GtkSpinButton: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkSpinButton GtkSpinButton — Retrieve an integer or floating-point number from the user |

## Functions

void | gtk_spin_button_configure ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_spin_button_new ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_spin_button_new_with_range ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_adjustment ()
GtkAdjustment * | gtk_spin_button_get_adjustment ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_digits ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_increments ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_range ()
gint | gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_value ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_update_policy ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_numeric ()
void | gtk_spin_button_spin ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_wrap ()
void | gtk_spin_button_set_snap_to_ticks ()
void | gtk_spin_button_update ()
guint | gtk_spin_button_get_digits ()
void | gtk_spin_button_get_increments ()
gboolean | gtk_spin_button_get_numeric ()
void | gtk_spin_button_get_range ()
gboolean | gtk_spin_button_get_snap_to_ticks ()
GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy | gtk_spin_button_get_update_policy ()
gdouble | gtk_spin_button_get_value ()
gboolean | gtk_spin_button_get_wrap ()

## Properties

GtkAdjustment * | adjustment | Read / Write
double | climb-rate | Read / Write
guint | digits | Read / Write
gboolean | numeric | Read / Write
gboolean | snap-to-ticks | Read / Write
GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy | update-policy | Read / Write
double | value | Read / Write
gboolean | wrap | Read / Write

## Style Properties

GtkShadowType | shadow-type | Read

## Signals

void | change-value | Action
int | input | Run Last
gboolean | output | Run Last
void | value-changed | Run Last
void | wrapped | Run Last

## Types and Values

struct | GtkSpinButton
enum | GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy
enum | GtkSpinType
#define | GTK_INPUT_ERROR

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkWidget
                ╰── GtkEntry
                    ╰── GtkSpinButton

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkSpinButton implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkEditable, GtkCellEditable and GtkOrientable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

A GtkSpinButton is an ideal way to allow the user to set the value of some attribute. Rather than having to directly type a number into a GtkEntry, GtkSpinButton allows the user to click on one of two arrows to increment or decrement the displayed value. A value can still be typed in, with the bonus that it can be checked to ensure it is in a given range.

The main properties of a GtkSpinButton are through an adjustment. See the GtkAdjustment section for more details about an adjustment's properties. Note that GtkSpinButton will by default make its entry large enough to accomodate the lower and upper bounds of the adjustment, which can lead to surprising results. Best practice is to set both the “width-chars” and “max-width-chars” poperties to the desired number of characters to display in the entry.

### CSS nodes

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    spinbutton.horizontal
    ├── undershoot.left
    ├── undershoot.right
    ├── entry
    │   ╰── ...
    ├── button.down
    ╰── button.up

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    spinbutton.vertical
    ├── undershoot.left
    ├── undershoot.right
    ├── button.up
    ├── entry
    │   ╰── ...
    ╰── button.down

GtkSpinButtons main CSS node has the name spinbutton. It creates subnodes for the entry and the two buttons, with these names. The button nodes have the style classes .up and .down. The GtkEntry subnodes (if present) are put below the entry node. The orientation of the spin button is reflected in the .vertical or .horizontal style class on the main node.

#### Using a GtkSpinButton to get an integer

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    // Provides a function to retrieve an integer value from a GtkSpinButton
    // and creates a spin button to model percentage values.

    gint
    grab_int_value (GtkSpinButton *button,
                    gpointer       user_data)
    {
      return gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int (button);
    }

    void
    create_integer_spin_button (void)
    {

      GtkWidget *window, *button;
      GtkAdjustment *adjustment;

      adjustment = gtk_adjustment_new (50.0, 0.0, 100.0, 1.0, 5.0, 0.0);

      window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
      gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (window), 5);

      // creates the spinbutton, with no decimal places
      button = gtk_spin_button_new (adjustment, 1.0, 0);
      gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), button);

      gtk_widget_show_all (window);
    }

#### Using a GtkSpinButton to get a floating point value

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    // Provides a function to retrieve a floating point value from a
    // GtkSpinButton, and creates a high precision spin button.

