer (call gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter() to get character position 0) to the end iterator.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

iter

iterator to initialize.

[out]

gtk_text_buffer_get_bounds ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_get_bounds (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                            GtkTextIter *start,
                            GtkTextIter *end);

Retrieves the first and last iterators in the buffer, i.e. the entire buffer lies within the range [start ,end ).

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

iterator to initialize with first position in the buffer.

[out]

end

iterator to initialize with the end iterator.

[out]

gtk_text_buffer_get_modified ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_get_modified (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Indicates whether the buffer has been modified since the last call to gtk_text_buffer_set_modified() set the modification flag to FALSE. Used for example to enable a “save” function in a text editor.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

TRUE if the buffer has been modified


gtk_text_buffer_set_modified ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_set_modified (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                              gboolean setting);

Used to keep track of whether the buffer has been modified since the last time it was saved. Whenever the buffer is saved to disk, call gtk_text_buffer_set_modified (buffer , FALSE). When the buffer is modified, it will automatically toggled on the modified bit again. When the modified bit flips, the buffer emits the “modified-changed” signal.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

setting

modification flag setting

 

gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                  gboolean interactive,
                                  gboolean default_editable);

Deletes the range between the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks, that is, the currently-selected text. If interactive is TRUE, the editability of the selection will be considered (users can’t delete uneditable text).

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

interactive

whether the deletion is caused by user interaction

 

default_editable

whether the buffer is editable by default

 

Returns

whether there was a non-empty selection to delete


gtk_text_buffer_paste_clipboard ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_paste_clipboard (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                 GtkClipboard *clipboard,
                                 GtkTextIter *override_location,
                                 gboolean default_editable);

Pastes the contents of a clipboard. If override_location is NULL, the pasted text will be inserted at the cursor position, or the buffer selection will be replaced if the selection is non-empty.

Note: pasting is asynchronous, that is, we’ll ask for the paste data and return, and at some point later after the main loop runs, the paste data will be inserted.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

clipboard

the GtkClipboard to paste from

 

override_location

location to insert pasted text, or NULL.

[allow-none]

default_editable

whether the buffer is editable by default

 

gtk_text_buffer_copy_clipboard ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_copy_clipboard (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkClipboard *clipboard);

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

clipboard

the GtkClipboard object to copy to

 

gtk_text_buffer_cut_clipboard ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_cut_clipboard (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                               GtkClipboard *clipboard,
                               gboolean default_editable);

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard, then deletes said text if it’s editable.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

clipboard

the GtkClipboard object to cut to

 

default_editable

default editability of the buffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                      GtkTextIter *start,
                                      GtkTextIter *end);

Returns TRUE if some text is selected; places the bounds of the selection in start and end (if the selection has length 0, then start and end are filled in with the same value). start and end will be in ascending order. If start and end are NULL, then they are not filled in, but the return value still indicates whether text is selected.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer a GtkTextBuffer

 

start

iterator to initialize with selection start.

[out]

end

iterator to initialize with selection end.

[out]

Returns

whether the selection has nonzero length


gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Called to indicate that the buffer operations between here and a call to gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action() are part of a single user-visible operation. The operations between gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action() and gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action() can then be grouped when creating an undo stack. GtkTextBuffer maintains a count of calls to gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action() that have not been closed with a call to gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action(), and emits the “begin-user-action” and “end-user-action” signals only for the outermost pair of calls. This allows you to build user actions from other user actions.

The “interactive” buffer mutation functions, such as gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive(), automatically call begin/end user action around the buffer operations they perform, so there's no need to add extra calls if you user action consists solely of a single call to one of those functions.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

Should be paired with a call to gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action(). See that function for a full explanation.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkClipboard *clipboard);

Adds clipboard to the list of clipboards in which the selection contents of buffer are available. In most cases, clipboard will be the GtkClipboard of type GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY for a view of buffer .

