## GtkItemFactory GtkItemFactory — A factory for menus |

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

                        GtkItemFactory;
    void                (*GtkPrintFunc)                     (gpointer func_data,
                                                             const gchar *str);
    gchar*              (*GtkTranslateFunc)                 (const gchar *path,
                                                             gpointer func_data);
    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback)           ();
    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback1)          (gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_action,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget);
    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback2)          (GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_action);
                        GtkItemFactoryEntry;
                        GtkItemFactoryItem;
    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_new                (GType container_type,
                                                             const gchar *path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);
    void                gtk_item_factory_construct          (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GType container_type,
                                                             const gchar *path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);
    void                gtk_item_factory_add_foreign        (GtkWidget *accel_widget,
                                                             const gchar *full_path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group,
                                                             guint keyval,
                                                             GdkModifierType modifiers);
    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_from_widget        (GtkWidget *widget);
    const gchar*        gtk_item_factory_path_from_widget   (GtkWidget *widget);
    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_item           (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);
    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_widget         (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);
    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_widget_by_action
                                                            (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint action);
    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_item_by_action (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint action);
    void                gtk_item_factory_create_item        (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entry,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_type);
    void                gtk_item_factory_create_items       (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries,
                                                             gpointer callback_data);
    void                gtk_item_factory_create_items_ac    (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_type);
    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_item        (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);
    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_entry       (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entry);
    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_entries     (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries);
    void                gtk_item_factory_popup              (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint x,
                                                             guint y,
                                                             guint mouse_button,
                                                             guint32 time_);
    void                gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data    (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             gpointer popup_data,
                                                             GDestroyNotify destroy,
                                                             guint x,
                                                             guint y,
                                                             guint mouse_button,
                                                             guint32 time_);
    gpointer            gtk_item_factory_popup_data         (GtkItemFactory *ifactory);
    gpointer            gtk_item_factory_popup_data_from_widget
                                                            (GtkWidget *widget);
    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_from_path          (const gchar *path);
    void                gtk_item_factory_create_menu_entries
                                                            (guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkMenuEntry *entries);
    void                gtk_item_factories_path_delete      (const gchar *ifactory_path,
                                                             const gchar *path);
    void                gtk_item_factory_set_translate_func (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkTranslateFunc func,
                                                             gpointer data,
                                                             GDestroyNotify notify);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkObject
                   +----GtkItemFactory

## Description

As of GTK+ 2.4, GtkItemFactory has been deprecated in favour of GtkUIManager.

## Details

### GtkItemFactory

    typedef struct _GtkItemFactory GtkItemFactory;

### Warning

`GtkItemFactory` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

### GtkPrintFunc ()

    void                (*GtkPrintFunc)                     (gpointer func_data,
                                                             const gchar *str);

### Warning

`GtkPrintFunc` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

`func_data` : |
`str` : |

### GtkTranslateFunc ()

    gchar*              (*GtkTranslateFunc)                 (const gchar *path,
                                                             gpointer func_data);

The function used to translate messages in e.g. GtkIconFactory and GtkActionGroup.

`path` : | The id of the message. In GtkItemFactory this will be a path from a GtkItemFactoryEntry, in GtkActionGroup, it will be a label or tooltip from a GtkActionEntry.
`func_data` : | user data passed in when registering the function
Returns : | the translated message

### GtkItemFactoryCallback ()

    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback)           ();

### Warning

`GtkItemFactoryCallback` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

### GtkItemFactoryCallback1 ()

    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback1)          (gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_action,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget);

### Warning

`GtkItemFactoryCallback1` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

`callback_data` : |
`callback_action` : |
`widget` : |

### GtkItemFactoryCallback2 ()

    void                (*GtkItemFactoryCallback2)          (GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_action);

### Warning

`GtkItemFactoryCallback2` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

`widget` : |
`callback_data` : |
`callback_action` : |

### GtkItemFactoryEntry

    typedef struct {
      gchar *path;
      gchar *accelerator;

      GtkItemFactoryCallback callback;
      guint			 callback_action;

