1Gtk2::SimpleList(3)   User Contributed Perl Documentation  Gtk2::SimpleList(3)
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NAME

6       Gtk2::SimpleList - A simple interface to Gtk2's complex MVC list widget
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SYNOPSIS

9         use Glib qw(TRUE FALSE);
10         use Gtk2 '-init';
11         use Gtk2::SimpleList;
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13         my $slist = Gtk2::SimpleList->new (
14                       'Text Field'    => 'text',
15                       'Markup Field'  => 'markup',
16                       'Int Field'     => 'int',
17                       'Double Field'  => 'double',
18                       'Bool Field'    => 'bool',
19                       'Scalar Field'  => 'scalar',
20                       'Pixbuf Field'  => 'pixbuf',
21                     );
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23         @{$slist->{data}} = (
24                 [ 'text', 1, 1.1,  TRUE, $var, $pixbuf ],
25                 [ 'text', 2, 2.2, FALSE, $var, $pixbuf ],
26         );
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28         # (almost) anything you can do to an array you can do to
29         # $slist->{data} which is an array reference tied to the list model
30         push @{$slist->{data}}, [ 'text', 3, 3.3, TRUE, $var, $pixbuf ];
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32         # mess with selections
33         $slist->get_selection->set_mode ('multiple');
34         $slist->get_selection->unselect_all;
35         $slist->select (1, 3, 5..9); # select rows by index
36         $slist->unselect (3, 8); # unselect rows by index
37         @sel = $slist->get_selected_indices;
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39         # simple way to make text columns editable
40         $slist->set_column_editable ($col_num, TRUE);
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42         # Gtk2::SimpleList derives from Gtk2::TreeView, so all methods
43         # on a treeview are available.
44         $slist->set_rules_hint (TRUE);
45         $slist->signal_connect (row_activated => sub {
46                 my ($sl, $path, $column) = @_;
47                 my $row_ref = $sl->get_row_data_from_path ($path);
48                 # $row_ref is now an array ref to the double-clicked row's data.
49             });
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51         # turn an existing TreeView into a SimpleList; useful for
52         # Glade-generated interfaces.
53         $simplelist = Gtk2::SimpleList->new_from_treeview (
54                           $glade->get_widget ('treeview'),
55                           'Text Field'    => 'text',
56                           'Int Field'     => 'int',
57                           'Double Field'  => 'double',
58                        );
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ABSTRACT

61       SimpleList is a simple interface to the powerful but complex
62       Gtk2::TreeView and Gtk2::ListStore combination, implementing using tied
63       arrays to make thing simple and easy.
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DESCRIPTION

66       Gtk2 has a powerful, but complex MVC (Model, View, Controller) system
67       used to implement list and tree widgets.  Gtk2::SimpleList automates
68       the complex setup work and allows you to treat the list model as a more
69       natural list of lists structure.
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71       After creating a new Gtk2::SimpleList object with the desired columns
72       you may set the list data with a simple Perl array assignment. Rows may
73       be added or deleted with all of the normal array operations. You can
74       treat the "data" member of the list simplelist object as an array
75       reference, and manipulate the list data with Perl's normal array
76       operators.
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78       A mechanism has also been put into place allowing columns to be Perl
79       scalars.  The scalar is converted to text through Perl's normal
80       mechanisms and then displayed in the list. This same mechanism can be
81       expanded by defining arbitrary new column types before calling the new
82       function.
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OBJECT HIERARCHY

85        Glib::Object
86        +--- Gtk2::Object
87             +--- Gtk2::Widget
88                  +--- Gtk2::TreeView
89                       +--- Gtk2::SimpleList
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METHODS

