Gtk.ScrolledWindow
Description: Reference for Gtk.ScrolledWindow

### Class

# GtkScrolledWindow

#### Description [src]

    final class Gtk.ScrolledWindow : Gtk.Widget {
      /* No available fields */
    }

`GtkScrolledWindow` is a container that makes its child scrollable.

It does so using either internally added scrollbars or externally associated adjustments, and optionally draws a frame around the child.

Widgets with native scrolling support, i.e. those whose classes implement the `GtkScrollable` interface, are added directly. For other types of widget, the class `GtkViewport` acts as an adaptor, giving scrollability to other widgets. `gtk_scrolled_window_set_child()` intelligently accounts for whether or not the added child is a `GtkScrollable`. If it isn’t, then it wraps the child in a `GtkViewport`. Therefore, you can just add any child widget and not worry about the details.

If `gtk_scrolled_window_set_child()` has added a `GtkViewport` for you, it will be automatically removed when you unset the child. Unless `GtkScrolledWindow:hscrollbar-policy` and `GtkScrolledWindow:vscrollbar-policy` are `GTK_POLICY_NEVER` or `GTK_POLICY_EXTERNAL`, `GtkScrolledWindow` adds internal `GtkScrollbar` widgets around its child. The scroll position of the child, and if applicable the scrollbars, is controlled by the `GtkScrolledWindow:hadjustment` and `GtkScrolledWindow:vadjustment` that are associated with the `GtkScrolledWindow`. See the docs on `GtkScrollbar` for the details, but note that the “step_increment” and “page_increment” fields are only effective if the policy causes scrollbars to be present.

If a `GtkScrolledWindow` doesn’t behave quite as you would like, or doesn’t have exactly the right layout, it’s very possible to set up your own scrolling with `GtkScrollbar` and for example a `GtkGrid`.

# Touch support

`GtkScrolledWindow` has built-in support for touch devices. When a touchscreen is used, swiping will move the scrolled window, and will expose ‘kinetic’ behavior. This can be turned off with the `GtkScrolledWindow:kinetic-scrolling` property if it is undesired.

`GtkScrolledWindow` also displays visual ‘overshoot’ indication when the content is pulled beyond the end, and this situation can be captured with the `GtkScrolledWindow::edge-overshot` signal.

If no mouse device is present, the scrollbars will overlaid as narrow, auto-hiding indicators over the content. If traditional scrollbars are desired although no mouse is present, this behaviour can be turned off with the `GtkScrolledWindow:overlay-scrolling` property.

# CSS nodes

`GtkScrolledWindow` has a main CSS node with name scrolledwindow. It gets a .frame style class added when `GtkScrolledWindow:has-frame` is `TRUE`.

It uses subnodes with names overshoot and undershoot to draw the overflow and underflow indications. These nodes get the .left, .right, .top or .bottom style class added depending on where the indication is drawn.

`GtkScrolledWindow` also sets the positional style classes (.left, .right, .top, .bottom) and style classes related to overlay scrolling (.overlay-indicator, .dragging, .hovering) on its scrollbars.

If both scrollbars are visible, the area where they meet is drawn with a subnode named junction.

# Accessibility

Until GTK 4.10, `GtkScrolledWindow` used the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_GROUP` role.

Starting from GTK 4.12, `GtkScrolledWindow` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_GENERIC` role.

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget

#### Constructors

###### gtk_scrolled_window_new

Creates a new scrolled window.

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_child

Gets the child widget of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_hadjustment

Returns the horizontal scrollbar’s adjustment.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_has_frame

Gets whether the scrolled window draws a frame.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_hscrollbar

Returns the horizontal scrollbar of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_kinetic_scrolling

Returns the specified kinetic scrolling behavior.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_max_content_height

Returns the maximum content height set.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_max_content_width

Returns the maximum content width set.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_min_content_height

Gets the minimal content height of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_min_content_width

Gets the minimum content width of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_overlay_scrolling

Returns whether overlay scrolling is enabled for this scrolled window.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_placement

Gets the placement of the contents with respect to the scrollbars.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_policy

Retrieves the current policy values for the horizontal and vertical scrollbars.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_propagate_natural_height

Reports whether the natural height of the child will be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural height.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_propagate_natural_width

Reports whether the natural width of the child will be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural width.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment

Returns the vertical scrollbar’s adjustment.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_get_vscrollbar

Returns the vertical scrollbar of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_child

Sets the child widget of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_hadjustment

Sets the `GtkAdjustment` for the horizontal scrollbar.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_has_frame

Changes the frame drawn around the contents of `scrolled_window`.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_kinetic_scrolling

Turns kinetic scrolling on or off.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_max_content_height

Sets the maximum height that `scrolled_window` should keep visible.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_max_content_width

Sets the maximum width that `scrolled_window` should keep visible.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_min_content_height

Sets the minimum height that `scrolled_window` should keep visible.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_min_content_width

Sets the minimum width that `scrolled_window` should keep visible.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_overlay_scrolling

Enables or disables overlay scrolling for this scrolled window.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_placement

Sets the placement of the contents with respect to the scrollbars for the scrolled window.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy

Sets the scrollbar policy for the horizontal and vertical scrollbars.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_propagate_natural_height

Sets whether the natural height of the child should be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural height.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_propagate_natural_width

Sets whether the natural width of the child should be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural width.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_set_vadjustment

Sets the `GtkAdjustment` for the vertical scrollbar.

