### Class

# Gtk DropDown

since: 4.0

#### Description [src]

    final class Gtk.DropDown : Gtk.Widget
      implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget {
      /* No available fields */
    }

`GtkDropDown` is a widget that allows the user to choose an item from a list of options.

The `GtkDropDown` displays the selected choice.

The options are given to `GtkDropDown` in the form of `GListModel` and how the individual options are represented is determined by a `GtkListItemFactory`. The default factory displays simple strings, and adds a checkmark to the selected item in the popup.

To set your own factory, use `gtk_drop_down_set_factory()`. It is possible to use a separate factory for the items in the popup, with `gtk_drop_down_set_list_factory()`.

`GtkDropDown` knows how to obtain strings from the items in a `GtkStringList`; for other models, you have to provide an expression to find the strings via `gtk_drop_down_set_expression()`.

`GtkDropDown` can optionally allow search in the popup, which is useful if the list of options is long. To enable the search entry, use `gtk_drop_down_set_enable_search()`.

Here is a UI definition example for `GtkDropDown` with a simple model:

    <object class="GtkDropDown">
      <property name="model">
        <object class="GtkStringList">
          <items>
            <item translatable="yes">Factory</item>
            <item translatable="yes">Home</item>
            <item translatable="yes">Subway</item>
          </items>
        </object>
      </property>
    </object>

If a `GtkDropDown` is created in this manner, or with `gtk_drop_down_new_from_strings()`, for instance, the object returned from `gtk_drop_down_get_selected_item()` will be a `GtkStringObject`.

To learn more about the list widget framework, see the overview.

## CSS nodes

`GtkDropDown` has a single CSS node with name dropdown, with the button and popover nodes as children.

## Accessibility

`GtkDropDown` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_COMBO_BOX` role.

Available since: 4.0

#### Ancestors

- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget

#### Constructors

###### gtk_drop_down_new

Creates a new `GtkDropDown`.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_new_from_strings

Creates a new `GtkDropDown` that is populated with the strings.

since: 4.0

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_drop_down_get_enable_search

Returns whether search is enabled.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_expression

Gets the expression set that is used to obtain strings from items.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_factory

Gets the factory that’s currently used to populate list items.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_header_factory

Gets the factory that’s currently used to create header widgets for the popup.

since: 4.12

###### gtk_drop_down_get_list_factory

Gets the factory that’s currently used to populate list items in the popup.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_model

Gets the model that provides the displayed items.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_search_match_mode

Returns the match mode that the search filter is using.

since: 4.12

###### gtk_drop_down_get_selected

Gets the position of the selected item.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_selected_item

Gets the selected item. If no item is selected, `NULL` is returned.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_get_show_arrow

Returns whether to show an arrow within the widget.

since: 4.6

###### gtk_drop_down_set_enable_search

Sets whether a search entry will be shown in the popup that allows to search for items in the list.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_expression

Sets the expression that gets evaluated to obtain strings from items.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_factory

Sets the `GtkListItemFactory` to use for populating list items.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_header_factory

Sets the `GtkListItemFactory` to use for creating header widgets for the popup.

since: 4.12

###### gtk_drop_down_set_list_factory

Sets the `GtkListItemFactory` to use for populating list items in the popup.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_model

Sets the `GListModel` to use.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_search_match_mode

Sets the match mode for the search filter.

since: 4.12

###### gtk_drop_down_set_selected

Selects the item at the given position.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_drop_down_set_show_arrow

Sets whether an arrow will be displayed within the widget.

since: 4.6

##### 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 (19)

###### 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.

since: 4.0

###### 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.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible `relation` to its default value.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible `state` to its default value.

since: 4.0

###### 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.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_state

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

since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

since: 4.0

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

###### gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the `buildable` object.

since: 4.0

#### Properties

###### Gtk.DropDown:enable-search

Whether to show a search entry in the popup.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:expression

An expression to evaluate to obtain strings to match against the search term.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:factory

Factory for populating list items.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:header-factory

The factory for creating header widgets for the popup.

since: 4.12

###### Gtk.DropDown:list-factory

The factory for populating list items in the popup.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:model

Model for the displayed items.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:search-match-mode

The match mode for the search filter.

since: 4.12

###### Gtk.DropDown:selected

The position of the selected item.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:selected-item

The selected item.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.DropDown:show-arrow

Whether to show an arrow within the GtkDropDown widget.

since: 4.6

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

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

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

since: 4.0

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

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

since: 4.0

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

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

since: 4.0

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

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by `widget`.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

since: 4.0

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

Whether the widget is the default widget.

since: 4.0

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

Whether the widget has the input focus.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

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

Override for height request of the widget.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

since: 4.0

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

Whether to use the `hexpand` property.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

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

Margin on bottom side of widget.

since: 4.0

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

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

since: 4.0

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

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

since: 4.0

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

Margin on top side of widget.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:overflow

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

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:root

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

since: 4.0

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

The scale factor of the widget.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

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

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

since: 4.0

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

Whether to use the `vexpand` property.

since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

since: 4.0

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

Override for width request of the widget.

since: 4.0

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

###### GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

since: 4.0

#### Signals

###### Gtk.DropDown::activate

Emitted to when the drop down is activated.

since: 4.6

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

###### GtkWidget::destroy

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

since: 4.0

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

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when `widget` is hidden.

since: 4.0

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

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::map

Emitted when `widget` is going to be mapped.

since: 4.0

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

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

since: 4.0

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

Emitted when the focus is moved.

since: 4.0

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

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

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::realize

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

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::show

Emitted when `widget` is shown.

since: 4.0

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

Emitted when the widget state changes.

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when `widget` is going to be unmapped.

since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::unrealize

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

since: 4.0

##### 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.

since: 2.0

#### Class structure

    struct GtkDropDownClass {
      GtkWidgetClass parent_class;

    }

No description available.

###### Class members

`parent_class: GtkWidgetClass`
  No description available.