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

clipboard

a GtkClipboard

 

gtk_text_buffer_remove_selection_clipboard ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_remove_selection_clipboard
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GtkClipboard *clipboard);

Removes a GtkClipboard added with gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

clipboard

a GtkClipboard added to buffer by gtk_text_buffer_add_selection_clipboard()

 

GtkTextBufferDeserializeFunc ()

gboolean
(*GtkTextBufferDeserializeFunc) (GtkTextBuffer *register_buffer,
                                 GtkTextBuffer *content_buffer,
                                 GtkTextIter *iter,
                                 const guint8 *data,
                                 gsize length,
                                 gboolean create_tags,
                                 gpointer user_data,
                                 GError **error);

A function that is called to deserialize rich text that has been serialized with gtk_text_buffer_serialize(), and insert it at iter .

Parameters

register_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer the format is registered with

 

content_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer to deserialize into

 

iter

insertion point for the deserialized text

 

data

data to deserialize.

[array length=length]

length

length of data

 

create_tags

TRUE if deserializing may create tags

 

user_data

user data that was specified when registering the format

 

error

return location for a GError

 

Returns

TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise


gtk_text_buffer_deserialize ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_deserialize (GtkTextBuffer *register_buffer,
                             GtkTextBuffer *content_buffer,
                             GdkAtom format,
                             GtkTextIter *iter,
                             const guint8 *data,
                             gsize length,
                             GError **error);

This function deserializes rich text in format format and inserts it at iter .

formats to be used must be registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset() beforehand.

Parameters

register_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer format is registered with

 

content_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer to deserialize into

 

format

the rich text format to use for deserializing

 

iter

insertion point for the deserialized text

 

data

data to deserialize.

[array length=length]

length

length of data

 

error

return location for a GError

 

Returns

TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_get_can_create_tags ()

gboolean
gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_get_can_create_tags
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GdkAtom format);

This functions returns the value set with gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_set_can_create_tags()

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

format

a GdkAtom representing a registered rich text format

 

Returns

whether deserializing this format may create tags

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_set_can_create_tags ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_deserialize_set_can_create_tags
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GdkAtom format,
                                gboolean can_create_tags);

Use this function to allow a rich text deserialization function to create new tags in the receiving buffer. Note that using this function is almost always a bad idea, because the rich text functions you register should know how to map the rich text format they handler to your text buffers set of tags.

The ability of creating new (arbitrary!) tags in the receiving buffer is meant for special rich text formats like the internal one that is registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset(), because that format is essentially a dump of the internal structure of the source buffer, including its tag names.

You should allow creation of tags only if you know what you are doing, e.g. if you defined a tagset name for your application suite’s text buffers and you know that it’s fine to receive new tags from these buffers, because you know that your application can handle the newly created tags.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

format

a GdkAtom representing a registered rich text format

 

can_create_tags

whether deserializing this format may create tags

 

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_get_copy_target_list ()

GtkTargetList *
gtk_text_buffer_get_copy_target_list (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer can provide for copying and as DND source. The targets in the list are added with info values from the GtkTextBufferTargetInfo enum, using gtk_target_list_add_rich_text_targets() and gtk_target_list_add_text_targets().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

the GtkTargetList.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_get_deserialize_formats ()

GdkAtom *
gtk_text_buffer_get_deserialize_formats
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                gint *n_formats);

This function returns the rich text deserialize formats registered with buffer using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset()

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

n_formats

return location for the number of formats.

[out]

Returns

an array of GdkAtoms representing the registered formats.

[array length=n_formats][transfer container]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_get_paste_target_list ()

GtkTargetList *
gtk_text_buffer_get_paste_target_list (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer supports for pasting and as DND destination. The targets in the list are added with info values from the GtkTextBufferTargetInfo enum, using gtk_target_list_add_rich_text_targets() and gtk_target_list_add_text_targets().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

Returns

the GtkTargetList.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_get_serialize_formats ()

GdkAtom *
gtk_text_buffer_get_serialize_formats (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                       gint *n_formats);

This function returns the rich text serialize formats registered with buffer using gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset()

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

n_formats

return location for the number of formats.

