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[21:7] extends: object
Displays an icon-size spinning animation. It is often used as an alternative
to a [class@Gtk.ProgressBar] for displaying indefinite activity, instead of
actual progress.
GtkSpinner has a single CSS node with the name spinner. When the
animation is active, the :checked pseudoclass is added to this node. #
Accessibility GtkSpinner uses the [enum@Gtk.AccessibleRole.progress_bar]
role.
Spinner ()
Returns a new spinner widget. Not yet started.
toNativeHandle (Source)
Normalizes a constructor argument into a raw pointer carrier. Accepts a raw NativeHandle, a raw NativeBuffer returned from
fn.call(...), another generated wrapper exposinghandle(), or null. Returns null when the argument carries no pointer.
Source is the raw handle, raw buffer, wrapper, or null.A raw pointer carrier or null when no pointer is present.getLib ()
Returns the opened native library for this generated wrapper.
The opened native library.handle ()
Returns the wrapped NativeHandle.
The wrapped NativeHandle.isNull ()
Returns true when the wrapped handle is null.
A bool.describe ()
Returns a small string for debugging generated wrappers.
A string.asWidget ()
Wraps this handle as
Widget.
A Widget object.asAccessible ()
Wraps this handle as
Accessible.
A Accessible object.asBuildable ()
Wraps this handle as
Buildable.
A Buildable object.asConstraintTarget ()
Wraps this handle as
ConstraintTarget.
A ConstraintTarget object.getProperty (string Name)
Reads one generated property by name.
setProperty (string Name, Value)
Writes one generated property by name.
setSpinning (bool Value)
Whether the spinner is spinning
Value is the new property value.None.get_spinning ()
Returns whether the spinner is spinning.
set_spinning (bool spinning)
Sets the activity of the spinner.
spinning is whether the spinner should be spinning.None.start ()
Starts the animation of the spinner.
None.stop ()
Stops the animation of the spinner.
None.[195:14] static extends: object
Generated metadata helpers for Spinner class surfaces.
properties ()
Returns property metadata for
Spinner.
A list.
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