GdauiDataEntry: GNOME Data Access 5 manual

## GdauiDataEntry GdauiDataEntry — Data entry widget |

## Stability Level

Stable, unless otherwise indicated

## Functions

void | gdaui_data_entry_set_value_type ()
GType | gdaui_data_entry_get_value_type ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_value ()
GValue * | gdaui_data_entry_get_value ()
gboolean | gdaui_data_entry_content_is_valid ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_value ()
const GValue * | gdaui_data_entry_get_reference_value ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_current ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_default_value ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_attributes ()
GdaValueAttribute | gdaui_data_entry_get_attributes ()
GdaDataHandler * | gdaui_data_entry_get_handler ()
gboolean | gdaui_data_entry_can_expand ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_editable ()
gboolean | gdaui_data_entry_get_editable ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_grab_focus ()
void | gdaui_data_entry_set_unknown_color ()

## Signals

void | contents-activated | Run First
void | contents-modified | Run First
gboolean | contents-valid | Run Last
void | expand-changed | Run First
void | status-changed | Run First

## Types and Values

| GdauiDataEntry

## Object Hierarchy

        GInterface
        ╰── GdauiDataEntry

## Prerequisites

GdauiDataEntry requires GtkWidget.

## Description

The GdaUiDataEntry is an interface for widgets (simple or complex) which lets the user view and/or modify a GValue.

This interface is implemented by widgets which feature data editing (usually composed of an editing area and a button to have some more control on the value being edited). The interface allows to control how the widget works and to query the value and the attributes of the data held by the widget.

The widget can store the original value (to be able to tell if the value has been changed by the user) and a default value (which will be returned if the user explicitly forces the widget to be set to the default value). Control methods allow to set the type of value to be edited (the requested type must be compatible with what the widget can handle), set the value (which replaces the currently edited value), set the value and the original value (the value passed as argument is set and is also considered to be the original value).

GdaUiDataEntry widgets are normally created using the `gdaui_new_data_entry()` function.

## Functions

### gdaui_data_entry_set_value_type ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_value_type (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                     GType type);

Sets the type of value the GdauiDataEntry will handle. The type must be compatible with what the widget can handle.

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
type | the GType of the data to be displayed |

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_value_type ()

    GType
    gdaui_data_entry_get_value_type (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Fetch the type of data the GdauiDataEntry handles

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

the GType type

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_value ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_value (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                const GValue *value);

Push a value into the GdauiDataEntry. The value parameter must either be:

- of type GDA_TYPE_NULL (may be created using `gda_value_new_null()`) to represent a NULL value (SQL NULL), or

- of type specified using `gdaui_data_entry_set_value_type()`, or

- NULL to represent an undetermined value (usually an error)

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
value | a GValue, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_value ()

    GValue *
    gdaui_data_entry_get_value (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Fetch the value held in the GdauiDataEntry widget. If the value is set to NULL, the returned value is of type GDA_TYPE_NULL. If the value is set to default, then the returned value is of type GDA_TYPE_NULL or is the default value if it has been provided to the widget (and is of the same type as the one provided by `de` ).

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

a new GValue.

[transfer none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_content_is_valid ()

    gboolean
    gdaui_data_entry_content_is_valid (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                       GError **error);

`gdaui_data_entry_content_is_valid` has been deprecated since version 5.2 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Tests the validity of `de` 's contents. The validity is a determined from:

- the `de` widget itself if it is capable of doing it (depending on the implementation)

- the results of the "contents-valid" signal which can be connected from

[skip]

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
error | a place to store an error, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

TRUE if `de` 's contents is valid

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_value ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_value (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                          const GValue *value);

Push a value into the GdauiDataEntry in the same way as `gdaui_data_entry_set_value()` but also sets this value as the reference value.

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
value | a GValue, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_reference_value ()

    const GValue *
    gdaui_data_entry_get_reference_value (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Fetch the reference value held in the GdauiDataEntry widget

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

the GValue (not modifiable).

