SearchableDropdown

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Object Hierarchy:

Description:

Content:

Properties:

• public string placeholder_text { get; set; }
  Placeholder text for the entry.
• public Popover popup { get; }
• public bool show_arrow { get; set; }
  Whether to show the arrow button.

Creation methods:

• protected SearchableDropdown ()
  Constructor.

Methods:

• protected virtual ListItemFactory create_factory ()
  Create the factory for list items.
• public override void dispose ()
• protected int find_in_list (ListModel list, FileBase filebase)
  Find a FileBase in a list model by path.
• protected abstract string get_filter_property ()
  Get the property name to filter on (e.g., "display_name").
• protected abstract string get_label_property ()
  Get the property name to bind for label text (e.g., "path_basename", "display_name").
• protected abstract string get_tooltip_property ()
  Get the property name to bind for tooltip text (e.g., "path", "tooltip").
• public override bool grab_focus ()
• public override void measure (Orientation orientation, int for_size, out int minimum, out int natural, out int minimum_baseline, out int natural_baseline)
• protected virtual void on_entry_changed ()
  Handle entry text changes. Only updates the filter when search text actually changes. Popup should only be shown when explicitly requested (e.g., clicking arrow). However, if text becomes empty and popup is visible, hide it.
• protected virtual bool on_key_pressed (uint keyval, uint keycode, ModifierType state)
  Handle key press events. Follows GTK suggestion entry pattern from sample code.
• protected abstract void on_selected ()
  Handle when an item is selected in dropdown (via click or Enter key).
• protected virtual void set_item_store (ListStore store)
  Set the item store (allows using external store like project.all_files).
• protected void set_popup_visible (bool visible)
  Set popover visibility. Follows GTK suggestion entry pattern: show popup when typing, hide when selection made.
• protected bool set_selected_item_internal (FileBase? value)
  Set selected item by finding it in the filtered model. DISABLED: This method is disabled to prevent programmatic selection changes that trigger cascading activations. Selection should only be changed by user interaction.
• public override void size_allocate (int width, int height, int baseline)
• protected virtual void update_arrow ()
  Update arrow button visibility.

Fields:

• protected Image? arrow
• protected Entry entry
• protected FilterListModel filtered_items
• protected ListStore item_store
• protected ListView list
• protected SingleSelection selection
• protected StringFilter? string_filter

Inherited Members: