Gtk.SpinButton

g Atk.ImplementorIface Atk.ImplementorIface Gtk.Widget Gtk.Widget Atk.ImplementorIface->Gtk.Widget GObject.GInterface GObject.GInterface GObject.GInterface->Atk.ImplementorIface Gtk.Buildable Gtk.Buildable GObject.GInterface->Gtk.Buildable Gtk.CellEditable Gtk.CellEditable GObject.GInterface->Gtk.CellEditable Gtk.Editable Gtk.Editable GObject.GInterface->Gtk.Editable Gtk.Orientable Gtk.Orientable GObject.GInterface->Gtk.Orientable GObject.InitiallyUnowned GObject.InitiallyUnowned GObject.InitiallyUnowned->Gtk.Widget GObject.Object GObject.Object GObject.Object->GObject.InitiallyUnowned Gtk.Buildable->Gtk.Widget Gtk.Entry Gtk.Entry Gtk.CellEditable->Gtk.Entry Gtk.Editable->Gtk.Entry Gtk.SpinButton Gtk.SpinButton Gtk.Entry->Gtk.SpinButton Gtk.Orientable->Gtk.SpinButton Gtk.Widget->Gtk.Entry

Example

../_images/SpinButton.png
Subclasses:

None

Methods

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (76), Gtk.Widget (278), GObject.Object (37), Gtk.Buildable (10), Gtk.CellEditable (3), Gtk.Editable (13), Gtk.Orientable (2)

Structs:

Gtk.WidgetClass (12), GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class

new (adjustment, climb_rate, digits)

class

new_with_range (min, max, step)

configure (adjustment, climb_rate, digits)

get_adjustment ()

get_digits ()

get_increments ()

get_numeric ()

get_range ()

get_snap_to_ticks ()

get_update_policy ()

get_value ()

get_value_as_int ()

get_wrap ()

set_adjustment (adjustment)

set_digits (digits)

set_increments (step, page)

set_numeric (numeric)

set_range (min, max)

set_snap_to_ticks (snap_to_ticks)

set_update_policy (policy)

set_value (value)

set_wrap (wrap)

spin (direction, increment)

update ()

Virtual Methods

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (13), Gtk.Widget (82), GObject.Object (7), Gtk.Buildable (10), Gtk.CellEditable (3), Gtk.Editable (10)

do_change_value (scroll)

do_input (new_value)

do_output ()

do_value_changed ()

do_wrapped ()

Properties

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (51), Gtk.Widget (39), Gtk.CellEditable (1), Gtk.Orientable (1)

Name

Type

Flags

Short Description

adjustment

Gtk.Adjustment

r/w

The adjustment that holds the value of the spin button

climb-rate

float

r/w/en

The acceleration rate when you hold down a button or key

digits

int

r/w/en

The number of decimal places to display

numeric

bool

r/w/en

Whether non-numeric characters should be ignored

snap-to-ticks

bool

r/w/en

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

update-policy

Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy

r/w/en

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

value

float

r/w/en

Reads the current value, or sets a new value

wrap

bool

r/w/en

Whether a spin button should wrap upon reaching its limits

Style Properties

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (4), Gtk.Widget (17)

Name

Type

Default

Flags

Short Description

shadow-type

Gtk.ShadowType

Gtk.ShadowType.IN

d/r

Style of bevel around the spin button deprecated

Signals

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (14), Gtk.Widget (69), GObject.Object (1), Gtk.CellEditable (2), Gtk.Editable (3)

Name

Short Description

change-value

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

input

The ::input signal can be used to influence the conversion of the users input into a double value.

output

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

value-changed

The ::value-changed signal is emitted when the value represented by spinbutton changes.

wrapped

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

Fields

Inherited:

Gtk.Entry (14), Gtk.Widget (69), GObject.Object (1), Gtk.CellEditable (2), Gtk.Editable (3)