      /* possible values:
       * NULL		-> "<Item>"
       * ""			-> "<Item>"
       * "<Title>"		-> create a title item
       * "<Item>"		-> create a simple item
       * "<ImageItem>"	-> create an item holding an image
       * "<StockItem>"	-> create an item holding a stock image
       * "<CheckItem>"	-> create a check item
       * "<ToggleItem>"	-> create a toggle item
       * "<RadioItem>"	-> create a radio item
       * <path>		-> path of a radio item to link against
       * "<Separator>"	-> create a separator
       * "<Tearoff>"	-> create a tearoff separator
       * "<Branch>"		-> create an item to hold sub items
       * "<LastBranch>"	-> create a right justified item to hold sub items
       */
      gchar		 *item_type;

      /* Extra data for some item types:
       *  ImageItem  -> pointer to inlined pixbuf stream
       *  StockItem  -> name of stock item
       */
      gconstpointer extra_data;
    } GtkItemFactoryEntry;

### Warning

`GtkItemFactoryEntry` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

### GtkItemFactoryItem

    typedef struct {
      gchar *path;
      GSList *widgets;
    } GtkItemFactoryItem;

### Warning

`GtkItemFactoryItem` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

### gtk_item_factory_new ()

    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_new                (GType container_type,
                                                             const gchar *path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_new` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Creates a new GtkItemFactory.

Beware that the returned object does not have a floating reference.

`container_type` : | the kind of menu to create; can be GTK_TYPE_MENU_BAR, GTK_TYPE_MENU or GTK_TYPE_OPTION_MENU
`path` : | the factory path of the new item factory, a string of the form `"<name>"`
`accel_group` : | a GtkAccelGroup to which the accelerators for the menu items will be added, or `NULL` to create a new one
Returns : | a new GtkItemFactory

### gtk_item_factory_construct ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_construct          (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GType container_type,
                                                             const gchar *path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_construct` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Initializes an item factory.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`container_type` : | the kind of menu to create; can be GTK_TYPE_MENU_BAR, GTK_TYPE_MENU or GTK_TYPE_OPTION_MENU
`path` : | the factory path of `ifactory`, a string of the form `"<name>"`
`accel_group` : | a GtkAccelGroup to which the accelerators for the menu items will be added, or `NULL` to create a new one

### gtk_item_factory_add_foreign ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_add_foreign        (GtkWidget *accel_widget,
                                                             const gchar *full_path,
                                                             GtkAccelGroup *accel_group,
                                                             guint keyval,
                                                             GdkModifierType modifiers);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_add_foreign` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. The recommended API for this purpose are the functions `gtk_menu_item_set_accel_path()` and `gtk_widget_set_accel_path()`; don't use `gtk_item_factory_add_foreign()` in new code, since it is likely to be removed in the future.

Installs an accelerator for `accel_widget` in `accel_group`, that causes the ::activate signal to be emitted if the accelerator is activated.

This function can be used to make widgets participate in the accel saving/restoring functionality provided by `gtk_accel_map_save()` and `gtk_accel_map_load()`, even if they haven't been created by an item factory.

`accel_widget` : | widget to install an accelerator on
`full_path` : | the full path for the `accel_widget`
`accel_group` : | the accelerator group to install the accelerator in
`keyval` : | key value of the accelerator
`modifiers` : | modifier combination of the accelerator

### gtk_item_factory_from_widget ()

    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_from_widget        (GtkWidget *widget);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_from_widget` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the item factory from which a widget was created.

`widget` : | a widget
Returns : | the item factory from which `widget` was created, or `NULL`

### gtk_item_factory_path_from_widget ()

    const gchar*        gtk_item_factory_path_from_widget   (GtkWidget *widget);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_path_from_widget` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

If `widget` has been created by an item factory, returns the full path to it. (The full path of a widget is the concatenation of the factory path specified in `gtk_item_factory_new()` with the path specified in the GtkItemFactoryEntry from which the widget was created.)

`widget` : | a widget
Returns : | the full path to `widget` if it has been created by an item factory, `NULL` otherwise. This value is owned by GTK+ and must not be modified or freed.

