GtkOptionMenu

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Object Hierarchy

  GtkObject
   +----GtkWidget
         +----GtkContainer
               +----GtkBin
                     +----GtkButton
                           +----GtkOptionMenu

Description

A GtkOptionMenu is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of valid choices. The GtkOptionMenu displays the selected choice. When activated the GtkOptionMenu displays a popup GtkMenu which allows the user to make a new choice.

Details

struct GtkOptionMenu

struct GtkOptionMenu;

The GtkOptionMenu struct contains private data only, and should be accessed using the functions below.

gtk_option_menu_new ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_option_menu_new             (void);

Creates a new GtkOptionMenu.

Returns :

a new GtkOptionMenu.

gtk_option_menu_get_menu ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_option_menu_get_menu        (GtkOptionMenu *option_menu);

Returns the GtkMenu associated with the GtkOptionMenu.

`option_menu` :	a GtkOptionMenu.
Returns :	the GtkMenu associated with the GtkOptionMenu.

gtk_option_menu_set_menu ()

void        gtk_option_menu_set_menu        (GtkOptionMenu *option_menu,
                                             GtkWidget *menu);

Provides the GtkMenu that is popped up to allow the user to choose a new value. You should provide a simple menu avoiding the use of tearoff menu items, submenus, and accelerators.

`option_menu` :	a GtkOptionMenu.
`menu` :	the GtkMenu to associate with the GtkOptionMenu.

gtk_option_menu_remove_menu ()

void        gtk_option_menu_remove_menu     (GtkOptionMenu *option_menu);

Removes the menu from the option menu.

option_menu : a GtkOptionMenu.

gtk_option_menu_set_history ()

void        gtk_option_menu_set_history     (GtkOptionMenu *option_menu,
                                             guint index);

Selects the menu item specified by index making it the newly selected value for the option menu.

`option_menu` :	a GtkOptionMenu.
`index` :	the index of the menu item to select. Index values are from 0 to n-1.