92       $slist = Gtk2::SimpleList->new ($cname, $ctype, ...)
93               •   $cname (string)
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95               •   $ctype (string)
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97           Creates a new Gtk2::SimpleList object with the specified columns.
98           The parameter "cname" is the name of the column, what will be
99           displayed in the list headers if they are turned on. The parameter
100           ctype is the type of the column, one of:
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102            text    normal text strings
103            markup  pango markup strings
104            int     integer values
105            double  double-precision floating point values
106            bool    boolean values, displayed as toggle-able checkboxes
107            scalar  a perl scalar, displayed as a text string by default
108            pixbuf  a Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf
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110           or the name of a custom type you add with "add_column_type".  These
111           should be provided in pairs according to the desired columns for
112           your list.
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114       $slist = Gtk2::SimpleList->new_from_treeview ($treeview, $cname,
115       $ctype, ...)
116               •   $treeview (Gtk2::TreeView)
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118               •   $cname (string)
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120               •   $ctype (string)
121
122           Like "Gtk2::SimpleList->new()", but turns an existing
123           Gtk2::TreeView into a Gtk2::SimpleList.  This is intended mostly
124           for use with stuff like Glade, where the widget is created for you.
125           This will create and attach a new model and remove any existing
126           columns from treeview.  Returns treeview, re-blessed as a
127           Gtk2::SimpleList.
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129       $slist->set_data_array ($arrayref)
130               •   $arrayref (array reference)
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132           Set the data in the list to the array reference $arrayref. This is
133           completely equivalent to @{$list->{data}} = @{$arrayref} and is
134           only here for convenience and for those programmers who don't like
135           to type-cast and have static, set once data.
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137       @indices = $slist->get_selected_indices
138           Return the indices of the selected rows in the ListStore.
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140       $slist->get_row_data_from_path ($path)
141               •   $path (Gtk2::TreePath) the path of the desired row
142
143           Returns an array ref with the data of the row indicated by $path.
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145       $slist->select ($index, ...);
146       $slist->unselect ($index, ...);
147               •   $index (integer)
148
149           Select or unselect rows in the list by index.  If the list is set
150           for multiple selection, all indices in the list will be set/unset;
151           otherwise, just the first is used.  If the list is set for no
152           selection, then nothing happens.
153
154           To set the selection mode, or to select all or none of the rows,
155           use the normal TreeView/TreeSelection stuff, e.g.
156           $slist->get_selection and the TreeSelection methods "get_mode",
157           "set_mode", "select_all", and "unselect_all".
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159       $slist->set_column_editable ($index, $editable)
160               •   $index (integer)
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162               •   $editable (boolean)
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164       boolean = $slist->get_column_editable ($index)
165               •   $index (integer)
166
167           This is a very simple interface to Gtk2::TreeView's editable text
168           column cells.  All columns which use the attr "text" (basically,
169           any text or number column, see "add_column_type") automatically
170           have callbacks installed to update data when cells are edited.
171           With "set_column_editable", you can enable the in-place editing.
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173           "get_column_editable" tells you if column index is currently
174           editable.
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176       Gtk2::SimpleList->add_column_type ($type_name, ...)
177               $type_name (string)
178
179           Add a new column type to the list of possible types. Initially six
180           column types are defined, text, int, double, bool, scalar, and
181           pixbuf. The bool column type uses a toggle cell renderer, the
182           pixbuf uses a pixbuf cell renderer, and the rest use text cell
183           renderers. In the process of adding a new column type you may use
184           any cell renderer you wish.
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186           The first parameter is the column type name, the list of six are
187           examples.  There are no restrictions on the names and you may even
188           overwrite the existing ones should you choose to do so. The
189           remaining parameters are the type definition consisting of key
190           value pairs. There are three required: type, renderer, and attr.
191           The type key determines what actual datatype will be stored in the
192           underlying model representation; this is a package name, e.g.
193           Glib::String, Glib::Int, Glib::Boolean, but in general if you want
194           an arbitrary Perl data structure you will want to use
195           'Glib::Scalar'. The renderer key should hold the class name of the
196           cell renderer to create for this column type; this may be any of
197           Gtk2::CellRendererText, Gtk2::CellRendererToggle,
198           Gtk2::CellRendererPixbuf, or some other, possibly custom, cell
199           renderer class.  The attr key is magical; it may be either a
200           string, in which case it specifies the attribute which will be set
201           from the specified column (e.g. 'text' for a text renderer,
202           'active' for a toggle renderer, etc), or it may be a reference to a
203           subroutine which will be called each time the renderer needs to
204           draw the data.
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206           This function, described as a GtkTreeCellDataFunc in the API
207           reference, will receive 5 parameters: $treecol, $cell, $model,
208           $iter, $col_num (when SimpleList hooks up the function, it sets the
209           column number to be passed as the user data).  The data value for
210           the particular cell in question is available via $model->get
211           ($iter, $col_num); you can then do whatever it is you have to do to
212           render the cell the way you want.  Here are some examples:
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214             # just displays the value in a scalar as
215             # Perl would convert it to a string
216             Gtk2::SimpleList->add_column_type( 'a_scalar',
217                     type     => 'Glib::Scalar',
218                     renderer => 'Gtk2::CellRendererText',
219                     attr     => sub {
220                          my ($treecol, $cell, $model, $iter, $col_num) = @_;
221                          my $info = $model->get ($iter, $col_num);
222                          $cell->set (text => $info);
223                     }
224                );
225
226             # sums up the values in an array ref and displays
227             # that in a text renderer
228             Gtk2::SimpleList->add_column_type( 'sum_of_array',
229                     type     => 'Glib::Scalar',
230                     renderer => 'Gtk2::CellRendererText',
231                     attr     => sub {
232                          my ($treecol, $cell, $model, $iter, $col_num) = @_;
233                          my $sum = 0;
234                          my $info = $model->get ($iter, $col_num);
235                          foreach (@$info)
236                          {
237                              $sum += $_;
238                          }
239                          $cell->set (text => $sum);
240                     }
241                );
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MODIFYING LIST DATA