### gtk_item_factory_get_item ()

    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_item           (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_get_item` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the menu item which corresponds to `path`.

If the widget corresponding to `path` is a menu item which opens a submenu, then the item is returned. If you are interested in the submenu, use `gtk_item_factory_get_widget()` instead.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`path` : | the path to the menu item
Returns : | the menu item for the given path, or `NULL` if `path` doesn't lead to a menu item

### gtk_item_factory_get_widget ()

    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_widget         (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_get_widget` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the widget which corresponds to `path`.

If the widget corresponding to `path` is a menu item which opens a submenu, then the submenu is returned. If you are interested in the menu item, use `gtk_item_factory_get_item()` instead.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`path` : | the path to the widget
Returns : | the widget for the given path, or `NULL` if `path` doesn't lead to a widget

### gtk_item_factory_get_widget_by_action ()

    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_widget_by_action
                                                            (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint action);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_get_widget_by_action` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the widget which was constructed from the GtkItemFactoryEntry with the given `action`.

If there are multiple items with the same action, the result is undefined.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`action` : | an action as specified in the `callback_action` field of GtkItemFactoryEntry
Returns : | the widget which corresponds to the given action, or `NULL` if no widget was found

### gtk_item_factory_get_item_by_action ()

    GtkWidget*          gtk_item_factory_get_item_by_action (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint action);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_get_item_by_action` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the menu item which was constructed from the first GtkItemFactoryEntry with the given `action`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`action` : | an action as specified in the `callback_action` field of GtkItemFactoryEntry
Returns : | the menu item which corresponds to the given action, or `NULL` if no menu item was found

### gtk_item_factory_create_item ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_create_item        (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entry,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_type);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_create_item` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Creates an item for `entry`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`entry` : | the GtkItemFactoryEntry to create an item for
`callback_data` : | data passed to the callback function of `entry`
`callback_type` : | 1 if the callback function of `entry` is of type GtkItemFactoryCallback1, 2 if it is of type GtkItemFactoryCallback2

### gtk_item_factory_create_items ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_create_items       (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries,
                                                             gpointer callback_data);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_create_items` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Creates the menu items from the `entries`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`n_entries` : | the length of `entries`
`entries` : | an array of GtkItemFactoryEntrys whose `callback` members must by of type GtkItemFactoryCallback1
`callback_data` : | data passed to the callback functions of all entries

### gtk_item_factory_create_items_ac ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_create_items_ac    (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries,
                                                             gpointer callback_data,
                                                             guint callback_type);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_create_items_ac` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Creates the menu items from the `entries`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`n_entries` : | the length of `entries`
`entries` : | an array of GtkItemFactoryEntrys
`callback_data` : | data passed to the callback functions of all entries
`callback_type` : | 1 if the callback functions in `entries` are of type GtkItemFactoryCallback1, 2 if they are of type GtkItemFactoryCallback2

### gtk_item_factory_delete_item ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_item        (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             const gchar *path);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_delete_item` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Deletes the menu item which was created for `path` by the given item factory.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`path` : | a path

### gtk_item_factory_delete_entry ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_entry       (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entry);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_delete_entry` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Deletes the menu item which was created from `entry` by the given item factory.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`entry` : | a GtkItemFactoryEntry

### gtk_item_factory_delete_entries ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_delete_entries     (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkItemFactoryEntry *entries);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_delete_entries` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Deletes the menu items which were created from the `entries` by the given item factory.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`n_entries` : | the length of `entries`
`entries` : | an array of GtkItemFactoryEntrys

### gtk_item_factory_popup ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_popup              (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             guint x,
                                                             guint y,
                                                             guint mouse_button,
                                                             guint32 time_);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_popup` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Pops up the menu constructed from the item factory at (`x`, `y`).

The `mouse_button` parameter should be the mouse button pressed to initiate the menu popup. If the menu popup was initiated by something other than a mouse button press, such as a mouse button release or a keypress, `mouse_button` should be 0.

The `time_` parameter should be the time stamp of the event that initiated the popup. If such an event is not available, use `gtk_get_current_event_time()` instead.

