Hover
Elementary

## Macros

#define | ELM_HOVER_CLASS elm_hover_class_get()
| Elementary hover class.
#define | ELM_HOVER_EVENT_SMART_CHANGED (&(_ELM_HOVER_EVENT_SMART_CHANGED))
| Called when hover changed.
#define | ELM_HOVER_EVENT_DISMISSED (&(_ELM_HOVER_EVENT_DISMISSED))
| Called when hover was dismissed.

## Enumerations

enum | Elm_Hover_Axis { ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE = 0 , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH }
| The orientation axis for the hover object. More...
enum | Elm_Hover_Axis { ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE = 0 , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL , ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH }
| The orientation axis for the hover object. More...

## Functions

EOAPI void | elm_obj_hover_target_set (Eo *obj, Efl_Canvas_Object *target)
| Sets the target object for the hover.
EOAPI Efl_Canvas_Object * | elm_obj_hover_target_get (const Eo *obj)
| Get the target object for the hover.
EOAPI const char * | elm_obj_hover_best_content_location_get (const Eo *obj, Elm_Hover_Axis pref_axis)
| Returns the best swallow location for content in the hover.
EOAPI void | elm_obj_hover_dismiss (Eo *obj)
| Dismiss a hover object.
Evas_Object * | elm_hover_add (Evas_Object *parent)
| Adds a hover object to `parent`.
void | elm_hover_parent_set (Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *parent)
| Sets the parent object for the hover.
Evas_Object * | elm_hover_parent_get (const Evas_Object *obj)
| Get the parent object for the hover.

## Detailed Description

A Hover object will hover over its `parent` object at the `target` location. Anything in the background will be given a darker coloring to indicate that the hover object is on top (at the default theme). When the hover is clicked it is dismissed(hidden), if the contents of the hover are clicked that doesn't cause the hover to be dismissed.

A Hover object has two parents. One parent that owns it during creation and the other parent being the one over which the hover object spans.

Note
  The hover object will take up the entire space of `target` object.

Elementary has the following styles for the hover widget:

- default
- popout
- menu
- hoversel_vertical

This widget inherits from the Layout one, so that all the functions acting on it also work for hover objects.

This widget emits the following signals, besides the ones sent from Layout :

- `"clicked"` - the user clicked the empty space in the hover to dismiss
- `"dismissed"` - the user clicked the empty space in the hover to dismiss (since 1.8)
- `"smart,changed"` - a content object placed under the "smart" policy was replaced to a new slot direction.
- `"focused"` - When the hover has received focus. (since 1.8)
- `"unfocused"` - When the hover has lost focus. (since 1.8)

Default content parts of the hover widget that you can use for are:

- `"left"`
- `"top-left"`
- `"top"`
- `"top-right"`
- `"right"`
- `"bottom-right"`
- `"bottom"`
- `"bottom-left"`
- `"middle"`
- `"smart"`

Note
  These content parts indicates the direction that the content will be displayed

All directions may have contents at the same time, except for "smart". This is a special placement hint and its use case depends of the calculations coming from elm_hover_best_content_location_get(). Its use is for cases when one desires only one hover content, but with a dynamic special placement within the hover area. The content's geometry, whenever it changes, will be used to decide on a best location, not extrapolating the hover's parent object view to show it in (still being the hover's target determinant of its medium part – move and resize it to simulate finger sizes, for example). If one of the directions other than "smart" are used, a previously content set using it will be deleted, and vice-versa.

Supported elm_object common APIs.

- elm_object_signal_emit
- elm_object_signal_callback_add
- elm_object_signal_callback_del
- elm_object_part_content_set
- elm_object_part_content_get
- elm_object_part_content_unset

See Hover example for more information.

## Macro Definition Documentation

## ELM_HOVER_EVENT_SMART_CHANGED

#define ELM_HOVER_EVENT_SMART_CHANGED (&(_ELM_HOVER_EVENT_SMART_CHANGED))

Called when hover changed.

Returns
  const char *

## Enumeration Type Documentation

## Elm_Hover_Axis [1/2]

enum Elm_Hover_Axis

The orientation axis for the hover object.

Enumerator
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE – no preferred orientation.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL – horizontal.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL – vertical.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH – both.

## Elm_Hover_Axis [2/2]

enum Elm_Hover_Axis

The orientation axis for the hover object.

Enumerator
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE – no preferred orientation.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL – horizontal.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL – vertical.
ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH | ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH – both.

## Function Documentation

## elm_obj_hover_target_set()

EOAPI void elm_obj_hover_target_set | ( | Eo * | obj,
|  | Efl_Canvas_Object * | target )

Sets the target object for the hover.

This function will cause the hover to be centered on the target object.

Parameters

  [in] | obj | The object.
  [in] | target | The target object.

## elm_obj_hover_target_get()

EOAPI Efl_Canvas_Object * elm_obj_hover_target_get | ( | const Eo * | obj | ) |

Get the target object for the hover.

Parameters

  [in] | obj | The object.

Returns
  The target object.

## elm_obj_hover_best_content_location_get()

EOAPI const char * elm_obj_hover_best_content_location_get | ( | const Eo * | obj,
|  | Elm_Hover_Axis | pref_axis )

Returns the best swallow location for content in the hover.

Best is defined here as the location at which there is the most available space.

`pref_axis` may be either ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE (for no preferred orientation), ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL, ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL or ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH.

If ELM_HOVER_AXIS_HORIZONTAL is chosen the returned position will necessarily be along the horizontal axis("left" or "right"). If ELM_HOVER_AXIS_VERTICAL is chosen the returned position will necessarily be along the vertical axis("top" or "bottom"). Choosing ELM_HOVER_AXIS_BOTH or ELM_HOVER_AXIS_NONE has the same effect and the returned position may be in either axis.

See also elm_object_part_content_set.

Parameters

  [in] | obj | The object.
  [in] | pref_axis | The preferred orientation axis for the hover object to use

Returns
  Swallow location

## elm_hover_add()

Evas_Object * elm_hover_add | ( | Evas_Object * | parent | ) |

Adds a hover object to `parent`.

Parameters

  parent | The parent object

Returns
  The hover object or NULL if one could not be created

References EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL.

## elm_hover_parent_set()

void elm_hover_parent_set | ( | Evas_Object * | obj,
|  | Evas_Object * | parent )

Sets the parent object for the hover.

Parameters

  obj | The hover object
  parent | The object to locate the hover over.

This function will cause the hover to take up the entire space that the parent object fills.

## elm_hover_parent_get()

Evas_Object * elm_hover_parent_get | ( | const Evas_Object * | obj | ) |

Get the parent object for the hover.

Parameters

  obj | The hover object

Returns
  The parent object to locate the hover over.

See also
  elm_hover_parent_set()