### Class

# Gtk Dialog

deprecated: 4.10

#### Description [src]

    class Gtk.Dialog : Gtk.Window
      implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget, Gtk.Native, Gtk.Root, Gtk.ShortcutManager {
      /* No available fields */
    }

Dialogs are a convenient way to prompt the user for a small amount of input.

Typical uses are to display a message, ask a question, or anything else that does not require extensive effort on the user’s part.

The main area of a `GtkDialog` is called the “content area”, and is yours to populate with widgets such a `GtkLabel` or `GtkEntry`, to present your information, questions, or tasks to the user.

In addition, dialogs allow you to add “action widgets”. Most commonly, action widgets are buttons. Depending on the platform, action widgets may be presented in the header bar at the top of the window, or at the bottom of the window. To add action widgets, create your `GtkDialog` using `gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons()`, or use `gtk_dialog_add_button()`, `gtk_dialog_add_buttons()`, or `gtk_dialog_add_action_widget()`.

`GtkDialogs` uses some heuristics to decide whether to add a close button to the window decorations. If any of the action buttons use the response ID `GTK_RESPONSE_CLOSE` or `GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL`, the close button is omitted.

Clicking a button that was added as an action widget will emit the `GtkDialog::response` signal with a response ID that you specified. GTK will never assign a meaning to positive response IDs; these are entirely user-defined. But for convenience, you can use the response IDs in the `GtkResponseType` enumeration (these all have values less than zero). If a dialog receives a delete event, the `GtkDialog::response` signal will be emitted with the `GTK_RESPONSE_DELETE_EVENT` response ID.

Dialogs are created with a call to `gtk_dialog_new()` or `gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons()`. The latter is recommended; it allows you to set the dialog title, some convenient flags, and add buttons.

A “modal” dialog (that is, one which freezes the rest of the application from user input), can be created by calling `gtk_window_set_modal()` on the dialog. When using `gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons()`, you can also pass the `GTK_DIALOG_MODAL` flag to make a dialog modal.

For the simple dialog in the following example, a `GtkMessageDialog` would save some effort. But you’d need to create the dialog contents manually if you had more than a simple message in the dialog.

An example for simple `GtkDialog` usage:

    // Function to open a dialog box with a message
    void
    quick_message (GtkWindow *parent, char *message)
    {
     GtkWidget *dialog, *label, *content_area;
     GtkDialogFlags flags;

     // Create the widgets
     flags = GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT;
     dialog = gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons ("Message",
                                           parent,
                                           flags,
                                           _("_OK"),
                                           GTK_RESPONSE_NONE,
                                           NULL);
     content_area = gtk_dialog_get_content_area (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
     label = gtk_label_new (message);

     // Ensure that the dialog box is destroyed when the user responds

     g_signal_connect_swapped (dialog,
                               "response",
                               G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_destroy),
                               dialog);

     // Add the label, and show everything we’ve added

     gtk_box_append (GTK_BOX (content_area), label);
     gtk_widget_show (dialog);
    }

# GtkDialog as GtkBuildable

The `GtkDialog` implementation of the `GtkBuildable` interface exposes the `content_area` as an internal child with the name “content_area”.

`GtkDialog` supports a custom `<action-widgets>` element, which can contain multiple `<action-widget>` elements. The “response” attribute specifies a numeric response, and the content of the element is the id of widget (which should be a child of the dialogs `action_area`). To mark a response as default, set the “default” attribute of the `<action-widget>` element to true.

`GtkDialog` supports adding action widgets by specifying “action” as the “type” attribute of a `<child>` element. The widget will be added either to the action area or the headerbar of the dialog, depending on the “use-header-bar” property. The response id has to be associated with the action widget using the `<action-widgets>` element.

An example of a `GtkDialog` UI definition fragment:

    <object class="GtkDialog" id="dialog1">
      <child type="action">
        <object class="GtkButton" id="button_cancel"/>
      </child>
      <child type="action">
        <object class="GtkButton" id="button_ok">
        </object>
      </child>
      <action-widgets>
        <action-widget response="cancel">button_cancel</action-widget>
        <action-widget response="ok" default="true">button_ok</action-widget>
      </action-widgets>
    </object>

# Accessibility

`GtkDialog` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_DIALOG` role.

Deprecated since: 4.10

Use `GtkWindow` instead.

