OptionButton

Inherits: Button < BaseButton < Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

Button control that provides selectable options when pressed.

Description

OptionButton is a type button that provides a selectable list of items when pressed. The item selected becomes the "current" item and is displayed as the button text.

See also BaseButton which contains common properties and methods associated with this node.

Properties

ActionMode

action_mode

0 (parent override)

TextAlign

align

0 (parent override)

int

selected

-1

bool

toggle_mode

true (parent override)

Methods

void

add_icon_item ( Texture texture, String label, int id=-1 )

void

add_item ( String label, int id=-1 )

void

add_separator ( )

void

clear ( )

int

get_item_count ( ) const

Texture

get_item_icon ( int idx ) const

int

get_item_id ( int idx ) const

int

get_item_index ( int id ) const

Variant

get_item_metadata ( int idx ) const

String

get_item_text ( int idx ) const

PopupMenu

get_popup ( ) const

int

get_selected_id ( ) const

Variant

get_selected_metadata ( ) const

bool

is_item_disabled ( int idx ) const

void

remove_item ( int idx )

void

select ( int idx )

void

set_item_disabled ( int idx, bool disabled )

void

set_item_icon ( int idx, Texture texture )

void

set_item_id ( int idx, int id )

void

set_item_metadata ( int idx, Variant metadata )

void

set_item_text ( int idx, String text )

Theme Properties

Color

font_color

Color( 0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1 )

Color

font_color_disabled

Color( 0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.2 )

Color

font_color_focus

Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 )

Color

font_color_hover

Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 )

Color

font_color_pressed

Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

int

arrow_margin

2

int

hseparation

2

Font

font

Texture

arrow

StyleBox

disabled

StyleBox

focus

StyleBox

hover

StyleBox

normal

StyleBox

pressed

Signals

  • item_focused ( int index )

Emitted when the user navigates to an item using the ui_up or ui_down actions. The index of the item selected is passed as argument.


  • item_selected ( int index )

Emitted when the current item has been changed by the user. The index of the item selected is passed as argument.

Property Descriptions

Default

-1

Getter

get_selected()

The index of the currently selected item, or -1 if no item is selected.

Method Descriptions

Adds an item, with a texture icon, text label and (optionally) id. If no id is passed, the item index will be used as the item's ID. New items are appended at the end.


Adds an item, with text label and (optionally) id. If no id is passed, the item index will be used as the item's ID. New items are appended at the end.


  • void add_separator ( )

Adds a separator to the list of items. Separators help to group items. Separator also takes up an index and is appended at the end.


  • void clear ( )

Clears all the items in the OptionButton.


  • int get_item_count ( ) const

Returns the amount of items in the OptionButton, including separators.


Returns the icon of the item at index idx.


  • int get_item_id ( int idx ) const

Returns the ID of the item at index idx.


  • int get_item_index ( int id ) const

Returns the index of the item with the given id.


Retrieves the metadata of an item. Metadata may be any type and can be used to store extra information about an item, such as an external string ID.


Returns the text of the item at index idx.


Returns the PopupMenu contained in this button.

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.


  • int get_selected_id ( ) const

Returns the ID of the selected item, or 0 if no item is selected.


  • Variant get_selected_metadata ( ) const

Gets the metadata of the selected item. Metadata for items can be set using set_item_metadata.


  • bool is_item_disabled ( int idx ) const

Returns true if the item at index idx is disabled.


  • void remove_item ( int idx )

Removes the item at index idx.


  • void select ( int idx )

Selects an item by index and makes it the current item. This will work even if the item is disabled.


  • void set_item_disabled ( int idx, bool disabled )

Sets whether the item at index idx is disabled.

Disabled items are drawn differently in the dropdown and are not selectable by the user. If the current selected item is set as disabled, it will remain selected.


Sets the icon of the item at index idx.


  • void set_item_id ( int idx, int id )

Sets the ID of the item at index idx.


  • void set_item_metadata ( int idx, Variant metadata )

Sets the metadata of an item. Metadata may be of any type and can be used to store extra information about an item, such as an external string ID.


  • void set_item_text ( int idx, String text )

Sets the text of the item at index idx.

Theme Property Descriptions

Default

Color( 0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1 )

Default text Color of the OptionButton.


  • Color font_color_disabled

Default

Color( 0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.2 )

Text Color used when the OptionButton is disabled.


Default

Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 )

Text Color used when the OptionButton is focused. Only replaces the normal text color of the button. Disabled, hovered, and pressed states take precedence over this color.


Default

Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 )

Text Color used when the OptionButton is being hovered.


  • Color font_color_pressed

Default

Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

Text Color used when the OptionButton is being pressed.


  • int arrow_margin

Default

2

The horizontal space between the arrow icon and the right edge of the button.


  • int hseparation

Default

2

The horizontal space between OptionButton's icon and text.


Font of the OptionButton's text.


The arrow icon to be drawn on the right end of the button.


StyleBox used when the OptionButton is disabled.


StyleBox used when the OptionButton is focused. It is displayed over the current StyleBox, so using StyleBoxEmpty will just disable the focus visual effect.


StyleBox used when the OptionButton is being hovered.


Default StyleBox for the OptionButton.


StyleBox used when the OptionButton is being pressed.