### Class

# Gtk ComboBox

deprecated: 4.10

#### Description [src]

    class Gtk.ComboBox : Gtk.Widget
      implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.CellEditable, Gtk.CellLayout, Gtk.ConstraintTarget {
      /* No available fields */
    }

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 `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 `GtkComboBox:has-entry` property allows the `GtkComboBox` to contain a `GtkEntry`. This entry can be accessed by calling `gtk_combo_box_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

    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.

    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.

## Accessibility

`GtkComboBox` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_COMBO_BOX` role.

Deprecated since: 4.10

Use `GtkDropDown` instead.

#### Ancestors

- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Descendants

- GtkComboBoxText

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkCellEditable
- GtkCellLayout
- GtkConstraintTarget

#### Constructors

###### gtk_combo_box_new

Creates a new empty `GtkComboBox`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_new_with_entry

Creates a new empty `GtkComboBox` with an entry.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_new_with_model

Creates a new `GtkComboBox` with a model.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_new_with_model_and_entry

Creates a new empty `GtkComboBox` with an entry and a model.

deprecated: 4.10

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_combo_box_get_active

Returns the index of the currently active item.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_active_id

Returns the ID of the active row of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter

Sets `iter` to point to the currently active item.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_button_sensitivity

Returns whether the combo box sets the dropdown button sensitive or not when there are no items in the model.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_child

Gets the child widget of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_entry_text_column

Returns the column which `combo_box` is using to get the strings from to display in the internal entry.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry

Returns whether the combo box has an entry.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_id_column

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

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_model

Returns the `GtkTreeModel` of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_popup_fixed_width

Gets whether the popup uses a fixed width.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_get_row_separator_func

Returns the current row separator function.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_popdown

Hides the menu or dropdown list of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_popup

Pops up the menu or dropdown list of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_popup_for_device

Pops up the menu of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_active

Sets the active item of `combo_box` to be the item at `index`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_active_id

Changes the active row of `combo_box` to the one that has an ID equal to `active_id`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_active_iter

Sets the current active item to be the one referenced by `iter`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_button_sensitivity

Sets whether the dropdown button of the combo box should update its sensitivity depending on the model contents.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_child

Sets the child widget of `combo_box`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_entry_text_column

Sets the model column which `combo_box` should use to get strings from to be `text_column`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_id_column

Sets the model column which `combo_box` should use to get string IDs for values from.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_model

Sets the model used by `combo_box` to be `model`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_popup_fixed_width

Specifies whether the popup’s width should be a fixed width.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_combo_box_set_row_separator_func

Sets the row separator function, which is used to determine whether a row should be drawn as a separator.

deprecated: 4.10

##### Methods inherited from GtkWidget (164)

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 (20)

###### gtk_accessible_announce

Requests the user’s screen reader to announce the given message.

since: 4.14

###### 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 implementation for the given accessible object.

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

Queries 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.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_platform_state

Informs ATs that the platform state has changed.

since: 4.18

###### 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.

###### 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.

##### Methods inherited from GtkCellEditable (3)

###### gtk_cell_editable_editing_done

Emits the `GtkCellEditable::editing-done` signal.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_editable_remove_widget

Emits the `GtkCellEditable::remove-widget` signal.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_editable_start_editing

Begins editing on a `cell_editable`.

##### Methods inherited from GtkCellLayout (10)

###### gtk_cell_layout_add_attribute

Adds an attribute mapping to the list in `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_clear

Unsets all the mappings on all renderers on `cell_layout` and removes all renderers from `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_clear_attributes

Clears all existing attributes previously set with gtk_cell_layout_set_attributes().

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_get_area

Returns the underlying `GtkCellArea` which might be `cell_layout` if called on a `GtkCellArea` or might be `NULL` if no `GtkCellArea` is used by `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_get_cells

Returns the cell renderers which have been added to `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_pack_end

Adds the `cell` to the end of `cell_layout`. If `expand` is `FALSE`, then the `cell` is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which `expand` is `TRUE`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_pack_start

Packs the `cell` into the beginning of `cell_layout`. If `expand` is `FALSE`, then the `cell` is allocated no more space than it needs. Any unused space is divided evenly between cells for which `expand` is `TRUE`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_reorder

Re-inserts `cell` at `position`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_set_attributes

Sets the attributes in the parameter list as the attributes of `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_cell_layout_set_cell_data_func

Sets the `GtkCellLayout`DataFunc to use for `cell_layout`.

deprecated: 4.10

#### Properties

###### Gtk.ComboBox:active

The item which is currently active.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:active-id

The value of the ID column of the active row.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:button-sensitivity

Whether the dropdown button is sensitive when the model is empty.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:child

The child widget.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:entry-text-column

The model column to associate with strings from the entry.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:has-entry

Whether the combo box has an entry.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:has-frame

The `has-frame` property controls whether a frame is drawn around the entry.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:id-column

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

###### Gtk.ComboBox:model

The model from which the combo box takes its values.

###### Gtk.ComboBox:popup-fixed-width

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

###### Gtk.ComboBox:popup-shown

Whether the combo boxes dropdown is popped up.

##### Properties inherited from GtkWidget (35)

###### 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 `GtkWidget::query-tooltip` signal on `widget`.

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

Overrides 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:limit-events

Makes this widget act like a modal dialog, with respect to event delivery.

since: 4.18

###### 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

Overrides for width request of the widget.

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

###### GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

##### Properties inherited from GtkCellEditable (1)

###### GtkCellEditable:editing-canceled

Indicates whether editing on the cell has been canceled.

#### Signals

###### Gtk.ComboBox::activate

Emitted to when the combo box is activated.

since: 4.6

###### Gtk.ComboBox::changed

Emitted when the active item is changed.

###### Gtk.ComboBox::format-entry-text

Emitted to allow changing how the text in a combo box’s entry is displayed.

###### Gtk.ComboBox::move-active

Emitted to move the active selection.

###### Gtk.ComboBox::popdown

Emitted to popdown the combo box list.

###### Gtk.ComboBox::popup

Emitted to popup the combo box list.

##### 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.

##### Signals inherited from GtkCellEditable (2)

###### GtkCellEditable::editing-done

This signal is a sign for the cell renderer to update its value from the `cell_editable`.

###### GtkCellEditable::remove-widget

This signal is meant to indicate that the cell is finished editing, and the `cell_editable` widget is being removed and may subsequently be destroyed.

#### Class structure

    struct GtkComboBoxClass {
      GtkWidgetClass parent_class;
      void (* changed) (
        GtkComboBox* combo_box
      );
      char* (* format_entry_text) (
        GtkComboBox* combo_box,
        const char* path
      );
      void (* activate) (
        GtkComboBox* combo_box
      );

    }

No description available.

###### Class members

`parent_class: GtkWidgetClass`

  The parent class.

`changed: void (* changed) ( GtkComboBox* combo_box )`

  Signal is emitted when the active item is changed.

`format_entry_text: char* (* format_entry_text) ( GtkComboBox* combo_box, const char* path )`

  Signal which allows you to change how the text displayed in a combo box’s entry is displayed.

`activate: void (* activate) ( GtkComboBox* combo_box )`

  No description available.

#### Virtual methods

###### Gtk.ComboBoxClass.activate

No description available.

###### Gtk.ComboBoxClass.changed

Signal is emitted when the active item is changed.

###### Gtk.ComboBoxClass.format_entry_text

Signal which allows you to change how the text displayed in a combo box’s entry is displayed.