### Virtual Method

# Gtk CellArea focus

deprecated: 4.10

#### Declaration [src]

    gboolean
    focus (
      GtkCellArea* area,
      GtkDirectionType direction
    )

#### Description [src]

This should be called by the `area`’s owning layout widget when focus is to be passed to `area`, or moved within `area` for a given `direction` and row data.

Implementing `GtkCellArea` classes should implement this method to receive and navigate focus in its own way particular to how it lays out cells.

Deprecated since: 4.10

Please do not use it in newly written code.

#### Parameters

`direction`

  Type: `GtkDirectionType`

  The `GtkDirectionType`

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

`TRUE` if focus remains inside `area` as a result of this call.