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ItemList

Inherits: Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

A vertical list of selectable items with one or multiple columns.

Description

This control provides a vertical list of selectable items that may be in a single or in multiple columns, with each item having options for text and an icon. Tooltips are supported and may be different for every item in the list.

Selectable items in the list may be selected or deselected and multiple selection may be enabled. Selection with right mouse button may also be enabled to allow use of popup context menus. Items may also be "activated" by double-clicking them or by pressing Enter.

Item text only supports single-line strings. Newline characters (e.g. \n) in the string won't produce a newline. Text wrapping is enabled in ICON_MODE_TOP mode, but the column's width is adjusted to fully fit its content by default. You need to set fixed_column_width greater than zero to wrap the text.

All set_* methods allow negative item indices, i.e. -1 to access the last item, -2 to select the second-to-last item, and so on.

Incremental search: Like PopupMenu and Tree, ItemList supports searching within the list while the control is focused. Press a key that matches the first letter of an item's name to select the first item starting with the given letter. After that point, there are two ways to perform incremental search: 1) Press the same key again before the timeout duration to select the next item starting with the same letter. 2) Press letter keys that match the rest of the word before the timeout duration to match to select the item in question directly. Both of these actions will be reset to the beginning of the list if the timeout duration has passed since the last keystroke was registered. You can adjust the timeout duration by changing ProjectSettings.gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec.

Properties

bool

allow_reselect

false

bool

allow_rmb_select

false

bool

allow_search

true

bool

auto_height

false

bool

clip_contents

true (overrides Control)

int

fixed_column_width

0

Vector2i

fixed_icon_size

Vector2i(0, 0)

FocusMode

focus_mode

2 (overrides Control)

IconMode

icon_mode

1

float

icon_scale

1.0

int

item_count

0

int

max_columns

1

int

max_text_lines

1

bool

same_column_width

false

SelectMode

select_mode

0

OverrunBehavior

text_overrun_behavior

3

Methods

int

add_icon_item(icon: Texture2D, selectable: bool = true)

int

add_item(text: String, icon: Texture2D = null, selectable: bool = true)

void

clear()

void

deselect(idx: int)

void

deselect_all()

void

ensure_current_is_visible()

void

force_update_list_size()

int

get_item_at_position(position: Vector2, exact: bool = false) const

Color

get_item_custom_bg_color(idx: int) const

Color

get_item_custom_fg_color(idx: int) const

Texture2D

get_item_icon(idx: int) const

Color

get_item_icon_modulate(idx: int) const

Rect2

get_item_icon_region(idx: int) const

String

get_item_language(idx: int) const

Variant

get_item_metadata(idx: int) const

Rect2

get_item_rect(idx: int, expand: bool = true) const

String

get_item_text(idx: int) const

TextDirection

get_item_text_direction(idx: int) const

String

get_item_tooltip(idx: int) const

PackedInt32Array

get_selected_items()

VScrollBar

get_v_scroll_bar()

bool

is_anything_selected()

bool

is_item_disabled(idx: int) const

bool

is_item_icon_transposed(idx: int) const

bool

is_item_selectable(idx: int) const

bool

is_item_tooltip_enabled(idx: int) const

bool

is_selected(idx: int) const

void

move_item(from_idx: int, to_idx: int)

void

remove_item(idx: int)

void

select(idx: int, single: bool = true)

void

set_item_custom_bg_color(idx: int, custom_bg_color: Color)

void

set_item_custom_fg_color(idx: int, custom_fg_color: Color)

void

set_item_disabled(idx: int, disabled: bool)

void

set_item_icon(idx: int, icon: Texture2D)

void

set_item_icon_modulate(idx: int, modulate: Color)

void

set_item_icon_region(idx: int, rect: Rect2)

void

set_item_icon_transposed(idx: int, transposed: bool)

void

set_item_language(idx: int, language: String)

void

set_item_metadata(idx: int, metadata: Variant)

void

set_item_selectable(idx: int, selectable: bool)

void

set_item_text(idx: int, text: String)

void

set_item_text_direction(idx: int, direction: TextDirection)

void

set_item_tooltip(idx: int, tooltip: String)

void

set_item_tooltip_enabled(idx: int, enable: bool)

void

sort_items_by_text()

Theme Properties

Color

font_color

Color(0.65, 0.65, 0.65, 1)

Color

font_hovered_color

Color(0.95, 0.95, 0.95, 1)

Color

font_outline_color

Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

Color

font_selected_color

Color(1, 1, 1, 1)

Color

guide_color

Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 0.25)

int

h_separation

4

int

icon_margin

4

int

line_separation

2

int

outline_size

0

int

v_separation

4

Font

font

int

font_size

StyleBox

cursor

StyleBox

cursor_unfocused

StyleBox

focus

StyleBox

hovered

StyleBox

panel

StyleBox

selected

StyleBox

selected_focus


Signals

empty_clicked(at_position: Vector2, mouse_button_index: int)

Triggered when any mouse click is issued within the rect of the list but on empty space.


item_activated(index: int)

Triggered when specified list item is activated via double-clicking or by pressing Enter.


item_clicked(index: int, at_position: Vector2, mouse_button_index: int)

Triggered when specified list item has been clicked with any mouse button.

