Gtk.TextBuffer¶

Subclasses:: None

Methods¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (37)
Structs:: GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	`new` (table)
	`add_mark` (mark, where)
	`add_selection_clipboard` (clipboard)
	`apply_tag` (tag, start, end)
	`apply_tag_by_name` (name, start, end)
	`backspace` (iter, interactive, default_editable)
	`begin_user_action` ()
	`copy_clipboard` (clipboard)
	`create_child_anchor` (iter)
	`create_mark` (mark_name, where, left_gravity)
	`create_tag` (tag_name=None, **properties)
	`cut_clipboard` (clipboard, default_editable)
	`delete` (start, end)
	`delete_interactive` (start_iter, end_iter, default_editable)
	`delete_mark` (mark)
	`delete_mark_by_name` (name)
	`delete_selection` (interactive, default_editable)
	`deserialize` (content_buffer, format, iter, data)
	`deserialize_get_can_create_tags` (format)
	`deserialize_set_can_create_tags` (format, can_create_tags)
	`end_user_action` ()
	`get_bounds` ()
	`get_char_count` ()
	`get_copy_target_list` ()
	`get_deserialize_formats` ()
	`get_end_iter` ()
	`get_has_selection` ()
	`get_insert` ()
	`get_iter_at_child_anchor` (anchor)
	`get_iter_at_line` (line_number)
	`get_iter_at_line_index` (line_number, byte_index)
	`get_iter_at_line_offset` (line_number, char_offset)
	`get_iter_at_mark` (mark)
	`get_iter_at_offset` (char_offset)
	`get_line_count` ()
	`get_mark` (name)
	`get_modified` ()
	`get_paste_target_list` ()
	`get_selection_bound` ()
	`get_selection_bounds` ()
	`get_serialize_formats` ()
	`get_slice` (start, end, include_hidden_chars)
	`get_start_iter` ()
	`get_tag_table` ()
	`get_text` (start, end, include_hidden_chars)
	`insert` (iter, text, length=-1)
	`insert_at_cursor` (text, len)
	`insert_child_anchor` (iter, anchor)
	`insert_interactive` (iter, text, len, default_editable)
	`insert_interactive_at_cursor` (text, len, default_editable)
	`insert_markup` (iter, markup, len)
	`insert_pixbuf` (iter, pixbuf)
	`insert_range` (iter, start, end)
	`insert_range_interactive` (iter, start, end, default_editable)
	`insert_with_tags` (iter, text, *tags)
	`insert_with_tags_by_name` (iter, text, *tags)
	`move_mark` (mark, where)
	`move_mark_by_name` (name, where)
	`paste_clipboard` (clipboard, override_location, default_editable)
	`place_cursor` (where)
	`register_deserialize_format` (mime_type, function, *user_data)
	`register_deserialize_tagset` (tagset_name)
	`register_serialize_format` (mime_type, function, *user_data)
	`register_serialize_tagset` (tagset_name)
	`remove_all_tags` (start, end)
	`remove_selection_clipboard` (clipboard)
	`remove_tag` (tag, start, end)
	`remove_tag_by_name` (name, start, end)
	`select_range` (ins, bound)
	`serialize` (content_buffer, format, start, end)
	`set_modified` (setting)
	`set_text` (text, length=-1)
	`unregister_deserialize_format` (format)
	`unregister_serialize_format` (format)

Virtual Methods¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (7)

	`do_apply_tag` (tag, start, end)
	`do_begin_user_action` ()
	`do_changed` ()
	`do_delete_range` (start, end)
	`do_end_user_action` ()
	`do_insert_child_anchor` (iter, anchor)
	`do_insert_pixbuf` (iter, pixbuf)
	`do_insert_text` (pos, new_text, new_text_length)
	`do_mark_deleted` (mark)
	`do_mark_set` (location, mark)
	`do_modified_changed` ()
	`do_paste_done` (clipboard)
	`do_remove_tag` (tag, start, end)

Properties¶

Name	Type	Flags	Short Description
`copy-target-list`	`Gtk.TargetList`	r	The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard copying and DND source
`cursor-position`	`int`	r	The position of the insert mark (as offset from the beginning of the buffer)
`has-selection`	`bool`	r	Whether the buffer has some text currently selected
`paste-target-list`	`Gtk.TargetList`	r	The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard pasting and DND destination
`tag-table`	`Gtk.TextTagTable`	r/w/co	Text Tag Table
`text`	`str`	r/w	Current text of the buffer

Signals¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (1)

