GtkComboBox: GTK+ 2 Reference Manual

## GtkComboBox GtkComboBox — A widget used to choose from a list of items |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_with_entry ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_with_model ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_with_model_and_entry ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_wrap_width ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_wrap_width ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_row_span_column ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_row_span_column ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_column_span_column ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_column_span_column ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_active ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_active ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_active_iter ()
GtkTreeModel * | gtk_combo_box_get_model ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_model ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_append_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_insert_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_prepend_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_remove_text ()
gchar * | gtk_combo_box_get_active_text ()
void | gtk_combo_box_popup ()
void | gtk_combo_box_popdown ()
AtkObject * | gtk_combo_box_get_popup_accessible ()
GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc | gtk_combo_box_get_row_separator_func ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_row_separator_func ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_add_tearoffs ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_get_add_tearoffs ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_title ()
const gchar * | gtk_combo_box_get_title ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_focus_on_click ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_get_focus_on_click ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_button_sensitivity ()
GtkSensitivityType | gtk_combo_box_get_button_sensitivity ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_entry_text_column ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_entry_text_column ()

## Properties

int | active | Read / Write
gboolean | add-tearoffs | Read / Write
GtkSensitivityType | button-sensitivity | Read / Write
int | column-span-column | Read / Write
int | entry-text-column | Read / Write
gboolean | focus-on-click | Read / Write
gboolean | has-entry | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | has-frame | Read / Write
GtkTreeModel * | model | Read / Write
gboolean | popup-shown | Read
int | row-span-column | Read / Write
char * | tearoff-title | Read / Write
int | wrap-width | Read / Write

## Style Properties

gboolean | appears-as-list | Read
int | arrow-size | Read
GtkShadowType | shadow-type | Read

## Signals

void | changed | Run Last
void | move-active | Action
gboolean | popdown | Action
void | popup | Action

## Types and Values

struct | GtkComboBox

## Object Hierarchy

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

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkComboBox implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkCellLayout and GtkCellEditable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

A GtkComboBox is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of valid choices. The GtkComboBox displays the selected choice. When activated, the GtkComboBox displays a popup which allows the user to make a new choice. The style in which the selected value is displayed, and the style of the popup is determined by the current theme. It may be similar to a Windows-style combo box.

The GtkComboBox uses the model-view pattern; the list of valid choices is specified in the form of a tree model, and the display of the choices can be adapted to the data in the model by using cell renderers, as you would in a tree view. This is possible since GtkComboBox implements the GtkCellLayout interface. The tree model holding the valid choices is not restricted to a flat list, it can be a real tree, and the popup will reflect the tree structure.

To allow the user to enter values not in the model, the 'has-entry' property allows the GtkComboBox to contain a GtkEntry. This entry can be accessed by calling `gtk_bin_get_child()` on the combo box.

For a simple list of textual choices, the model-view API of GtkComboBox can be a bit overwhelming. In this case, GtkComboBoxText offers a simple alternative. Both GtkComboBox and GtkComboBoxText can contain an entry.

## Functions

### gtk_combo_box_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new (void);

Creates a new empty GtkComboBox.

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_new_with_entry ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_with_entry (void);

Creates a new empty GtkComboBox with an entry.

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox.

Since: 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_new_with_model ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_with_model (GtkTreeModel *model);

Creates a new GtkComboBox with the model initialized to `model` .

#### Parameters

model | A GtkTreeModel. |

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_new_with_model_and_entry ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_with_model_and_entry
                                   (GtkTreeModel *model);

Creates a new empty GtkComboBox with an entry and with the model initialized to `model` .

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox

Since: 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_get_wrap_width ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_wrap_width (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the wrap width which is used to determine the number of columns for the popup menu. If the wrap width is larger than 1, the combo box is in table mode.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the wrap width.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_wrap_width ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_wrap_width (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                  gint width);

Sets the wrap width of `combo_box` to be `width` . The wrap width is basically the preferred number of columns when you want the popup to be layed out in a table.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
width | Preferred number of columns |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_row_span_column ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_row_span_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the column with row span information for `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the row span column.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_row_span_column ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_row_span_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                       gint row_span);

