GtkProgressBar: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkProgressBar GtkProgressBar — A widget which indicates progress visually |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_progress_bar_new ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_pulse ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction ()
gdouble | gtk_progress_bar_get_fraction ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_inverted ()
gboolean | gtk_progress_bar_get_inverted ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_show_text ()
gboolean | gtk_progress_bar_get_show_text ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_text ()
const gchar * | gtk_progress_bar_get_text ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_ellipsize ()
PangoEllipsizeMode | gtk_progress_bar_get_ellipsize ()
void | gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step ()
gdouble | gtk_progress_bar_get_pulse_step ()

## Properties

PangoEllipsizeMode | ellipsize | Read / Write
gdouble | fraction | Read / Write
gboolean | inverted | Read / Write
gdouble | pulse-step | Read / Write
gboolean | show-text | Read / Write
gchar * | text | Read / Write

## Style Properties

gint | min-horizontal-bar-height | Read / Write
gint | min-horizontal-bar-width | Read / Write
gint | min-vertical-bar-height | Read / Write
gint | min-vertical-bar-width | Read / Write
gint | xspacing | Read / Write
gint | yspacing | Read / Write

## Types and Values

struct | GtkProgressBar

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkWidget
                ╰── GtkProgressBar

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkProgressBar implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkOrientable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

The GtkProgressBar is typically used to display the progress of a long running operation. It provides a visual clue that processing is underway. The GtkProgressBar can be used in two different modes: percentage mode and activity mode.

When an application can determine how much work needs to take place (e.g. read a fixed number of bytes from a file) and can monitor its progress, it can use the GtkProgressBar in percentage mode and the user sees a growing bar indicating the percentage of the work that has been completed. In this mode, the application is required to call `gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction()` periodically to update the progress bar.

When an application has no accurate way of knowing the amount of work to do, it can use the GtkProgressBar in activity mode, which shows activity by a block moving back and forth within the progress area. In this mode, the application is required to call `gtk_progress_bar_pulse()` periodically to update the progress bar.

There is quite a bit of flexibility provided to control the appearance of the GtkProgressBar. Functions are provided to control the orientation of the bar, optional text can be displayed along with the bar, and the step size used in activity mode can be set.

### CSS nodes

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    progressbar[.osd]
    ╰── trough
        ├── [text]
        ╰── progress[.pulse]

GtkProgressBar has a main CSS node with name progressbar and subnodes with names text, trough and progress. The text subnode is only present if text is shown. The progress subnode has the style class .pulse when in activity mode. It gets the style classes .left, .right, .top or .bottom added when the progress 'touches' the corresponding end of the GtkProgressBar. The .osd class on the progressbar node is for use in overlays like the one epiphany has for page loading progress.

## Functions

### gtk_progress_bar_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_progress_bar_new (void);

Creates a new GtkProgressBar.

#### Returns

a GtkProgressBar.

### gtk_progress_bar_pulse ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_pulse (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Indicates that some progress has been made, but you don’t know how much. Causes the progress bar to enter “activity mode,” where a block bounces back and forth. Each call to `gtk_progress_bar_pulse()` causes the block to move by a little bit (the amount of movement per pulse is determined by `gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step()`).

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

### gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                                   gdouble fraction);

Causes the progress bar to “fill in” the given fraction of the bar. The fraction should be between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
fraction | fraction of the task that’s been completed |

### gtk_progress_bar_get_fraction ()

    gdouble
    gtk_progress_bar_get_fraction (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Returns the current fraction of the task that’s been completed.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

a fraction from 0.0 to 1.0

### gtk_progress_bar_set_inverted ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_inverted (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                                   gboolean inverted);

Progress bars normally grow from top to bottom or left to right. Inverted progress bars grow in the opposite direction.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
inverted | `TRUE` to invert the progress bar |

### gtk_progress_bar_get_inverted ()

    gboolean
    gtk_progress_bar_get_inverted (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Gets the value set by `gtk_progress_bar_set_inverted()`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the progress bar is inverted

### gtk_progress_bar_set_show_text ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_show_text (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                                    gboolean show_text);

Sets whether the progress bar will show text next to the bar. The shown text is either the value of the “text” property or, if that is `NULL`, the “fraction” value, as a percentage.

To make a progress bar that is styled and sized suitably for containing text (even if the actual text is blank), set “show-text” to `TRUE` and “text” to the empty string (not `NULL`).

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
show_text | whether to show superimposed text |

Since: 3.0

### gtk_progress_bar_get_show_text ()

    gboolean
    gtk_progress_bar_get_show_text (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Gets the value of the “show-text” property. See `gtk_progress_bar_set_show_text()`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if text is shown in the progress bar

Since: 3.0

### gtk_progress_bar_set_text ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_text (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                               const gchar *text);

Causes the given `text` to appear next to the progress bar.