Name	Short Description
`apply-tag`	The `::apply-tag` signal is emitted to apply a tag to a range of text in a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`begin-user-action`	The `::begin-user-action` signal is emitted at the beginning of a single user-visible operation on a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`changed`	The `::changed` signal is emitted when the content of a `Gtk.TextBuffer` has changed.
`delete-range`	The `::delete-range` signal is emitted to delete a range from a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`end-user-action`	The `::end-user-action` signal is emitted at the end of a single user-visible operation on the `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`insert-child-anchor`	The `::insert-child-anchor` signal is emitted to insert a `Gtk.TextChildAnchor` in a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`insert-pixbuf`	The `::insert-pixbuf` signal is emitted to insert a `GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf` in a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`insert-text`	The `::insert-text` signal is emitted to insert text in a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.
`mark-deleted`	The `::mark-deleted` signal is emitted as notification after a `Gtk.TextMark` is deleted.
`mark-set`	The `::mark-set` signal is emitted as notification after a `Gtk.TextMark` is set.
`modified-changed`	The `::modified-changed` signal is emitted when the modified bit of a `Gtk.TextBuffer` flips.
`paste-done`	The paste-done signal is emitted after paste operation has been completed.
`remove-tag`	The `::remove-tag` signal is emitted to remove all occurrences of tag from a range of text in a `Gtk.TextBuffer`.

Fields¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (1)

Name	Type	Access	Description
parent_instance	`GObject.Object`	r

Class Details¶

class Gtk.TextBuffer(**kwargs)¶

Bases:: GObject.Object
Abstract:: No
Structure:: Gtk.TextBufferClass

You may wish to begin by reading the text widget conceptual overview which gives an overview of all the objects and data types related to the text widget and how they work together.

classmethod new(table)[source]¶

Parameters:: table (Gtk.TextTagTable or None) – a tag table, or None to create a new one
Returns:: a new text buffer
Return type:: Gtk.TextBuffer

Creates a new text buffer.

add_mark(mark, where)[source]¶

Parameters:

mark (Gtk.TextMark) – the mark to add
where (Gtk.TextIter) – location to place mark

Adds the mark at position where. The mark must not be added to another buffer, and if its name is not None then there must not be another mark in the buffer with the same name.

Emits the Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-set signal as notification of the mark’s initial placement.

New in version 2.12.

add_selection_clipboard(clipboard)[source]¶

Parameters:: clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) – a Gtk.Clipboard

Adds clipboard to the list of clipboards in which the selection contents of self are available. In most cases, clipboard will be the Gtk.Clipboard of type %GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY for a view of self.

apply_tag(tag, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

tag (Gtk.TextTag) – a Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be tagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be tagged

Emits the “apply-tag” signal on self. The default handler for the signal applies tag to the given range. start and end do not have to be in order.

apply_tag_by_name(name, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

name (str) – name of a named Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be tagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be tagged

Calls Gtk.TextTagTable.lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a Gtk.TextTag, then calls Gtk.TextBuffer.apply_tag().

backspace(iter, interactive, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in self
interactive (bool) – whether the deletion is caused by user interaction
default_editable (bool) – whether the buffer is editable by default

Returns:

True if the buffer was modified

Return type:

bool

Performs the appropriate action as if the user hit the delete key with the cursor at the position specified by iter. In the normal case a single character will be deleted, but when combining accents are involved, more than one character can be deleted, and when precomposed character and accent combinations are involved, less than one character will be deleted.

Because the buffer is modified, all outstanding iterators become invalid after calling this function; however, the iter will be re-initialized to point to the location where text was deleted.

New in version 2.6.

begin_user_action()[source]¶

Called to indicate that the buffer operations between here and a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action() are part of a single user-visible operation. The operations between Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action() and Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action() can then be grouped when creating an undo stack. Gtk.TextBuffer maintains a count of calls to Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action() that have not been closed with a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action(), and emits the “begin-user-action” and “end-user-action” signals only for the outermost pair of calls. This allows you to build user actions from other user actions.

The “interactive” buffer mutation functions, such as Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_interactive(), automatically call begin/end user action around the buffer operations they perform, so there’s no need to add extra calls if you user action consists solely of a single call to one of those functions.

copy_clipboard(clipboard)[source]¶

Parameters:: clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) – the Gtk.Clipboard object to copy to

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard.

create_child_anchor(iter)[source]¶

Parameters:: iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location in the buffer
Returns:: the created child anchor
Return type:: Gtk.TextChildAnchor

This is a convenience function which simply creates a child anchor with Gtk.TextChildAnchor.new() and inserts it into the buffer with Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_child_anchor(). The new anchor is owned by the buffer; no reference count is returned to the caller of Gtk.TextBuffer.create_child_anchor().

create_mark(mark_name, where, left_gravity)[source]¶

Parameters:

mark_name (str or None) – name for mark, or None
where (Gtk.TextIter) – location to place mark
left_gravity (bool) – whether the mark has left gravity

Returns:

the new Gtk.TextMark object

Return type:

Gtk.TextMark

Creates a mark at position where. If mark_name is None, the mark is anonymous; otherwise, the mark can be retrieved by name using Gtk.TextBuffer.get_mark(). If a mark has left gravity, and text is inserted at the mark’s current location, the mark will be moved to the left of the newly-inserted text. If the mark has right gravity (left_gravity = False), the mark will end up on the right of newly-inserted text. The standard left-to-right cursor is a mark with right gravity (when you type, the cursor stays on the right side of the text you’re typing).