Sets the column with row span information for `combo_box` to be `row_span` . The row span column contains integers which indicate how many rows an item should span.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox. |
row_span | A column in the model passed during construction. |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_column_span_column ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_column_span_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the column with column span information for `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the column span column.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_column_span_column ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_column_span_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                          gint column_span);

Sets the column with column span information for `combo_box` to be `column_span` . The column span column contains integers which indicate how many columns an item should span.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
column_span | A column in the model passed during construction |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_active ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_active (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the index of the currently active item, or -1 if there's no active item. If the model is a non-flat treemodel, and the active item is not an immediate child of the root of the tree, this function returns `gtk_tree_path_get_indices (path)[0]`, where `path` is the GtkTreePath of the active item.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

An integer which is the index of the currently active item, or -1 if there's no active item.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_set_active ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_active (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                              gint index_);

Sets the active item of `combo_box` to be the item at `index` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
index_ | An index in the model passed during construction, or -1 to have no active item |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                   GtkTreeIter *iter);

Sets `iter` to point to the currently active item, if any item is active. Otherwise, `iter` is left unchanged.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
iter | A GtkTreeIter. | [out]

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `iter` was set, `FALSE` otherwise

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_set_active_iter ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_active_iter (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                   GtkTreeIter *iter);

Sets the current active item to be the one referenced by `iter` , or unsets the active item if `iter` is `NULL`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
iter | The GtkTreeIter, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_model ()

    GtkTreeModel *
    gtk_combo_box_get_model (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the GtkTreeModel which is acting as data source for `combo_box` .

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

A GtkTreeModel which was passed during construction.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_set_model ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_model (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                             GtkTreeModel *model);

Sets the model used by `combo_box` to be `model` . Will unset a previously set model (if applicable). If model is `NULL`, then it will unset the model.

Note that this function does not clear the cell renderers, you have to call `gtk_cell_layout_clear()` yourself if you need to set up different cell renderers for the new model.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
model | A GtkTreeModel. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_new_text ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_text (void);

`gtk_combo_box_new_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GtkComboBoxText

Convenience function which constructs a new text combo box, which is a GtkComboBox just displaying strings. If you use this function to create a text combo box, you should only manipulate its data source with the following convenience functions: `gtk_combo_box_append_text()`, `gtk_combo_box_insert_text()`, `gtk_combo_box_prepend_text()` and `gtk_combo_box_remove_text()`.

#### Returns

A new text combo box.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_append_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_append_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                               const gchar *text);

`gtk_combo_box_append_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GtkComboBoxText

Appends `string` to the list of strings stored in `combo_box` . Note that you can only use this function with combo boxes constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox constructed using `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` |
text | A string |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_insert_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_insert_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                               gint position,
                               const gchar *text);

`gtk_combo_box_insert_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GtkComboBoxText

Inserts `string` at `position` in the list of strings stored in `combo_box` . Note that you can only use this function with combo boxes constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox constructed using `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` |
position | An index to insert `text` |
text | A string |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_prepend_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_prepend_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                const gchar *text);

`gtk_combo_box_prepend_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GtkComboBoxText

Prepends `string` to the list of strings stored in `combo_box` . Note that you can only use this function with combo boxes constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` |
text | A string |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_remove_text ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_remove_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                               gint position);

`gtk_combo_box_remove_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GtkComboBoxText

Removes the string at `position` from `combo_box` . Note that you can only use this function with combo boxes constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` |
position | Index of the item to remove |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_active_text ()

    gchar *
    gtk_combo_box_get_active_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

`gtk_combo_box_get_active_text` has been deprecated since version 2.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

If you used this with a GtkComboBox constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` then you should now use GtkComboBoxText and `gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text()` instead. Or if you used this with a GtkComboBoxEntry then you should now use GtkComboBox with “has-entry” as `TRUE` and use gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (combobox))).

Returns the currently active string in `combo_box` or `NULL` if none is selected. Note that you can only use this function with combo boxes constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` and with GtkComboBoxEntrys.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox constructed with `gtk_combo_box_new_text()` |

#### Returns

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

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_popup ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_popup (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Pops up the menu or dropdown list of `combo_box` .

This function is mostly intended for use by accessibility technologies; applications should have little use for it.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_popdown ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_popdown (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Hides the menu or dropdown list of `combo_box` .

This function is mostly intended for use by accessibility technologies; applications should have little use for it.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_combo_box_get_popup_accessible ()

    AtkObject *
    gtk_combo_box_get_popup_accessible (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Gets the accessible object corresponding to the combo box's popup.

This function is mostly intended for use by accessibility technologies; applications should have little use for it.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the accessible object corresponding to the combo box's popup.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_get_row_separator_func ()

    GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc
    gtk_combo_box_get_row_separator_func (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the current row separator function.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the current row separator function.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_row_separator_func ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_row_separator_func (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                          GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc func,
                                          gpointer data,
                                          GDestroyNotify destroy);

Sets the row separator function, which is used to determine whether a row should be drawn as a separator. If the row separator function is `NULL`, no separators are drawn. This is the default value.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
func | a GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc |
data | user data to pass to `func` , or `NULL`. | [allow-none]
destroy | destroy notifier for `data` , or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_add_tearoffs ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_add_tearoffs (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                    gboolean add_tearoffs);

Sets whether the popup menu should have a tearoff menu item.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
add_tearoffs | `TRUE` to add tearoff menu items |

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_get_add_tearoffs ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_get_add_tearoffs (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Gets the current value of the :add-tearoffs property.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the current value of the :add-tearoffs property.

### gtk_combo_box_set_title ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_title (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                             const gchar *title);

Sets the menu's title in tearoff mode.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
title | a title for the menu in tearoff mode |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_combo_box_get_title ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_combo_box_get_title (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Gets the current title of the menu in tearoff mode. See `gtk_combo_box_set_add_tearoffs()`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the menu's title in tearoff mode. This is an internal copy of the string which must not be freed.

Since: 2.10

### gtk_combo_box_set_focus_on_click ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_focus_on_click (GtkComboBox *combo,
                                      gboolean focus_on_click);

Sets whether the combo box will grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse. Making mouse clicks not grab focus is useful in places like toolbars where you don't want the keyboard focus removed from the main area of the application.

#### Parameters

combo | a GtkComboBox |
focus_on_click | whether the combo box grabs focus when clicked with the mouse |

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_get_focus_on_click ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_get_focus_on_click (GtkComboBox *combo);

Returns whether the combo box grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse. See `gtk_combo_box_set_focus_on_click()`.

#### Parameters

combo | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the combo box grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_combo_box_set_button_sensitivity ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_button_sensitivity (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                          GtkSensitivityType sensitivity);

Sets whether the dropdown button of the combo box should be always sensitive (`GTK_SENSITIVITY_ON`), never sensitive (`GTK_SENSITIVITY_OFF`) or only if there is at least one item to display (`GTK_SENSITIVITY_AUTO`).

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
sensitivity | specify the sensitivity of the dropdown button |

Since: 2.14

### gtk_combo_box_get_button_sensitivity ()

    GtkSensitivityType
    gtk_combo_box_get_button_sensitivity (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns whether the combo box sets the dropdown button sensitive or not when there are no items in the model.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

`GTK_SENSITIVITY_ON` if the dropdown button is sensitive when the model is empty, `GTK_SENSITIVITY_OFF` if the button is always insensitive or `GTK_SENSITIVITY_AUTO` if it is only sensitive as long as the model has one item to be selected.

Since: 2.14

### gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns whether the combo box has an entry.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

whether there is an entry in `combo_box` .

Since: 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_set_entry_text_column ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_entry_text_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                         gint text_column);

Sets the model column which `combo_box` should use to get strings from to be `text_column` . The column `text_column` in the model of `combo_box` must be of type `G_TYPE_STRING`.

This is only relevant if `combo_box` has been created with “has-entry” as `TRUE`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
text_column | A column in `model` to get the strings from for the internal entry |

Since: 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_get_entry_text_column ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_entry_text_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the column which `combo_box` is using to get the strings from to display in the internal entry.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox. |

#### Returns

A column in the data source model of `combo_box` .

Since: 2.24

## Types and Values

### struct GtkComboBox

    struct GtkComboBox;

## Property Details

### The `“active”` property

      “active”                   int

The item which is currently active. If the model is a non-flat treemodel, and the active item is not an immediate child of the root of the tree, this property has the value `gtk_tree_path_get_indices (path)[0]`, where `path` is the GtkTreePath of the active item.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

### The `“add-tearoffs”` property

      “add-tearoffs”             gboolean

The add-tearoffs property controls whether generated menus have tearoff menu items.