[out]

Returns

an array of GdkAtoms representing the registered formats.

[array length=n_formats][transfer container]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format ()

GdkAtom
gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                const gchar *mime_type,
                                GtkTextBufferDeserializeFunc function,
                                gpointer user_data,
                                GDestroyNotify user_data_destroy);

This function registers a rich text deserialization function along with its mime_type with the passed buffer .

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mime_type

the format’s mime-type

 

function

the deserialize function to register

 

user_data

function ’s user_data

 

user_data_destroy

a function to call when user_data is no longer needed

 

Returns

the GdkAtom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset ()

GdkAtom
gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                const gchar *tagset_name);

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed buffer . See gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset() for details.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

tagset_name

an optional tagset name, on NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

the GdkAtom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format ()

GdkAtom
gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                const gchar *mime_type,
                                GtkTextBufferSerializeFunc function,
                                gpointer user_data,
                                GDestroyNotify user_data_destroy);

This function registers a rich text serialization function along with its mime_type with the passed buffer .

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

mime_type

the format’s mime-type

 

function

the serialize function to register

 

user_data

function ’s user_data

 

user_data_destroy

a function to call when user_data is no longer needed

 

Returns

the GdkAtom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset ()

GdkAtom
gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                const gchar *tagset_name);

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed buffer . The internal format does not comply to any standard rich text format and only works between GtkTextBuffer instances. It is capable of serializing all of a text buffer’s tags and embedded pixbufs.

This function is just a wrapper around gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format(). The mime type used for registering is “application/x-gtk-text-buffer-rich-text”, or “application/x-gtk-text-buffer-rich-text;format=tagset_name ” if a tagset_name was passed.

The tagset_name can be used to restrict the transfer of rich text to buffers with compatible sets of tags, in order to avoid unknown tags from being pasted. It is probably the common case to pass an identifier != NULL here, since the NULL tagset requires the receiving buffer to deal with with pasting of arbitrary tags.

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

tagset_name

an optional tagset name, on NULL.

[allow-none]

Returns

the GdkAtom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10


GtkTextBufferSerializeFunc ()

guint8 *
(*GtkTextBufferSerializeFunc) (GtkTextBuffer *register_buffer,
                               GtkTextBuffer *content_buffer,
                               const GtkTextIter *start,
                               const GtkTextIter *end,
                               gsize *length,
                               gpointer user_data);

A function that is called to serialize the content of a text buffer. It must return the serialized form of the content.

Parameters

register_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer for which the format is registered

 

content_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer to serialize

 

start

start of the block of text to serialize

 

end

end of the block of text to serialize

 

length

return location for the length of the serialized data.

[out]

user_data

user data that was specified when registering the format

 

Returns

a newly-allocated array of guint8 which contains the serialized data, or NULL if an error occurred.

[array length=length][nullable]


gtk_text_buffer_serialize ()

guint8 *
gtk_text_buffer_serialize (GtkTextBuffer *register_buffer,
                           GtkTextBuffer *content_buffer,
                           GdkAtom format,
                           const GtkTextIter *start,
                           const GtkTextIter *end,
                           gsize *length);

This function serializes the portion of text between start and end in the rich text format represented by format .

formats to be used must be registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset() beforehand.

Parameters

register_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer format is registered with

 

content_buffer

the GtkTextBuffer to serialize

 

format

the rich text format to use for serializing

 

start

start of block of text to serialize

 

end

end of block of test to serialize

 

length

return location for the length of the serialized data.

[out]

Returns

the serialized data, encoded as format .

[array length=length][transfer full]

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_unregister_deserialize_format ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_unregister_deserialize_format
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GdkAtom format);

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_deserialize_tagset().

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

format

a GdkAtom representing a registered rich text format.

 

Since: 2.10


gtk_text_buffer_unregister_serialize_format ()

void
gtk_text_buffer_unregister_serialize_format
                               (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                GdkAtom format);

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_format() or gtk_text_buffer_register_serialize_tagset()

Parameters

buffer

a GtkTextBuffer

 

format

a GdkAtom representing a registered rich text format.

