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# GtkToggleButton

## Name

GtkToggleButton -- create buttons which retain their state.

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

    struct      GtkToggleButton;
    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new           (void);
    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label
                                                (const gchar *label);
    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new_with_mnemonic
                                                (const gchar *label);
    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_mode      (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean draw_indicator);
    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_mode      (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);
    #define     gtk_toggle_button_set_state
    void        gtk_toggle_button_toggled       (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);
    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_active    (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);
    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_active    (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean is_active);
    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_inconsistent
                                                (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);
    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_inconsistent
                                                (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean setting);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GtkObject
             +----GtkWidget
                   +----GtkContainer
                         +----GtkBin
                               +----GtkButton
                                     +----GtkToggleButton

## Properties

      "active"               gboolean             : Read / Write
      "inconsistent"         gboolean             : Read / Write
      "draw-indicator"       gboolean             : Read / Write

## Signal Prototypes

    "toggled"   void        user_function      (GtkToggleButton *togglebutton,
                                                gpointer user_data);

## Description

A GtkToggleButton is a GtkButton which will remain 'pressed-in' when clicked. Clicking again will cause the toggle button to return to it's normal state.

A toggle button is created by calling either gtk_toggle_button_new() or gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label(). If using the former, it is advisable to pack a widget, (such as a GtkLabel and/or a GtkPixmap), into the toggle button's container. (See GtkButton for more information).

The state of a GtkToggleButton can be set specifically using gtk_toggle_button_set_active(), and retrieved using gtk_toggle_button_get_active().

To simply switch the state of a toggle button, use gtk_toggle_button_toggled.

Example 1. Creating two GtkToggleButton widgets.

    void make_toggles (void) {
       GtkWidget *dialog, *toggle1, *toggle2;

       dialog = gtk_dialog_new ();
       toggle1 = gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label ("Hi, i'm a toggle button.");

       /* Makes this toggle button invisible */
       gtk_toggle_button_set_mode (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle1), TRUE);

       g_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (toggle1), "toggled",
                         G_CALLBACK (output_state), NULL);
       gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (GTK_DIALOG (dialog)->action_area),
                           toggle1, FALSE, FALSE, 2);

       toggle2 = gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label ("Hi, i'm another toggle button.");
       gtk_toggle_button_set_mode (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle2), FALSE);
       g_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (toggle2), "toggled",
                         G_CALLBACK (output_state), NULL);
       gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (GTK_DIALOG (dialog)->action_area),
                           toggle2, FALSE, FALSE, 2);

       gtk_widget_show_all (dialog);
    }

## Details

### struct GtkToggleButton

    struct GtkToggleButton;

The GtkToggleButton struct contains private data only, and should be manipulated using the functions below.

### gtk_toggle_button_new ()

    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new           (void);

Creates a new toggle button. A widget should be packed into the button, as in gtk_button_new().

Returns : | a new toggle button.

### gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label ()

    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new_with_label
                                                (const gchar *label);

Creates a new toggle button with a text label.

`label` : | a string containing the message to be placed in the toggle button.
Returns : | a new toggle button.

### gtk_toggle_button_new_with_mnemonic ()

    GtkWidget*  gtk_toggle_button_new_with_mnemonic
                                                (const gchar *label);

Creates a new GtkToggleButton containing a label. The label will be created using gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic(), so underscores in `label` indicate the mnemonic for the button.

`label` : | the text of the button, with an underscore in front of the mnemonic character
Returns : | a new GtkToggleButton

### gtk_toggle_button_set_mode ()

    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_mode      (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean draw_indicator);

Determines whether or not the toggle button is drawn on screen. The default mode is `FALSE`, which results in the button being displayed. To make the button invisible, set `draw_indicator` to `TRUE`.

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton.
`draw_indicator` : | `TRUE` or `FALSE`.

### gtk_toggle_button_get_mode ()

    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_mode      (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);

Retrieves whether the button is displayed as a separate indicator and label. See gtk_toggle_button_set_mode().

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton
Returns : | `TRUE` if the togglebutton is drawn as a separate indicator and label.

### gtk_toggle_button_set_state

    #define	gtk_toggle_button_set_state		gtk_toggle_button_set_active

Warning
`gtk_toggle_button_set_state` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

This is a deprecated macro, and is only maintained for compatibility reasons.

### gtk_toggle_button_toggled ()

    void        gtk_toggle_button_toggled       (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);

Emits the toggled signal on the GtkToggleButton. There is no good reason for an application ever to call this function.

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton.

### gtk_toggle_button_get_active ()

    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_active    (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);

Queries a GtkToggleButton and returns it's current state. Returns `TRUE` if the toggle button is pressed in and `FALSE` if it is raised.

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton.
Returns : | a gboolean value.

### gtk_toggle_button_set_active ()

    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_active    (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean is_active);

Sets the status of the toggle button. Set to `TRUE` if you want the GtkToggleButton to be 'pressed in', and `FALSE` to raise it. This action causes the toggled signal to be emitted.

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton.
`is_active` : | `TRUE` or `FALSE`.

### gtk_toggle_button_get_inconsistent ()

    gboolean    gtk_toggle_button_get_inconsistent
                                                (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button);

Gets the value set by gtk_toggle_button_set_inconsistent().

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton
Returns : | `TRUE` if the button is displayed as inconsistent, `FALSE` otherwise

### gtk_toggle_button_set_inconsistent ()

    void        gtk_toggle_button_set_inconsistent
                                                (GtkToggleButton *toggle_button,
                                                 gboolean setting);

If the user has selected a range of elements (such as some text or spreadsheet cells) that are affected by a toggle button, and the current values in that range are inconsistent, you may want to display the toggle in an "in between" state. This function turns on "in between" display. Normally you would turn off the inconsistent state again if the user toggles the toggle button. This has to be done manually, gtk_toggle_button_set_inconsistent() only affects visual appearance, it doesn't affect the semantics of the button.

`toggle_button` : | a GtkToggleButton
`setting` : | `TRUE` if state is inconsistent

## Properties

"`active`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  If the toggle button should be pressed in or not

"`inconsistent`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  If the toggle button is in an "in between" state.

"`draw-indicator`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  If the toggle part of the button is displayed

## Signals

### The "toggled" signal

    void        user_function                  (GtkToggleButton *togglebutton,
                                                gpointer user_data);

Should be connected if you wish to perform an action whenever the GtkToggleButton's state is changed.

`togglebutton` : | the object which received the signal.
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

## See Also

GtkButton

  a more general button.

GtkCheckButton

  another way of presenting a toggle option.

GtkCheckMenuItem

  a GtkToggleButton as a menu item.

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