#### Ancestors

- GtkWindow
- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Descendants

- GtkAppChooserDialog
- GtkColorChooserDialog
- GtkFileChooserDialog
- GtkFontChooserDialog
- GtkMessageDialog
- GtkPageSetupUnixDialog
- GtkPrintUnixDialog

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget
- GtkNative
- GtkRoot
- GtkShortcutManager

#### Constructors

###### gtk_dialog_new

Creates a new dialog box.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons

Creates a new `GtkDialog` with the given title and transient parent.

deprecated: 4.10

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_dialog_add_action_widget

Adds an activatable widget to the action area of a `GtkDialog`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_add_button

Adds a button with the given text.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_add_buttons

Adds multiple buttons.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_get_content_area

Returns the content area of `dialog`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_get_header_bar

Returns the header bar of `dialog`.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_get_response_for_widget

Gets the response id of a widget in the action area of a dialog.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_get_widget_for_response

Gets the widget button that uses the given response ID in the action area of a dialog.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_response

Emits the ::response signal with the given response ID.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_set_default_response

Sets the default widget for the dialog based on the response ID.

deprecated: 4.10

###### gtk_dialog_set_response_sensitive

A convenient way to sensitize/desensitize dialog buttons.

deprecated: 4.10

##### Methods inherited from GtkWindow (57)

Please see GtkWindow for a full list of methods.

##### 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 GtkNative (5)

###### gtk_native_get_renderer

Returns the renderer that is used for this `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_get_surface

Returns the surface of this `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_get_surface_transform

Retrieves the surface transform of `self`.

###### gtk_native_realize

Realizes a `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_unrealize

Unrealizes a `GtkNative`.

##### Methods inherited from GtkRoot (3)

###### gtk_root_get_display

Returns the display that this `GtkRoot` is on.

###### gtk_root_get_focus

Retrieves the current focused widget within the root.

###### gtk_root_set_focus

If `focus` is not the current focus widget, and is focusable, sets it as the focus widget for the root.

#### Properties

###### Gtk.Dialog:use-header-bar

`TRUE` if the dialog uses a headerbar for action buttons instead of the action-area.

deprecated: 4.10

##### Properties inherited from GtkWindow (26)

###### Gtk.Window:application

The `GtkApplication` associated with the window.

###### Gtk.Window:child

The child widget.

###### Gtk.Window:decorated

Whether the window should have a frame (also known as decorations).

###### Gtk.Window:default-height

The default height of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:default-widget

The default widget.

###### Gtk.Window:default-width

The default width of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:deletable

Whether the window frame should have a close button.

###### Gtk.Window:destroy-with-parent

If this window should be destroyed when the parent is destroyed.

###### Gtk.Window:display

The display that will display this window.

###### Gtk.Window:focus-visible

Whether ‘focus rectangles’ are currently visible in this window.

###### Gtk.Window:focus-widget

The focus widget.

###### Gtk.Window:fullscreened

Whether the window is fullscreen.

###### Gtk.Window:gravity

The gravity to use when resizing the window programmatically.

since: 4.20

###### Gtk.Window:handle-menubar-accel

Whether the window frame should handle `F10` for activating menubars.

since: 4.2

###### Gtk.Window:hide-on-close

If this window should be hidden instead of destroyed when the user clicks the close button.

###### Gtk.Window:icon-name

Specifies the name of the themed icon to use as the window icon.

###### Gtk.Window:is-active

Whether the toplevel is the currently active window.

###### Gtk.Window:maximized

Whether the window is maximized.

###### Gtk.Window:mnemonics-visible

Whether mnemonics are currently visible in this window.

###### Gtk.Window:modal

If true, the window is modal.

###### Gtk.Window:resizable

If true, users can resize the window.

###### Gtk.Window:startup-id

A write-only property for setting window’s startup notification identifier.

###### Gtk.Window:suspended

Whether the window is suspended.

since: 4.12

###### Gtk.Window:title

The title of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:titlebar

The titlebar widget.

since: 4.6

###### Gtk.Window:transient-for

The transient parent of the window.

##### 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.

#### Signals

###### Gtk.Dialog::close

Emitted when the user uses a keybinding to close the dialog.

deprecated: 4.10

###### Gtk.Dialog::response

Emitted when an action widget is clicked.

deprecated: 4.10

##### Signals inherited from GtkWindow (5)

###### GtkWindow::activate-default

Emitted when the user activates the default widget.

###### GtkWindow::activate-focus

Emitted when the user activates the currently focused widget of `window`.

###### GtkWindow::close-request

Emitted when the user clicks on the close button of the window.

###### GtkWindow::enable-debugging

Emitted when the user enables or disables interactive debugging.

###### GtkWindow::keys-changed

Emitted when the set of accelerators or mnemonics that are associated with the window changes.

deprecated: 4.10

##### 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.

#### Class structure

    struct GtkDialogClass {
      GtkWindowClass parent_class;
      void (* response) (
        GtkDialog* dialog,
        int response_id
      );
      void (* close) (
        GtkDialog* dialog
      );

    }

No description available.

###### Class members

`parent_class: GtkWindowClass`

  The parent class.

`response: void (* response) ( GtkDialog* dialog, int response_id )`

  Signal emitted when an action widget is activated.

`close: void (* close) ( GtkDialog* dialog )`

  Signal emitted when the user uses a keybinding to close the dialog.

#### Virtual methods

###### Gtk.DialogClass.close

Signal emitted when the user uses a keybinding to close the dialog.

###### Gtk.DialogClass.response

Emits the ::response signal with the given response ID.

deprecated: 4.10