244       After creating a new Gtk2::SimpleList object there will be a member
245       called "data" which is a tied array. That means data may be treated as
246       an array, but in reality the data resides in something else. There is
247       no need to understand the details of this it just means that you put
248       data into, take data out of, and modify it just like any other array.
249       This includes using array operations like push, pop, unshift, and
250       shift. For those of you very familiar with perl this section will prove
251       redundant, but just in case:
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253         Adding and removing rows:
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255           # push a row onto the end of the list
256           push @{$slist->{data}}, [col1_data, col2_data, ..., coln_data];
257           # pop a row off of the end of the list
258           $rowref = pop @{$slist->{data}};
259           # unshift a row onto the beginning of the list
260           unshift @{$slist->{data}}, [col1_data, col2_data, ..., coln_data];
261           # shift a row off of the beginning of the list
262           $rowref = shift @{$slist->{data}};
263           # delete the row at index $n, 0 indexed
264           splice @{ $slist->{data} }, $n, 1;
265           # set the entire list to be the data in a array
266           @{$slist->{data}} = ( [row1, ...], [row2, ...], [row3, ...] );
267
268         Getting at the data in the list:
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270           # get an array reference to the entire nth row
271           $rowref = $slist->{data}[n];
272           # get the scalar in the mth column of the nth row, 0 indexed
273           $val = $slist->{data}[n][m];
274           # set an array reference to the entire nth row
275           $slist->{data}[n] = [col1_data, col2_data, ..., coln_data];
276           # get the scalar in the mth column of the nth row, 0 indexed
277           $slist->{data}[n][m] = $rowm_coln_value;
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SEE ALSO

280       Perl(1), Glib(3pm), Gtk2(3pm), Gtk2::TreeView(3pm),
281       Gtk2::TreeModel(3pm), Gtk2::ListStore(3pm).
282
283       Note: Gtk2::SimpleList is deprecated in favor of
284       Gtk2::Ex::Simple::List, part of the Gtk2-Perl-Ex project at
285       http://gtk2-perl-ex.sf.net .
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AUTHORS

288        muppet <scott at asofyet dot org>
289        Ross McFarland <rwmcfa1 at neces dot com>
290        Gavin Brown <gavin dot brown at uk dot com>
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293       Copyright 2003-2004 by the Gtk2-Perl team.
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295       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
296       under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published
297       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
298       (at your option) any later version.
299
300       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
301       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
302       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
303       Library General Public License for more details.
304
305       You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
306       License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
307       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
308       02110-1301  USA.
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