GtkComboBoxEntry

## GtkComboBoxEntry GtkComboBoxEntry — A text entry field with a dropdown list |

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

A GtkComboBoxEntry is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of valid choices or enter a different value. It is very similar to a GtkComboBox, but it displays the selected value in an entry to allow modifying it.

In contrast to a GtkComboBox, the underlying model of a GtkComboBoxEntry must always have a text column (see `gtk_combo_box_entry_set_text_column()`), and the entry will show the content of the text column in the selected row. To get the text from the entry, use `gtk_combo_box_get_active_text()`.

The changed signal will be emitted while typing into a GtkComboBoxEntry, as well as when selecting an item from the GtkComboBoxEntry's list. Use `gtk_combo_box_get_active()` or `gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter()` to discover whether an item was actually selected from the list.

Connect to the activate signal of the GtkEntry (use `gtk_bin_get_child()`) to detect when the user actually finishes entering text.

The convenience API to construct simple text-only GtkComboBoxes can also be used with GtkComboBoxEntrys which have been constructed with `gtk_combo_box_entry_new_text()`.

If you have special needs that go beyond a simple entry (e.g. input validation), it is possible to replace the child entry by a different widget using `gtk_container_remove()` and `gtk_container_add()`.

### GtkComboBoxEntry as GtkBuildable

Beyond the <attributes> support that is shared by all GtkCellLayout implementation, GtkComboBoxEntry makes the entry available in UI definitions as an internal child with name "entry".

## Functions

## Types and Values

## See Also

GtkComboBox