The operation of the `mouse_button` and the `time_` parameter is the same as the `button` and `activation_time` parameters for `gtk_menu_popup()`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory of type GTK_TYPE_MENU (see `gtk_item_factory_new()`)
`x` : | the x position
`y` : | the y position
`mouse_button` : | the mouse button which was pressed to initiate the popup
`time_` : | the time at which the activation event occurred

### gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data    (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             gpointer popup_data,
                                                             GDestroyNotify destroy,
                                                             guint x,
                                                             guint y,
                                                             guint mouse_button,
                                                             guint32 time_);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Pops up the menu constructed from the item factory at (`x`, `y`). Callbacks can access the `popup_data` while the menu is posted via `gtk_item_factory_popup_data()` and `gtk_item_factory_popup_data_from_widget()`.

The `mouse_button` parameter should be the mouse button pressed to initiate the menu popup. If the menu popup was initiated by something other than a mouse button press, such as a mouse button release or a keypress, `mouse_button` should be 0.

The `time_` parameter should be the time stamp of the event that initiated the popup. If such an event is not available, use `gtk_get_current_event_time()` instead.

The operation of the `mouse_button` and the `time_` parameters is the same as the `button` and `activation_time` parameters for `gtk_menu_popup()`.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory of type GTK_TYPE_MENU (see `gtk_item_factory_new()`)
`popup_data` : | data available for callbacks while the menu is posted
`destroy` : | a GDestroyNotify function to be called on `popup_data` when the menu is unposted
`x` : | the x position
`y` : | the y position
`mouse_button` : | the mouse button which was pressed to initiate the popup
`time_` : | the time at which the activation event occurred

### gtk_item_factory_popup_data ()

    gpointer            gtk_item_factory_popup_data         (GtkItemFactory *ifactory);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_popup_data` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the `popup_data` which was passed to `gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data()`. This data is available until the menu is popped down again.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
Returns : | `popup_data` associated with `ifactory`

### gtk_item_factory_popup_data_from_widget ()

    gpointer            gtk_item_factory_popup_data_from_widget
                                                            (GtkWidget *widget);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_popup_data_from_widget` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Obtains the `popup_data` which was passed to `gtk_item_factory_popup_with_data()`. This data is available until the menu is popped down again.

`widget` : | a widget
Returns : | `popup_data` associated with the item factory from which `widget` was created, or `NULL` if `widget` wasn't created by an item factory

### gtk_item_factory_from_path ()

    GtkItemFactory*     gtk_item_factory_from_path          (const gchar *path);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_from_path` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Finds an item factory which has been constructed using the `"<name>"` prefix of `path` as the `path` argument for `gtk_item_factory_new()`.

`path` : | a string starting with a factory path of the form `"<name>"`
Returns : | the GtkItemFactory created for the given factory path, or `NULL`

### gtk_item_factory_create_menu_entries ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_create_menu_entries
                                                            (guint n_entries,
                                                             GtkMenuEntry *entries);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_create_menu_entries` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Creates the menu items from the `entries`.

`n_entries` : | the length of `entries`
`entries` : | an array of GtkMenuEntrys

### gtk_item_factories_path_delete ()

    void                gtk_item_factories_path_delete      (const gchar *ifactory_path,
                                                             const gchar *path);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factories_path_delete` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Deletes all widgets constructed from the specified path.

`ifactory_path` : | a factory path to prepend to `path`. May be `NULL` if `path` starts with a factory path
`path` : | a path

### gtk_item_factory_set_translate_func ()

    void                gtk_item_factory_set_translate_func (GtkItemFactory *ifactory,
                                                             GtkTranslateFunc func,
                                                             gpointer data,
                                                             GDestroyNotify notify);

### Warning

`gtk_item_factory_set_translate_func` has been deprecated since version 2.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use GtkUIManager instead.

Sets a function to be used for translating the path elements before they are displayed.

`ifactory` : | a GtkItemFactory
`func` : | the GtkTranslateFunc function to be used to translate path elements
`data` : | data to pass to `func` and `notify`
`notify` : | a GDestroyNotify function to be called when `ifactory` is destroyed and when the translation function is changed again