gtkmm: Gtk::TreeIter Class Reference

A Gtk::TreeModel::iterator is a reference to a specific node on a specific model. More...

Inheritance diagram for Gtk::TreeIter:

List of all members.

Public Types

typedef

std::bidirectional_iterator_tag 
iterator_category
typedef Gtk::TreeRow value_type
typedef int difference_type
typedef const Gtk::TreeRowreference
typedef const Gtk::TreeRowpointer
typedef const void* BoolExpr
 This typedef is just to make it more obvious that our operator const void* should be used like operator bool().

Public Member Functions

 TreeIter ()
TreeIteroperator++ ()
const TreeIter operator++ (int)
TreeIteroperator-- ()
 Please note that this is very slow compared to operator++().

const TreeIter operator-- (int)
 Please note that this is very slow compared to operator++().

reference operator* () const
pointer operator-> () const
bool equal (const TreeIter& other) const
 operator BoolExpr () const
 Discover whether the iterator is valid, and not equal to end().

int get_stamp () const
 This is only useful when implementing a custom Gtk::TreeModel class.

void set_stamp (int stamp)
 This is only useful when implementing a custom Gtk::TreeModel class.

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

bool operator== (const TreeIter& lhs, const TreeIter& rhs)
bool operator!= (const TreeIter& lhs, const TreeIter& rhs)

Detailed Description

A Gtk::TreeModel::iterator is a reference to a specific node on a specific model.

It is a generic structure with an integer and three generic pointers. These are filled in by the model in a model-specific way.

One can convert a path to an iterator by calling Gtk::TreeModel::get_iter().

These iterators are the primary way of accessing a model and are similar to the iterators used by Gtk::TextBuffer. The model interface defines a set of operations using them for navigating the model.

The lifecycle of an iterator can be a little confusing at first. Iterators are expected to always be valid for as long as the model is unchanged (and doesn't emit a signal). Additionally, some models guarantee that an iterator is valid for as long as the node it refers to is valid (most notably the Gtk::TreeStore and Gtk::ListStore).

Although generally uninteresting, as one always has to allow for the case where iterators do not persist beyond a signal, some very important performance enhancements were made in the sort model. As a result, the Gtk::TREE_MODEL_ITERS_PERSIST flag was added to indicate this behaviour - see Gtk::TreeModel::get_flags().

Typedefed as Gtk::TreeModel::iterator. The Gtk::TreeModel iterator.


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef const void* Gtk::TreeIter::BoolExpr

This typedef is just to make it more obvious that our operator const void* should be used like operator bool().

Reimplemented in Gtk::TreeRow, and Gtk::TreeNodeChildren.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Gtk::TreeIter::TreeIter ( )

Member Function Documentation

bool Gtk::TreeIter::equal ( const TreeIter other) const
int Gtk::TreeIter::get_stamp ( ) const

This is only useful when implementing a custom Gtk::TreeModel class.

Compare the iterator's stamp with your model's stamp to discover whether it is valid.

See also:
set_stamp().
Returns:
The iterator's stamp.
Gtk::TreeIter::operator BoolExpr ( ) const

Discover whether the iterator is valid, and not equal to end().

For instance,

 if(treeiter)
   do_something()

Reimplemented in Gtk::TreeRow, and Gtk::TreeNodeChildren.

reference Gtk::TreeIter::operator* ( ) const [inline]
TreeIter& Gtk::TreeIter::operator++ ( )
const TreeIter Gtk::TreeIter::operator++ ( int  )
const TreeIter Gtk::TreeIter::operator-- ( int  )

Please note that this is very slow compared to operator++().

TreeIter& Gtk::TreeIter::operator-- ( )

Please note that this is very slow compared to operator++().

pointer Gtk::TreeIter::operator-> ( ) const [inline]
void Gtk::TreeIter::set_stamp ( int  stamp)

This is only useful when implementing a custom Gtk::TreeModel class.

Set the stamp to be equal to your model's stamp, to mark the iterator as valid. When your model's structure changes, you should increment your model's stamp to mark all older iterators as invalid. They will be recognised as invalid because they will then have an incorrect stamp.


Friends And Related Function Documentation

bool operator!= ( const TreeIter lhs,
const TreeIter rhs 
) [related]
bool operator== ( const TreeIter lhs,
const TreeIter rhs 
) [related]

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
  • gtkmm/treeiter.h