The click position is also provided to allow appropriate popup of context menus at the correct location.


item_selected(index: int)

Triggered when specified item has been selected.

allow_reselect must be enabled to reselect an item.


multi_selected(index: int, selected: bool)

Triggered when a multiple selection is altered on a list allowing multiple selection.


Enumerations

enum IconMode:

IconMode ICON_MODE_TOP = 0

Icon is drawn above the text.

IconMode ICON_MODE_LEFT = 1

Icon is drawn to the left of the text.


enum SelectMode:

SelectMode SELECT_SINGLE = 0

Only allow selecting a single item.

SelectMode SELECT_MULTI = 1

Allows selecting multiple items by holding Ctrl or Shift.


Property Descriptions

bool allow_reselect = false

  • void set_allow_reselect(value: bool)

  • bool get_allow_reselect()

If true, the currently selected item can be selected again.


bool allow_rmb_select = false

  • void set_allow_rmb_select(value: bool)

  • bool get_allow_rmb_select()

If true, right mouse button click can select items.


  • void set_allow_search(value: bool)

  • bool get_allow_search()

If true, allows navigating the ItemList with letter keys through incremental search.


bool auto_height = false

  • void set_auto_height(value: bool)

  • bool has_auto_height()

If true, the control will automatically resize the height to fit its content.


int fixed_column_width = 0

  • void set_fixed_column_width(value: int)

  • int get_fixed_column_width()

The width all columns will be adjusted to.

A value of zero disables the adjustment, each item will have a width equal to the width of its content and the columns will have an uneven width.


Vector2i fixed_icon_size = Vector2i(0, 0)

The size all icons will be adjusted to.

If either X or Y component is not greater than zero, icon size won't be affected.


IconMode icon_mode = 1

The icon position, whether above or to the left of the text. See the IconMode constants.


float icon_scale = 1.0

  • void set_icon_scale(value: float)

  • float get_icon_scale()

The scale of icon applied after fixed_icon_size and transposing takes effect.


int item_count = 0

  • void set_item_count(value: int)

  • int get_item_count()

The number of items currently in the list.


int max_columns = 1

  • void set_max_columns(value: int)

  • int get_max_columns()

Maximum columns the list will have.

If greater than zero, the content will be split among the specified columns.

A value of zero means unlimited columns, i.e. all items will be put in the same row.


int max_text_lines = 1

  • void set_max_text_lines(value: int)

  • int get_max_text_lines()

Maximum lines of text allowed in each item. Space will be reserved even when there is not enough lines of text to display.

Note: This property takes effect only when icon_mode is ICON_MODE_TOP. To make the text wrap, fixed_column_width should be greater than zero.


bool same_column_width = false

  • void set_same_column_width(value: bool)

  • bool is_same_column_width()

Whether all columns will have the same width.

If true, the width is equal to the largest column width of all columns.


SelectMode select_mode = 0

Allows single or multiple item selection. See the SelectMode constants.


OverrunBehavior text_overrun_behavior = 3

Sets the clipping behavior when the text exceeds an item's bounding rectangle. See OverrunBehavior for a description of all modes.


Method Descriptions

int add_icon_item(icon: Texture2D, selectable: bool = true)

Adds an item to the item list with no text, only an icon. Returns the index of an added item.


int add_item(text: String, icon: Texture2D = null, selectable: bool = true)

Adds an item to the item list with specified text. Returns the index of an added item.

Specify an icon, or use null as the icon for a list item with no icon.

If selectable is true, the list item will be selectable.


void clear()

Removes all items from the list.


void deselect(idx: int)

Ensures the item associated with the specified index is not selected.


void deselect_all()

Ensures there are no items selected.


void ensure_current_is_visible()

Ensure current selection is visible, adjusting the scroll position as necessary.


void force_update_list_size()

Forces an update to the list size based on its items. This happens automatically whenever size of the items, or other relevant settings like auto_height, change. The method can be used to trigger the update ahead of next drawing pass.


int get_item_at_position(position: Vector2, exact: bool = false) const

Returns the item index at the given position.

When there is no item at that point, -1 will be returned if exact is true, and the closest item index will be returned otherwise.

Note: The returned value is unreliable if called right after modifying the ItemList, before it redraws in the next frame.


Color get_item_custom_bg_color(idx: int) const

Returns the custom background color of the item specified by idx index.


Color get_item_custom_fg_color(idx: int) const

Returns the custom foreground color of the item specified by idx index.


Texture2D get_item_icon(idx: int) const

Returns the icon associated with the specified index.


Color get_item_icon_modulate(idx: int) const

Returns a Color modulating item's icon at the specified index.


Rect2 get_item_icon_region(idx: int) const

Returns the region of item's icon used. The whole icon will be used if the region has no area.


String get_item_language(idx: int) const

Returns item's text language code.


Variant get_item_metadata(idx: int) const

Returns the metadata value of the specified index.