[transfer none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_current ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_reference_current
                                   (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Tells that the current value in `de` is to be considered as the reference value

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_default_value ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_default_value (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                        const GValue *value);

Sets the default value for the GdauiDataEntry which gets displayed when the user forces the default value. If it is not set then it is set to type GDA_TYPE_NULL. The value parameter must either be:

- NULL or of type GDA_TYPE_NULL, or

- of type specified using `gdaui_data_entry_set_value_type()`.

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
value | a GValue, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_attributes ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_attributes (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                     GdaValueAttribute attrs,
                                     GdaValueAttribute mask);

Sets the parameters of the GdauiDataEntry. Only the attributes corresponding to the mask are set, the other ones are ignored.

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
attrs | the attributes to set (OR'ed between them) |
mask | the mask corresponding to the considered attributes |

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_attributes ()

    GdaValueAttribute
    gdaui_data_entry_get_attributes (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Retrieves the parameters of the GdauiDataEntry widget.

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

the OR'ed bits corresponding to the attributes.

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_handler ()

    GdaDataHandler *
    gdaui_data_entry_get_handler (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Fetch the GdaDataHandler the GdauiDataEntry is using

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

the GdaDataHandler object.

[transfer none]

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_can_expand ()

    gboolean
    gdaui_data_entry_can_expand (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                 gboolean horiz);

`gdaui_data_entry_can_expand` has been deprecated since version 5.2 and should not be used in newly-written code.

use the GtkWidget::hexpand, GtkWidget::wexpand or GtkWidget::expand properties

Used for the layout of GdaDataEntry widgets in containers: queries if `de` requires horizontal or vertical expansion, depending on `horiz`

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
horiz | `TRUE` to query horizontal expansion requirements, or `FALSE` for vertical |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the widget requires expansion

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_editable ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_editable (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                   gboolean editable);

Set if `de` can be modified or not by the user

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
editable | set to `TRUE` to have an editable data entry |

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_get_editable ()

    gboolean
    gdaui_data_entry_get_editable (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Tells if `de` can be edited by the user

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `de` is editable

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_grab_focus ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_grab_focus (GdauiDataEntry *de);

Makes `de` grab the focus for the window it's in

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |

Since: 4.2

### gdaui_data_entry_set_unknown_color ()

    void
    gdaui_data_entry_set_unknown_color (GdauiDataEntry *de,
                                        gdouble red,
                                        gdouble green,
                                        gdouble blue,
                                        gdouble alpha);

Defines the color to be used when `de` displays an invalid value. Any value not between 0. and 1. will result in the default hard coded values to be used (grayish).

#### Parameters

de | a GtkWidget object which implements the GdauiDataEntry interface |
red | the red component of a color |
green | the green component of a color |
blue | the blue component of a color |
alpha | the alpha component of a color |

Since: 5.0.3

## Types and Values

### GdauiDataEntry

    typedef struct _GdauiDataEntry GdauiDataEntry;

## Signal Details

### The `“contents-activated”` signal

    void
    user_function (GdauiDataEntry *gdauidataentry,
                   gpointer        user_data)

Flags: Run First

### The `“contents-modified”` signal

    void
    user_function (GdauiDataEntry *gdauidataentry,
                   gpointer        user_data)

Flags: Run First

### The `“contents-valid”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GdauiDataEntry *model,
                   gpointer        error,
                   gpointer        user_data)

Gets emitted when data entered to the GdaDataEntry widget must be validated.

For bindings use gdaui_data_entry_validate function.

[skip]

`GdauiDataEntry::contents-valid` has been deprecated since version 5.2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

model | the GdauiDataEntry |
error | a GError to set erros to or NULL |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

#### Returns

TRUE when the data was successfull validated, FALSE otherwise.

Flags: Run Last

### The `“expand-changed”` signal

    void
    user_function (GdauiDataEntry *gdauidataentry,
                   gpointer        user_data)

Flags: Run First

### The `“status-changed”` signal

    void
    user_function (GdauiDataEntry *gdauidataentry,
                   gpointer        user_data)

Flags: Run First