### Class

# GtkProgressBar

#### Description [src]

    final class Gtk.ProgressBar : Gtk.Widget
      implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.AccessibleRange, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget, Gtk.Orientable {
      /* No available fields */
    }

`GtkProgressBar` is typically used to display the progress of a long running operation.

It provides a visual clue that processing is underway. `GtkProgressBar` can be used in two different modes: percentage mode and activity mode.

When an application can determine how much work needs to take place (e.g. read a fixed number of bytes from a file) and can monitor its progress, it can use the `GtkProgressBar` in percentage mode and the user sees a growing bar indicating the percentage of the work that has been completed. In this mode, the application is required to call `gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction()` periodically to update the progress bar.

When an application has no accurate way of knowing the amount of work to do, it can use the `GtkProgressBar` in activity mode, which shows activity by a block moving back and forth within the progress area. In this mode, the application is required to call `gtk_progress_bar_pulse()` periodically to update the progress bar.

There is quite a bit of flexibility provided to control the appearance of the `GtkProgressBar`. Functions are provided to control the orientation of the bar, optional text can be displayed along with the bar, and the step size used in activity mode can be set.

# CSS nodes

    progressbar[.osd]
    ├── [text]
    ╰── trough[.empty][.full]
        ╰── progress[.pulse]

`GtkProgressBar` has a main CSS node with name progressbar and subnodes with names text and trough, of which the latter has a subnode named progress. The text subnode is only present if text is shown. The progress subnode has the style class .pulse when in activity mode. It gets the style classes .left, .right, .top or .bottom added when the progress ‘touches’ the corresponding end of the GtkProgressBar. The .osd class on the progressbar node is for use in overlays like the one Epiphany has for page loading progress.

# Accessibility

`GtkProgressBar` uses the `GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_PROGRESS_BAR` role.

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkAccessibleRange
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget
- GtkOrientable

#### Constructors

###### gtk_progress_bar_new

Creates a new `GtkProgressBar`.

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_ellipsize

Returns the ellipsizing position of the progress bar.

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_fraction

Returns the current fraction of the task that’s been completed.

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_inverted

Returns whether the progress bar is inverted.

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_pulse_step

Retrieves the pulse step.

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_show_text

Returns whether the `GtkProgressBar` shows text.

###### gtk_progress_bar_get_text

Retrieves the text that is displayed with the progress bar.

###### gtk_progress_bar_pulse

Indicates that some progress has been made, but you don’t know how much.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_ellipsize

Sets the mode used to ellipsize the text.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction

Causes the progress bar to “fill in” the given fraction of the bar.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_inverted

Sets whether the progress bar is inverted.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_pulse_step

Sets the fraction of total progress bar length to move the bouncing block.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_show_text

Sets whether the progress bar will show text next to the bar.

###### gtk_progress_bar_set_text

Causes the given `text` to appear next to the progress bar.

##### Methods inherited from GtkWidget (162)

Please see GtkWidget for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (19)

###### gtk_accessible_announce

Requests the user’s screen reader to announce the given message.

since: 4.14

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_parent

Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.

###### gtk_accessible_get_at_context

Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given `GtkAccessible`.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_bounds

Queries the coordinates and dimensions of this accessible.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_first_accessible_child

Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_next_accessible_sibling

Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_platform_state

Query a platform state, such as focus.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_reset_property

Resets the accessible `property` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible `relation` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible `state` to its default value.

###### gtk_accessible_set_accessible_parent

Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_next_accessible_sibling

Updates the next accessible sibling of `self`.

since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_property

Updates a list of accessible properties.

###### gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

###### gtk_accessible_update_state

Updates a list of accessible states. See the `GtkAccessibleState` documentation for the value types of accessible states.

###### gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

##### Methods inherited from GtkBuildable (1)

###### gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the `buildable` object.

##### Methods inherited from GtkOrientable (2)

###### gtk_orientable_get_orientation

Retrieves the orientation of the `orientable`.

###### gtk_orientable_set_orientation

Sets the orientation of the `orientable`.

#### Properties

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:ellipsize

The preferred place to ellipsize the string.

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:fraction

The fraction of total work that has been completed.

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:inverted

Invert the direction in which the progress bar grows.

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:pulse-step

The fraction of total progress to move the bounding block when pulsed.

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:show-text

Sets whether the progress bar will show a text in addition to the bar itself.

###### Gtk.ProgressBar:text

Text to be displayed in the progress bar.

##### Properties inherited from GtkWidget (34)

###### Gtk.Widget:can-focus

Whether the widget or any of its descendents can accept the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:can-target

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

###### Gtk.Widget:css-classes

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:css-name

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

###### Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by `widget`.

###### Gtk.Widget:focus-on-click

Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

###### Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-default

Whether the widget is the default widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-focus

Whether the widget has the input focus.

###### Gtk.Widget:has-tooltip

Enables or disables the emission of the ::query-tooltip signal on `widget`.

###### Gtk.Widget:height-request

Override for height request of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand-set

Whether to use the `hexpand` property.

###### Gtk.Widget:layout-manager

The `GtkLayoutManager` instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-bottom

Margin on bottom side of widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-end

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-start

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-top

Margin on top side of widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:overflow

How content outside the widget’s content area is treated.

###### Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:receives-default

Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.

###### Gtk.Widget:root

The `GtkRoot` widget of the widget tree containing this widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:scale-factor

The scale factor of the widget.

###### Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-markup

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-text

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

###### Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand-set

Whether to use the `vexpand` property.

###### Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

###### Gtk.Widget:width-request

Override for width request of the widget.

##### Properties inherited from GtkAccessible (1)

###### GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

##### Properties inherited from GtkOrientable (1)

###### GtkOrientable:orientation

The orientation of the orientable.

#### Signals

##### Signals inherited from GtkWidget (13)

###### GtkWidget::destroy

Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.

###### GtkWidget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

###### GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when `widget` is hidden.

###### GtkWidget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

###### GtkWidget::map

Emitted when `widget` is going to be mapped.

###### GtkWidget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

###### GtkWidget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

###### GtkWidget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widget’s tooltip is about to be shown.

###### GtkWidget::realize

Emitted when `widget` is associated with a `GdkSurface`.

###### GtkWidget::show

Emitted when `widget` is shown.

###### GtkWidget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

###### GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when `widget` is going to be unmapped.

###### GtkWidget::unrealize

Emitted when the `GdkSurface` associated with `widget` is destroyed.

##### Signals inherited from GObject (1)

###### GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.