The caller of this function does not own a reference to the returned Gtk.TextMark, so you can ignore the return value if you like. Marks are owned by the buffer and go away when the buffer does.

Emits the Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-set signal as notification of the mark’s initial placement.

create_tag(tag_name=None, **properties)[source]¶

Creates a tag and adds it to the tag table of the TextBuffer.

Parameters:

tag_name (str) – Name of the new tag, or None
**properties –
Keyword list of properties and their values

Returns:

A new tag.

This is equivalent to creating a Gtk.TextTag and then adding the tag to the buffer’s tag table. The returned tag is owned by the buffer’s tag table.

If tag_name is None, the tag is anonymous.

If tag_name is not None, a tag called tag_name must not already exist in the tag table for this buffer.

Properties are passed as a keyword list of names and values (e.g. foreground=’DodgerBlue’, weight=Pango.Weight.BOLD)

cut_clipboard(clipboard, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) – the Gtk.Clipboard object to cut to
default_editable (bool) – default editability of the buffer

Copies the currently-selected text to a clipboard, then deletes said text if it’s editable.

delete(start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

start (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in self
end (Gtk.TextIter) – another position in self

Deletes text between start and end. The order of start and end is not actually relevant; Gtk.TextBuffer.delete() will reorder them. This function actually emits the “delete-range” signal, and the default handler of that signal deletes the text. Because the buffer is modified, all outstanding iterators become invalid after calling this function; however, the start and end will be re-initialized to point to the location where text was deleted.

delete_interactive(start_iter, end_iter, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

start_iter (Gtk.TextIter) – start of range to delete
end_iter (Gtk.TextIter) – end of range
default_editable (bool) – whether the buffer is editable by default

Returns:

whether some text was actually deleted

Return type:

bool

Deletes all editable text in the given range. Calls Gtk.TextBuffer.delete() for each editable sub-range of [start,`end`). start and end are revalidated to point to the location of the last deleted range, or left untouched if no text was deleted.

delete_mark(mark)[source]¶

Parameters:: mark (Gtk.TextMark) – a Gtk.TextMark in self

Deletes mark, so that it’s no longer located anywhere in the buffer. Removes the reference the buffer holds to the mark, so if you haven’t called GObject.Object.ref() on the mark, it will be freed. Even if the mark isn’t freed, most operations on mark become invalid, until it gets added to a buffer again with Gtk.TextBuffer.add_mark(). Use Gtk.TextMark.get_deleted() to find out if a mark has been removed from its buffer. The Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-deleted signal will be emitted as notification after the mark is deleted.

delete_mark_by_name(name)[source]¶

Parameters:: name (str) – name of a mark in self

Deletes the mark named name; the mark must exist. See Gtk.TextBuffer.delete_mark() for details.

delete_selection(interactive, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

interactive (bool) – whether the deletion is caused by user interaction
default_editable (bool) – whether the buffer is editable by default

Returns:

whether there was a non-empty selection to delete

Return type:

bool

Deletes the range between the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks, that is, the currently-selected text. If interactive is True, the editability of the selection will be considered (users can’t delete uneditable text).

deserialize(content_buffer, format, iter, data)[source]¶

Parameters:

content_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – the Gtk.TextBuffer to deserialize into
format (Gdk.Atom) – the rich text format to use for deserializing
iter (Gtk.TextIter) – insertion point for the deserialized text
data (bytes) – data to deserialize

Raises:

GLib.Error

Returns:

True on success, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

This function deserializes rich text in format format and inserts it at iter.

formats to be used must be registered using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_tagset() beforehand.

New in version 2.10.

deserialize_get_can_create_tags(format)[source]¶

Parameters:: format (Gdk.Atom) – a Gdk.Atom representing a registered rich text format
Returns:: whether deserializing this format may create tags
Return type:: bool

This functions returns the value set with Gtk.TextBuffer.deserialize_set_can_create_tags()

New in version 2.10.

deserialize_set_can_create_tags(format, can_create_tags)[source]¶

Parameters:

format (Gdk.Atom) – a Gdk.Atom representing a registered rich text format
can_create_tags (bool) – whether deserializing this format may create tags

Use this function to allow a rich text deserialization function to create new tags in the receiving buffer. Note that using this function is almost always a bad idea, because the rich text functions you register should know how to map the rich text format they handler to your text buffers set of tags.

The ability of creating new (arbitrary!) tags in the receiving buffer is meant for special rich text formats like the internal one that is registered using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_tagset(), because that format is essentially a dump of the internal structure of the source buffer, including its tag names.

You should allow creation of tags only if you know what you are doing, e.g. if you defined a tagset name for your application suite’s text buffers and you know that it’s fine to receive new tags from these buffers, because you know that your application can handle the newly created tags.

