SearchBar.handleEvent

This function should be called when the top-level window which contains the search bar received a key event.

If the key event is handled by the search bar, the bar will be shown, the entry populated with the entered text and GDK_EVENT_STOP will be returned. The caller should ensure that events are not propagated further.

If no entry has been connected to the search bar, using SearchBar.connectEntry, this function will return immediately with a warning.

Showing the search bar on key presses

static gboolean
on_key_press_event (GtkWidget *widget,
GdkEvent  *event,
gpointer   user_data)
{
GtkSearchBar *bar = GTK_SEARCH_BAR (user_data);
return gtk_search_bar_handle_event (bar, event);
}

static void
create_toplevel (void)
{
GtkWidget *window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
GtkWindow *search_bar = gtk_search_bar_new ();

// Add more widgets to the window...

g_signal_connect (window,
"key-press-event",
G_CALLBACK (on_key_press_event),
search_bar);
}