    gfloat
    grab_float_value (GtkSpinButton *button,
                      gpointer       user_data)
    {
      return gtk_spin_button_get_value (button);
    }

    void
    create_floating_spin_button (void)
    {
      GtkWidget *window, *button;
      GtkAdjustment *adjustment;

      adjustment = gtk_adjustment_new (2.500, 0.0, 5.0, 0.001, 0.1, 0.0);

      window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
      gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (window), 5);

      // creates the spinbutton, with three decimal places
      button = gtk_spin_button_new (adjustment, 0.001, 3);
      gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), button);

      gtk_widget_show_all (window);
    }

## Functions

### gtk_spin_button_configure ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_configure (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                               GtkAdjustment *adjustment,
                               gdouble climb_rate,
                               guint digits);

Changes the properties of an existing spin button. The adjustment, climb rate, and number of decimal places are updated accordingly.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
adjustment | a GtkAdjustment to replace the spin button’s existing adjustment, or `NULL` to leave its current adjustment unchanged. | [nullable]
climb_rate | the new climb rate |
digits | the number of decimal places to display in the spin button |

### gtk_spin_button_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_spin_button_new (GtkAdjustment *adjustment,
                         gdouble climb_rate,
                         guint digits);

Creates a new GtkSpinButton.

#### Parameters

adjustment | the GtkAdjustment object that this spin button should use, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]
climb_rate | specifies by how much the rate of change in the value will accelerate if you continue to hold down an up/down button or arrow key |
digits | the number of decimal places to display |

#### Returns

The new spin button as a GtkWidget

### gtk_spin_button_new_with_range ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_spin_button_new_with_range (gdouble min,
                                    gdouble max,
                                    gdouble step);

This is a convenience constructor that allows creation of a numeric GtkSpinButton without manually creating an adjustment. The value is initially set to the minimum value and a page increment of 10 * `step` is the default. The precision of the spin button is equivalent to the precision of `step` .

Note that the way in which the precision is derived works best if `step` is a power of ten. If the resulting precision is not suitable for your needs, use `gtk_spin_button_set_digits()` to correct it.

#### Parameters

min | Minimum allowable value |
max | Maximum allowable value |
step | Increment added or subtracted by spinning the widget |

#### Returns

The new spin button as a GtkWidget

### gtk_spin_button_set_adjustment ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_adjustment (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                    GtkAdjustment *adjustment);

Replaces the GtkAdjustment associated with `spin_button` .

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
adjustment | a GtkAdjustment to replace the existing adjustment |

### gtk_spin_button_get_adjustment ()

    GtkAdjustment *
    gtk_spin_button_get_adjustment (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Get the adjustment associated with a GtkSpinButton

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

the GtkAdjustment of `spin_button` .

[transfer none]

### gtk_spin_button_set_digits ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_digits (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                guint digits);

Set the precision to be displayed by `spin_button` . Up to 20 digit precision is allowed.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
digits | the number of digits after the decimal point to be displayed for the spin button’s value |

### gtk_spin_button_set_increments ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_increments (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                    gdouble step,
                                    gdouble page);

Sets the step and page increments for spin_button. This affects how quickly the value changes when the spin button’s arrows are activated.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
step | increment applied for a button 1 press. |
page | increment applied for a button 2 press. |

### gtk_spin_button_set_range ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_range (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                               gdouble min,
                               gdouble max);

Sets the minimum and maximum allowable values for `spin_button` .

If the current value is outside this range, it will be adjusted to fit within the range, otherwise it will remain unchanged.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
min | minimum allowable value |
max | maximum allowable value |

### gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int ()

    gint
    gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Get the value `spin_button` represented as an integer.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

the value of `spin_button`

### gtk_spin_button_set_value ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_value (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                               gdouble value);

Sets the value of `spin_button` .