New in version 2.10.

end_user_action()[source]¶: Should be paired with a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action(). See that function for a full explanation.

get_bounds()[source]¶

Returns:

start:: iterator to initialize with first position in the buffer
end:: iterator to initialize with the end iterator

Return type:

(start: Gtk.TextIter, end: Gtk.TextIter)

Retrieves the first and last iterators in the buffer, i.e. the entire buffer lies within the range [start,`end`).

get_char_count()[source]¶

Returns:: number of characters in the buffer
Return type:: int

Gets the number of characters in the buffer; note that characters and bytes are not the same, you can’t e.g. expect the contents of the buffer in string form to be this many bytes long. The character count is cached, so this function is very fast.

get_copy_target_list()[source]¶

Returns:: the Gtk.TargetList
Return type:: Gtk.TargetList

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer can provide for copying and as DND source. The targets in the list are added with info values from the Gtk.TextBufferTargetInfo enum, using Gtk.TargetList.add_rich_text_targets() and Gtk.TargetList.add_text_targets().

New in version 2.10.

get_deserialize_formats()[source]¶

Returns:: an array of Gdk.Atoms representing the registered formats.
Return type:: [Gdk.Atom]

This function returns the rich text deserialize formats registered with self using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_tagset()

New in version 2.10.

get_end_iter()[source]¶

Returns:: iterator to initialize
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Initializes iter with the “end iterator,” one past the last valid character in the text buffer. If dereferenced with Gtk.TextIter.get_char(), the end iterator has a character value of 0. The entire buffer lies in the range from the first position in the buffer (call Gtk.TextBuffer.get_start_iter() to get character position 0) to the end iterator.

get_has_selection()[source]¶

Returns:: True if the there is text selected
Return type:: bool

Indicates whether the buffer has some text currently selected.

New in version 2.10.

get_insert()[source]¶

Returns:: insertion point mark
Return type:: Gtk.TextMark

Returns the mark that represents the cursor (insertion point). Equivalent to calling Gtk.TextBuffer.get_mark() to get the mark named “insert”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

get_iter_at_child_anchor(anchor)[source]¶

Parameters:: anchor (Gtk.TextChildAnchor) – a child anchor that appears in self
Returns:: an iterator to be initialized
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Obtains the location of anchor within self.

get_iter_at_line(line_number)[source]¶

Parameters:: line_number (int) – line number counting from 0
Returns:: iterator to initialize
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Initializes iter to the start of the given line. If line_number is greater than the number of lines in the self, the end iterator is returned.

get_iter_at_line_index(line_number, byte_index)[source]¶

Parameters:

line_number (int) – line number counting from 0
byte_index (int) – byte index from start of line

Returns:

iterator to initialize

Return type:

iter: Gtk.TextIter

Obtains an iterator pointing to byte_index within the given line. byte_index must be the start of a UTF-8 character. Note bytes, not characters; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

Before the 3.20 version, it was not allowed to pass an invalid location.

Since the 3.20 version, if line_number is greater than the number of lines in the self, the end iterator is returned. And if byte_index is off the end of the line, the iterator at the end of the line is returned.

get_iter_at_line_offset(line_number, char_offset)[source]¶

Parameters:

line_number (int) – line number counting from 0
char_offset (int) – str offset from start of line

Returns:

iterator to initialize

Return type:

iter: Gtk.TextIter

Obtains an iterator pointing to char_offset within the given line. Note characters, not bytes; UTF-8 may encode one character as multiple bytes.

Before the 3.20 version, it was not allowed to pass an invalid location.

Since the 3.20 version, if line_number is greater than the number of lines in the self, the end iterator is returned. And if char_offset is off the end of the line, the iterator at the end of the line is returned.

get_iter_at_mark(mark)[source]¶

Parameters:: mark (Gtk.TextMark) – a Gtk.TextMark in self
Returns:: iterator to initialize
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Initializes iter with the current position of mark.

get_iter_at_offset(char_offset)[source]¶

Parameters:: char_offset (int) – str offset from start of buffer, counting from 0, or -1
Returns:: iterator to initialize
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Initializes iter to a position char_offset chars from the start of the entire buffer. If char_offset is -1 or greater than the number of characters in the buffer, iter is initialized to the end iterator, the iterator one past the last valid character in the buffer.

get_line_count()[source]¶

Returns:: number of lines in the buffer
Return type:: int

Obtains the number of lines in the buffer. This value is cached, so the function is very fast.

get_mark(name)[source]¶

Parameters:: name (str) – a mark name
Returns:: a Gtk.TextMark, or None
Return type:: Gtk.TextMark or None

Returns the mark named name in buffer self, or None if no such mark exists in the buffer.

get_modified()[source]¶

Returns:: True if the buffer has been modified
Return type:: bool

Indicates whether the buffer has been modified since the last call to Gtk.TextBuffer.set_modified() set the modification flag to False. Used for example to enable a “save” function in a text editor.

get_paste_target_list()[source]¶

Returns:: the Gtk.TargetList
Return type:: Gtk.TargetList

This function returns the list of targets this text buffer supports for pasting and as DND destination. The targets in the list are added with info values from the Gtk.TextBufferTargetInfo enum, using Gtk.TargetList.add_rich_text_targets() and Gtk.TargetList.add_text_targets().

