---
name: "Gtk_Editable"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgtkmm-dev"
version: "1.0.3-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Gtk_Editable"
---

# Gtk\_Editable(3)

## NAME - Gtk\_Editable

Abstract class for objects that user can edit.

## HEADER REQUIRED

**#include \<gtk--/editable.h&gt;\>**

## BASE CLASSES

[Gtk\_Widget(3)](/Gtk_Widget/3.md)

## DERIVED BY

[Gtk\_Entry(3)](/Gtk_Entry/3.md) [Gtk\_Text(3)](/Gtk_Text/3.md)

## PROPERTIES

- *current\_pos*

  Type: guint\

- *selection\_start\_pos*

  Type: guint\

- *selection\_end\_pos*

  Type: guint\

- *has\_selection*

  Type: guint:1\

- *editable*

  Type: guint:1\

- *ic*

  Type: GdkIC\*\

- *ic\_attr*

  Type: GdkICAttr\*\

- *clipboard\_text*

  Type: string\

-

   .IP

## PUBLIC MEMBER INDEX

```
signal void  changed(BaseObjectType);
signal void  activate(BaseObjectType);
signal void  insert_text(const gchar*, gint, gint*);
signal void  delete_text(gint, gint);
signal void  set_editable(gboolean);
signal void  move_cursor(gint, gint);
signal void  move_word(gint);
signal void  move_page(gint, gint);
signal void  move_to_row(gint);
signal void  move_to_column(gint);
signal void  kill_char(gint);
signal void  kill_word(gint);
signal void  kill_line(gint);
signal void  cut_clipboard(BaseObjectType);
signal void  copy_clipboard(BaseObjectType);
signal void  paste_clipboard(BaseObjectType);
Gtk_Editable();
Gtk_Editable(GtkEditable *castitem);
void  select_region(gint start, gint end);
gint  get_position() const;
string  get_chars(gint start_pos, gint end_pos) const;
void  claim_selection(gboolean claim, guint32 time);
void  delete_selection();
GtkEditable*  gtkobj();
const GtkEditable*  gtkobj() const;
static bool  isGtkEditable(Gtk_Object *checkcast);
```

## PROTECTED MEMBER INDEX

```
friend  CppClassType;
typedef GtkEditable  BaseObjectType;
typedef GtkEditableClass  BaseClassType;
virtual void * get_parent_class();
virtual void  changed_impl();
virtual void  activate_impl();
virtual void  insert_text_impl(const gchar* p1, gint p2, gint* p3);
virtual void  delete_text_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual void  set_editable_impl(gboolean p1);
virtual void  move_cursor_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual void  move_word_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  move_page_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual void  move_to_row_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  move_to_column_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  kill_char_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  kill_word_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  kill_line_impl(gint p1);
virtual void  cut_clipboard_impl();
virtual void  copy_clipboard_impl();
virtual void  paste_clipboard_impl();
virtual void  update_text_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual gchar*  get_chars_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual void  set_selection_impl(gint p1, gint p2);
virtual void  set_position_impl(gint p1);
```

## PRIVATE MEMBER INDEX

```
static CppClassType  editable_class;
GtkType  get_type();
```

## PUBLIC MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PROTECTED MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PRIVATE MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS