gtkmm: Gtk::TreeModel Class Reference

This class defines a generic tree interface for use by the Gtk::TreeView widget. More...

Inheritance diagram for Gtk::TreeModel:

List of all members.

Public Types

typedef TreeModelColumnRecord ColumnRecord
typedef TreeNodeChildren Children
typedef Children::iterator iterator
typedef Children::reverse_iterator reverse_iterator
typedef Children::const_iterator const_iterator
typedef

Children::const_reverse_iterator 
const_reverse_iterator
typedef TreeRow Row
typedef TreePath Path
typedef TreeRowReference RowReference
typedef sigc::slot< bool,

const TreeModel::iterator& > 
SlotForeachIter
 For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter);.

typedef sigc::slot< bool,

const TreeModel::Path& > 
SlotForeachPath
 For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path);.

typedef sigc::slot< bool,

const TreeModel::Path&, const

TreeModel::iterator& > 
SlotForeachPathAndIter
 For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path, const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter);.

Public Member Functions

virtual ~TreeModel ()
GtkTreeModel* gobj ()
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

const GtkTreeModel* gobj () const
 Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

iterator get_iter (const Path& path)
 Returns a valid iterator pointing to path.

iterator get_iter (const Glib::ustring& path_string)
 Returns a valid iterator pointing to path_string.

Children children ()
 This returns an STL-like container API, for iterating over the rows.

Children children () const
 This returns an STL-like container API, for iterating over the rows.

void foreach_iter (const SlotForeachIter& slot)
 Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

void foreach_path (const SlotForeachPath& slot)
 Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

void foreach (const SlotForeachPathAndIter& slot)
 Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

TreeModelFlags get_flags () const
 Returns a set of flags supported by this interface.

int get_n_columns () const
 Returns the number of columns supported by tree_model.

GType get_column_type (int index) const
 Returns the type of the column.

TreeModel::Path get_path (const iterator& iter) const
 Returns a Gtk::TreePath referenced by iter.

void row_changed (const Path& path, const iterator& iter)
 Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-changed signal on tree_model.

void row_inserted (const Path& path, const iterator& iter)
 Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-inserted signal on tree_model.

void row_has_child_toggled (const Path& path, const iterator& iter)
 Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-has-child-toggled signal on tree_model.

void row_deleted (const Path& path)
 Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-deleted signal on tree_model.

void rows_reordered (const Path& path, const iterator& iter, const std::vector< int >& new_order)
 Emits the "rows_reordered" signal on the tree model.

void rows_reordered (const Path& path, const std::vector< int >& new_order)
 Emits the "rows_reordered" signal on the tree model.

void rows_reordered (const Path& path, const iterator& iter, int* new_order)
 Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::rows-reordered signal on tree_model.

Glib::ustring get_string (const iterator& iter) const
 Generates a string representation of the iter.

Glib::SignalProxy2< void,

const TreeModel::Path&, const

TreeModel::iterator& > 
signal_row_changed ()
Glib::SignalProxy2< void,

const TreeModel::Path&, const

TreeModel::iterator& > 
signal_row_inserted ()
Glib::SignalProxy2< void,

const TreeModel::Path&, const

TreeModel::iterator& > 
signal_row_has_child_toggled ()
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,

const TreeModel::Path& > 
signal_row_deleted ()
Glib::SignalProxy3< void,

const TreeModel::Path&, const

TreeModel::iterator&, int* > 
signal_rows_reordered ()

Static Public Member Functions

static void add_interface (GType gtype_implementer)

Protected Member Functions

virtual TreeModelFlags get_flags_vfunc () const
virtual int get_n_columns_vfunc () const
virtual GType get_column_type_vfunc (int index) const
virtual bool iter_next_vfunc (const iterator& iter, iterator& iter_next) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool get_iter_vfunc (const Path& path, iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool iter_children_vfunc (const iterator& parent, iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool iter_parent_vfunc (const iterator& child, iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool iter_nth_child_vfunc (const iterator& parent, int n, iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool iter_nth_root_child_vfunc (int n, iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual bool iter_has_child_vfunc (const iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual int iter_n_children_vfunc (const iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual int iter_n_root_children_vfunc () const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual void ref_node_vfunc (const iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual void unref_node_vfunc (const iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual TreeModel::Path get_path_vfunc (const iterator& iter) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual void get_value_vfunc (const iterator& iter, int column, Glib::ValueBase&value) const
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

virtual void set_value_impl (const iterator& row, int column, const Glib::ValueBase&value)
 Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class, so that Row::operator() and Row::set_value() work.

virtual void get_value_impl (const iterator& row, int column, Glib::ValueBase&value) const
virtual void on_row_changed (const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
virtual void on_row_inserted (const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
virtual void on_row_has_child_toggled (const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
virtual void on_row_deleted (const TreeModel::Path& path)
virtual void on_rows_reordered (const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter, int* new_order)

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::TreeModelwrap (GtkTreeModel* object, bool take_copy=false)
 A Glib::wrap() method for this object.