New in version 2.10.

get_selection_bound()[source]¶

Returns:: selection bound mark
Return type:: Gtk.TextMark

Returns the mark that represents the selection bound. Equivalent to calling Gtk.TextBuffer.get_mark() to get the mark named “selection_bound”, but very slightly more efficient, and involves less typing.

The currently-selected text in self is the region between the “selection_bound” and “insert” marks. If “selection_bound” and “insert” are in the same place, then there is no current selection. Gtk.TextBuffer.get_selection_bounds() is another convenient function for handling the selection, if you just want to know whether there’s a selection and what its bounds are.

get_selection_bounds()[source]¶

Returns:

If there is no selection returns an empty tuple otherwise a tuple containing:

start:: selection start
end:: selection end

Return type:

(start: Gtk.TextIter, end: Gtk.TextIter) or None

Returns True if some text is selected; places the bounds of the selection in start and end (if the selection has length 0, then start and end are filled in with the same value). start and end will be in ascending order. If start and end are None, then they are not filled in, but the return value still indicates whether text is selected.

get_serialize_formats()[source]¶

Returns:: an array of Gdk.Atoms representing the registered formats.
Return type:: [Gdk.Atom]

This function returns the rich text serialize formats registered with self using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_tagset()

New in version 2.10.

get_slice(start, end, include_hidden_chars)[source]¶

Parameters:

start (Gtk.TextIter) – start of a range
end (Gtk.TextIter) – end of a range
include_hidden_chars (bool) – whether to include invisible text

Returns:

an allocated UTF-8 string

Return type:

str

Returns the text in the range [start,`end`). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if include_hidden_chars is False. The returned string includes a 0xFFFC character whenever the buffer contains embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text(). Note that 0xFFFC can occur in normal text as well, so it is not a reliable indicator that a pixbuf or widget is in the buffer.

get_start_iter()[source]¶

Returns:: iterator to initialize
Return type:: iter: Gtk.TextIter

Initialized iter with the first position in the text buffer. This is the same as using Gtk.TextBuffer.get_iter_at_offset() to get the iter at character offset 0.

get_tag_table()[source]¶

Returns:: the buffer’s tag table
Return type:: Gtk.TextTagTable

Get the Gtk.TextTagTable associated with this buffer.

get_text(start, end, include_hidden_chars)[source]¶

Parameters:

start (Gtk.TextIter) – start of a range
end (Gtk.TextIter) – end of a range
include_hidden_chars (bool) – whether to include invisible text

Returns:

an allocated UTF-8 string

Return type:

str

Returns the text in the range [start,`end`). Excludes undisplayed text (text marked with tags that set the invisibility attribute) if include_hidden_chars is False. Does not include characters representing embedded images, so byte and character indexes into the returned string do not correspond to byte and character indexes into the buffer. Contrast with Gtk.TextBuffer.get_slice().

insert(iter, text, length=-1)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in the buffer
text (str) – text in UTF-8 format
len (int) – length of text in bytes, or -1

Inserts len bytes of text at position iter. If len is -1, text must be nul-terminated and will be inserted in its entirety. Emits the “insert-text” signal; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. iter is invalidated when insertion occurs (because the buffer contents change), but the default signal handler revalidates it to point to the end of the inserted text.

insert_at_cursor(text, len)[source]¶

Parameters:

text (str) – text in UTF-8 format
len (int) – length of text, in bytes

Simply calls Gtk.TextBuffer.insert(), using the current cursor position as the insertion point.

insert_child_anchor(iter, anchor)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location to insert the anchor
anchor (Gtk.TextChildAnchor) – a Gtk.TextChildAnchor

Inserts a child widget anchor into the text buffer at iter. The anchor will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for child anchors, but the “text” variants do not. E.g. see Gtk.TextBuffer.get_slice() and Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text(). Consider Gtk.TextBuffer.create_child_anchor() as a more convenient alternative to this function. The buffer will add a reference to the anchor, so you can unref it after insertion.

insert_interactive(iter, text, len, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in self
text (str) – some UTF-8 text
len (int) – length of text in bytes, or -1
default_editable (bool) – default editability of buffer

Returns:

whether text was actually inserted

Return type:

bool

Like Gtk.TextBuffer.insert(), but the insertion will not occur if iter is at a non-editable location in the buffer. Usually you want to prevent insertions at ineditable locations if the insertion results from a user action (is interactive).

default_editable indicates the editability of text that doesn’t have a tag affecting editability applied to it. Typically the result of Gtk.TextView.get_editable() is appropriate here.

insert_interactive_at_cursor(text, len, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

text (str) – text in UTF-8 format
len (int) – length of text in bytes, or -1
default_editable (bool) – default editability of buffer

Returns:

whether text was actually inserted

Return type:

bool

Calls Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_interactive() at the cursor position.

default_editable indicates the editability of text that doesn’t have a tag affecting editability applied to it. Typically the result of Gtk.TextView.get_editable() is appropriate here.

insert_markup(iter, markup, len)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location to insert the markup
markup (str) – a nul-terminated UTF-8 string containing Pango markup
len (int) – length of markup in bytes, or -1

Inserts the text in markup at position iter. markup will be inserted in its entirety and must be nul-terminated and valid UTF-8. Emits the Gtk.TextBuffer ::insert-text signal, possibly multiple times; insertion actually occurs in the default handler for the signal. iter will point to the end of the inserted text on return.

