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# Gtk::OptionMenu Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for Gtk::OptionMenu:

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List of all members.

## Detailed Description

A widget used to choose from a list of valid choices.

A Gtk::OptionMenu is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of valid choices. The Gtk::OptionMenu displays the selected choice. When activated the GtkOptionMenu displays a popup Gtk::Menu which allows the user to make a new choice.

Deprecated:
  Use the ComboBox widget instead.

## Public Member Functions

int | get_history () const
| Retrieves the index of the currently selected menu item.
const Menu* | get_menu () const
Menu* | get_menu ()
const GtkOptionMenu* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.
GtkOptionMenu* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.
| OptionMenu ()
void | remove_menu ()
void | set_history (guint index)
void | set_menu (Menu& menu)
Glib::SignalProxy0<void> | signal_changed ()

Prototype:
  `void on_my_changed()`

virtual | ~OptionMenu ()

## Protected Member Functions

virtual void | on_changed ()

## Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)
Gtk::OptionMenu* | wrap (GtkOptionMenu* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gtk::OptionMenu::~OptionMenu | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

Gtk::OptionMenu::OptionMenu | ( |  | ) |

## Member Function Documentation

int Gtk::OptionMenu::get_history | ( |  | ) | const

Retrieves the index of the currently selected menu item.

The menu items are numbered from top to bottom, starting with 0.

Returns:
  Index of the selected menu item, or -1 if there are no menu items Deprecated: 2.4: Use Gtk::ComboBox instead.

const Menu* Gtk::OptionMenu::get_menu | ( |  | ) | const

Menu* Gtk::OptionMenu::get_menu | ( |  | ) |

const GtkOptionMenu* Gtk::OptionMenu::gobj | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.

Reimplemented from Gtk::Button.

GtkOptionMenu* Gtk::OptionMenu::gobj | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.

Reimplemented from Gtk::Button.

virtual void Gtk::OptionMenu::on_changed | ( |  | ) | `[protected, virtual]`

void Gtk::OptionMenu::remove_menu | ( |  | ) |

void Gtk::OptionMenu::set_history | ( | guint | index | ) |

void Gtk::OptionMenu::set_menu | ( | Menu& | menu | ) |

Glib::SignalProxy0< void > Gtk::OptionMenu::signal_changed | ( |  | ) |

Prototype:
  `void on_my_changed()`

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

Gtk::OptionMenu* wrap | ( | GtkOptionMenu * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false` |
| ) |  |  | `[related]`

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:

  | object | The C instance.
  | take_copy | False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.

Returns:
  A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- optionmenu.h