A single radio button performs the same basic function as a #GtkCheckButton, as its position in the object hierarchy reflects. It is only when multiple radio buttons are grouped together that they become a different user interface component in their own right.

Every radio button is a member of some group of radio buttons. When one is selected, all other radio buttons in the same group are deselected. A #GtkRadioButton is one way of giving the user a choice from many options.

Radio button widgets are created with [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.new_], passing null as the argument if this is the first radio button in a group. In subsequent calls, the group you wish to add this button to should be passed as an argument. Optionally, [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.newWithLabel] can be used if you want a text label on the radio button.

Alternatively, when adding widgets to an existing group of radio buttons, use [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.newFromWidget] with a #GtkRadioButton that already has a group assigned to it. The convenience function [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.newWithLabelFromWidget] is also provided.

To retrieve the group a #GtkRadioButton is assigned to, use [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.getGroup].

To remove a #GtkRadioButton from one group and make it part of a new one, use [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton.setGroup].

The group list does not need to be freed, as each #GtkRadioButton will remove itself and its list item when it is destroyed.

CSS nodes

radiobutton
├── radio
╰── <child>

A GtkRadioButton with indicator (see [gtk.toggle_button.ToggleButton.setMode]) has a main CSS node with name radiobutton and a subnode with name radio.

button.radio
├── radio
╰── <child>

A GtkRadioButton without indicator changes the name of its main node to button and adds a .radio style class to it. The subnode is invisible in this case.

How to create a group of two radio buttons.

void create_radio_buttons (void) {

  GtkWidget *window, *radio1, *radio2, *box, *entry;
  window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
  box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 2);
  gtk_box_set_homogeneous (GTK_BOX (box), TRUE);

  // Create a radio button with a GtkEntry widget
  radio1 = gtk_radio_button_new (NULL);
  entry = gtk_entry_new ();
  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (radio1), entry);

  // Create a radio button with a label
  radio2 = gtk_radio_button_new_with_label_from_widget (GTK_RADIO_BUTTON (radio1),
                                                        "I’m the second radio button.");

  // Pack them into a box, then show all the widgets
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), radio1);
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), radio2);
  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), box);
  gtk_widget_show_all (window);
  return;
}

When an unselected button in the group is clicked the clicked button receives the #GtkToggleButton::toggled signal, as does the previously selected button. Inside the #GtkToggleButton::toggled handler, [gtk.toggle_button.ToggleButton.getActive] can be used to determine if the button has been selected or deselected.

Fluent builder for [gtk.radio_button.RadioButton]