Note that this only affects menu style combo boxes.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.6

### The `“button-sensitivity”` property

      “button-sensitivity”       GtkSensitivityType

Whether the dropdown button is sensitive when the model is empty.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_SENSITIVITY_AUTO

Since: 2.14

### The `“column-span-column”` property

      “column-span-column”       int

If this is set to a non-negative value, it must be the index of a column of type `G_TYPE_INT` in the model. The value in that column for each item will determine how many columns that item will span in the popup. Therefore, values in this column must be greater than zero, and the sum of an item’s column position + span should not exceed “wrap-width”.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

### The `“entry-text-column”` property

      “entry-text-column”        int

The column in the combo box's model to associate with strings from the entry if the combo was created with “has-entry” = `TRUE`.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.24

### The `“focus-on-click”` property

      “focus-on-click”           gboolean

Whether the combo box grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“has-entry”` property

      “has-entry”                gboolean

Whether the combo box has an entry.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.24

### The `“has-frame”` property

      “has-frame”                gboolean

The has-frame property controls whether a frame is drawn around the entry.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.6

### The `“model”` property

      “model”                    GtkTreeModel *

The model from which the combo box takes the values shown in the list.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Since: 2.4

### The `“popup-shown”` property

      “popup-shown”              gboolean

Whether the combo boxes dropdown is popped up. Note that this property is mainly useful, because it allows you to connect to notify::popup-shown.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.10

### The `“row-span-column”` property

      “row-span-column”          int

If this is set to a non-negative value, it must be the index of a column of type `G_TYPE_INT` in the model. The value in that column for each item will determine how many rows that item will span in the popup. Therefore, values in this column must be greater than zero.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

### The `“tearoff-title”` property

      “tearoff-title”            char *

A title that may be displayed by the window manager when the popup is torn-off.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.10

### The `“wrap-width”` property

      “wrap-width”               int

If wrap-width is set to a positive value, items in the popup will be laid out along multiple columns, starting a new row on reaching the wrap width.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 2.4

## Style Property Details

### The `“appears-as-list”` style property

      “appears-as-list”          gboolean

Whether dropdowns should look like lists rather than menus.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

### The `“arrow-size”` style property

      “arrow-size”               int

Sets the minimum size of the arrow in the combo box. Note that the arrow size is coupled to the font size, so in case a larger font is used, the arrow will be larger than set by arrow size.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 15

Since: 2.12

### The `“shadow-type”` style property

      “shadow-type”              GtkShadowType

Which kind of shadow to draw around the combo box.

Owner: GtkComboBox

Flags: Read

Default value: GTK_SHADOW_NONE

Since: 2.12

## Signal Details

### The `“changed”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkComboBox *widget,
                   gpointer     user_data)

The changed signal is emitted when the active item is changed. The can be due to the user selecting a different item from the list, or due to a call to `gtk_combo_box_set_active_iter()`. It will also be emitted while typing into a GtkComboBoxEntry, as well as when selecting an item from the GtkComboBoxEntry's list.

#### Parameters

widget | the object which received the signal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.4

### The `“move-active”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkComboBox  *widget,
                   GtkScrollType scroll_type,
                   gpointer      user_data)

The ::move-active signal is a

keybinding signal

which gets emitted to move the active selection.

#### Parameters

widget | the object that received the signal |
scroll_type | a GtkScrollType |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Action

Since: 2.12

### The `“popdown”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GtkComboBox *button,
                   gpointer     user_data)

The ::popdown signal is a

keybinding signal

which gets emitted to popdown the combo box list.

The default bindings for this signal are Alt+Up and Escape.

#### Parameters

button | the object which received the signal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Action

Since: 2.12

### The `“popup”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkComboBox *widget,
                   gpointer     user_data)

The ::popup signal is a

keybinding signal

which gets emitted to popup the combo box list.

The default binding for this signal is Alt+Down.

#### Parameters

widget | the object that received the signal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Action

Since: 2.12

## See Also

GtkComboBoxText, GtkTreeModel, GtkCellRenderer