gtk.search_bar
Module for [SearchBar] class
Types 3
#GtkSearchBar is a container made to have a search entry (possibly with additional connex widgets, such as drop-down menus, or buttons) built-in. The search bar would appear when a search is started through typing on the keyboard, or the application’s search mode is toggled on.
For keyboard presses to start a search, events will need to be forwarded from the top-level window that contains the search bar. See [gtk.search_bar.SearchBar.handleEvent] for example code. Common shortcuts such as Ctrl+F should be handled as an application action, or through the menu items.
You will also need to tell the search bar about which entry you are using as your search entry using [gtk.search_bar.SearchBar.connectEntry]. The following example shows you how to create a more complex search entry.
CSS nodes
GtkSearchBar has a single CSS node with name searchbar.
Creating a search bar
A simple exampleSearchBarGidBuilder builder()Get builder for [gtk.search_bar.SearchBar] Returns: New builder objectbool searchModeEnabled() @propertyvoid searchModeEnabled(bool propval) @propertybool showCloseButton() @propertyvoid showCloseButton(bool propval) @propertyvoid connectEntry(gtk.entry.Entry entry)Connects the #GtkEntry widget passed as the one to be used in this search bar. The entry should be a descendant of the search bar. This is only required if the entry isn’t the direct child of the...bool getSearchMode()Returns whether the search mode is on or off. Returns: whether search mode is toggled onbool getShowCloseButton()Returns whether the close button is shown. Returns: whether the close button is shownbool handleEvent(gdk.event.Event event)This function should be called when the top-level window which contains the search bar received a key event.void setSearchMode(bool searchMode)Switches the search mode on or off.void setShowCloseButton(bool visible)Shows or hides the close button. Applications that already have a “search” toggle button should not show a close button in their search bar, as it duplicates the role of the toggle button.