Editable

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Object Hierarchy:

Description:

Content:

Methods:

• public void copy_clipboard ()
  Copies the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.
• public void cut_clipboard ()
  Removes the contents of the currently selected content in the editable and puts it on the clipboard.
• public void delete_selection ()
  Deletes the currently selected text of the editable. This call doesn't do anything if there is no selected text.
• public abstract void do_delete_text (int start_pos, int end_pos)
• public abstract void do_insert_text (string text, int length, int position)
• public abstract unowned string get_chars (int start_pos, int end_pos)
  Retrieves a sequence of characters. The characters that are retrieved are those characters at positions from start_pos up to, but not including end_pos. If end_pos is negative, then the the characters retrieved are those characters from start_pos to the end of the text.
• public bool get_editable ()
  Retrieves whether editable is editable. See set_editable.
• public abstract int get_position ()
  Retrieves the current position of the cursor relative to the start of the content of the editable.
• public abstract bool get_selection_bounds (out int start_pos, out int end_pos)
  Retrieves the selection bound of the editable. start_pos will be filled with the start of the selection and end_pos with end. If no text was selected both will be identical and false will be returned.
• public void paste_clipboard ()
  Pastes the content of the clipboard to the current position of the cursor in the editable.
• public abstract void select_region (int start_pos, int end_pos)
  Selects a region of text. The characters that are selected are those characters at positions from start_pos up to, but not including end_pos. If end_pos is negative, then the the characters selected are those characters from start_pos to the end of the text.
• public void set_editable (bool is_editable)
  Determines if the user can edit the text in the editable widget or not.
• public abstract void set_position (int position)
  Sets the cursor position in the editable to the given value.

Signals:

• public void changed ()
  The changed signal is emitted at the end of a single user-visible operation on the contents of the Editable.
• public void delete_text (int start_pos, int end_pos)
  This signal is emitted when text is deleted from the widget by the user. The default handler for this signal will normally be responsible for deleting the text, so by connecting to this signal and then stopping the signal with stop_emission, it is possible to modify the range of deleted text, or prevent it from being deleted entirely. The start_pos and end_pos parameters are interpreted as for gtk_editable_delete_text.
• public void insert_text (string text, int length, void* position)
  This signal is emitted when text is inserted into the widget by the user. The default handler for this signal will normally be responsible for inserting the text, so by connecting to this signal and then stopping the signal with stop_emission, it is possible to modify the inserted text, or prevent it from being inserted entirely.