GtkComboBox: GTK+ 3 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 ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_with_area ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_combo_box_new_with_area_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 ()
gint | gtk_combo_box_get_id_column ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_id_column ()
const gchar * | gtk_combo_box_get_active_id ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_set_active_id ()
GtkTreeModel * | gtk_combo_box_get_model ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_model ()
void | gtk_combo_box_popup_for_device ()
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 ()
void | gtk_combo_box_set_popup_fixed_width ()
gboolean | gtk_combo_box_get_popup_fixed_width ()

## Properties

gint | active | Read / Write
gchar * | active-id | Read / Write
gboolean | add-tearoffs | Read / Write
GtkSensitivityType | button-sensitivity | Read / Write
GtkCellArea * | cell-area | Read / Write / Construct Only
gint | column-span-column | Read / Write
gint | entry-text-column | Read / Write
gboolean | has-entry | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | has-frame | Read / Write
gint | id-column | Read / Write
GtkTreeModel * | model | Read / Write
gboolean | popup-fixed-width | Read / Write
gboolean | popup-shown | Read
gint | row-span-column | Read / Write
gchar * | tearoff-title | Read / Write
gint | wrap-width | Read / Write

## Style Properties

gboolean | appears-as-list | Read
gfloat | arrow-scaling | Read
gint | arrow-size | Read
GtkShadowType | shadow-type | Read

## Signals

void | changed | Run Last
gchar* | format-entry-text | Run Last
void | move-active | Action
gboolean | popdown | Action
void | popup | Action

## Types and Values

struct | GtkComboBox
struct | GtkComboBoxClass

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkWidget
                ╰── GtkContainer
                    ╰── GtkBin
                        ╰── GtkComboBox
                            ├── GtkAppChooserButton
                            ╰── 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.

### CSS nodes

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    combobox
    ├── box.linked
    │   ╰── button.combo
    │       ╰── box
    │           ├── cellview
    │           ╰── arrow
    ╰── window.popup

A normal combobox contains a box with the .linked class, a button with the .combo class and inside those buttons, there are a cellview and an arrow.

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    combobox
    ├── box.linked
    │   ├── entry.combo
    │   ╰── button.combo
    │       ╰── box
    │           ╰── arrow
    ╰── window.popup

A GtkComboBox with an entry has a single CSS node with name combobox. It contains a box with the .linked class. That box contains an entry and a button, both with the .combo class added. The button also contains another node with name arrow.

## 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` .

#### Parameters

model | A GtkTreeModel |

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox

Since: 2.24

### gtk_combo_box_new_with_area ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_with_area (GtkCellArea *area);

Creates a new empty GtkComboBox using `area` to layout cells.

#### Parameters

area | the GtkCellArea to use to layout cell renderers |

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox.

### gtk_combo_box_new_with_area_and_entry ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_combo_box_new_with_area_and_entry (GtkCellArea *area);

Creates a new empty GtkComboBox with an entry.

The new combo box will use `area` to layout cells.

#### Parameters

area | the GtkCellArea to use to layout cell renderers |

#### Returns

A new GtkComboBox.

### 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_id_column ()

    gint
    gtk_combo_box_get_id_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the column which `combo_box` is using to get string IDs for values from.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

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

Since: 3.0

### gtk_combo_box_set_id_column ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_id_column (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                 gint id_column);

Sets the model column which `combo_box` should use to get string IDs for values from. The column `id_column` in the model of `combo_box` must be of type `G_TYPE_STRING`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | A GtkComboBox |
id_column | A column in `model` to get string IDs for values from |

Since: 3.0

### gtk_combo_box_get_active_id ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_combo_box_get_active_id (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Returns the ID of the active row of `combo_box` . This value is taken from the active row and the column specified by the “id-column” property of `combo_box` (see `gtk_combo_box_set_id_column()`).

The returned value is an interned string which means that you can compare the pointer by value to other interned strings and that you must not free it.

If the “id-column” property of `combo_box` is not set, or if no row is active, or if the active row has a `NULL` ID value, then `NULL` is returned.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

the ID of the active row, or `NULL`.

[nullable]

Since: 3.0

### gtk_combo_box_set_active_id ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_set_active_id (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                 const gchar *active_id);

Changes the active row of `combo_box` to the one that has an ID equal to `active_id` , or unsets the active row if `active_id` is `NULL`. Rows having a `NULL` ID string cannot be made active by this function.

If the “id-column” property of `combo_box` is unset or if no row has the given ID then the function does nothing and returns `FALSE`.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
active_id | the ID of the row to select, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

`TRUE` if a row with a matching ID was found. If a `NULL` `active_id` was given to unset the active row, the function always returns `TRUE`.

Since: 3.0

### 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_popup_for_device ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_popup_for_device (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                    GdkDevice *device);

Pops up the menu or dropdown list of `combo_box` , the popup window will be grabbed so only `device` and its associated pointer/keyboard are the only GdkDevices able to send events to it.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
device | a GdkDevice |

Since: 3.0

### 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.

Before calling this, `combo_box` must be mapped, or nothing will happen.