New in version 3.16.

insert_pixbuf(iter, pixbuf)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location to insert the pixbuf
pixbuf (GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf) – a GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf

Inserts an image into the text buffer at iter. The image will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for pixbufs, but the “text” variants do not. e.g. see Gtk.TextBuffer.get_slice() and Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text().

insert_range(iter, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in self
start (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in a Gtk.TextBuffer
end (Gtk.TextIter) – another position in the same buffer as start

Copies text, tags, and pixbufs between start and end (the order of start and end doesn’t matter) and inserts the copy at iter. Used instead of simply getting/inserting text because it preserves images and tags. If start and end are in a different buffer from self, the two buffers must share the same tag table.

Implemented via emissions of the insert_text and apply_tag signals, so expect those.

insert_range_interactive(iter, start, end, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in self
start (Gtk.TextIter) – a position in a Gtk.TextBuffer
end (Gtk.TextIter) – another position in the same buffer as start
default_editable (bool) – default editability of the buffer

Returns:

whether an insertion was possible at iter

Return type:

bool

Same as Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_range(), but does nothing if the insertion point isn’t editable. The default_editable parameter indicates whether the text is editable at iter if no tags enclosing iter affect editability. Typically the result of Gtk.TextView.get_editable() is appropriate here.

insert_with_tags(iter, text, *tags)[source]¶: Inserts text into self at iter, applying the list of tags to the newly-inserted text. The last tag specified must be None to terminate the list. Equivalent to calling Gtk.TextBuffer.insert(), then Gtk.TextBuffer.apply_tag() on the inserted text; Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_with_tags() is just a convenience function.

insert_with_tags_by_name(iter, text, *tags)[source]¶: Same as Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_with_tags(), but allows you to pass in tag names instead of tag objects.

move_mark(mark, where)[source]¶

Parameters:

mark (Gtk.TextMark) – a Gtk.TextMark
where (Gtk.TextIter) – new location for mark in self

Moves mark to the new location where. Emits the Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-set signal as notification of the move.

move_mark_by_name(name, where)[source]¶

Parameters:

name (str) – name of a mark
where (Gtk.TextIter) – new location for mark

Moves the mark named name (which must exist) to location where. See Gtk.TextBuffer.move_mark() for details.

paste_clipboard(clipboard, override_location, default_editable)[source]¶

Parameters:

clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) – the Gtk.Clipboard to paste from
override_location (Gtk.TextIter or None) – location to insert pasted text, or None
default_editable (bool) – whether the buffer is editable by default

Pastes the contents of a clipboard. If override_location is None, the pasted text will be inserted at the cursor position, or the buffer selection will be replaced if the selection is non-empty.

Note: pasting is asynchronous, that is, we’ll ask for the paste data and return, and at some point later after the main loop runs, the paste data will be inserted.

place_cursor(where)[source]¶

Parameters:: where (Gtk.TextIter) – where to put the cursor

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them to the same place in two steps with Gtk.TextBuffer.move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

register_deserialize_format(mime_type, function, *user_data)[source]¶

Parameters:

mime_type (str) – the format’s mime-type
function (Gtk.TextBufferDeserializeFunc) – the deserialize function to register
user_data (object or None) – function’s user_data

Returns:

the Gdk.Atom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

Return type:

Gdk.Atom

This function registers a rich text deserialization function along with its mime_type with the passed self.

New in version 2.10.

register_deserialize_tagset(tagset_name)[source]¶

Parameters:: tagset_name (str or None) – an optional tagset name, on None
Returns:: the Gdk.Atom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.
Return type:: Gdk.Atom

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed self. See Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_tagset() for details.

New in version 2.10.

register_serialize_format(mime_type, function, *user_data)[source]¶

Parameters:

mime_type (str) – the format’s mime-type
function (Gtk.TextBufferSerializeFunc) – the serialize function to register
user_data (object or None) – function’s user_data

Returns:

the Gdk.Atom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.

Return type:

Gdk.Atom

This function registers a rich text serialization function along with its mime_type with the passed self.

New in version 2.10.

register_serialize_tagset(tagset_name)[source]¶

Parameters:: tagset_name (str or None) – an optional tagset name, on None
Returns:: the Gdk.Atom that corresponds to the newly registered format’s mime-type.
Return type:: Gdk.Atom

This function registers GTK+’s internal rich text serialization format with the passed self. The internal format does not comply to any standard rich text format and only works between Gtk.TextBuffer instances. It is capable of serializing all of a text buffer’s tags and embedded pixbufs.

