TextMarkProtocol

public protocol TextMarkProtocol : ObjectProtocol

You may wish to begin by reading the text widget conceptual overview which gives an overview of all the objects and data types related to the text widget and how they work together.

A GtkTextMark is like a bookmark in a text buffer; it preserves a position in the text. You can convert the mark to an iterator using gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark(). Unlike iterators, marks remain valid across buffer mutations, because their behavior is defined when text is inserted or deleted. When text containing a mark is deleted, the mark remains in the position originally occupied by the deleted text. When text is inserted at a mark, a mark with “left gravity” will be moved to the beginning of the newly-inserted text, and a mark with “right gravity” will be moved to the end.

Note that “left” and “right” here refer to logical direction (left is the toward the start of the buffer); in some languages such as Hebrew the logically-leftmost text is not actually on the left when displayed.

Marks are reference counted, but the reference count only controls the validity of the memory; marks can be deleted from the buffer at any time with gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark(). Once deleted from the buffer, a mark is essentially useless.

Marks optionally have names; these can be convenient to avoid passing the GtkTextMark object around.

Marks are typically created using the gtk_text_buffer_create_mark() function.

The TextMarkProtocol protocol exposes the methods and properties of an underlying GtkTextMark instance. The default implementation of these can be found in the protocol extension below. For a concrete class that implements these methods and properties, see TextMark. Alternatively, use TextMarkRef as a lighweight, unowned reference if you already have an instance you just want to use.

  • ptr

    Untyped pointer to the underlying GtkTextMark instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    var ptr: UnsafeMutableRawPointer! { get }
  • text_mark_ptr Default implementation

    Typed pointer to the underlying GtkTextMark instance.

    Default Implementation

    Return the stored, untyped pointer as a typed pointer to the GtkTextMark instance.

    Declaration

    Swift

    var text_mark_ptr: UnsafeMutablePointer<GtkTextMark>! { get }
  • Required Initialiser for types conforming to TextMarkProtocol

    Declaration

    Swift

    init(raw: UnsafeMutableRawPointer)

TextMark Class

  • Bind a TextMarkPropertyName source property to a given target object.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @discardableResult
    @inlinable
    func bind<Q, T>(property source_property: TextMarkPropertyName, to target: T, _ target_property: Q, flags f: BindingFlags = .default, transformFrom transform_from: @escaping GLibObject.ValueTransformer = { $0.transform(destValue: $1) }, transformTo transform_to: @escaping GLibObject.ValueTransformer = { $0.transform(destValue: $1) }) -> BindingRef! where Q : PropertyNameProtocol, T : ObjectProtocol

    Parameters

    source_property

    the source property to bind

    target

    the target object to bind to

    target_property

    the target property to bind to

    flags

    the flags to pass to the Binding

    transform_from

    ValueTransformer to use for forward transformation

    transform_to

    ValueTransformer to use for backwards transformation

    Return Value

    binding reference or nil in case of an error

  • get(property:) Extension method

    Get the value of a TextMark property

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func get(property: TextMarkPropertyName) -> GLibObject.Value

    Parameters

    property

    the property to get the value for

    Return Value

    the value of the named property

  • set(property:value:) Extension method

    Set the value of a TextMark property. Note that this will only have an effect on properties that are writable and not construct-only!

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func set(property: TextMarkPropertyName, value v: GLibObject.Value)

    Parameters

    property

    the property to get the value for

    Return Value

    the value of the named property

TextMark Class: TextMarkProtocol extension (methods and fields)

  • getBuffer() Extension method

    Gets the buffer this mark is located inside, or nil if the mark is deleted.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func getBuffer() -> TextBufferRef!
  • getDeleted() Extension method

    Returns true if the mark has been removed from its buffer with gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark(). See gtk_text_buffer_add_mark() for a way to add it to a buffer again.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func getDeleted() -> Bool
  • getLeftGravity() Extension method

    Determines whether the mark has left gravity.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func getLeftGravity() -> Bool
  • getName() Extension method

    Returns the mark name; returns NULL for anonymous marks.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func getName() -> String!
  • getVisible() Extension method

    Returns true if the mark is visible (i.e. a cursor is displayed for it).

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func getVisible() -> Bool
  • setVisible(setting:) Extension method

    Sets the visibility of mark; the insertion point is normally visible, i.e. you can see it as a vertical bar. Also, the text widget uses a visible mark to indicate where a drop will occur when dragging-and-dropping text. Most other marks are not visible. Marks are not visible by default.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    func setVisible(setting: Bool)
  • buffer Extension method

    Gets the buffer this mark is located inside, or nil if the mark is deleted.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var buffer: TextBufferRef! { get }
  • deleted Extension method

    Returns true if the mark has been removed from its buffer with gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark(). See gtk_text_buffer_add_mark() for a way to add it to a buffer again.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var deleted: Bool { get }
  • leftGravity Extension method

    Determines whether the mark has left gravity.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var leftGravity: Bool { get }
  • name Extension method

    The name of the mark or nil if the mark is anonymous.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var name: String! { get }
  • visible Extension method

    Returns true if the mark is visible (i.e. a cursor is displayed for it).

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var visible: Bool { get nonmutating set }
  • parentInstance Extension method

    Undocumented

    Declaration

    Swift

    @inlinable
    var parentInstance: GObject { get }