GtkActionGroup: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkActionGroup GtkActionGroup — A group of actions |

## Functions

GtkActionGroup * | gtk_action_group_new ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_group_get_name ()
gboolean | gtk_action_group_get_sensitive ()
void | gtk_action_group_set_sensitive ()
gboolean | gtk_action_group_get_visible ()
void | gtk_action_group_set_visible ()
GtkAccelGroup * | gtk_action_group_get_accel_group ()
void | gtk_action_group_set_accel_group ()
GtkAction * | gtk_action_group_get_action ()
GList * | gtk_action_group_list_actions ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_action ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel ()
void | gtk_action_group_remove_action ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_actions ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_actions_full ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions_full ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions ()
void | gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions_full ()
gchar * | (*GtkTranslateFunc) ()
void | gtk_action_group_set_translate_func ()
void | gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_group_translate_string ()

## Properties

GtkAccelGroup * | accel-group | Read / Write
gchar * | name | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | sensitive | Read / Write
gboolean | visible | Read / Write

## Signals

void | connect-proxy |
void | disconnect-proxy |
void | post-activate |
void | pre-activate |

## Types and Values

struct | GtkActionGroup
struct | GtkActionGroupClass
struct | GtkActionEntry
struct | GtkToggleActionEntry
struct | GtkRadioActionEntry

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GtkActionGroup

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkActionGroup implements GtkBuildable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

Actions are organised into groups. An action group is essentially a map from names to GtkAction objects.

All actions that would make sense to use in a particular context should be in a single group. Multiple action groups may be used for a particular user interface. In fact, it is expected that most nontrivial applications will make use of multiple groups. For example, in an application that can edit multiple documents, one group holding global actions (e.g. quit, about, new), and one group per document holding actions that act on that document (eg. save, cut/copy/paste, etc). Each window’s menus would be constructed from a combination of two action groups.

#### Accelerators

Accelerators are handled by the GTK+ accelerator map. All actions are assigned an accelerator path (which normally has the form `<Actions>/group-name/action-name`) and a shortcut is associated with this accelerator path. All menuitems and toolitems take on this accelerator path. The GTK+ accelerator map code makes sure that the correct shortcut is displayed next to the menu item.

### GtkActionGroup as GtkBuildable

The GtkActionGroup implementation of the GtkBuildable interface accepts GtkAction objects as <child> elements in UI definitions.

Note that it is probably more common to define actions and action groups in the code, since they are directly related to what the code can do.

The GtkActionGroup implementation of the GtkBuildable interface supports a custom <accelerator> element, which has attributes named “key“ and “modifiers“ and allows to specify accelerators. This is similar to the <accelerator> element of GtkWidget, the main difference is that it doesn’t allow you to specify a signal.

#### A GtkDialog UI definition fragment.

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    <object class="GtkActionGroup" id="actiongroup">
      <child>
          <object class="GtkAction" id="About">
              <property name="name">About</property>
              <property name="stock_id">gtk-about</property>
              <signal handler="about_activate" name="activate"/>
          </object>
          <accelerator key="F1" modifiers="GDK_CONTROL_MASK | GDK_SHIFT_MASK"/>
      </child>
    </object>

## Functions

### gtk_action_group_new ()

    GtkActionGroup *
    gtk_action_group_new (const gchar *name);

`gtk_action_group_new` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Creates a new GtkActionGroup object. The name of the action group is used when associating keybindings with the actions.

#### Parameters

name | the name of the action group. |

#### Returns

the new GtkActionGroup

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_get_name ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_group_get_name (GtkActionGroup *action_group);

`gtk_action_group_get_name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Gets the name of the action group.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |

#### Returns

the name of the action group.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_get_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_group_get_sensitive (GtkActionGroup *action_group);

`gtk_action_group_get_sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Returns `TRUE` if the group is sensitive. The constituent actions can only be logically sensitive (see `gtk_action_is_sensitive()`) if they are sensitive (see `gtk_action_get_sensitive()`) and their group is sensitive.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the group is sensitive.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_set_sensitive ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_set_sensitive (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    gboolean sensitive);

`gtk_action_group_set_sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Changes the sensitivity of `action_group`

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
sensitive | new sensitivity |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_get_visible ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_group_get_visible (GtkActionGroup *action_group);

`gtk_action_group_get_visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Returns `TRUE` if the group is visible. The constituent actions can only be logically visible (see `gtk_action_is_visible()`) if they are visible (see `gtk_action_get_visible()`) and their group is visible.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the group is visible.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_set_visible ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_set_visible (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                  gboolean visible);

`gtk_action_group_set_visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Changes the visible of `action_group` .

