GTK+ 3 Reference Manual: GtkTable

GtkTable

GtkTable — Pack widgets in regular patterns

Functions

GtkWidget *	gtk_table_new ()
void	gtk_table_resize ()
void	gtk_table_get_size ()
void	gtk_table_attach ()
void	gtk_table_attach_defaults ()
void	gtk_table_set_row_spacing ()
void	gtk_table_set_col_spacing ()
void	gtk_table_set_row_spacings ()
void	gtk_table_set_col_spacings ()
void	gtk_table_set_homogeneous ()
guint	gtk_table_get_default_row_spacing ()
gboolean	gtk_table_get_homogeneous ()
guint	gtk_table_get_row_spacing ()
guint	gtk_table_get_col_spacing ()
guint	gtk_table_get_default_col_spacing ()

Properties

guint	column-spacing	Read / Write
gboolean	homogeneous	Read / Write
guint	n-columns	Read / Write
guint	n-rows	Read / Write
guint	row-spacing	Read / Write

Child Properties

guint	bottom-attach	Read / Write
guint	left-attach	Read / Write
guint	right-attach	Read / Write
guint	top-attach	Read / Write
GtkAttachOptions	x-options	Read / Write
guint	x-padding	Read / Write
GtkAttachOptions	y-options	Read / Write
guint	y-padding	Read / Write

Types and Values

struct	GtkTable
enum	GtkAttachOptions

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GtkWidget
            ╰── GtkContainer
                ╰── GtkTable

Implemented Interfaces

GtkTable implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

The GtkTable functions allow the programmer to arrange widgets in rows and columns, making it easy to align many widgets next to each other, horizontally and vertically.

Tables are created with a call to gtk_table_new(), the size of which can later be changed with gtk_table_resize().

Widgets can be added to a table using gtk_table_attach() or the more convenient (but slightly less flexible) gtk_table_attach_defaults().

To alter the space next to a specific row, use gtk_table_set_row_spacing(), and for a column, gtk_table_set_col_spacing(). The gaps between all rows or columns can be changed by calling gtk_table_set_row_spacings() or gtk_table_set_col_spacings() respectively. Note that spacing is added between the children, while padding added by gtk_table_attach() is added on either side of the widget it belongs to.

gtk_table_set_homogeneous(), can be used to set whether all cells in the table will resize themselves to the size of the largest widget in the table.

GtkTable has been deprecated. Use GtkGrid instead. It provides the same capabilities as GtkTable for arranging widgets in a rectangular grid, but does support height-for-width geometry management.

Functions

gtk_table_new ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_table_new (guint rows,
               guint columns,
               gboolean homogeneous);

gtk_table_new has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_new().

Used to create a new table widget. An initial size must be given by specifying how many rows and columns the table should have, although this can be changed later with gtk_table_resize(). rows and columns must both be in the range 1 .. 65535. For historical reasons, 0 is accepted as well and is silently interpreted as 1.

Parameters

rows	The number of rows the new table should have.
columns	The number of columns the new table should have.
homogeneous	If set to `TRUE`, all table cells are resized to the size of the cell containing the largest widget.

Returns

A pointer to the newly created table widget.

gtk_table_resize ()

void
gtk_table_resize (GtkTable *table,
                  guint rows,
                  guint columns);

gtk_table_resize has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkGrid resizes automatically.

If you need to change a table’s size after it has been created, this function allows you to do so.

Parameters

table	The GtkTable you wish to change the size of.
rows	The new number of rows.
columns	The new number of columns.

gtk_table_get_size ()

void
gtk_table_get_size (GtkTable *table,
                    guint *rows,
                    guint *columns);

gtk_table_get_size has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkGrid does not expose the number of columns and rows.

Gets the number of rows and columns in the table.

Parameters

table	a GtkTable
rows	return location for the number of rows, or `NULL`.	[out][allow-none]
columns	return location for the number of columns, or `NULL`.	[out][allow-none]

Since 2.22

gtk_table_attach ()

void
gtk_table_attach (GtkTable *table,
                  GtkWidget *child,
                  guint left_attach,
                  guint right_attach,
                  guint top_attach,
                  guint bottom_attach,
                  GtkAttachOptions xoptions,
                  GtkAttachOptions yoptions,
                  guint xpadding,
                  guint ypadding);

gtk_table_attach has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_attach() with GtkGrid. Note that the attach arguments differ between those two functions.

Adds a widget to a table. The number of “cells” that a widget will occupy is specified by left_attach , right_attach , top_attach and bottom_attach . These each represent the leftmost, rightmost, uppermost and lowest column and row numbers of the table. (Columns and rows are indexed from zero).