This function is just a wrapper around Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_format(). The mime type used for registering is “application/x-gtk-text-buffer-rich-text”, or “application/x-gtk-text-buffer-rich-text;format=`tagset_name`” if a tagset_name was passed.

The tagset_name can be used to restrict the transfer of rich text to buffers with compatible sets of tags, in order to avoid unknown tags from being pasted. It is probably the common case to pass an identifier != None here, since the None tagset requires the receiving buffer to deal with with pasting of arbitrary tags.

New in version 2.10.

remove_all_tags(start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be untagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be untagged

Removes all tags in the range between start and end. Be careful with this function; it could remove tags added in code unrelated to the code you’re currently writing. That is, using this function is probably a bad idea if you have two or more unrelated code sections that add tags.

remove_selection_clipboard(clipboard)[source]¶

Parameters:: clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) – a Gtk.Clipboard added to self by Gtk.TextBuffer.add_selection_clipboard()

Removes a Gtk.Clipboard added with Gtk.TextBuffer.add_selection_clipboard().

remove_tag(tag, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

tag (Gtk.TextTag) – a Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be untagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be untagged

Emits the “remove-tag” signal. The default handler for the signal removes all occurrences of tag from the given range. start and end don’t have to be in order.

remove_tag_by_name(name, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

name (str) – name of a Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be untagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be untagged

Calls Gtk.TextTagTable.lookup() on the buffer’s tag table to get a Gtk.TextTag, then calls Gtk.TextBuffer.remove_tag().

select_range(ins, bound)[source]¶

Parameters:

ins (Gtk.TextIter) – where to put the “insert” mark
bound (Gtk.TextIter) – where to put the “selection_bound” mark

This function moves the “insert” and “selection_bound” marks simultaneously. If you move them in two steps with Gtk.TextBuffer.move_mark(), you will temporarily select a region in between their old and new locations, which can be pretty inefficient since the temporarily-selected region will force stuff to be recalculated. This function moves them as a unit, which can be optimized.

New in version 2.4.

serialize(content_buffer, format, start, end)[source]¶

Parameters:

content_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – the Gtk.TextBuffer to serialize
format (Gdk.Atom) – the rich text format to use for serializing
start (Gtk.TextIter) – start of block of text to serialize
end (Gtk.TextIter) – end of block of test to serialize

Returns:

the serialized data, encoded as format

Return type:

bytes

This function serializes the portion of text between start and end in the rich text format represented by format.

formats to be used must be registered using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_tagset() beforehand.

New in version 2.10.

set_modified(setting)[source]¶

Parameters:: setting (bool) – modification flag setting

Used to keep track of whether the buffer has been modified since the last time it was saved. Whenever the buffer is saved to disk, call Gtk.TextBuffer.set_modified (self, False). When the buffer is modified, it will automatically toggled on the modified bit again. When the modified bit flips, the buffer emits the Gtk.TextBuffer ::modified-changed signal.

set_text(text, length=-1)[source]¶

Parameters:

text (str) – UTF-8 text to insert
len (int) – length of text in bytes

Deletes current contents of self, and inserts text instead. If len is -1, text must be nul-terminated. text must be valid UTF-8.

unregister_deserialize_format(format)[source]¶

Parameters:: format (Gdk.Atom) – a Gdk.Atom representing a registered rich text format.

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_deserialize_tagset().

New in version 2.10.

unregister_serialize_format(format)[source]¶

Parameters:: format (Gdk.Atom) – a Gdk.Atom representing a registered rich text format.

This function unregisters a rich text format that was previously registered using Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_format() or Gtk.TextBuffer.register_serialize_tagset()

New in version 2.10.

do_apply_tag(tag, start, end) virtual¶

Parameters:

tag (Gtk.TextTag) – a Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be tagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be tagged

Emits the “apply-tag” signal on buffer. The default handler for the signal applies tag to the given range. start and end do not have to be in order.

do_begin_user_action() virtual¶

Called to indicate that the buffer operations between here and a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action() are part of a single user-visible operation. The operations between Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action() and Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action() can then be grouped when creating an undo stack. Gtk.TextBuffer maintains a count of calls to Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action() that have not been closed with a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.end_user_action(), and emits the “begin-user-action” and “end-user-action” signals only for the outermost pair of calls. This allows you to build user actions from other user actions.

