GtkEntry

## GtkEntry GtkEntry — A single line text entry field |

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

The GtkEntry widget is a single line text entry widget. A fairly large set of key bindings are supported by default. If the entered text is longer than the allocation of the widget, the widget will scroll so that the cursor position is visible.

When using an entry for passwords and other sensitive information, it can be put into "password mode" using `gtk_entry_set_visibility()`. In this mode, entered text is displayed using a 'invisible' character. By default, GTK+ picks the best invisible character that is available in the current font, but it can be changed with `gtk_entry_set_invisible_char()`. Since 2.16, GTK+ displays a warning when Caps Lock or input methods might interfere with entering text in a password entry. The warning can be turned off with the “caps-lock-warning” property.

Since 2.16, GtkEntry has the ability to display progress or activity information behind the text. To make an entry display such information, use `gtk_entry_set_progress_fraction()` or `gtk_entry_set_progress_pulse_step()`.

Additionally, GtkEntry can show icons at either side of the entry. These icons can be activatable by clicking, can be set up as drag source and can have tooltips. To add an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_from_gicon()` or one of the various other functions that set an icon from a stock id, an icon name or a pixbuf. To trigger an action when the user clicks an icon, connect to the “icon-press” signal. To allow DND operations from an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_drag_source()`. To set a tooltip on an icon, use `gtk_entry_set_icon_tooltip_text()` or the corresponding function for markup.

Note that functionality or information that is only available by clicking on an icon in an entry may not be accessible at all to users which are not able to use a mouse or other pointing device. It is therefore recommended that any such functionality should also be available by other means, e.g. via the context menu of the entry.

## Functions

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## See Also

GtkTextView | a widget for handling multi-line text entry.
GtkEntryCompletion | adds completion functionality to GtkEntry.