###### gtk_scrolled_window_unset_placement

Unsets the placement of the contents with respect to the scrollbars.

##### Methods inherited from GtkWidget (162)

Please see GtkWidget for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (18)

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_parent

Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.

###### gtk_accessible_get_at_context

Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given `GtkAccessible`.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_bounds

Queries the coordinates and dimensions of this accessible.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_first_accessible_child

Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_next_accessible_sibling

Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_platform_state

Query a platform state, such as focus.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_reset_property

Resets the accessible `property` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible `relation` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible `state` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_set_accessible_parent

Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_next_accessible_sibling

Updates the next accessible sibling of `self`.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_property

Updates a list of accessible properties.

###### gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

###### gtk_accessible_update_state

Updates a list of accessible states. See the `GtkAccessibleState` documentation for the value types of accessible states.

###### gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

##### Methods inherited from GtkBuildable (1)

###### gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the `buildable` object.

#### Properties

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:child

The child widget.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:hadjustment

No description available.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:has-frame

Whether to draw a frame around the contents.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:hscrollbar-policy

When the horizontal scrollbar is displayed.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:kinetic-scrolling

Whether kinetic scrolling is enabled or not.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:max-content-height

The maximum content height of `scrolled_window`.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:max-content-width

The maximum content width of `scrolled_window`.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:min-content-height

The minimum content height of `scrolled_window`.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:min-content-width

The minimum content width of `scrolled_window`.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:overlay-scrolling

Whether overlay scrolling is enabled or not.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:propagate-natural-height

Whether the natural height of the child should be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural height.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:propagate-natural-width

Whether the natural width of the child should be calculated and propagated through the scrolled window’s requested natural width.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:vadjustment

No description available.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:vscrollbar-policy

When the vertical scrollbar is displayed.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow:window-placement

Where the contents are located with respect to the scrollbars.

##### Properties inherited from GtkWidget (34)

###### Gtk.Widget:can-focus

Whether the widget or any of its descendents can accept the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:can-target

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

###### Gtk.Widget:css-classes

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:css-name

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

###### Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by `widget`.

###### Gtk.Widget:focus-on-click

Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

###### Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-default

Whether the widget is the default widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-focus

Whether the widget has the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-tooltip

Enables or disables the emission of the ::query-tooltip signal on `widget`.

###### Gtk.Widget:height-request

Override for height request of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand-set

Whether to use the `hexpand` property.

###### Gtk.Widget:layout-manager

The `GtkLayoutManager` instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-bottom

Margin on bottom side of widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-end

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-start

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-top

Margin on top side of widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:overflow

How content outside the widget’s content area is treated.

###### Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:receives-default

Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.

###### Gtk.Widget:root

The `GtkRoot` widget of the widget tree containing this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:scale-factor

The scale factor of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-markup

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-text

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

###### Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand-set

Whether to use the `vexpand` property.

###### Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

###### Gtk.Widget:width-request

Override for width request of the widget.

##### Properties inherited from GtkAccessible (1)

###### GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

#### Signals

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow::edge-overshot

Emitted whenever user initiated scrolling makes the scrolled window firmly surpass the limits defined by the adjustment in that orientation.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow::edge-reached

Emitted whenever user-initiated scrolling makes the scrolled window exactly reach the lower or upper limits defined by the adjustment in that orientation.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow::move-focus-out

Emitted when focus is moved away from the scrolled window by a keybinding.

###### Gtk.ScrolledWindow::scroll-child

Emitted when a keybinding that scrolls is pressed.

##### Signals inherited from GtkWidget (13)

###### GtkWidget::destroy

Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.

###### GtkWidget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

###### GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when `widget` is hidden.

###### GtkWidget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

###### GtkWidget::map

Emitted when `widget` is going to be mapped.

###### GtkWidget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

###### GtkWidget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

###### GtkWidget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widget’s tooltip is about to be shown.

###### GtkWidget::realize

Emitted when `widget` is associated with a `GdkSurface`.

###### GtkWidget::show

Emitted when `widget` is shown.

###### GtkWidget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

###### GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when `widget` is going to be unmapped.

###### GtkWidget::unrealize

Emitted when the `GdkSurface` associated with `widget` is destroyed.

##### Signals inherited from GObject (1)

###### GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.