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
visible | new visiblity |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_get_accel_group ()

    GtkAccelGroup *
    gtk_action_group_get_accel_group (GtkActionGroup *action_group);

`gtk_action_group_get_accel_group` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Gets the accelerator group.

#### Parameters

action_group | a GtkActionGroup |

#### Returns

the accelerator group associated with this action group or `NULL` if there is none.

[transfer none]

Since: 3.6

### gtk_action_group_set_accel_group ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_set_accel_group (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                      GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);

`gtk_action_group_set_accel_group` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Sets the accelerator group to be used by every action in this group.

#### Parameters

action_group | a GtkActionGroup |
accel_group | a GtkAccelGroup to set or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 3.6

### gtk_action_group_get_action ()

    GtkAction *
    gtk_action_group_get_action (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                 const gchar *action_name);

`gtk_action_group_get_action` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Looks up an action in the action group by name.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
action_name | the name of the action |

#### Returns

the action, or `NULL` if no action by that name exists.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_list_actions ()

    GList *
    gtk_action_group_list_actions (GtkActionGroup *action_group);

`gtk_action_group_list_actions` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Lists the actions in the action group.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |

#### Returns

an allocated list of the action objects in the action group.

[element-type GtkAction][transfer container]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_action ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_action (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                 GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_group_add_action` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Adds an action object to the action group. Note that this function does not set up the accel path of the action, which can lead to problems if a user tries to modify the accelerator of a menuitem associated with the action. Therefore you must either set the accel path yourself with `gtk_action_set_accel_path()`, or use `gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (..., NULL)`.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
action | an action |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel
                                   (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    GtkAction *action,
                                    const gchar *accelerator);

`gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Adds an action object to the action group and sets up the accelerator.

If `accelerator` is `NULL`, attempts to use the accelerator associated with the stock_id of the action.

Accel paths are set to `<Actions>/group-name/action-name`.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
action | the action to add |
accelerator | the accelerator for the action, in the format understood by `gtk_accelerator_parse()`, or "" for no accelerator, or `NULL` to use the stock accelerator. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_remove_action ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_remove_action (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_group_remove_action` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Removes an action object from the action group.

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
action | an action |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_actions ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_actions (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                  const GtkActionEntry *entries,
                                  guint n_entries,
                                  gpointer user_data);

`gtk_action_group_add_actions` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This is a convenience function to create a number of actions and add them to the action group.

The “activate” signals of the actions are connected to the callbacks and their accel paths are set to `<Actions>/group-name/action-name`.

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_actions_full ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_actions_full (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                       const GtkActionEntry *entries,
                                       guint n_entries,
                                       gpointer user_data,
                                       GDestroyNotify destroy);

`gtk_action_group_add_actions_full` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This variant of `gtk_action_group_add_actions()` adds a GDestroyNotify callback for `user_data` .

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |
destroy | destroy notification callback for `user_data` . | [nullable]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                         const GtkToggleActionEntry *entries,
                                         guint n_entries,
                                         gpointer user_data);

`gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This is a convenience function to create a number of toggle actions and add them to the action group.

The “activate” signals of the actions are connected to the callbacks and their accel paths are set to `<Actions>/group-name/action-name`.

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of toggle action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions_full ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions_full
                                   (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    const GtkToggleActionEntry *entries,
                                    guint n_entries,
                                    gpointer user_data,
                                    GDestroyNotify destroy);

`gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions_full` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This variant of `gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions()` adds a GDestroyNotify callback for `user_data` .

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of toggle action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |
destroy | destroy notification callback for `user_data` . | [nullable]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                        const GtkRadioActionEntry *entries,
                                        guint n_entries,
                                        gint value,
                                        GCallback on_change,
                                        gpointer user_data);

`gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This is a convenience routine to create a group of radio actions and add them to the action group.

