Gtk2::TextBuffer(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Gtk2::TextBuffer(3) NAME Gtk2::TextBuffer - wrapper for GtkTextBuffer HIERARCHY Glib::Object +----Gtk2::TextBuffer METHODS textbuffer = Gtk2::TextBuffer->new ($tagtable=undef) o $tagtable (Gtk2::TextTagTable or undef) $buffer->add_mark ($mark, $where) o $mark (Gtk2::TextMark) o $where (Gtk2::TextIter) Since: gtk+ 2.12 $buffer->add_selection_clipboard ($clipboard) o $clipboard (Gtk2::Clipboard) Since: gtk+ 2.2 $buffer->apply_tag ($tag, $start, $end) o $tag (Gtk2::TextTag) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->apply_tag_by_name ($name, $start, $end) o $name (string) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) boolean = $buffer->backspace ($iter, $interactive, $default_editable) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $interactive (boolean) o $default_editable (boolean) Since: gtk+ 2.6 $buffer->begin_user_action (start, end) = $buffer->get_bounds Retrieves the first and last iterators in the buffer, i.e. the entire buffer lies within the range (start,end). integer = $buffer->get_char_count $buffer->copy_clipboard ($clipboard) o $clipboard (Gtk2::Clipboard) Since: gtk+ 2.2 targetlist = $buffer->get_copy_target_list Since: gtk+ 2.10 textchildanchor = $buffer->create_child_anchor ($iter) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) textmark = $buffer->create_mark ($mark_name, $where, $left_gravity) o $mark_name (string or undef) o $where (Gtk2::TextIter) o $left_gravity (boolean) texttag = $buffer->create_tag ($tag_name, $property_name1, $property_value1, ...) o $tag_name (string or undef) o $property_name1 (string) the first property name o $property_value1 (string) the first property value o ... (list) pairs of names and values $buffer->cut_clipboard ($clipboard, $default_editable) o $clipboard (Gtk2::Clipboard) o $default_editable (boolean) Since: gtk+ 2.2 $buffer->delete ($start, $end) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) boolean = $buffer->delete_interactive ($start_iter, $end_iter, $default_editable) o $start_iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end_iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $default_editable (boolean) $buffer->delete_mark ($mark) o $mark (Gtk2::TextMark) $buffer->delete_mark_by_name ($name) o $name (string) boolean = $buffer->delete_selection ($interactive, $default_editable) o $interactive (boolean) o $default_editable (boolean) $register_buffer->deserialize ($content_buffer, $format, $iter, $data) o $content_buffer (Gtk2::TextBuffer) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $data (scalar) May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure. list = $buffer->get_deserialize_formats boolean = $buffer->deserialize_get_can_create_tags ($format) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) $buffer->deserialize_set_can_create_tags ($format, $can_create_tags) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) o $can_create_tags (boolean) textiter = $buffer->get_end_iter $buffer->end_user_action boolean = $buffer->get_has_selection Since: gtk+ 2.10 $buffer->insert ($iter, $text) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $text (string) $buffer->insert_at_cursor ($text) o $text (string) $buffer->insert_child_anchor ($iter, $anchor) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $anchor (Gtk2::TextChildAnchor) textmark = $buffer->get_insert boolean = $buffer->insert_interactive ($iter, $text, $default_editable) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $text (string) o $default_editable (boolean) boolean = $buffer->insert_interactive_at_cursor ($text, $default_editable) o $text (string) o $default_editable (boolean) $buffer->insert_pixbuf ($iter, $pixbuf) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $pixbuf (Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf) $buffer->insert_range ($iter, $start, $end) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) boolean = $buffer->insert_range_interactive ($iter, $start, $end, $default_editable) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) o $default_editable (boolean) $buffer->insert_with_tags ($iter, $text, ...) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $text (string) o ... (list) of Gtk2::TextTag's $buffer->insert_with_tags_by_name ($iter, $text, ...) o $iter (Gtk2::TextIter) o $text (string) o ... (list) of strings, tag names textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_child_anchor ($anchor) o $anchor (Gtk2::TextChildAnchor) textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_line ($line_number) o $line_number (integer) textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_line_index ($line_number, $byte_index) o $line_number (integer) o $byte_index (integer) textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_line_offset ($line_number, $char_offset) o $line_number (integer) o $char_offset (integer) textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_mark ($mark) o $mark (Gtk2::TextMark) textiter = $buffer->get_iter_at_offset ($char_offset) o $char_offset (integer) integer = $buffer->get_line_count textmark or undef = $buffer->get_mark ($name) o $name (string) boolean = $buffer->get_modified $buffer->set_modified ($setting) o $setting (boolean) $buffer->move_mark ($mark, $where) o $mark (Gtk2::TextMark) o $where (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->move_mark_by_name ($name, $where) o $name (string) o $where (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->paste_clipboard ($clipboard, $override_location, $default_editable) o $clipboard (Gtk2::Clipboard) o $override_location (Gtk2::TextIter or undef) o $default_editable (boolean) Since: gtk+ 2.2 targetlist = $buffer->get_paste_target_list Since: gtk+ 2.10 $buffer->place_cursor ($where) o $where (Gtk2::TextIter) atom = $buffer->register_deserialize_format ($mime_type, $function, $user_data=undef) o $mime_type (string) o $function (scalar) o $user_data (scalar) atom = $buffer->register_deserialize_tagset ($tagset_name) o $tagset_name (string or undef) atom = $buffer->register_serialize_format ($mime_type, $function, $user_data=undef) o $mime_type (string) o $function (scalar) o $user_data (scalar) atom = $buffer->register_serialize_tagset ($tagset_name) o $tagset_name (string or undef) $buffer->remove_all_tags ($start, $end) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->remove_selection_clipboard ($clipboard) o $clipboard (Gtk2::Clipboard) Since: gtk+ 2.2 $buffer->remove_tag ($tag, $start, $end) o $tag (Gtk2::TextTag) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->remove_tag_by_name ($name, $start, $end) o $name (string) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) $buffer->select_range ($ins, $bound) o $ins (Gtk2::TextIter) o $bound (Gtk2::TextIter) Since: gtk+ 2.4 textmark = $buffer->get_selection_bound (start, end) = $buffer->get_selection_bounds Returns start and end if some text is selected, empty otherwise; places the bounds of the selection in start and end (if the selection has length 0, then start and end are filled in with the same value). start and end will be in ascending order. scalar = $register_buffer->serialize ($content_buffer, $format, $start, $end) o $content_buffer (Gtk2::TextBuffer) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) list = $buffer->get_serialize_formats string = $buffer->get_slice ($start, $end, $include_hidden_chars) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) o $include_hidden_chars (boolean) textiter = $buffer->get_start_iter texttagtable = $buffer->get_tag_table string = $buffer->get_text ($start, $end, $include_hidden_chars) o $start (Gtk2::TextIter) o $end (Gtk2::TextIter) o $include_hidden_chars (boolean) $buffer->set_text ($text) o $text (string) $buffer->unregister_deserialize_format ($format) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) $buffer->unregister_serialize_format ($format) o $format (Gtk2::Gdk::Atom) PROPERTIES 'copy-target-list' (Gtk2::TargetList : default undef : readable / private / static-nick / static-blurb) The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard copying and DND source 'cursor-position' (integer : default 0 : readable / private / static-nick / static-blurb) The position of the insert mark (as offset from the beginning of the buffer) 'has-selection' (boolean : default false : readable / private / static-nick / static-blurb) Whether the buffer has some text currently selected 'paste-target-list' (Gtk2::TargetList : default undef : readable / private / static-nick / static-blurb) The list of targets this buffer supports for clipboard pasting and DND destination 'tag-table' (Gtk2::TextTagTable : default undef : readable / writable / construct-only / private / static-nick / static-blurb) Text Tag Table 'text' (string : default "" : readable / writable / private / static-nick / static-blurb) Current text of the buffer SIGNALS apply-tag (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextTag, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::TextIter) begin-user-action (Gtk2::TextBuffer) changed (Gtk2::TextBuffer) delete-range (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::TextIter) end-user-action (Gtk2::TextBuffer) insert-child-anchor (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::TextChildAnchor) insert-pixbuf (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf) insert-text (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextIter, string, integer) mark-deleted (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextMark) mark-set (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::TextMark) modified-changed (Gtk2::TextBuffer) paste-done (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::Clipboard) remove-tag (Gtk2::TextBuffer, Gtk2::TextTag, Gtk2::TextIter, Gtk2::TextIter) SEE ALSO Gtk2, Glib::Object COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team. This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gtk2 for a full notice. perl v5.38.0 2023-07-25 Gtk2::TextBuffer(3)