### Interface

# GtkSource Indenter

#### Description [src]

    interface GtkSource.Indenter : GObject.Object

Auto-indentation interface.

By default, `GtkSourceView` can auto-indent as you type when `GtkSourceView:auto-indent` is enabled. The indentation simply copies the previous lines indentation.

This can be changed by implementing `GtkSourceIndenter` and setting the `GtkSourceView:indenter` property.

Implementors of this interface should implement both `GtkSource.IndenterInterface.is_trigger` and `GtkSource.IndenterInterface.indent`.

`GtkSource.IndenterInterface.is_trigger` is called upon key-press to determine of the key press should trigger an indentation. The default implementation of the interface checks to see if the key was `GDK_KEY_Return` or `GDK_KEY_KP_Enter` without `GDK_SHIFT_MASK` set.

`GtkSource.IndenterInterface.indent` is called after text has been inserted into `GtkSourceBuffer` when `GtkSource.IndenterInterface.is_trigger` returned `TRUE`. The `GtkTextIter` is placed directly after the inserted character or characters.

It may be beneficial to move the insertion mark using `gtk_text_buffer_select_range()` depending on how the indenter changes the indentation.

All changes are encapsulated within a single user action so that the user may undo them using standard undo/redo accelerators.

#### Prerequisite

In order to implement Indenter, your type must inherit from`GObject`.

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_source_indenter_indent

This function should be implemented to alter the indentation of text within the view.

###### gtk_source_indenter_is_trigger

This function is used to determine if a key pressed should cause the indenter to automatically indent.

#### Interface structure

    struct GtkSourceIndenterInterface {
      GTypeInterface parent_iface;
      gboolean (* is_trigger) (
        GtkSourceIndenter* self,
        GtkSourceView* view,
        const GtkTextIter* location,
        GdkModifierType state,
        guint keyval
      );
      void (* indent) (
        GtkSourceIndenter* self,
        GtkSourceView* view,
        GtkTextIter* iter
      );

    }

The virtual function table for `GtkSourceIndenter`.

###### Interface members

`parent_iface`

    GTypeInterface

| No description available.

`is_trigger`

    gboolean (* is_trigger) (
        GtkSourceIndenter* self,
        GtkSourceView* view,
        const GtkTextIter* location,
        GdkModifierType state,
        guint keyval
      )

| The virtual function pointer for gtk_source_indenter_is_trigger().

`indent`

    void (* indent) (
        GtkSourceIndenter* self,
        GtkSourceView* view,
        GtkTextIter* iter
      )

| The virtual function pointer for gtk_source_indenter_indent().

#### Virtual methods

###### GtkSource.Indenter.indent

This function should be implemented to alter the indentation of text within the view.

###### GtkSource.Indenter.is_trigger

This function is used to determine if a key pressed should cause the indenter to automatically indent.