Name

Type

Access

Description

entry

Gtk.Entry

r

Class Details

class Gtk.SpinButton(**kwargs)
Bases:

Gtk.Entry, Gtk.Orientable

Abstract:

No

Structure:

Gtk.SpinButtonClass

A Gtk.SpinButton 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 Gtk.Entry, Gtk.SpinButton 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 Gtk.SpinButton are through an adjustment. See the Gtk.Adjustment section for more details about an adjustment’s properties. Note that Gtk.SpinButton 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 Gtk.Entry :width-chars and Gtk.Entry :max-width-chars poperties to the desired number of characters to display in the entry.

CSS nodes
spinbutton.horizontal
├── undershoot.left
├── undershoot.right
├── entry
│   ╰── ...
├── button.down
╰── button.up
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 Gtk.Entry 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 Gtk.SpinButton to get an integer
// 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 Gtk.SpinButton to get a floating point value
// 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);
}
classmethod new(adjustment, climb_rate, digits)[source]
Parameters:
  • adjustment (Gtk.Adjustment or None) – the Gtk.Adjustment object that this spin button should use, or None

  • climb_rate (float) – 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 (int) – the number of decimal places to display

Returns:

The new spin button as a Gtk.Widget

Return type:

Gtk.Widget

Creates a new Gtk.SpinButton.

classmethod new_with_range(min, max, step)[source]
Parameters:
  • min (float) – Minimum allowable value

  • max (float) – Maximum allowable value

  • step (float) – Increment added or subtracted by spinning the widget

Returns:

The new spin button as a Gtk.Widget

Return type:

Gtk.Widget

This is a convenience constructor that allows creation of a numeric Gtk.SpinButton 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.SpinButton.set_digits() to correct it.

configure(adjustment, climb_rate, digits)[source]
Parameters:
  • adjustment (Gtk.Adjustment or None) – a Gtk.Adjustment to replace the spin button’s existing adjustment, or None to leave its current adjustment unchanged

  • climb_rate (float) – the new climb rate

  • digits (int) – the number of decimal places to display in the spin button

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

get_adjustment()[source]
Returns:

the Gtk.Adjustment of self

Return type:

Gtk.Adjustment

Get the adjustment associated with a Gtk.SpinButton

get_digits()[source]
Returns:

the current precision

Return type:

int

Fetches the precision of self. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_digits().

get_increments()[source]
Returns:

step:

location to store step increment, or None

page:

location to store page increment, or None

Return type:

(step: float, page: float)

Gets the current step and page the increments used by self. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_increments().

get_numeric()[source]
Returns:

True if only numeric text can be entered

Return type:

bool

Returns whether non-numeric text can be typed into the spin button. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_numeric().

get_range()[source]
Returns:

min:

location to store minimum allowed value, or None

max:

location to store maximum allowed value, or None

Return type:

(min: float, max: float)

Gets the range allowed for self. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_range().

get_snap_to_ticks()[source]
Returns:

True if values are snapped to the nearest step

Return type:

bool

Returns whether the values are corrected to the nearest step. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_snap_to_ticks().

get_update_policy()[source]
Returns:

the current update policy

Return type:

Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy

Gets the update behavior of a spin button. See Gtk.SpinButton.set_update_policy().

get_value()[source]
Returns:

the value of self

Return type:

float

Get the value in the self.

get_value_as_int()[source]
Returns:

the value of self

Return type:

int

Get the value self represented as an integer.

get_wrap()[source]
Returns:

True if the spin button wraps around

Return type:

bool

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.SpinButton.set_wrap().

set_adjustment(adjustment)[source]
Parameters:

adjustment (Gtk.Adjustment) – a Gtk.Adjustment to replace the existing adjustment

Replaces the Gtk.Adjustment associated with self.

set_digits(digits)[source]
Parameters:

digits (int) – the number of digits after the decimal point to be displayed for the spin button’s value

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

set_increments(step, page)[source]
Parameters:
  • step (float) – increment applied for a button 1 press.