The “changed” signal of the first radio action is connected to the `on_change` callback and the accel paths of the actions are set to `<Actions>/group-name/action-name`.

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of radio action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
value | the value of the action to activate initially, or -1 if no action should be activated |
on_change | the callback to connect to the changed signal |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions_full ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions_full
                                   (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    const GtkRadioActionEntry *entries,
                                    guint n_entries,
                                    gint value,
                                    GCallback on_change,
                                    gpointer user_data,
                                    GDestroyNotify destroy);

`gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions_full` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This variant of `gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions()` adds a GDestroyNotify callback for `user_data` .

[skip]

#### Parameters

action_group | the action group |
entries | an array of radio action descriptions. | [array length=n_entries]
n_entries | the number of entries |
value | the value of the action to activate initially, or -1 if no action should be activated |
on_change | the callback to connect to the changed signal |
user_data | data to pass to the action callbacks |
destroy | destroy notification callback for `user_data` |

Since: 2.4

### GtkTranslateFunc ()

    gchar *
    (*GtkTranslateFunc) (const gchar *path,
                         gpointer func_data);

`GtkTranslateFunc` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

The function used to translate messages in e.g. GtkIconFactory and GtkActionGroup.

#### Parameters

path | The id of the message. In GtkActionGroup this will be a label or tooltip from a GtkActionEntry. |
func_data | user data passed in when registering the function. | [closure]

#### Returns

the translated message

### gtk_action_group_set_translate_func ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_set_translate_func (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                         GtkTranslateFunc func,
                                         gpointer data,
                                         GDestroyNotify notify);

`gtk_action_group_set_translate_func` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Sets a function to be used for translating the `label` and `tooltip` of GtkActionEntrys added by `gtk_action_group_add_actions()`.

If you’re using `gettext()`, it is enough to set the translation domain with `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`.

#### Parameters

action_group | a GtkActionGroup |
func | a GtkTranslateFunc |
data | data to be passed to `func` and `notify` |
notify | a GDestroyNotify function to be called when `action_group` is destroyed and when the translation function is changed again |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain ()

    void
    gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain
                                   (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                    const gchar *domain);

`gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Sets the translation domain and uses `g_dgettext()` for translating the `label` and `tooltip` of GtkActionEntrys added by `gtk_action_group_add_actions()`.

If you’re not using `gettext()` for localization, see `gtk_action_group_set_translate_func()`.

#### Parameters

action_group | a GtkActionGroup |
domain | the translation domain to use for `g_dgettext()` calls, or `NULL` to use the domain set with `textdomain()`. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_group_translate_string ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_group_translate_string (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                       const gchar *string);

`gtk_action_group_translate_string` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Translates a string using the function set with `gtk_action_group_set_translate_func()`. This is mainly intended for language bindings.

#### Parameters

action_group | a GtkActionGroup |
string | a string |

#### Returns

the translation of `string`

Since: 2.6

## Types and Values

### struct GtkActionGroup

    struct GtkActionGroup;

### struct GtkActionGroupClass

    struct GtkActionGroupClass {
      GObjectClass parent_class;

      GtkAction *(* get_action) (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                                 const gchar    *action_name);
    };

#### Members

`get_action` () | Looks up an action in the action group by name. |

### struct GtkActionEntry

    struct GtkActionEntry {
      const gchar     *name;
      const gchar     *stock_id;
      const gchar     *label;
      const gchar     *accelerator;
      const gchar     *tooltip;
      GCallback  callback;
    };

`GtkActionEntry` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkActionEntry structs are used with `gtk_action_group_add_actions()` to construct actions.