 

Since: 2.10

Types and Values

GtkTextBuffer

typedef struct _GtkTextBuffer GtkTextBuffer;

struct GtkTextBufferClass

struct GtkTextBufferClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;

  void (* insert_text)            (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextIter        *pos,
                                   const gchar        *new_text,
                                   gint                new_text_length);

  void (* insert_pixbuf)          (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextIter        *iter,
                                   GdkPixbuf          *pixbuf);

  void (* insert_child_anchor)    (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextIter        *iter,
                                   GtkTextChildAnchor *anchor);

  void (* delete_range)           (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextIter        *start,
                                   GtkTextIter        *end);

  void (* changed)                (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer);

  void (* modified_changed)       (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer);

  void (* mark_set)               (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   const GtkTextIter  *location,
                                   GtkTextMark        *mark);

  void (* mark_deleted)           (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextMark        *mark);

  void (* apply_tag)              (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextTag         *tag,
                                   const GtkTextIter  *start,
                                   const GtkTextIter  *end);

  void (* remove_tag)             (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkTextTag         *tag,
                                   const GtkTextIter  *start,
                                   const GtkTextIter  *end);

  void (* begin_user_action)      (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer);

  void (* end_user_action)        (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer);

  void (* paste_done)             (GtkTextBuffer      *buffer,
                                   GtkClipboard       *clipboard);
};

Members

insert_text ()

The class handler for the “insert-text” signal.

 

insert_pixbuf ()

The class handler for the “insert-pixbuf” signal.

 

insert_child_anchor ()

The class handler for the “insert-child-anchor” signal.

 

delete_range ()

The class handler for the “delete-range” signal.

 

changed ()

The class handler for the “changed” signal.

 

modified_changed ()

The class handler for the “modified-changed” signal.

 

mark_set ()

The class handler for the “mark-set” signal.

 

mark_deleted ()

The class handler for the “mark-deleted” signal.

 

apply_tag ()

The class handler for the “apply-tag” signal.

 

remove_tag ()

The class handler for the “remove-tag” signal.

 

begin_user_action ()

The class handler for the “begin-user-action” signal.

 

end_user_action ()

The class handler for the “end-user-action” signal.

 

paste_done ()

The class handler for the “paste-done” signal.

 

enum GtkTextBufferTargetInfo

These values are used as “info” for the targets contained in the lists returned by gtk_text_buffer_get_copy_target_list() and gtk_text_buffer_get_paste_target_list().

The values counts down from -1 to avoid clashes with application added drag destinations which usually start at 0.

Members

GTK_TEXT_BUFFER_TARGET_INFO_BUFFER_CONTENTS

Buffer contents

 

GTK_TEXT_BUFFER_TARGET_INFO_RICH_TEXT

Rich text

 

GTK_TEXT_BUFFER_TARGET_INFO_TEXT

Text

 

Property Details

The “copy-target-list” property

  “copy-target-list”         GtkTargetList *

The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard copying and as DND source.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read

Since: 2.10


The “cursor-position” property

  “cursor-position”          int

The position of the insert mark (as offset from the beginning of the buffer). It is useful for getting notified when the cursor moves.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 2.10


The “has-selection” property

  “has-selection”            gboolean

Whether the buffer has some text currently selected.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.10


The “paste-target-list” property

  “paste-target-list”        GtkTargetList *

The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard pasting and as DND destination.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read

Since: 2.10


The “tag-table” property

  “tag-table”                GtkTextTagTable *

Text Tag Table.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only


The “text” property

  “text”                     char *

The text content of the buffer. Without child widgets and images, see gtk_text_buffer_get_text() for more information.

Owner: GtkTextBuffer

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: ""

Since: 2.8

Signal Details

The “apply-tag” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextTag    *tag,
               GtkTextIter   *start,
               GtkTextIter   *end,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::apply-tag signal is emitted to apply a tag to a range of text in a GtkTextBuffer. Applying actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the start and end iters (or has to revalidate them).