  • page (float) – increment applied for a button 2 press.

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

set_numeric(numeric)[source]
Parameters:

numeric (bool) – flag indicating if only numeric entry is allowed

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

set_range(min, max)[source]
Parameters:
  • min (float) – minimum allowable value

  • max (float) – maximum allowable value

Sets the minimum and maximum allowable values for self.

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

set_snap_to_ticks(snap_to_ticks)[source]
Parameters:

snap_to_ticks (bool) – a flag indicating if invalid values should be corrected

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.

set_update_policy(policy)[source]
Parameters:

policy (Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy) – a Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy value

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.

set_value(value)[source]
Parameters:

value (float) – the new value

Sets the value of self.

set_wrap(wrap)[source]
Parameters:

wrap (bool) – a flag indicating if wrapping behavior is performed

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.

spin(direction, increment)[source]
Parameters:
  • direction (Gtk.SpinType) – a Gtk.SpinType indicating the direction to spin

  • increment (float) – step increment to apply in the specified direction

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

update()[source]

Manually force an update of the spin button.

do_change_value(scroll) virtual
Parameters:

scroll (Gtk.ScrollType) –

do_input(new_value) virtual
Parameters:

new_value (float) –

Return type:

int

do_output() virtual
Return type:

int

do_value_changed() virtual
do_wrapped() virtual

Signal Details

Gtk.SpinButton.signals.change_value(spin_button, scroll)
Signal Name:

change-value

Flags:

RUN_LAST, ACTION

Parameters:

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.

Gtk.SpinButton.signals.input(spin_button)
Signal Name:

input

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

spin_button (Gtk.SpinButton) – The object which received the signal

Returns:

True for a successful conversion, False if the input was not handled, and Gtk.INPUT_ERROR if the conversion failed.

new_value:

return location for the new value

Return type:

(int, new_value: float)

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 GLib.strtod().

Gtk.SpinButton.signals.output(spin_button)
Signal Name:

output

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

spin_button (Gtk.SpinButton) – The object which received the signal

Returns:

True if the value has been displayed

Return type:

bool

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

// 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;
}
Gtk.SpinButton.signals.value_changed(spin_button)
Signal Name:

value-changed

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

spin_button (Gtk.SpinButton) – The object which received the signal

The ::value-changed signal is emitted when the value represented by spinbutton changes. Also see the Gtk.SpinButton ::output signal.

Gtk.SpinButton.signals.wrapped(spin_button)
Signal Name:

wrapped

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

spin_button (Gtk.SpinButton) – The object which received the signal

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

New in version 2.10.

Property Details

Gtk.SpinButton.props.adjustment
Name:

adjustment

Type:

Gtk.Adjustment

Default Value:

None

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE

The adjustment that holds the value of the spin button

Gtk.SpinButton.props.climb_rate
Name:

climb-rate

Type:

float

Default Value:

0.0

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The acceleration rate when you hold down a button or key

Gtk.SpinButton.props.digits
Name:

digits

Type:

int

Default Value:

0

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The number of decimal places to display

Gtk.SpinButton.props.numeric
Name:

numeric

Type:

bool

Default Value:

False

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Whether non-numeric characters should be ignored

Gtk.SpinButton.props.snap_to_ticks
Name:

snap-to-ticks

Type:

bool

Default Value:

False

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

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

Gtk.SpinButton.props.update_policy
Name:

update-policy

Type:

Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy

Default Value:

Gtk.SpinButtonUpdatePolicy.ALWAYS

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

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

Gtk.SpinButton.props.value
Name:

value

Type:

float

Default Value:

0.0

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Reads the current value, or sets a new value

Gtk.SpinButton.props.wrap
Name:

wrap

Type:

bool

Default Value:

False

Flags:

READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Whether a spin button should wrap upon reaching its limits