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<p><a href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar-members.html">List of all members.</a></p> <table class="memberdecls"> <tr><td colspan="2"><h2><a name="pub-methods"></a> Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#aa69201f84105f3540fd10a8534554a7f">~MenuBar</a> ()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">GtkMenuBar* </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a3c2333c3c7c03939590bb2e41b4aaa63">gobj</a> ()</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject. <a href="#a3c2333c3c7c03939590bb2e41b4aaa63"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">const GtkMenuBar* </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a3e7df05b207812ee2abca13e8c0f26e3">gobj</a> () const </td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject. <a href="#a3e7df05b207812ee2abca13e8c0f26e3"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"> </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#af22ff68994bd4e05219d05bccaff742a">MenuBar</a> ()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a52b17fd42acc60cdc73fb58ae65cce5c">get_pack_direction</a> () const </td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Retrieves the current pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#a52b17fd42acc60cdc73fb58ae65cce5c"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#ab3d45aaf7918bf618d67e99ed808f562">set_pack_direction</a> (<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> pack_dir)</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Sets how items should be packed inside a menubar. <a href="#ab3d45aaf7918bf618d67e99ed808f562"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a242f8d401aec20d0c6df11c764c4488e">get_child_pack_direction</a> () const </td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Retrieves the current child pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#a242f8d401aec20d0c6df11c764c4488e"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a26fa154c7dde42f715ac94f989cd8b0d">set_child_pack_direction</a> (<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> child_pack_dir)</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Sets how widgets should be packed inside the children of a menubar. <a href="#a26fa154c7dde42f715ac94f989cd8b0d"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy.html">Glib::PropertyProxy</a><br class="typebreak"/> < <a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> > </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a08edb838942edc40c7ae03c83ac219d1">property_pack_direction</a> ()</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">The pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#a08edb838942edc40c7ae03c83ac219d1"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy__ReadOnly.html">Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly</a><br class="typebreak"/> < <a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> > </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a5d730d97af0d6c5e6a082694759ae8dd">property_pack_direction</a> () const </td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">The pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#a5d730d97af0d6c5e6a082694759ae8dd"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy.html">Glib::PropertyProxy</a><br class="typebreak"/> < <a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> > </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#aa4097107ab40a3e1827bff77ef4502d1">property_child_pack_direction</a> ()</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">The child pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#aa4097107ab40a3e1827bff77ef4502d1"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy__ReadOnly.html">Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly</a><br class="typebreak"/> < <a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> > </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a9eb4c7250f2916929abd5296b38f9d1e">property_child_pack_direction</a> () const </td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">The child pack direction of the menubar. <a href="#a9eb4c7250f2916929abd5296b38f9d1e"></a><br/></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><h2><a name="related"></a> Related Functions</h2></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">(Note that these are not member functions.) <br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html">Gtk::MenuBar</a>* </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a7dd4fa20cd355a993c3936fede2cf0f3">wrap</a> (GtkMenuBar* object, bool take_copy=false)</td></tr> <tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A <a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/namespaceGlib.html#a671306f4a3a0cae5ab4d7a9d54886592">Glib::wrap()</a> method for this object. <a href="#a7dd4fa20cd355a993c3936fede2cf0f3"></a><br/></td></tr> </table> <hr/><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2> <div class="textblock"><p>A standard menu bar which usually holds <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1Menu.html" title="A drop-down menu consisting of Gtk::MenuItem objects which can be navigated and activated by the user...">Gtk::Menu</a> submenu items. </p> <p>The useful methods are in the base class - <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuShell.html" title="The abstract base class for Gtk::Menu and Gtk::MenuBar.">Gtk::MenuShell</a>.</p> <p>The <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html" title="A standard menu bar which usually holds Gtk::Menu submenu items.">MenuBar</a> widget looks like this: </p> <div align="center"> <img src="menubar1.png" alt="menubar1.png"/> </div> </div><hr/><h2>Constructor & Destructor Documentation</h2> <a class="anchor" id="aa69201f84105f3540fd10a8534554a7f"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::~MenuBar" ref="aa69201f84105f3540fd10a8534554a7f" args="()" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">virtual Gtk::MenuBar::~MenuBar </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td><code> [virtual]</code></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="af22ff68994bd4e05219d05bccaff742a"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::MenuBar" ref="af22ff68994bd4e05219d05bccaff742a" args="()" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">Gtk::MenuBar::MenuBar </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> </div> </div> <hr/><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2> <a class="anchor" id="a242f8d401aec20d0c6df11c764c4488e"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::get_child_pack_direction" ref="a242f8d401aec20d0c6df11c764c4488e" args="() const " --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> Gtk::MenuBar::get_child_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Retrieves the current child pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>See <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#a26fa154c7dde42f715ac94f989cd8b0d" title="Sets how widgets should be packed inside the children of a menubar.">set_child_pack_direction()</a>.</p> <dl class="since_2_8"><dt><b><a class="el" href="since_2_8.html#_since_2_8000034">Since gtkmm 2.8:</a></b></dt><dd></dd></dl> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The child pack direction. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a52b17fd42acc60cdc73fb58ae65cce5c"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::get_pack_direction" ref="a52b17fd42acc60cdc73fb58ae65cce5c" args="() const " --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> Gtk::MenuBar::get_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Retrieves the current pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>See <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html#ab3d45aaf7918bf618d67e99ed808f562" title="Sets how items should be packed inside a menubar.">set_pack_direction()</a>.</p> <dl class="since_2_8"><dt><b><a class="el" href="since_2_8.html#_since_2_8000032">Since gtkmm 2.8:</a></b></dt><dd></dd></dl> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The pack direction. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a3e7df05b207812ee2abca13e8c0f26e3"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::gobj" ref="a3e7df05b207812ee2abca13e8c0f26e3" args="() const " --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">const GtkMenuBar* Gtk::MenuBar::gobj </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const<code> [inline]</code></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject. </p> <p>Reimplemented from <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuShell.html#a4417adfb6a301e40a0040517c43e69c7">Gtk::MenuShell</a>.</p> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a3c2333c3c7c03939590bb2e41b4aaa63"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::gobj" ref="a3c2333c3c7c03939590bb2e41b4aaa63" args="()" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">GtkMenuBar* Gtk::MenuBar::gobj </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td><code> [inline]</code></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject. </p> <p>Reimplemented from <a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuShell.html#abb7c2641f9e3624f3225dcf76d8b994c">Gtk::MenuShell</a>.</p> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="aa4097107ab40a3e1827bff77ef4502d1"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::property_child_pack_direction" ref="aa4097107ab40a3e1827bff77ef4502d1" args="()" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy.html">Glib::PropertyProxy</a><<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a>> Gtk::MenuBar::property_child_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>The child pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them. </p> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a9eb4c7250f2916929abd5296b38f9d1e"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::property_child_pack_direction" ref="a9eb4c7250f2916929abd5296b38f9d1e" args="() const " --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy__ReadOnly.html">Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly</a><<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a>> Gtk::MenuBar::property_child_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>The child pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them. </p> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a5d730d97af0d6c5e6a082694759ae8dd"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::property_pack_direction" ref="a5d730d97af0d6c5e6a082694759ae8dd" args="() const " --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy__ReadOnly.html">Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly</a><<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a>> Gtk::MenuBar::property_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>The pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them. </p> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a08edb838942edc40c7ae03c83ac219d1"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::property_pack_direction" ref="a08edb838942edc40c7ae03c83ac219d1" args="()" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/classGlib_1_1PropertyProxy.html">Glib::PropertyProxy</a><<a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a>> Gtk::MenuBar::property_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>The pack direction of the menubar. </p> <p>You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them. </p> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a26fa154c7dde42f715ac94f989cd8b0d"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::set_child_pack_direction" ref="a26fa154c7dde42f715ac94f989cd8b0d" args="(PackDirection child_pack_dir)" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">void Gtk::MenuBar::set_child_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> </td> <td class="paramname"><em>child_pack_dir</em></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Sets how widgets should be packed inside the children of a menubar. </p> <dl class="since_2_8"><dt><b><a class="el" href="since_2_8.html#_since_2_8000035">Since gtkmm 2.8:</a></b></dt><dd></dd></dl> <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">child_pack_dir</td><td>A new Gtk::PackDirection. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="ab3d45aaf7918bf618d67e99ed808f562"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::set_pack_direction" ref="ab3d45aaf7918bf618d67e99ed808f562" args="(PackDirection pack_dir)" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">void Gtk::MenuBar::set_pack_direction </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype"><a class="el" href="group__gtkmmEnums.html#gaf96b2ca081fb2549f583182bbb629d2c">PackDirection</a> </td> <td class="paramname"><em>pack_dir</em></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>Sets how items should be packed inside a menubar. </p> <dl class="since_2_8"><dt><b><a class="el" href="since_2_8.html#_since_2_8000033">Since gtkmm 2.8:</a></b></dt><dd></dd></dl> <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">pack_dir</td><td>A new Gtk::PackDirection. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <hr/><h2>Friends And Related Function Documentation</h2> <a class="anchor" id="a7dd4fa20cd355a993c3936fede2cf0f3"></a><!-- doxytag: member="Gtk::MenuBar::wrap" ref="a7dd4fa20cd355a993c3936fede2cf0f3" args="(GtkMenuBar *object, bool take_copy=false)" --> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname"><a class="el" href="classGtk_1_1MenuBar.html">Gtk::MenuBar</a>* wrap </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">GtkMenuBar * </td> <td class="paramname"><em>object</em>, </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="paramkey"></td> <td></td> <td class="paramtype">bool </td> <td class="paramname"><em>take_copy</em> = <code>false</code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>)</td> <td></td><td><code> [related]</code></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="memdoc"> <p>A <a class="elRef" href="../../../glibmm-2.4/reference/html/namespaceGlib.html#a671306f4a3a0cae5ab4d7a9d54886592">Glib::wrap()</a> method for this object. </p> <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">object</td><td>The C instance. </td></tr> <tr><td class="paramname">take_copy</td><td>False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>A C++ instance that wraps this C instance. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <hr/>The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:<ul> <li>gtkmm/menubar.h</li> </ul> </div> <hr class="footer"/><address class="footer"><small>Generated on Tue Jun 25 2013 for gtkmm by  <a href="http://www.doxygen.org/index.html"> <img class="footer" src="doxygen.png" alt="doxygen"/></a> 1.7.3 </small></address> </body> </html>