### Class

# Gtk Entry

#### Description [src]

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

A single-line text entry widget.

A fairly large set of key bindings are supported by default. If the entered text is longer than the allocation of the widget, the widget will scroll so that the cursor position is visible.

When using an entry for passwords and other sensitive information, it can be put into “password mode” using `gtk_entry_set_visibility()`. In this mode, entered text is displayed using a “invisible” character. By default, GTK picks the best invisible character that is available in the current font, but it can be changed with `gtk_entry_set_invisible_char()`.

`GtkEntry` has the ability to display progress or activity information behind the text. To make an entry display such information, use `gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction()` or `gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step()`.

Additionally, `GtkEntry` can show icons at either side of the entry. These icons can be activatable by clicking, can be set up as drag source and can have tooltips. To add an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon()` or one of the various other functions that set an icon from an icon name or a paintable. To trigger an action when the user clicks an icon, connect to the `GtkEntry::icon-press` signal. To allow DND operations from an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source()`. To set a tooltip on an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text()` or the corresponding function for markup.

Note that functionality or information that is only available by clicking on an icon in an entry may not be accessible at all to users which are not able to use a mouse or other pointing device. It is therefore recommended that any such functionality should also be available by other means, e.g. via the context menu of the entry.

# CSS nodes

    entry[.flat][.warning][.error]
    ├── text[.readonly]
    ├── image.left
    ├── image.right
    ╰── [progress[.pulse]]

`GtkEntry` has a main node with the name entry. Depending on the properties of the entry, the style classes .read-only and .flat may appear. The style classes .warning and .error may also be used with entries.

When the entry shows icons, it adds subnodes with the name image and the style class .left or .right, depending on where the icon appears.

When the entry shows progress, it adds a subnode with the name progress. The node has the style class .pulse when the shown progress is pulsing.

For all the subnodes added to the text node in various situations, see `GtkText`.

# GtkEntry as GtkBuildable

The `GtkEntry` implementation of the `GtkBuildable` interface supports a custom `<attributes>` element, which supports any number of `<attribute>` elements. The `<attribute>` element has attributes named “name“, “value“, “start“ and “end“ and allows you to specify `PangoAttribute` values for this label.

An example of a UI definition fragment specifying Pango attributes:

    <object class="GtkEntry">
      <attributes>
        <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
        <attribute name="background" value="red" start="5" end="10"/>
      </attributes>
    </object>

The start and end attributes specify the range of characters to which the Pango attribute applies. If start and end are not specified, the attribute is applied to the whole text. Note that specifying ranges does not make much sense with translatable attributes. Use markup embedded in the translatable content instead.

# Accessibility

`GtkEntry` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_TEXT_BOX` role.

#### Ancestors

- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkCellEditable
- GtkConstraintTarget
- GtkEditable

#### Constructors

###### gtk_entry_new

Creates a new entry.

###### gtk_entry_new_with_buffer

Creates a new entry with the specified text buffer.

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_entry_get_activates_default

Retrieves the value set by gtk_entry_set_activates_default().

###### gtk_entry_get_alignment

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_alignment().

###### gtk_entry_get_attributes

Gets the attribute list of the `GtkEntry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_buffer

Get the `GtkEntryBuffer` object which holds the text for this widget.

###### gtk_entry_get_completion

Returns the auxiliary completion object currently in use by `entry`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_entry_get_current_icon_drag_source

Returns the index of the icon which is the source of the current DND operation, or -1.

###### gtk_entry_get_extra_menu

Gets the menu model set with gtk_entry_set_extra_menu().

###### gtk_entry_get_has_frame

Gets the value set by gtk_entry_set_has_frame().

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_activatable

Returns whether the icon is activatable.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_area

Gets the area where entry’s icon at `icon_pos` is drawn.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_at_pos

Finds the icon at the given position and return its index.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_gicon

Retrieves the `GIcon` used for the icon.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_name

Retrieves the icon name used for the icon.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_paintable

Retrieves the `GdkPaintable` used for the icon.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_sensitive

Returns whether the icon appears sensitive or insensitive.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_storage_type

Gets the type of representation being used by the icon to store image data.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_markup

Gets the contents of the tooltip on the icon at the specified position in `entry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_icon_tooltip_text

Gets the contents of the tooltip on the icon at the specified position in `entry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_input_hints

Gets the input hints of this `GtkEntry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_input_purpose

Gets the input purpose of the `GtkEntry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_invisible_char

Retrieves the character displayed in place of the actual text in “password mode”.

