GtkLinkButton: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkLinkButton GtkLinkButton — Create buttons bound to a URL |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_link_button_new ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_link_button_new_with_label ()
const gchar * | gtk_link_button_get_uri ()
void | gtk_link_button_set_uri ()
gboolean | gtk_link_button_get_visited ()
void | gtk_link_button_set_visited ()

## Properties

char * | uri | Read / Write
gboolean | visited | Read / Write

## Signals

gboolean | activate-link | Run Last

## Types and Values

struct | GtkLinkButton
struct | GtkLinkButtonClass

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkWidget
                ╰── GtkContainer
                    ╰── GtkBin
                        ╰── GtkButton
                            ╰── GtkLinkButton

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkLinkButton implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkActionable and GtkActivatable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

A GtkLinkButton is a GtkButton with a hyperlink, similar to the one used by web browsers, which triggers an action when clicked. It is useful to show quick links to resources.

A link button is created by calling either `gtk_link_button_new()` or `gtk_link_button_new_with_label()`. If using the former, the URI you pass to the constructor is used as a label for the widget.

The URI bound to a GtkLinkButton can be set specifically using `gtk_link_button_set_uri()`, and retrieved using `gtk_link_button_get_uri()`.

By default, GtkLinkButton calls `gtk_show_uri_on_window()` when the button is clicked. This behaviour can be overridden by connecting to the “activate-link” signal and returning `TRUE` from the signal handler.

### CSS nodes

GtkLinkButton has a single CSS node with name button. To differentiate it from a plain GtkButton, it gets the .link style class.

## Functions

### gtk_link_button_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_link_button_new (const gchar *uri);

Creates a new GtkLinkButton with the URI as its text.

#### Parameters

uri | a valid URI |

#### Returns

a new link button widget.

Since: 2.10

### gtk_link_button_new_with_label ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_link_button_new_with_label (const gchar *uri,
                                    const gchar *label);

Creates a new GtkLinkButton containing a label.

#### Parameters

uri | a valid URI |
label | the text of the button. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a new link button widget.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10

### gtk_link_button_get_uri ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_link_button_get_uri (GtkLinkButton *link_button);

Retrieves the URI set using `gtk_link_button_set_uri()`.

#### Parameters

link_button | a GtkLinkButton |

#### Returns

a valid URI. The returned string is owned by the link button and should not be modified or freed.

Since: 2.10

### gtk_link_button_set_uri ()

    void
    gtk_link_button_set_uri (GtkLinkButton *link_button,
                             const gchar *uri);

Sets `uri` as the URI where the GtkLinkButton points. As a side-effect this unsets the “visited” state of the button.

#### Parameters

link_button | a GtkLinkButton |
uri | a valid URI |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_link_button_get_visited ()

    gboolean
    gtk_link_button_get_visited (GtkLinkButton *link_button);

Retrieves the “visited” state of the URI where the GtkLinkButton points. The button becomes visited when it is clicked. If the URI is changed on the button, the “visited” state is unset again.

The state may also be changed using `gtk_link_button_set_visited()`.

#### Parameters

link_button | a GtkLinkButton |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the link has been visited, `FALSE` otherwise

Since: 2.14

### gtk_link_button_set_visited ()

    void
    gtk_link_button_set_visited (GtkLinkButton *link_button,
                                 gboolean visited);

Sets the “visited” state of the URI where the GtkLinkButton points. See `gtk_link_button_get_visited()` for more details.

#### Parameters

link_button | a GtkLinkButton |
visited | the new “visited” state |

Since: 2.14

## Types and Values

### struct GtkLinkButton

    struct GtkLinkButton;

The GtkLinkButton contains only private data and should be accessed using the provided API.

### struct GtkLinkButtonClass

    struct GtkLinkButtonClass {
      gboolean (* activate_link) (GtkLinkButton *button);
    };

The GtkLinkButtonClass contains only private data.

#### Members

`activate_link` () | class handler for the “activate-link” signal |

## Property Details

### The `“uri”` property

      “uri”                      char *

The URI bound to this button.

Owner: GtkLinkButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.10

### The `“visited”` property

      “visited”                  gboolean

The 'visited' state of this button. A visited link is drawn in a different color.

Owner: GtkLinkButton

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.14

## Signal Details

### The `“activate-link”` signal

    gboolean
    user_function (GtkLinkButton *button,
                   gpointer       user_data)

The ::activate-link signal is emitted each time the GtkLinkButton has been clicked.

The default handler will call `gtk_show_uri_on_window()` with the URI stored inside the “uri” property.

To override the default behavior, you can connect to the ::activate-link signal and stop the propagation of the signal by returning `TRUE` from your handler.

#### Parameters

button | the GtkLinkButton that emitted the signal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

## See Also

GtkButton