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
value | the new value |

### gtk_spin_button_set_update_policy ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_update_policy (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                       GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy policy);

Sets the update behavior of a spin button. This determines whether the spin button is always updated or only when a valid value is set.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
policy | a GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy value |

### gtk_spin_button_set_numeric ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_numeric (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                 gboolean numeric);

Sets the flag that determines if non-numeric text can be typed into the spin button.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
numeric | flag indicating if only numeric entry is allowed |

### gtk_spin_button_spin ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_spin (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                          GtkSpinType direction,
                          gdouble increment);

Increment or decrement a spin button’s value in a specified direction by a specified amount.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
direction | a GtkSpinType indicating the direction to spin |
increment | step increment to apply in the specified direction |

### gtk_spin_button_set_wrap ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_wrap (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                              gboolean wrap);

Sets the flag that determines if a spin button value wraps around to the opposite limit when the upper or lower limit of the range is exceeded.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
wrap | a flag indicating if wrapping behavior is performed |

### gtk_spin_button_set_snap_to_ticks ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_set_snap_to_ticks (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                       gboolean snap_to_ticks);

Sets the policy as to whether values are corrected to the nearest step increment when a spin button is activated after providing an invalid value.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
snap_to_ticks | a flag indicating if invalid values should be corrected |

### gtk_spin_button_update ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_update (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Manually force an update of the spin button.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

### gtk_spin_button_get_digits ()

    guint
    gtk_spin_button_get_digits (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Fetches the precision of `spin_button` . See `gtk_spin_button_set_digits()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

the current precision

### gtk_spin_button_get_increments ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_get_increments (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                                    gdouble *step,
                                    gdouble *page);

Gets the current step and page the increments used by `spin_button` . See `gtk_spin_button_set_increments()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
step | location to store step increment, or `NULL`. | [out][allow-none]
page | location to store page increment, or `NULL`. | [out][allow-none]

### gtk_spin_button_get_numeric ()

    gboolean
    gtk_spin_button_get_numeric (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Returns whether non-numeric text can be typed into the spin button. See `gtk_spin_button_set_numeric()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if only numeric text can be entered

### gtk_spin_button_get_range ()

    void
    gtk_spin_button_get_range (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                               gdouble *min,
                               gdouble *max);

Gets the range allowed for `spin_button` . See `gtk_spin_button_set_range()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |
min | location to store minimum allowed value, or `NULL`. | [out][allow-none]
max | location to store maximum allowed value, or `NULL`. | [out][allow-none]

### gtk_spin_button_get_snap_to_ticks ()

    gboolean
    gtk_spin_button_get_snap_to_ticks (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Returns whether the values are corrected to the nearest step. See `gtk_spin_button_set_snap_to_ticks()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if values are snapped to the nearest step

### gtk_spin_button_get_update_policy ()

    GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy
    gtk_spin_button_get_update_policy (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Gets the update behavior of a spin button. See `gtk_spin_button_set_update_policy()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

the current update policy

### gtk_spin_button_get_value ()

    gdouble
    gtk_spin_button_get_value (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Get the value in the `spin_button` .

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

the value of `spin_button`

### gtk_spin_button_get_wrap ()

    gboolean
    gtk_spin_button_get_wrap (GtkSpinButton *spin_button);

Returns whether the spin button’s value wraps around to the opposite limit when the upper or lower limit of the range is exceeded. See `gtk_spin_button_set_wrap()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | a GtkSpinButton |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the spin button wraps around

## Types and Values

### struct GtkSpinButton

    struct GtkSpinButton;

The GtkSpinButton contains only private data and should not be directly modified.

### enum GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy

The spin button update policy determines whether the spin button displays values even if they are outside the bounds of its adjustment. See `gtk_spin_button_set_update_policy()`.

#### Members

GTK_UPDATE_ALWAYS | When refreshing your GtkSpinButton, the value is always displayed |
GTK_UPDATE_IF_VALID | When refreshing your GtkSpinButton, the value is only displayed if it is valid within the bounds of the spin button's adjustment |

### enum GtkSpinType

The values of the GtkSpinType enumeration are used to specify the change to make in `gtk_spin_button_spin()`.

