Grid
GtkGrid is a container which arranges its child widgets in rows and columns.
It supports arbitrary positions and horizontal/vertical spans.
Children are added using method@Gtk.Grid.attach. They can span multiple rows or columns. It is also possible to add a child next to an existing child, using method@Gtk.Grid.attach_next_to. To remove a child from the grid, use method@Gtk.Grid.remove.
The behaviour of GtkGrid when several children occupy the same grid cell is undefined.
GtkGrid as GtkBuildable
Every child in a GtkGrid has access to a custom iface@Gtk.Buildable element, called <layout>. It can by used to specify a position in the grid and optionally spans. All properties that can be used in the <layout> element are implemented by class@Gtk.GridLayoutChild.
It is implemented by GtkWidget using class@Gtk.LayoutManager.
To showcase it, here is a simple example:
<object class="GtkGrid" id="my_grid">
<child>
<object class="GtkButton" id="button1">
<property name="label">Button 1</property>
<layout>
<property name="column">0</property>
<property name="row">0</property>
</layout>
</object>
</child>
<child>
<object class="GtkButton" id="button2">
<property name="label">Button 2</property>
<layout>
<property name="column">1</property>
<property name="row">0</property>
</layout>
</object>
</child>
<child>
<object class="GtkButton" id="button3">
<property name="label">Button 3</property>
<layout>
<property name="column">2</property>
<property name="row">0</property>
<property name="row-span">2</property>
</layout>
</object>
</child>
<child>
<object class="GtkButton" id="button4">
<property name="label">Button 4</property>
<layout>
<property name="column">0</property>
<property name="row">1</property>
<property name="column-span">2</property>
</layout>
</object>
</child>
</object>It organizes the first two buttons side-by-side in one cell each. The third button is in the last column but spans across two rows. This is defined by the row-span property. The last button is located in the second row and spans across two columns, which is defined by the column-span property.
CSS nodes
GtkGrid uses a single CSS node with name grid.
Accessibility
Until GTK 4.10, GtkGrid used the GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_GROUP role.
Starting from GTK 4.12, GtkGrid uses the GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_GENERIC role.
Skipped during bindings generation
parameter
column: column: Out parameter is not supported
Constructors
Properties
The accessible role of the given GtkAccessible implementation.
The row to align to the baseline when valign is using baseline alignment.
If true, the columns are all the same width.
The amount of space between two consecutive columns.
A list of css classes applied to this widget.
Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.
Enables or disables the emission of the ::query-tooltip signal on @widget.
Whether to use the hexpand property.
The GtkLayoutManager instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.
Margin on bottom side of widget.
Margin on start of widget, horizontally.
The orientation of the orientable.
Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.
If true, the rows are all the same height.
The amount of space between two consecutive rows.
The scale factor of the widget.
Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.
Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.
Whether to use the vexpand property.
Functions
Enable or disable an action installed with gtk_widget_class_install_action().
Looks up the action in the action groups associated with
Activates the default.activate action from @widget.
Adds @controller to @widget so that it will receive events.
Adds a style class to @widget.
Adds a widget to the list of mnemonic labels for this widget.
Queues an animation frame update and adds a callback to be called before each frame.
Requests the user's screen reader to announce the given message.
Adds a widget to the grid.
Called by widgets as the user moves around the window using keyboard shortcuts.
Computes the bounds for @widget in the coordinate space of @target.
Computes whether a container should give this widget extra space when possible.
Translates the given @point in @widget's coordinates to coordinates relative to @target’s coordinate system.
Computes a matrix suitable to describe a transformation from
Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.
Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.
Emitted when @widget is hidden.
Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.
Emitted when @widget is going to be mapped.
Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.
Emitted when the focus is moved.
Emitted when @widget is associated with a GdkSurface.
Emitted when @widget is shown.
Emitted when the widget state changes.
Emitted when @widget is going to be unmapped.
Emitted when the GdkSurface associated with @widget is destroyed.
Creates a new PangoLayout with the appropriate font map, font description, and base direction for drawing text for this widget.
Clears the template children for the given widget.
Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.
Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.
Returns the baseline that has currently been allocated to @widget.
Returns the height that has currently been allocated to @widget.
Returns the width that has currently been allocated to @widget.
Gets the first ancestor of @widget with type @widget_type.
Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given GtkAccessible.
Returns the baseline that has currently been allocated to @widget.
Returns which row defines the global baseline of @grid.
Gets the ID of the @buildable object.
Determines whether the input focus can enter @widget or any of its children.
Queries whether @widget can be the target of pointer events.
Gets the child of @grid whose area covers the grid cell at @column, @row.
Gets the value set with gtk_widget_set_child_visible().
Gets the clipboard object for @widget.
Returns whether all columns of @grid have the same width.
Returns the amount of space between the columns of @grid.
Returns the list of style classes applied to @widget.
Returns the CSS name that is used for @self.
Gets the reading direction for a particular widget.
Get the GdkDisplay for the toplevel window associated with this widget.
Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.
Returns the widget’s first child.
Determines whether @widget can own the input focus.
Returns the current focus child of @widget.
Returns whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.
Gets the font map of @widget.
Obtains the frame clock for a widget.