###### gtk_entry_get_max_length

Retrieves the maximum allowed length of the text in `entry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_menu_entry_icon_text

Gets the text that will be used in the context menu of the `GtkEntry` when the specified icon is activatable. Selecting this item in the menu results, from all aspects, the same than clicking on the specified icon. This greatly simplifies making accessible applications, because the icons aren’t focusable when using keyboard navigation. This is why Gtk recommends to add the same action to the context menu.

since: 4.20

###### gtk_entry_get_overwrite_mode

Gets whether the `GtkEntry` is in overwrite mode.

###### gtk_entry_get_placeholder_text

Retrieves the text that will be displayed when `entry` is empty and unfocused.

###### gtk_entry_get_progress_fraction

Returns the current fraction of the task that’s been completed.

###### gtk_entry_get_progress_pulse_step

Retrieves the pulse step set with gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step().

###### gtk_entry_get_tabs

Gets the tabstops of the `GtkEntry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_text_length

Retrieves the current length of the text in `entry`.

###### gtk_entry_get_visibility

Retrieves whether the text in `entry` is visible.

###### gtk_entry_grab_focus_without_selecting

Causes `entry` to have keyboard focus.

###### gtk_entry_progress_pulse

Indicates that some progress is made, but you don’t know how much.

###### gtk_entry_reset_im_context

Reset the input method context of the entry if needed.

###### gtk_entry_set_activates_default

Sets whether pressing Enter in the `entry` will activate the default widget for the window containing the entry.

###### gtk_entry_set_alignment

Sets the alignment for the contents of the entry.

###### gtk_entry_set_attributes

Sets a `PangoAttrList`.

###### gtk_entry_set_buffer

Set the `GtkEntryBuffer` object which holds the text for this widget.

###### gtk_entry_set_completion

Sets `completion` to be the auxiliary completion object to use with `entry`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_entry_set_extra_menu

Sets a menu model to add when constructing the context menu for `entry`.

###### gtk_entry_set_has_frame

Sets whether the entry has a beveled frame around it.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable

Sets whether the icon is activatable.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source

Sets up the icon at the given position as drag source.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon

Sets the icon shown in the entry at the specified position from the current icon theme.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_from_icon_name

Sets the icon shown in the entry at the specified position from the current icon theme.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_from_paintable

Sets the icon shown in the specified position using a `GdkPaintable`.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_sensitive

Sets the sensitivity for the specified icon.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_markup

Sets `tooltip` as the contents of the tooltip for the icon at the specified position.

###### gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text

Sets `tooltip` as the contents of the tooltip for the icon at the specified position.

###### gtk_entry_set_input_hints

Set additional hints which allow input methods to fine-tune their behavior.

###### gtk_entry_set_input_purpose

Sets the input purpose which can be used by input methods to adjust their behavior.

###### gtk_entry_set_invisible_char

Sets the character to use in place of the actual text in “password mode”.

###### gtk_entry_set_max_length

Sets the maximum allowed length of the contents of the widget.

###### gtk_entry_set_menu_entry_icon_text

Sets the text that will be used in the context menu of the `GtkEntry` when the specified icon is activatable. Selecting this item in the menu results, from all aspects, the same than clicking on the specified icon. This greatly simplifies making accessible applications, because the icons aren’t focusable when using keyboard navigation. This is why Gtk recommends to add the same action to the context menu.

since: 4.20

###### gtk_entry_set_overwrite_mode

Sets whether the text is overwritten when typing in the `GtkEntry`.

###### gtk_entry_set_placeholder_text

Sets text to be displayed in `entry` when it is empty.

###### gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction

Causes the entry’s progress indicator to “fill in” the given fraction of the bar.

###### gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step

Sets the fraction of total entry width to move the progress bouncing block for each pulse.

###### gtk_entry_set_tabs

Sets a `PangoTabArray`.

###### gtk_entry_set_visibility

Sets whether the contents of the entry are visible or not.

###### gtk_entry_unset_invisible_char

Unsets the invisible char, so that the default invisible char is used again. See `gtk_entry_set_invisible_char()`.

##### 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 (21)

###### gtk_accessible_announce

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

since: 4.14

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_id

Retrieves the accessible identifier for the accessible object.

since: 4.22

###### 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 GtkEditable (24)

Please see GtkEditable for a full list of methods.

#### Properties

###### Gtk.Entry:activates-default

Whether to activate the default widget when Enter is pressed.

###### Gtk.Entry:attributes

A list of Pango attributes to apply to the text of the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:buffer

The buffer object which actually stores the text.

###### Gtk.Entry:completion

The auxiliary completion object to use with the entry.

deprecated: 4.10

###### Gtk.Entry:enable-emoji-completion

Whether to suggest Emoji replacements for :-delimited names like `:heart:`.

###### Gtk.Entry:extra-menu

A menu model whose contents will be appended to the context menu.

###### Gtk.Entry:has-frame

Whether the entry should draw a frame.

###### Gtk.Entry:im-module

Which IM (input method) module should be used for this entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:input-hints

Additional hints that allow input methods to fine-tune their behavior.