#### 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.

[skip]

#### 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);

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

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);

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

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);

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

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);

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

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);

`gtk_combo_box_set_focus_on_click` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `gtk_widget_set_focus_on_click()` instead

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);

`gtk_combo_box_get_focus_on_click` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `gtk_widget_get_focus_on_click()` instead

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

### gtk_combo_box_set_popup_fixed_width ()

    void
    gtk_combo_box_set_popup_fixed_width (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                         gboolean fixed);

Specifies whether the popup’s width should be a fixed width matching the allocated width of the combo box.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |
fixed | whether to use a fixed popup width |

Since: 3.0

### gtk_combo_box_get_popup_fixed_width ()

    gboolean
    gtk_combo_box_get_popup_fixed_width (GtkComboBox *combo_box);

Gets whether the popup uses a fixed width matching the allocated width of the combo box.

#### Parameters

combo_box | a GtkComboBox |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the popup uses a fixed width

Since: 3.0

## Types and Values

### struct GtkComboBox

    struct GtkComboBox;

### struct GtkComboBoxClass

    struct GtkComboBoxClass {
      GtkBinClass parent_class;

      /* signals */
      void     (* changed)           (GtkComboBox *combo_box);
      gchar   *(* format_entry_text) (GtkComboBox *combo_box,
                                      const gchar *path);
    };

#### Members

`changed` () | Signal is emitted when the active item is changed. |
`format_entry_text` () | Signal which allows you to change how the text displayed in a combo box’s entry is displayed. |

## Property Details

### The `“active”` property

      “active”                   gint

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.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

### The `“active-id”` property

      “active-id”                gchar *

The value of the ID column of the active row.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 3.0

### 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.

`GtkComboBox:add-tearoffs` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

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.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_SENSITIVITY_AUTO

Since: 2.14

### The `“cell-area”` property

      “cell-area”                GtkCellArea *

The GtkCellArea used to layout cell renderers for this combo box.

If no area is specified when creating the combo box with `gtk_combo_box_new_with_area()` a horizontally oriented GtkCellAreaBox will be used.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Since: 3.0

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

      “column-span-column”       gint

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”.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

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

      “entry-text-column”        gint

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

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.24

### The `“has-entry”` property

      “has-entry”                gboolean

Whether the combo box has an entry.

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.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.6

### The `“id-column”` property

      “id-column”                gint

The column in the combo box's model that provides string IDs for the values in the model, if != -1.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 3.0

### The `“model”` property

      “model”                    GtkTreeModel *

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

Flags: Read / Write

Since: 2.4

### The `“popup-fixed-width”` property

      “popup-fixed-width”        gboolean

Whether the popup's width should be a fixed width matching the allocated width of the combo box.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 3.0

### 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.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.10

### The `“row-span-column”` property

      “row-span-column”          gint

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.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since: 2.4

### The `“tearoff-title”` property

      “tearoff-title”            gchar *

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

`GtkComboBox:tearoff-title` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.10

### The `“wrap-width”` property

      “wrap-width”               gint

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.

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.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

### The `“arrow-scaling”` style property

      “arrow-scaling”            gfloat

Sets the amount of space used up by the combobox arrow, proportional to the font size.

`GtkComboBox:arrow-scaling` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

use the standard min-width/min-height CSS properties on the arrow node; the value of this style property is ignored.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: [0,2]

Default value: 1

### The `“arrow-size”` style property

      “arrow-size”               gint

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.

`GtkComboBox:arrow-size` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

use the standard min-width/min-height CSS properties on the arrow node; the value of this style property is ignored.

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.

`GtkComboBox:shadow-type` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

use CSS styling to change the appearance of the combobox frame; the value of this style property is ignored.

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 the entry of a combo box with an entry.

#### 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 `“format-entry-text”` signal

    gchar*
    user_function (GtkComboBox *combo,
                   gchar       *path,
                   gpointer     user_data)

For combo boxes that are created with an entry (See GtkComboBox:has-entry).

A signal which allows you to change how the text displayed in a combo box's entry is displayed.

Connect a signal handler which returns an allocated string representing `path` . That string will then be used to set the text in the combo box's entry. The default signal handler uses the text from the GtkComboBox::entry-text-column model column.

Here's an example signal handler which fetches data from the model and displays it in the entry.

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    static gchar*
    format_entry_text_callback (GtkComboBox *combo,
                                const gchar *path,
                                gpointer     user_data)
    {
      GtkTreeIter iter;
      GtkTreeModel model;
      gdouble      value;

      model = gtk_combo_box_get_model (combo);

      gtk_tree_model_get_iter_from_string (model, &iter, path);
      gtk_tree_model_get (model, &iter,
                          THE_DOUBLE_VALUE_COLUMN, &value,
                          -1);

      return g_strdup_printf ("%g", value);
    }

#### Parameters

combo | the object which received the signal |
path | the GtkTreePath string from the combo box's current model to format text for |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

#### Returns

a newly allocated string representing `path` for the current GtkComboBox model.

[transfer full]

Flags: Run Last

Since: 3.4

### 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