Button

This feature is supported in wearable applications only.

The button component is a simple push button, which is composed of a label icon and an icon object. The button supports the autorepeat feature.

For more information, see the Button API.

Figure: Button component

Button component

Figure: Button hierarchy

Button hierarchy

Adding a Button Component

To create a button, use the elm_button_add() function:

Evas_Object *button;
Evas_Object *parent;

/* Create a button */
button = elm_button_add(parent);

You can add an icon or text inside the button:

  • To add an icon, use the elm_object_part_content_set() function with the icon part name:

    Evas_Object *ic;
ic = elm_icon_add(button);
elm_image_file_set(ic, "icon.png", NULL);
elm_object_part_content_set(button, "icon", ic);

  • To add text to the label, use the elm_object_text_set() function:

    elm_object_text_set(button, "Click me!");

Using the Button Styles

You can set a style for the button:

  • The following styles are available for a rectangular screen:

    • default
    • green
    • orange
    • red
    • nextdepth

  • The following styles are available for a circular screen:

    • default
    • bottom
/* Rectangular screen button style */
elm_object_style_set(button, "nextdepth");

/* Circular screen button style */
elm_object_style_set(button, "bottom");

Using the Button Callbacks

To receive notifications about the button events, listen for the following signals:

  • clicked: The button is clicked (press/release).
  • repeated: The button is pressed without releasing it.
  • pressed: The button is pressed.
  • unpressed: The button is released after being pressed.

Note
The signal list in the API reference can be more extensive, but only the above signals are actually supported in Tizen.

In all cases, the event_info callback parameter is NULL.

To register and define a callback for the clicked signal:

{
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(button, "clicked", clicked_cb, data);
}

/* Callback for the "clicked" signal */
/* Called when the button is clicked by the user */
void
clicked_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
{
    dlog_print(DLOG_INFO, LOG_TAG, "Button clicked\n");
}

Using the Autorepeat Feature

The autorepeat feature means that the repeated signal is called repeatedly while the user keeps the button pressed.

To manage the autorepeat feature:

  • You can enable and disable the autorepeat feature. It is enabled by default.

    To disable the feature:

    elm_button_autorepeat_set(button, EINA_FALSE);

  • You can set the initial timeout before the repeated signal is emitted.

    To set the timeout to 5 seconds:

    elm_button_autorepeat_initial_timeout_set(button, 5.0);

  • You can set the interval between 2 repeated signals.

    To set the interval to 0.5 seconds:

    elm_button_autorepeat_gap_timeout_set(button, 0.5);

Note
Except as noted, this content is licensed under LGPLv2.1+.

  • Dependencies
    • Tizen 2.3.1 and Higher for Wearable
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