#### Members

const gchar *`name`; | The name of the action. |
const gchar *`stock_id`; | The stock id for the action, or the name of an icon from the icon theme. |
const gchar *`label`; | The label for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. If `label` is `NULL`, the label of the stock item with id `stock_id` is used. |
const gchar *`accelerator`; | The accelerator for the action, in the format understood by `gtk_accelerator_parse()`. |
const gchar *`tooltip`; | The tooltip for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. |
GCallback `callback`; | The function to call when the action is activated. |

### struct GtkToggleActionEntry

    struct GtkToggleActionEntry {
      const gchar     *name;
      const gchar     *stock_id;
      const gchar     *label;
      const gchar     *accelerator;
      const gchar     *tooltip;
      GCallback  callback;
      gboolean   is_active;
    };

`GtkToggleActionEntry` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkToggleActionEntry structs are used with `gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions()` to construct toggle actions.

#### Members

const gchar *`name`; | The name of the action. |
const gchar *`stock_id`; | The stock id for the action, or the name of an icon from the icon theme. |
const gchar *`label`; | The label for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. |
const gchar *`accelerator`; | The accelerator for the action, in the format understood by `gtk_accelerator_parse()`. |
const gchar *`tooltip`; | The tooltip for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. |
GCallback `callback`; | The function to call when the action is activated. |
gboolean `is_active`; | The initial state of the toggle action. |

### struct GtkRadioActionEntry

    struct GtkRadioActionEntry {
      const gchar *name;
      const gchar *stock_id;
      const gchar *label;
      const gchar *accelerator;
      const gchar *tooltip;
      gint   value;
    };

`GtkRadioActionEntry` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkRadioActionEntry structs are used with `gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions()` to construct groups of radio actions.

#### Members

const gchar *`name`; | The name of the action. |
const gchar *`stock_id`; | The stock id for the action, or the name of an icon from the icon theme. |
const gchar *`label`; | The label for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. |
const gchar *`accelerator`; | The accelerator for the action, in the format understood by `gtk_accelerator_parse()`. |
const gchar *`tooltip`; | The tooltip for the action. This field should typically be marked for translation, see `gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain()`. |
gint `value`; | The value to set on the radio action. See `gtk_radio_action_get_current_value()`. |

## Property Details

### The `“accel-group”` property

      “accel-group”              GtkAccelGroup *

The accelerator group the actions of this group should use.

`GtkActionGroup:accel-group` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“name”` property

      “name”                     gchar *

A name for the action.

`GtkActionGroup:name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

### The `“sensitive”` property

      “sensitive”                gboolean

Whether the action group is enabled.

`GtkActionGroup:sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“visible”` property

      “visible”                  gboolean

Whether the action group is visible.

`GtkActionGroup:visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

## Signal Details

### The `“connect-proxy”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                   GtkAction      *action,
                   GtkWidget      *proxy,
                   gpointer        user_data)

The ::connect-proxy signal is emitted after connecting a proxy to an action in the group. Note that the proxy may have been connected to a different action before.

This is intended for simple customizations for which a custom action class would be too clumsy, e.g. showing tooltips for menuitems in the statusbar.

GtkUIManager proxies the signal and provides global notification just before any action is connected to a proxy, which is probably more convenient to use.

`GtkActionGroup::connect-proxy` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

action_group | the group |
action | the action |
proxy | the proxy |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Since: 2.4

### The `“disconnect-proxy”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                   GtkAction      *action,
                   GtkWidget      *proxy,
                   gpointer        user_data)

The ::disconnect-proxy signal is emitted after disconnecting a proxy from an action in the group.

GtkUIManager proxies the signal and provides global notification just before any action is connected to a proxy, which is probably more convenient to use.

`GtkActionGroup::disconnect-proxy` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

action_group | the group |
action | the action |
proxy | the proxy |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Since: 2.4

### The `“post-activate”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                   GtkAction      *action,
                   gpointer        user_data)

The ::post-activate signal is emitted just after the `action` in the `action_group` is activated

This is intended for GtkUIManager to proxy the signal and provide global notification just after any action is activated.

`GtkActionGroup::post-activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

action_group | the group |
action | the action |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Since: 2.4

### The `“pre-activate”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkActionGroup *action_group,
                   GtkAction      *action,
                   gpointer        user_data)

The ::pre-activate signal is emitted just before the `action` in the `action_group` is activated

This is intended for GtkUIManager to proxy the signal and provide global notification just before any action is activated.

`GtkActionGroup::pre-activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

action_group | the group |
action | the action |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Since: 2.4