Detailed Description

This class defines a generic tree interface for use by the Gtk::TreeView widget.

It is is designed to be usable with any appropriate data structure. The programmer just has to implement this interface on their own data type for it to be viewable by a Gtk::TreeView widget.

The model is represented as a hierarchical tree of strongly-typed, columned data. In other words, the model can be seen as a tree where every node has different values depending on which column is being queried. The type of data found in a column is determined by TreeModel::Column<> templates. The types are homogeneous per column across all nodes. It is important to note that this interface only provides a way of examining a model and observing changes. The implementation of each individual model decides how and if changes are made.

In order to make life simpler for programmers who do not need to write their own specialized model, two generic models are provided - the Gtk::TreeStore and the Gtk::ListStore. To use these, the developer simply pushes data into these models as necessary. These models provide the data structure as well as all appropriate tree interfaces. As a result, implementing drag and drop, sorting, and storing data is trivial. For the vast majority of trees and lists, these two models are sufficient.

Models are accessed on a node/column level of granularity. One can query for the value of a model at a certain node and a certain column on that node. There are two structures used to reference a particular node in a model. They are the Path and the iterator. Most of the interface consists of operations on an iterator.

A Gtk::TreeModel::Path is essentially a potential node. It is a location on a model that may or may not actually correspond to a node on a specific model.

By contrast, an Gtk::TreeModel::iterator is a reference to a specific node on a specific model. 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 RowReference is also useful, because it remains valid as long as there is an existing row pointed to by it's path. You can convert between RowReferences and iterators and Path s.


Member Typedef Documentation

For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter);.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.

For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path);.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.

For example, void on_foreach(const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path, const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter);.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gtk::TreeModel::~TreeModel ( ) [virtual]

Member Function Documentation

static void Gtk::TreeModel::add_interface ( GType  gtype_implementer) [static]
Children Gtk::TreeModel::children ( )

This returns an STL-like container API, for iterating over the rows.

Children Gtk::TreeModel::children ( ) const

This returns an STL-like container API, for iterating over the rows.

void Gtk::TreeModel::foreach ( const SlotForeachPathAndIter slot)

Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.

Parameters:
slotThe function to call for each selected node.
void Gtk::TreeModel::foreach_iter ( const SlotForeachIter slot)

Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.

Parameters:
slotThe function to call for each selected node.
void Gtk::TreeModel::foreach_path ( const SlotForeachPath slot)

Calls a callback slot on each node in the model in a depth-first fashion.

If the callback function returns true, then the tree ceases to be walked, and foreach() returns.

Parameters:
slotThe function to call for each selected node.
GType Gtk::TreeModel::get_column_type ( int  index) const

Returns the type of the column.

Parameters:
indexThe column index.
Returns:
The type of the column.
virtual GType Gtk::TreeModel::get_column_type_vfunc ( int  index) const [protected, virtual]
TreeModelFlags Gtk::TreeModel::get_flags ( ) const

Returns a set of flags supported by this interface.

The flags are a bitwise combination of Gtk::TreeModelFlags. The flags supported should not change during the lifetime of the tree_model.

Returns:
The flags supported by this interface.
virtual TreeModelFlags Gtk::TreeModel::get_flags_vfunc ( ) const [protected, virtual]
iterator Gtk::TreeModel::get_iter ( const Path path)

Returns a valid iterator pointing to path.

Parameters:
pathThe Gtk::TreeModel::Path.
Returns:
A valid iterator pointing to the path, or an invalid iterator if that is not possible.
iterator Gtk::TreeModel::get_iter ( const Glib::ustring path_string)

Returns a valid iterator pointing to path_string.

Parameters:
path_stringThe path, as a string representation.
Returns:
A valid iterator pointing to the path, or an invalid iterator if that is not possible.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::get_iter_vfunc ( const Path path,
iterator iter 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter to a valid iterator pointing to path

Parameters:
pathAn path to a node.
iterAn iterator that will be set to refer to a node to the path, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
int Gtk::TreeModel::get_n_columns ( ) const

Returns the number of columns supported by tree_model.

Returns:
The number of columns.
virtual int Gtk::TreeModel::get_n_columns_vfunc ( ) const [protected, virtual]
TreeModel::Path Gtk::TreeModel::get_path ( const iterator iter) const

Returns a Gtk::TreePath referenced by iter.

