### Constructor

# Gtk TextMark new

#### Declaration [src]

    GtkTextMark*
    gtk_text_mark_new (
      const char* name,
      gboolean left_gravity
    )

#### Description [src]

Creates a text mark.

Add it to a buffer using `gtk_text_buffer_add_mark()`. If `name` is `NULL`, the mark is anonymous; otherwise, the mark can be retrieved by name using `gtk_text_buffer_get_mark()`. If a mark has left gravity, and text is inserted at the mark’s current location, the mark will be moved to the left of the newly-inserted text. If the mark has right gravity (`left_gravity` = `FALSE`), the mark will end up on the right of newly-inserted text. The standard left-to-right cursor is a mark with right gravity (when you type, the cursor stays on the right side of the text you’re typing).

#### Parameters

`name`

  Type: `const char*`

  Mark name.

  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`left_gravity`

  Type: `gboolean`

  Whether the mark should have left gravity.

#### Return value

Type: `GtkTextMark`

New `GtkTextMark`.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.