To make a button occupy the lower right cell of a 2x2 table, use

gtk_table_attach (table, button,
                  1, 2, // left, right attach
                  1, 2, // top, bottom attach
                  xoptions, yoptions,
                  xpadding, ypadding);

If you want to make the button span the entire bottom row, use left_attach == 0 and right_attach = 2 instead.

Parameters

table	The GtkTable to add a new widget to.
child	The widget to add.
left_attach	the column number to attach the left side of a child widget to.
right_attach	the column number to attach the right side of a child widget to.
top_attach	the row number to attach the top of a child widget to.
bottom_attach	the row number to attach the bottom of a child widget to.
xoptions	Used to specify the properties of the child widget when the table is resized.
yoptions	The same as xoptions, except this field determines behaviour of vertical resizing.
xpadding	An integer value specifying the padding on the left and right of the widget being added to the table.
ypadding	The amount of padding above and below the child widget.

gtk_table_attach_defaults ()

void
gtk_table_attach_defaults (GtkTable *table,
                           GtkWidget *widget,
                           guint left_attach,
                           guint right_attach,
                           guint top_attach,
                           guint bottom_attach);

gtk_table_attach_defaults has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_attach() with GtkGrid. Note that the attach arguments differ between those two functions.

As there are many options associated with gtk_table_attach(), this convenience function provides the programmer with a means to add children to a table with identical padding and expansion options. The values used for the GtkAttachOptions are GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, and the padding is set to 0.

Parameters

table	The table to add a new child widget to.
widget	The child widget to add.
left_attach	The column number to attach the left side of the child widget to.
right_attach	The column number to attach the right side of the child widget to.
top_attach	The row number to attach the top of the child widget to.
bottom_attach	The row number to attach the bottom of the child widget to.

gtk_table_set_row_spacing ()

void
gtk_table_set_row_spacing (GtkTable *table,
                           guint row,
                           guint spacing);

gtk_table_set_row_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_widget_set_margin_top() and gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom() on the widgets contained in the row if you need this functionality. GtkGrid does not support per-row spacing.

Changes the space between a given table row and the subsequent row.

Parameters

table	a GtkTable containing the row whose properties you wish to change.
row	row number whose spacing will be changed.
spacing	number of pixels that the spacing should take up.

gtk_table_set_col_spacing ()

void
gtk_table_set_col_spacing (GtkTable *table,
                           guint column,
                           guint spacing);

gtk_table_set_col_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_widget_set_margin_start() and gtk_widget_set_margin_end() on the widgets contained in the row if you need this functionality. GtkGrid does not support per-row spacing.

Alters the amount of space between a given table column and the following column.

Parameters

table	a GtkTable.
column	the column whose spacing should be changed.
spacing	number of pixels that the spacing should take up.

gtk_table_set_row_spacings ()

void
gtk_table_set_row_spacings (GtkTable *table,
                            guint spacing);

gtk_table_set_row_spacings has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_set_row_spacing() with GtkGrid.

Sets the space between every row in table equal to spacing .

Parameters

table	a GtkTable.
spacing	the number of pixels of space to place between every row in the table.

gtk_table_set_col_spacings ()

void
gtk_table_set_col_spacings (GtkTable *table,
                            guint spacing);

gtk_table_set_col_spacings has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_set_column_spacing() with GtkGrid.

Sets the space between every column in table equal to spacing .

Parameters

table	a GtkTable.
spacing	the number of pixels of space to place between every column in the table.

gtk_table_set_homogeneous ()

void
gtk_table_set_homogeneous (GtkTable *table,
                           gboolean homogeneous);

gtk_table_set_homogeneous has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_set_row_homogeneous() and gtk_grid_set_column_homogeneous() with GtkGrid.

Changes the homogenous property of table cells, ie. whether all cells are an equal size or not.

Parameters

table	The GtkTable you wish to set the homogeneous properties of.
homogeneous	Set to `TRUE` to ensure all table cells are the same size. Set to `FALSE` if this is not your desired behaviour.

gtk_table_get_default_row_spacing ()

guint
gtk_table_get_default_row_spacing (GtkTable *table);

gtk_table_get_default_row_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_get_row_spacing() with GtkGrid.

Gets the default row spacing for the table. This is the spacing that will be used for newly added rows. (See gtk_table_set_row_spacings())

Parameters

table

a GtkTable

Returns

the default row spacing

gtk_table_get_homogeneous ()

gboolean
gtk_table_get_homogeneous (GtkTable *table);

gtk_table_get_homogeneous has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_get_row_homogeneous() and gtk_grid_get_column_homogeneous() with GtkGrid.

Returns whether the table cells are all constrained to the same width and height. (See gtk_table_set_homogeneous())

Parameters

table

a GtkTable

Returns

TRUE if the cells are all constrained to the same size

gtk_table_get_row_spacing ()

guint
gtk_table_get_row_spacing (GtkTable *table,
                           guint row);

gtk_table_get_row_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkGrid does not offer a replacement for this functionality.