Parameters:
iterThe Gtk::TreeIter.
Returns:
A Gtk::TreePath.
virtual TreeModel::Path Gtk::TreeModel::get_path_vfunc ( const iterator iter) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Returns a Path referenced by iter.

Parameters:
iterThe iterator.
Returns:
The path.
Glib::ustring Gtk::TreeModel::get_string ( const iterator iter) const

Generates a string representation of the iter.

This string is a ':' separated list of numbers. For example, "4:10:0:3" would be an acceptable return value for this string.

Since gtkmm 2.2:
Parameters:
iterAn Gtk::TreeIter.
Returns:
The string.
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::get_value_impl ( const iterator row,
int  column,
Glib::ValueBase value 
) const [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::get_value_vfunc ( const iterator iter,
int  column,
Glib::ValueBase value 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Initializes and sets value to that at column.

Parameters:
iterThe iterator.
columnThe column to lookup the value at.
valueAn empty Glib:Value to set.
GtkTreeModel* Gtk::TreeModel::gobj ( ) [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Gtk::ListStore, Gtk::TreeModelFilter, Gtk::TreeModelSort, and Gtk::TreeStore.

const GtkTreeModel* Gtk::TreeModel::gobj ( ) const [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::Interface.

Reimplemented in Gtk::ListStore, Gtk::TreeModelFilter, Gtk::TreeModelSort, and Gtk::TreeStore.

virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_children_vfunc ( const iterator parent,
iterator iter 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter to refer to the first child of parent. If parent has no children, false is returned and iter is set to be invalid.

Parameters:
parentAn iterator.
iterAn iterator that will be set to refer to the firt child node, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_has_child_vfunc ( const iterator iter) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Returns true if iter has children, false otherwise.

Parameters:
iterThe iterator to test for children.
Returns:
true if iter has children.
virtual int Gtk::TreeModel::iter_n_children_vfunc ( const iterator iter) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Returns the number of children that iter has. See also iter_n_root_children_vfunc().

Parameters:
iterThe iterator to test for children.
Returns:
The number of children of iter.
virtual int Gtk::TreeModel::iter_n_root_children_vfunc ( ) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Returns the number of toplevel nodes. See also iter_n_children().

Returns:
The number of children at the root level.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_next_vfunc ( const iterator iter,
iterator iter_next 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter_next to refer to the node following iter it at the current level. If there is no next iter, false is returned and iter_next is set to be invalid.

Parameters:
iterAn iterator.
iter_nextAn iterator that will be set to refer to the next node, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_nth_child_vfunc ( const iterator parent,
int  n,
iterator iter 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter to be the child of parent using the given index. The first index is 0. If n is too big, or parent has no children, iter is set to an invalid iterator and false is returned. See also iter_nth_root_child_vfunc()

Parameters:
parentAn iterator.
nThe index of the child node to which iter should be set.
iterAn iterator that will be set to refer to the nth node, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_nth_root_child_vfunc ( int  n,
iterator iter 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter to be the child of at the root level using the given index. The first index is 0. If n is too big, or if there are no children, iter is set to an invalid iterator and false is returned. See also iter_nth_child_vfunc().

Parameters:
nThe index of the child node to which iter should be set.
iterAn iterator that will be set to refer to the nth node, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
virtual bool Gtk::TreeModel::iter_parent_vfunc ( const iterator child,
iterator iter 
) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Sets iter to be the parent of child. If child is at the toplevel, and doesn't have a parent, then iter is set to an invalid iterator and false is returned.

Parameters:
childAn iterator.
iterAn iterator that will be set to refer to the parent node, or will be set as invalid.
Returns:
true if the operation was possible.
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::on_row_changed ( const TreeModel::Path path,
const TreeModel::iterator iter 
) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::on_row_deleted ( const TreeModel::Path path) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::on_row_has_child_toggled ( const TreeModel::Path path,
const TreeModel::iterator iter 
) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::on_row_inserted ( const TreeModel::Path path,
const TreeModel::iterator iter 
) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::on_rows_reordered ( const TreeModel::Path path,
const TreeModel::iterator iter,
int *  new_order 
) [protected, virtual]
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::ref_node_vfunc ( const iterator iter) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Lets the tree ref the node. This is an optional method for models to implement. To be more specific, models may ignore this call as it exists primarily for performance reasons.

This function is primarily meant as a way for views to let caching model know when nodes are being displayed (and hence, whether or not to cache that node.) For example, a file-system based model would not want to keep the entire file-hierarchy in memory, just the sections that are currently being displayed by every current view.

A model should be expected to be able to get an iter independent of its reffed state.

Parameters:
iterthe iterator.
void Gtk::TreeModel::row_changed ( const Path path,
const iterator iter 
)

Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-changed signal on tree_model.