See also: gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_range().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

tag

the applied tag

 

start

the start of the range the tag is applied to

 

end

the end of the range the tag is applied to

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “begin-user-action” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::begin-user-action signal is emitted at the beginning of a single user-visible operation on a GtkTextBuffer.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_range_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_delete_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_backspace(), gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “changed” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::changed signal is emitted when the content of a GtkTextBuffer has changed.

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “delete-range” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextIter   *start,
               GtkTextIter   *end,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::delete-range signal is emitted to delete a range from a GtkTextBuffer.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the start and end iters (or has to revalidate them). The default signal handler revalidates the start and end iters to both point to the location where text was deleted. Handlers which run after the default handler (see g_signal_connect_after()) do not have access to the deleted text.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_delete().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

start

the start of the range to be deleted

 

end

the end of the range to be deleted

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “end-user-action” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::end-user-action signal is emitted at the end of a single user-visible operation on the GtkTextBuffer.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_range_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_delete_interactive(), gtk_text_buffer_backspace(), gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection(), gtk_text_buffer_backspace().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “insert-child-anchor” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer      *textbuffer,
               GtkTextIter        *location,
               GtkTextChildAnchor *anchor,
               gpointer            user_data)

The ::insert-child-anchor signal is emitted to insert a GtkTextChildAnchor in a GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the location iter (or has to revalidate it). The default signal handler revalidates it to be placed after the inserted anchor .

See also: gtk_text_buffer_insert_child_anchor().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

location

position to insert anchor in textbuffer

 

anchor

the GtkTextChildAnchor to be inserted

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “insert-pixbuf” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextIter   *location,
               GdkPixbuf     *pixbuf,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::insert-pixbuf signal is emitted to insert a GdkPixbuf in a GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the location iter (or has to revalidate it). The default signal handler revalidates it to be placed after the inserted pixbuf .

See also: gtk_text_buffer_insert_pixbuf().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

location

position to insert pixbuf in textbuffer

 

pixbuf

the GdkPixbuf to be inserted

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “insert-text” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextIter   *location,
               char          *text,
               int            len,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::insert-text signal is emitted to insert text in a GtkTextBuffer. Insertion actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the location iter (or has to revalidate it). The default signal handler revalidates it to point to the end of the inserted text.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_insert(), gtk_text_buffer_insert_range().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

location

position to insert text in textbuffer

 

text

the UTF-8 text to be inserted

 

len

length of the inserted text in bytes

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “mark-deleted” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextMark   *mark,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::mark-deleted signal is emitted as notification after a GtkTextMark is deleted.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

mark

The mark that was deleted

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “mark-set” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextIter   *location,
               GtkTextMark   *mark,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::mark-set signal is emitted as notification after a GtkTextMark is set.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_create_mark(), gtk_text_buffer_move_mark().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

location

The location of mark in textbuffer

 

mark

The mark that is set

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “modified-changed” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::modified-changed signal is emitted when the modified bit of a GtkTextBuffer flips.

See also: gtk_text_buffer_set_modified().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last


The “paste-done” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkClipboard  *clipboard,
               gpointer       user_data)

The paste-done signal is emitted after paste operation has been completed. This is useful to properly scroll the view to the end of the pasted text. See gtk_text_buffer_paste_clipboard() for more details.

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

clipboard

the GtkClipboard pasted from

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.16


The “remove-tag” signal

void
user_function (GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer,
               GtkTextTag    *tag,
               GtkTextIter   *start,
               GtkTextIter   *end,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::remove-tag signal is emitted to remove all occurrences of tag from a range of text in a GtkTextBuffer. Removal actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the start and end iters (or has to revalidate them).

See also: gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag().

Parameters

textbuffer

the object which received the signal

 

tag

the tag to be removed

 

start

the start of the range the tag is removed from

 

end

the end of the range the tag is removed from

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

See Also

GtkTextView, GtkTextIter, GtkTextMark