If `text` is `NULL` and “show-text” is `TRUE`, the current value of “fraction” will be displayed as a percentage.

If `text` is non-`NULL` and “show-text” is `TRUE`, the text will be displayed. In this case, it will not display the progress percentage. If `text` is the empty string, the progress bar will still be styled and sized suitably for containing text, as long as “show-text” is `TRUE`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
text | a UTF-8 string, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

### gtk_progress_bar_get_text ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_progress_bar_get_text (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Retrieves the text that is displayed with the progress bar, if any, otherwise `NULL`. The return value is a reference to the text, not a copy of it, so will become invalid if you change the text in the progress bar.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

text, or `NULL`; this string is owned by the widget and should not be modified or freed.

[nullable]

### gtk_progress_bar_set_ellipsize ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_ellipsize (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                                    PangoEllipsizeMode mode);

Sets the mode used to ellipsize (add an ellipsis: "...") the text if there is not enough space to render the entire string.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
mode | a PangoEllipsizeMode |

Since: 2.6

### gtk_progress_bar_get_ellipsize ()

    PangoEllipsizeMode
    gtk_progress_bar_get_ellipsize (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Returns the ellipsizing position of the progress bar. See `gtk_progress_bar_set_ellipsize()`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

PangoEllipsizeMode

Since: 2.6

### gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step ()

    void
    gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step (GtkProgressBar *pbar,
                                     gdouble fraction);

Sets the fraction of total progress bar length to move the bouncing block for each call to `gtk_progress_bar_pulse()`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |
fraction | fraction between 0.0 and 1.0 |

### gtk_progress_bar_get_pulse_step ()

    gdouble
    gtk_progress_bar_get_pulse_step (GtkProgressBar *pbar);

Retrieves the pulse step set with `gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step()`.

#### Parameters

pbar | a GtkProgressBar |

#### Returns

a fraction from 0.0 to 1.0

## Types and Values

### struct GtkProgressBar

    struct GtkProgressBar;

## Property Details

### The `“ellipsize”` property

      “ellipsize”                PangoEllipsizeMode

The preferred place to ellipsize the string, if the progress bar does not have enough room to display the entire string, specified as a PangoEllipsizeMode.

Note that setting this property to a value other than `PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE` has the side-effect that the progress bar requests only enough space to display the ellipsis ("..."). Another means to set a progress bar's width is `gtk_widget_set_size_request()`.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE

Since: 2.6

### The `“fraction”` property

      “fraction”                 gdouble

The fraction of total work that has been completed.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0

### The `“inverted”` property

      “inverted”                 gboolean

Invert the direction in which the progress bar grows.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“pulse-step”` property

      “pulse-step”               gdouble

The fraction of total progress to move the bouncing block when pulsed.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0.1

### The `“show-text”` property

      “show-text”                gboolean

Sets whether the progress bar will show a text in addition to the bar itself. The shown text is either the value of the “text” property or, if that is `NULL`, the “fraction” value, as a percentage.

To make a progress bar that is styled and sized suitably for showing text (even if the actual text is blank), set “show-text” to `TRUE` and “text” to the empty string (not `NULL`).

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 3.0

### The `“text”` property

      “text”                     gchar *

Text to be displayed in the progress bar.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

## Style Property Details

### The `“min-horizontal-bar-height”` style property

      “min-horizontal-bar-height” gint

Minimum horizontal height of the progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:min-horizontal-bar-height` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS property min-height.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 1

Default value: 6

Since: 2.14

### The `“min-horizontal-bar-width”` style property

      “min-horizontal-bar-width” gint

The minimum horizontal width of the progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:min-horizontal-bar-width` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS property min-width.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 1

Default value: 150

Since: 2.14

### The `“min-vertical-bar-height”` style property

      “min-vertical-bar-height”  gint

The minimum vertical height of the progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:min-vertical-bar-height` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS property min-height.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 1

Default value: 80

Since: 2.14

### The `“min-vertical-bar-width”` style property

      “min-vertical-bar-width”   gint

The minimum vertical width of the progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:min-vertical-bar-width` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS proeprty min-width.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 1

Default value: 7

Since: 2.14

### The `“xspacing”` style property

      “xspacing”                 gint

Extra spacing applied to the width of a progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:xspacing` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS padding and margins; the value of this style property is ignored.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 2

### The `“yspacing”` style property

      “yspacing”                 gint

Extra spacing applied to the height of a progress bar.

`GtkProgressBar:yspacing` has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the standard CSS padding and margins; the value of this style property is ignored.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 2