Rect2 get_item_rect(idx: int, expand: bool = true) const

Returns the position and size of the item with the specified index, in the coordinate system of the ItemList node. If expand is true the last column expands to fill the rest of the row.

Note: The returned value is unreliable if called right after modifying the ItemList, before it redraws in the next frame.


String get_item_text(idx: int) const

Returns the text associated with the specified index.


TextDirection get_item_text_direction(idx: int) const

Returns item's text base writing direction.


String get_item_tooltip(idx: int) const

Returns the tooltip hint associated with the specified index.


PackedInt32Array get_selected_items()

Returns an array with the indexes of the selected items.


VScrollBar get_v_scroll_bar()

Returns the vertical scrollbar.

Warning: This is a required internal node, removing and freeing it may cause a crash. If you wish to hide it or any of its children, use their CanvasItem.visible property.


bool is_anything_selected()

Returns true if one or more items are selected.


bool is_item_disabled(idx: int) const

Returns true if the item at the specified index is disabled.


bool is_item_icon_transposed(idx: int) const

Returns true if the item icon will be drawn transposed, i.e. the X and Y axes are swapped.


bool is_item_selectable(idx: int) const

Returns true if the item at the specified index is selectable.


bool is_item_tooltip_enabled(idx: int) const

Returns true if the tooltip is enabled for specified item index.


bool is_selected(idx: int) const

Returns true if the item at the specified index is currently selected.


void move_item(from_idx: int, to_idx: int)

Moves item from index from_idx to to_idx.


void remove_item(idx: int)

Removes the item specified by idx index from the list.


void select(idx: int, single: bool = true)

Select the item at the specified index.

Note: This method does not trigger the item selection signal.


void set_item_custom_bg_color(idx: int, custom_bg_color: Color)

Sets the background color of the item specified by idx index to the specified Color.


void set_item_custom_fg_color(idx: int, custom_fg_color: Color)

Sets the foreground color of the item specified by idx index to the specified Color.


void set_item_disabled(idx: int, disabled: bool)

Disables (or enables) the item at the specified index.

Disabled items cannot be selected and do not trigger activation signals (when double-clicking or pressing Enter).


void set_item_icon(idx: int, icon: Texture2D)

Sets (or replaces) the icon's Texture2D associated with the specified index.


void set_item_icon_modulate(idx: int, modulate: Color)

Sets a modulating Color of the item associated with the specified index.


void set_item_icon_region(idx: int, rect: Rect2)

Sets the region of item's icon used. The whole icon will be used if the region has no area.


void set_item_icon_transposed(idx: int, transposed: bool)

Sets whether the item icon will be drawn transposed.


void set_item_language(idx: int, language: String)

Sets language code of item's text used for line-breaking and text shaping algorithms, if left empty current locale is used instead.


void set_item_metadata(idx: int, metadata: Variant)

Sets a value (of any type) to be stored with the item associated with the specified index.


void set_item_selectable(idx: int, selectable: bool)

Allows or disallows selection of the item associated with the specified index.


void set_item_text(idx: int, text: String)

Sets text of the item associated with the specified index.


void set_item_text_direction(idx: int, direction: TextDirection)

Sets item's text base writing direction.


void set_item_tooltip(idx: int, tooltip: String)

Sets the tooltip hint for the item associated with the specified index.


void set_item_tooltip_enabled(idx: int, enable: bool)

Sets whether the tooltip hint is enabled for specified item index.


void sort_items_by_text()

Sorts items in the list by their text.


Theme Property Descriptions

Color font_color = Color(0.65, 0.65, 0.65, 1)

Default text Color of the item.


Color font_hovered_color = Color(0.95, 0.95, 0.95, 1)

Text Color used when the item is hovered and not selected yet.


Color font_outline_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

The tint of text outline of the item.


Color font_selected_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)

Text Color used when the item is selected.


Color guide_color = Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 0.25)

Color of the guideline. The guideline is a line drawn between each row of items.


int h_separation = 4

The horizontal spacing between items.


int icon_margin = 4

The spacing between item's icon and text.


int line_separation = 2

The vertical spacing between each line of text.


int outline_size = 0

The size of the item text outline.

Note: If using a font with FontFile.multichannel_signed_distance_field enabled, its FontFile.msdf_pixel_range must be set to at least twice the value of outline_size for outline rendering to look correct. Otherwise, the outline may appear to be cut off earlier than intended.


int v_separation = 4

The vertical spacing between items.


Font font

Font of the item's text.


int font_size

Font size of the item's text.


StyleBox cursor

StyleBox used for the cursor, when the ItemList is being focused.


StyleBox cursor_unfocused

StyleBox used for the cursor, when the ItemList is not being focused.


StyleBox focus

The focused style for the ItemList, drawn on top of the background, but below everything else.


StyleBox hovered

StyleBox for the hovered, but not selected items.


StyleBox panel

The background style for the ItemList.


StyleBox selected

StyleBox for the selected items, used when the ItemList is not being focused.


StyleBox selected_focus

StyleBox for the selected items, used when the ItemList is being focused.


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