The “interactive” buffer mutation functions, such as Gtk.TextBuffer.insert_interactive(), automatically call begin/end user action around the buffer operations they perform, so there’s no need to add extra calls if you user action consists solely of a single call to one of those functions.

do_changed() virtual¶: The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::changed signal.

do_delete_range(start, end) virtual¶

Parameters:

start (Gtk.TextIter) –
end (Gtk.TextIter) –

The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::delete-range signal.

do_end_user_action() virtual¶: Should be paired with a call to Gtk.TextBuffer.begin_user_action(). See that function for a full explanation.

do_insert_child_anchor(iter, anchor) virtual¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location to insert the anchor
anchor (Gtk.TextChildAnchor) – a Gtk.TextChildAnchor

Inserts a child widget anchor into the text buffer at iter. The anchor will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for child anchors, but the “text” variants do not. E.g. see Gtk.TextBuffer.get_slice() and Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text(). Consider Gtk.TextBuffer.create_child_anchor() as a more convenient alternative to this function. The buffer will add a reference to the anchor, so you can unref it after insertion.

do_insert_pixbuf(iter, pixbuf) virtual¶

Parameters:

iter (Gtk.TextIter) – location to insert the pixbuf
pixbuf (GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf) – a GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf

Inserts an image into the text buffer at iter. The image will be counted as one character in character counts, and when obtaining the buffer contents as a string, will be represented by the Unicode “object replacement character” 0xFFFC. Note that the “slice” variants for obtaining portions of the buffer as a string include this character for pixbufs, but the “text” variants do not. e.g. see Gtk.TextBuffer.get_slice() and Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text().

do_insert_text(pos, new_text, new_text_length) virtual¶

Parameters:

pos (Gtk.TextIter) –
new_text (str) –
new_text_length (int) –

The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::insert-text signal.

do_mark_deleted(mark) virtual¶

Parameters:: mark (Gtk.TextMark) –

The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-deleted signal.

do_mark_set(location, mark) virtual¶

Parameters:

location (Gtk.TextIter) –
mark (Gtk.TextMark) –

The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::mark-set signal.

do_modified_changed() virtual¶: The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::modified-changed signal.

do_paste_done(clipboard) virtual¶

Parameters:: clipboard (Gtk.Clipboard) –

The class handler for the Gtk.TextBuffer ::paste-done signal.

do_remove_tag(tag, start, end) virtual¶

Parameters:

tag (Gtk.TextTag) – a Gtk.TextTag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – one bound of range to be untagged
end (Gtk.TextIter) – other bound of range to be untagged

Emits the “remove-tag” signal. The default handler for the signal removes all occurrences of tag from the given range. start and end don’t have to be in order.

Signal Details¶

Gtk.TextBuffer.signals.apply_tag(text_buffer, tag, start, end)¶

Signal Name:

apply-tag

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

text_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – The object which received the signal
tag (Gtk.TextTag) – the applied tag
start (Gtk.TextIter) – the start of the range the tag is applied to
end (Gtk.TextIter) – the end of the range the tag is applied to

The ::apply-tag signal is emitted to apply a tag to a range of text in a Gtk.TextBuffer. Applying actually occurs in the default handler.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the start and end iters (or has to revalidate them).

Gtk.TextBuffer.signals.begin_user_action(text_buffer)¶

Signal Name:: begin-user-action
Flags:: RUN_LAST
Parameters:: text_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – The object which received the signal

The ::begin-user-action signal is emitted at the beginning of a single user-visible operation on a Gtk.TextBuffer.

Gtk.TextBuffer.signals.changed(text_buffer)¶

Signal Name:: changed
Flags:: RUN_LAST
Parameters:: text_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – The object which received the signal

The ::changed signal is emitted when the content of a Gtk.TextBuffer has changed.

Gtk.TextBuffer.signals.delete_range(text_buffer, start, end)¶

Signal Name:

delete-range

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

text_buffer (Gtk.TextBuffer) – The object which received the signal
start (Gtk.TextIter) – the start of the range to be deleted
end (Gtk.TextIter) – the end of the range to be deleted

The ::delete-range signal is emitted to delete a range from a Gtk.TextBuffer.

Note that if your handler runs before the default handler it must not invalidate the start and end iters (or has to revalidate them). The default signal handler revalidates the start and end iters to both point to the location where text was deleted. Handlers which run after the default handler (see g_signal_connect_after()) do not have access to the deleted text.

Property Details¶

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.copy_target_list¶

Name:: copy-target-list
Type:: Gtk.TargetList
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE

The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard copying and as DND source.

New in version 2.10.

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.cursor_position¶

Name:: cursor-position
Type:: int
Default Value:: 0
Flags:: READABLE

The position of the insert mark (as offset from the beginning of the buffer). It is useful for getting notified when the cursor moves.

New in version 2.10.

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.has_selection¶

Name:: has-selection
Type:: bool
Default Value:: False
Flags:: READABLE

Whether the buffer has some text currently selected.

New in version 2.10.

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.paste_target_list¶

Name:: paste-target-list
Type:: Gtk.TargetList
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE

The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard pasting and as DND destination.

New in version 2.10.

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.tag_table¶

Name:: tag-table
Type:: Gtk.TextTagTable
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, CONSTRUCT_ONLY

Text Tag Table

Gtk.TextBuffer.props.text¶

Name:: text
Type:: str
Default Value:: ''
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE

The text content of the buffer. Without child widgets and images, see Gtk.TextBuffer.get_text() for more information.

New in version 2.8.