#### Members

GTK_SPIN_STEP_FORWARD | Increment by the adjustments step increment. |
GTK_SPIN_STEP_BACKWARD | Decrement by the adjustments step increment. |
GTK_SPIN_PAGE_FORWARD | Increment by the adjustments page increment. |
GTK_SPIN_PAGE_BACKWARD | Decrement by the adjustments page increment. |
GTK_SPIN_HOME | Go to the adjustments lower bound. |
GTK_SPIN_END | Go to the adjustments upper bound. |
GTK_SPIN_USER_DEFINED | Change by a specified amount. |

### GTK_INPUT_ERROR

    #define GTK_INPUT_ERROR -1

Constant to return from a signal handler for the “input” signal in case of conversion failure.

## Property Details

### The `“adjustment”` property

      “adjustment”               GtkAdjustment *

The adjustment that holds the value of the spin button.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“climb-rate”` property

      “climb-rate”               double

The acceleration rate when you hold down a button or key.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `“digits”` property

      “digits”                   guint

The number of decimal places to display.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: <= 20

Default value: 0

### The `“numeric”` property

      “numeric”                  gboolean

Whether non-numeric characters should be ignored.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“snap-to-ticks”` property

      “snap-to-ticks”            gboolean

Whether erroneous values are automatically changed to a spin button's nearest step increment.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“update-policy”` property

      “update-policy”            GtkSpinButtonUpdatePolicy

Whether the spin button should update always, or only when the value is legal.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_UPDATE_ALWAYS

### The `“value”` property

      “value”                    double

Reads the current value, or sets a new value.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 0

### The `“wrap”` property

      “wrap”                     gboolean

Whether a spin button should wrap upon reaching its limits.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

## Style Property Details

### The `“shadow-type”` style property

      “shadow-type”              GtkShadowType

Style of bevel around the spin button.

`GtkSpinButton:shadow-type` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use CSS to determine the style of the border; the value of this style property is ignored.

Owner: GtkSpinButton

Flags: Read

Default value: GTK_SHADOW_IN

## Signal Details

### The `“change-value”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                   GtkScrollType  scroll,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::change-value signal is a keybinding signal which gets emitted when the user initiates a value change.

Applications should not connect to it, but may emit it with `g_signal_emit_by_name()` if they need to control the cursor programmatically.

The default bindings for this signal are Up/Down and PageUp and/PageDown.

#### Parameters

spin_button | the object on which the signal was emitted |
scroll | a GtkScrollType to specify the speed and amount of change |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Action

### The `“input”` signal

    int
    user_function (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                   gpointer       new_value,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::input signal can be used to influence the conversion of the users input into a double value. The signal handler is expected to use `gtk_entry_get_text()` to retrieve the text of the entry and set `new_value` to the new value.

The default conversion uses `g_strtod()`.

#### Parameters

spin_button | the object on which the signal was emitted |
new_value | return location for the new value. | [out][type double]
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

#### Returns

`TRUE` for a successful conversion, `FALSE` if the input was not handled, and `GTK_INPUT_ERROR` if the conversion failed.

Flags: Run Last

### The `“output”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::output signal can be used to change to formatting of the value that is displayed in the spin buttons entry.

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    // show leading zeros
    static gboolean
    on_output (GtkSpinButton *spin,
               gpointer       data)
    {
       GtkAdjustment *adjustment;
       gchar *text;
       int value;

       adjustment = gtk_spin_button_get_adjustment (spin);
       value = (int)gtk_adjustment_get_value (adjustment);
       text = g_strdup_printf ("%02d", value);
       gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (spin), text);
       g_free (text);

       return TRUE;
    }

#### Parameters

spin_button | the object on which the signal was emitted |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the value has been displayed

Flags: Run Last

### The `“value-changed”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::value-changed signal is emitted when the value represented by `spinbutton` changes. Also see the “output” signal.

#### Parameters

spin_button | the object on which the signal was emitted |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“wrapped”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkSpinButton *spin_button,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::wrapped signal is emitted right after the spinbutton wraps from its maximum to minimum value or vice-versa.

#### Parameters

spin_button | the object on which the signal was emitted |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.10

## See Also

GtkEntry