Gets the amount of space between row row , and row row + 1. See gtk_table_set_row_spacing().

Parameters

table	a GtkTable
row	a row in the table, 0 indicates the first row

Returns

the row spacing

gtk_table_get_col_spacing ()

guint
gtk_table_get_col_spacing (GtkTable *table,
                           guint column);

gtk_table_get_col_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

GtkGrid does not offer a replacement for this functionality.

Gets the amount of space between column col , and column col + 1. See gtk_table_set_col_spacing().

Parameters

table	a GtkTable
column	a column in the table, 0 indicates the first column

Returns

the column spacing

gtk_table_get_default_col_spacing ()

guint
gtk_table_get_default_col_spacing (GtkTable *table);

gtk_table_get_default_col_spacing has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_grid_get_column_spacing() with GtkGrid.

Gets the default column spacing for the table. This is the spacing that will be used for newly added columns. (See gtk_table_set_col_spacings())

Parameters

table

a GtkTable

Returns

the default column spacing

Types and Values

struct GtkTable

struct GtkTable;

enum GtkAttachOptions

Denotes the expansion properties that a widget will have when it (or its parent) is resized.

Members

GTK_EXPAND	the widget should expand to take up any extra space in its container that has been allocated.
GTK_SHRINK	the widget should shrink as and when possible.
GTK_FILL	the widget should fill the space allocated to it.

Property Details

The `“column-spacing”` property

  “column-spacing”           guint

The amount of space between two consecutive columns.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

The `“homogeneous”` property

  “homogeneous”              gboolean

If TRUE, the table cells are all the same width/height.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The `“n-columns”` property

  “n-columns”                guint

The number of columns in the table.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [1,65535]

Default value: 1

The `“n-rows”` property

  “n-rows”                   guint

The number of rows in the table.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [1,65535]

Default value: 1

The `“row-spacing”` property

  “row-spacing”              guint

The amount of space between two consecutive rows.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

Child Property Details

The `“bottom-attach”` child property

  “bottom-attach”            guint

The row number to attach the bottom of the child to.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [1,65535]

Default value: 1

The `“left-attach”` child property

  “left-attach”              guint

The column number to attach the left side of the child to.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

The `“right-attach”` child property

  “right-attach”             guint

The column number to attach the right side of a child widget to.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [1,65535]

Default value: 1

The `“top-attach”` child property

  “top-attach”               guint

The row number to attach the top of a child widget to.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

The `“x-options”` child property

  “x-options”                GtkAttachOptions

Options specifying the horizontal behaviour of the child.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL

The `“x-padding”` child property

  “x-padding”                guint

Extra space to put between the child and its left and right neighbors, in pixels.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

The `“y-options”` child property

  “y-options”                GtkAttachOptions

Options specifying the vertical behaviour of the child.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL

The `“y-padding”` child property

  “y-padding”                guint

Extra space to put between the child and its upper and lower neighbors, in pixels.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 65535

Default value: 0

GtkTable

Functions

Properties

Child Properties

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

Implemented Interfaces

Includes

Description

Functions

gtk_table_new ()

Parameters

Returns

gtk_table_resize ()

Parameters

gtk_table_get_size ()

Parameters

gtk_table_attach ()

Parameters

gtk_table_attach_defaults ()

Parameters

gtk_table_set_row_spacing ()

Parameters

gtk_table_set_col_spacing ()

Parameters

gtk_table_set_row_spacings ()

Parameters

gtk_table_set_col_spacings ()

Parameters

gtk_table_set_homogeneous ()

Parameters

gtk_table_get_default_row_spacing ()

Parameters

Returns

gtk_table_get_homogeneous ()

Parameters

Returns

gtk_table_get_row_spacing ()

Parameters

Returns

gtk_table_get_col_spacing ()

Parameters

Returns

gtk_table_get_default_col_spacing ()

Parameters

Returns

Types and Values

struct GtkTable

enum GtkAttachOptions

Members

Property Details

The “column-spacing” property

The “homogeneous” property

The “n-columns” property

The “n-rows” property

The “row-spacing” property

Child Property Details

The “bottom-attach” child property

The “left-attach” child property

The “right-attach” child property

The “top-attach” child property

The “x-options” child property

The “x-padding” child property

The “y-options” child property

The “y-padding” child property

See Also

The `“column-spacing”` property

The `“homogeneous”` property

The `“n-columns”` property

The `“n-rows”` property

The `“row-spacing”` property

The `“bottom-attach”` child property

The `“left-attach”` child property

The `“right-attach”` child property

The `“top-attach”` child property

The `“x-options”` child property

The `“x-padding”` child property

The `“y-options”` child property

The `“y-padding”` child property