Parameters:
pathA Gtk::TreePath pointing to the changed row.
iterA valid Gtk::TreeIter pointing to the changed row.
void Gtk::TreeModel::row_deleted ( const Path path)

Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-deleted signal on tree_model.

This should be called by models after a row has been removed. The location pointed to by path should be the location that the row previously was at. It may not be a valid location anymore.

Parameters:
pathA Gtk::TreePath pointing to the previous location of the deleted row.
void Gtk::TreeModel::row_has_child_toggled ( const Path path,
const iterator iter 
)

Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-has-child-toggled signal on tree_model.

This should be called by models after the child state of a node changes.

Parameters:
pathA Gtk::TreePath pointing to the changed row.
iterA valid Gtk::TreeIter pointing to the changed row.
void Gtk::TreeModel::row_inserted ( const Path path,
const iterator iter 
)

Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::row-inserted signal on tree_model.

Parameters:
pathA Gtk::TreePath pointing to the inserted row.
iterA valid Gtk::TreeIter pointing to the inserted row.
void Gtk::TreeModel::rows_reordered ( const Path path,
const iterator iter,
int *  new_order 
)

Emits the Gtk::TreeModel::rows-reordered signal on tree_model.

This should be called by models when their rows have been reordered.

Parameters:
pathA Gtk::TreePath pointing to the tree node whose children have been reordered.
iterA valid Gtk::TreeIter pointing to the node whose children have been reordered, or 0 if the depth of path is 0.
new_orderAn array of integers mapping the current position of each child to its old position before the re-ordering, i.e. new_order[newpos] = oldpos.
void Gtk::TreeModel::rows_reordered ( const Path path,
const iterator iter,
const std::vector< int > &  new_order 
)

Emits the "rows_reordered" signal on the tree model.

This should be called by custom models when their rows have been reordered.

Parameters:
pathA tree path pointing to the tree node whose children have been reordered.
iterA valid iterator pointing to the node whose children have been reordered. See also, rows_reordered(const Path& path, const std::vector<int>& new_order), if the path has a depth of 0.
new_orderAn array of integers mapping the current position of each child to its old position before the re-ordering, i.e. new_order<literal>[newpos] = oldpos.
void Gtk::TreeModel::rows_reordered ( const Path path,
const std::vector< int > &  new_order 
)

Emits the "rows_reordered" signal on the tree model.

This should be called by custom models when their rows have been reordered. This method overload is for nodes whose path has a depth of 0.

Since gtkmm 2.10:
Parameters:
pathA tree path pointing to the tree node whose children have been reordered.
new_orderAn array of integers mapping the current position of each child to its old position before the re-ordering, i.e. new_order<literal>[newpos] = oldpos.
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::set_value_impl ( const iterator row,
int  column,
const Glib::ValueBase value 
) [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class, so that Row::operator() and Row::set_value() work.

You can probably just implement this by calling set_value_vfunc(). Your implementation of set_value_impl() should also call row_changed() after changing the value.

Reimplemented in Gtk::ListStore, Gtk::TreeModelFilter, Gtk::TreeModelSort, and Gtk::TreeStore.

Glib::SignalProxy2< void,const TreeModel::Path&,const TreeModel::iterator& > Gtk::TreeModel::signal_row_changed ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_row_changed(const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
Glib::SignalProxy1< void,const TreeModel::Path& > Gtk::TreeModel::signal_row_deleted ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_row_deleted(const TreeModel::Path& path)
Glib::SignalProxy2< void,const TreeModel::Path&,const TreeModel::iterator& > Gtk::TreeModel::signal_row_has_child_toggled ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_row_has_child_toggled(const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
Glib::SignalProxy2< void,const TreeModel::Path&,const TreeModel::iterator& > Gtk::TreeModel::signal_row_inserted ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_row_inserted(const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter)
Glib::SignalProxy3< void,const TreeModel::Path&,const TreeModel::iterator&,int* > Gtk::TreeModel::signal_rows_reordered ( )
Prototype:
void on_my_rows_reordered(const TreeModel::Path& path, const TreeModel::iterator& iter, int* new_order)
virtual void Gtk::TreeModel::unref_node_vfunc ( const iterator iter) const [protected, virtual]

Override and implement this in a derived TreeModel class.

Lets the tree unref the node. This is an optional method for models to implement. To be more specific, models may ignore this call as it exists primarily for performance reasons.

For more information on what this means, see unref_node_vfunc(). Please note that nodes that are deleted are not unreffed.

Parameters:
iterthe iterator.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::TreeModel > wrap ( GtkTreeModel *  object,
bool  take_copy = false 
) [related]

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:
objectThe C instance.
take_copyFalse if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.
Returns:
A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.

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