Returns the current value of the has-tooltip property.
Gets whether the widget would like any available extra horizontal space.
Gets whether gtk_widget_set_hexpand() has been used to explicitly set the expand flag on this widget.
Returns the widget’s last child.
Retrieves the layout manager used by @widget.
Gets the bottom margin of @widget.
Gets the end margin of @widget.
Gets the start margin of @widget.
Gets the top margin of @widget.
Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object
Returns the widget’s next sibling.
#Fetches the requested opacity for this widget.
Retrieves the orientation of the @orientable.
Returns the widget’s overflow value.
Query a platform state, such as focus.
Retrieves the minimum and natural size of a widget, taking into account the widget’s preference for height-for-width management.
Returns the widget’s previous sibling.
Gets the primary clipboard of @widget.
Determines whether @widget is realized.
Determines whether @widget is always treated as the default widget within its toplevel when it has the focus, even if another widget is the default.
Gets whether the widget prefers a height-for-width layout or a width-for-height layout.
Returns the baseline position of @row.
Returns whether all rows of @grid have the same height.
Returns the amount of space between the rows of @grid.
Retrieves the internal scale factor that maps from window coordinates to the actual device pixels.
Returns the widget’s sensitivity.
Gets the settings object holding the settings used for this widget.
Returns the content width or height of the widget.
Returns the widget state as a flag set.
Returns the style context associated to @widget.
Fetch an object build from the template XML for @widget_type in this @widget instance.
Gets the contents of the tooltip for @widget.
Gets the contents of the tooltip for @widget.
Gets whether the widget would like any available extra vertical space.
Gets whether gtk_widget_set_vexpand() has been used to explicitly set the expand flag on this widget.
Determines whether the widget is visible.
Returns whether @css_class is currently applied to @widget.
Determines whether @widget is the current default widget within its toplevel.
Determines if the widget should show a visible indication that it has the global input focus.
Returns whether the widget is currently being destroyed.
Creates and initializes child widgets defined in templates.
Inserts @group into @widget.
Inserts @widget into the child widget list of @parent.
Inserts @widget into the child widget list of @parent.
Inserts a column at the specified position.
Inserts a row or column at the specified position.
Determines whether @widget is somewhere inside @ancestor, possibly with intermediate containers.
Determines whether @widget can be drawn to.
Returns the widget’s effective sensitivity.
Emits the ::keynav-failed signal on the widget.
Returns the widgets for which this widget is the target of a mnemonic.
Emits the ::mnemonic-activate signal.
Returns a GListModel to track the children of @widget.
Returns a GListModel to track the class@Gtk.EventControllers of @widget.
Flags the widget for a rerun of the vfunc@Gtk.Widget.size_allocate function.
Flags a widget to have its size renegotiated.
Removes a column from the grid.
Removes @controller from @widget, so that it doesn't process events anymore.
Removes a style from @widget.
Removes a widget from the list of mnemonic labels for this widget.
Removes a tick callback previously registered with gtk_widget_add_tick_callback().
Resets the accessible @property to its default value.
Resets the accessible @relation to its default value.
Resets the accessible @state to its default value.
Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.
Sets which row defines the global baseline for the entire grid.
Specifies whether the input focus can enter the widget or any of its children.
Sets whether @widget can be the target of pointer events.
Sets whether @widget should be mapped along with its parent.
Sets whether all columns of @grid will have the same width.
Sets the amount of space between columns of @grid.
Clear all style classes applied to @widget and replace them with @classes.
Sets a named cursor to be shown when pointer devices point towards @widget.
Sets the reading direction on a particular widget.
Specifies whether @widget can own the input focus.
Set @child as the current focus child of @widget.
Sets whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.
Sets the font map to use for Pango rendering.
Sets the has-tooltip property on @widget to @has_tooltip.
Sets whether the widget would like any available extra horizontal space.
Sets whether the hexpand flag will be used.
Sets the layout manager delegate instance that provides an implementation for measuring and allocating the children of @widget.
Sets the bottom margin of @widget.
Sets the end margin of @widget.
Set all margins to the same value.
Set start and end margin to horizontal and top and bottom margin to vertical
Set margins.
Sets the start margin of @widget.
Sets the top margin of @widget.
Request the @widget to be rendered partially transparent.
Sets the orientation of the @orientable.
Sets how @widget treats content that is drawn outside the widget's content area.
Specifies whether @widget will be treated as the default widget within its toplevel when it has the focus, even if another widget is the default.
Sets how the baseline should be positioned on @row of the grid, in case that row is assigned more space than is requested.
Sets whether all rows of @grid will have the same height.
Sets the amount of space between rows of @grid.
Sets the sensitivity of a widget.
Sets the minimum size of a widget.
Turns on flag values in the current widget state.
Sets @markup as the contents of the tooltip, which is marked up with Pango markup.
Sets @text as the contents of the tooltip.
Sets whether the widget would like any available extra vertical space.
Sets whether the vexpand flag will be used.
Sets the visibility state of @widget.
Returns whether @widget should contribute to the measuring and allocation of its parent.
Triggers a tooltip query on the display where the toplevel of @widget is located.
Turns off flag values for the current widget state.
Updates the next accessible sibling of @self.