###### Gtk.Entry:input-purpose

The purpose of this text field.

###### Gtk.Entry:invisible-char

The character to use when masking entry contents (“password mode”).

###### Gtk.Entry:invisible-char-set

Whether the invisible char has been set for the `GtkEntry`.

###### Gtk.Entry:max-length

Maximum number of characters for this entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:menu-entry-icon-primary-text

Text for an item in the context menu to activate the primary icon action.

since: 4.20

###### Gtk.Entry:menu-entry-icon-secondary-text

Text for an item in the context menu to activate the secondary icon action.

since: 4.20

###### Gtk.Entry:overwrite-mode

If text is overwritten when typing in the `GtkEntry`.

###### Gtk.Entry:placeholder-text

The text that will be displayed in the `GtkEntry` when it is empty and unfocused.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-activatable

Whether the primary icon is activatable.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-gicon

The `GIcon` to use for the primary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-name

The icon name to use for the primary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-paintable

A `GdkPaintable` to use as the primary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-sensitive

Whether the primary icon is sensitive.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-storage-type

The representation which is used for the primary icon of the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-tooltip-markup

The contents of the tooltip on the primary icon, with markup.

###### Gtk.Entry:primary-icon-tooltip-text

The contents of the tooltip on the primary icon.

###### Gtk.Entry:progress-fraction

The current fraction of the task that’s been completed.

###### Gtk.Entry:progress-pulse-step

The fraction of total entry width to move the progress bouncing block for each pulse.

###### Gtk.Entry:scroll-offset

Number of pixels of the entry scrolled off the screen to the left.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-activatable

Whether the secondary icon is activatable.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-gicon

The `GIcon` to use for the secondary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-name

The icon name to use for the secondary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-paintable

A `GdkPaintable` to use as the secondary icon for the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-sensitive

Whether the secondary icon is sensitive.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-storage-type

The representation which is used for the secondary icon of the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-tooltip-markup

The contents of the tooltip on the secondary icon, with markup.

###### Gtk.Entry:secondary-icon-tooltip-text

The contents of the tooltip on the secondary icon.

###### Gtk.Entry:show-emoji-icon

Whether the entry will show an Emoji icon in the secondary icon position to open the Emoji chooser.

###### Gtk.Entry:tabs

A list of tabstops to apply to the text of the entry.

###### Gtk.Entry:text-length

The length of the text in the `GtkEntry`.

###### Gtk.Entry:truncate-multiline

When `TRUE`, pasted multi-line text is truncated to the first line.

###### Gtk.Entry:visibility

Whether the entry should show the “invisible char” instead of the actual text (“password mode”).

##### 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.

##### Properties inherited from GtkEditable (8)

###### GtkEditable:cursor-position

The current position of the insertion cursor in chars.

###### GtkEditable:editable

Whether the entry contents can be edited.

###### GtkEditable:enable-undo

If undo/redo should be enabled for the editable.

###### GtkEditable:max-width-chars

The desired maximum width of the entry, in characters.

###### GtkEditable:selection-bound

The position of the opposite end of the selection from the cursor in chars.

###### GtkEditable:text

The contents of the entry.

###### GtkEditable:width-chars

Number of characters to leave space for in the entry.

###### GtkEditable:xalign

The horizontal alignment, from 0 (left) to 1 (right).

#### Signals

###### Gtk.Entry::activate

Emitted when the entry is activated.

###### Gtk.Entry::icon-press

Emitted when an activatable icon is clicked.

###### Gtk.Entry::icon-release

Emitted on the button release from a mouse click over an activatable icon.

##### 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.

##### Signals inherited from GtkEditable (3)

###### GtkEditable::changed

Emitted at the end of a single user-visible operation on the contents.

###### GtkEditable::delete-text

Emitted when text is deleted from the widget by the user.

###### GtkEditable::insert-text

Emitted when text is inserted into the widget by the user.

#### Class structure

    struct GtkEntryClass {
      GtkWidgetClass parent_class;
      void (* activate) (
        GtkEntry* entry
      );

    }

Class structure for `GtkEntry`. All virtual functions have a default implementation. Derived classes may set the virtual function pointers for the signal handlers to `NULL`, but must keep `get_text_area_size` and `get_frame_size` non-`NULL`; either use the default implementation, or provide a custom one.

###### Class members

`parent_class: GtkWidgetClass`

  The parent class.

`activate: void (* activate) ( GtkEntry* entry )`

  Class handler for the `GtkEntry::activate` signal. The default implementation activates the gtk.activate-default action.

#### Virtual methods

###### Gtk.EntryClass.activate

Class handler for the `GtkEntry::activate` signal. The default implementation activates the gtk.activate-default action.