### Class

# Adw PreferencesWindow

#### Description [src]

    class Adw.PreferencesWindow : Adw.Window {
      parent_instance: AdwWindow
    }

A window to present an application’s preferences.

The `AdwPreferencesWindow` widget presents an application’s preferences gathered into pages and groups. The preferences are searchable by the user.

## CSS nodes

`AdwPreferencesWindow` has a main CSS node with the name `window` and the style class `.preferences`.

Available since: | 1.0

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- AdwWindow
- GtkWindow
- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget
- GtkNative
- GtkRoot
- GtkShortcutManager

#### Constructors

###### adw_preferences_window_new

Creates a new `AdwPreferencesWindow`.

Available since: 1.0

#### Instance methods

###### adw_preferences_window_add

Adds a preferences page to `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_close_subpage

Closes the current subpage.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_get_can_swipe_back

Gets whether or not `self` allows closing subpages via a swipe gesture.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_get_search_enabled

Gets whether search is enabled for `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_get_visible_page

Gets the currently visible page of `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_get_visible_page_name

Gets the name of currently visible page of `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_present_subpage

Sets `subpage` as the window’s subpage and opens it.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_remove

Removes a page from `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_set_can_swipe_back

Sets whether or not `self` allows closing subpages via a swipe gesture.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_set_search_enabled

Sets whether search is enabled for `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_set_visible_page

Makes `page` the visible page of `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_preferences_window_set_visible_page_name

Makes the page with the given name visible.

Available since: 1.0

##### Methods inherited from AdwWindow (2)

###### adw_window_get_content

Gets the content widget of `self`.

Available since: 1.0

###### adw_window_set_content

Sets the content widget of `self`.

Available since: 1.0

##### Methods inherited from GtkWindow (54)

##### Methods inherited from GtkWidget (159)

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

##### Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (10)

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the `GtkAccessibleRole` for the given `GtkAccessible`.

###### 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_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 GtkNative (5)

###### gtk_native_get_renderer

Returns the renderer that is used for this `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_get_surface

Returns the surface of this `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_get_surface_transform

Retrieves the surface transform of `self`.

###### gtk_native_realize

Realizes a `GtkNative`.

###### gtk_native_unrealize

Unrealizes a `GtkNative`.

##### Methods inherited from GtkRoot (3)

###### gtk_root_get_display

Returns the display that this `GtkRoot` is on.

###### gtk_root_get_focus

Retrieves the current focused widget within the root.

###### gtk_root_set_focus

If `focus` is not the current focus widget, and is focusable, sets it as the focus widget for the root.

#### Properties

###### Adw.PreferencesWindow:can-swipe-back

Whether or not the window allows closing subpages via a swipe gesture.

Available since: 1.0

###### Adw.PreferencesWindow:search-enabled

Whether search is enabled.

Available since: 1.0

###### Adw.PreferencesWindow:visible-page

No description available.

###### Adw.PreferencesWindow:visible-page-name

No description available.

##### Properties inherited from AdwWindow (1)

###### Adw.Window:content

The content widget.

Available since: 1.0

##### Properties inherited from GtkWindow (23)

###### Gtk.Window:application

The `GtkApplication` associated with the window.

###### Gtk.Window:child

The child widget.

###### Gtk.Window:decorated

Whether the window should have a frame (also known as decorations).

###### Gtk.Window:default-height

The default height of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:default-widget

The default widget.

###### Gtk.Window:default-width

The default width of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:deletable

Whether the window frame should have a close button.

###### Gtk.Window:destroy-with-parent

If this window should be destroyed when the parent is destroyed.

###### Gtk.Window:display

The display that will display this window.

###### Gtk.Window:focus-visible

Whether ‘focus rectangles’ are currently visible in this window.

###### Gtk.Window:focus-widget

The focus widget.

###### Gtk.Window:fullscreened

Whether the window is fullscreen.

###### Gtk.Window:handle-menubar-accel

Whether the window frame should handle F10 for activating menubars.

Available since: 4.2

###### Gtk.Window:hide-on-close

If this window should be hidden when the users clicks the close button.

###### Gtk.Window:icon-name

Specifies the name of the themed icon to use as the window icon.

###### Gtk.Window:is-active

Whether the toplevel is the currently active window.

###### Gtk.Window:maximized

Whether the window is maximized.

###### Gtk.Window:mnemonics-visible

Whether mnemonics are currently visible in this window.

###### Gtk.Window:modal

If `TRUE`, the window is modal.

###### Gtk.Window:resizable

If `TRUE`, users can resize the window.

###### Gtk.Window:startup-id

A write-only property for setting window’s startup notification identifier.

###### Gtk.Window:title

The title of the window.

###### Gtk.Window:transient-for

The transient parent of the window.

##### 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)

###### Gtk.Accessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

#### Signals

##### Signals inherited from GtkWindow (5)

###### Gtk.Window::activate-default

Emitted when the user activates the default widget of `window`.

###### Gtk.Window::activate-focus

Emitted when the user activates the currently focused widget of `window`.

###### Gtk.Window::close-request

Emitted when the user clicks on the close button of the window.

###### Gtk.Window::enable-debugging

Emitted when the user enables or disables interactive debugging.

###### Gtk.Window::keys-changed

Emitted when the set of accelerators or mnemonics that are associated with `window` changes.

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

###### Gtk.Widget::destroy

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

###### Gtk.Widget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

###### Gtk.Widget::hide

Emitted when `widget` is hidden.

###### Gtk.Widget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

###### Gtk.Widget::map

Emitted when `widget` is going to be mapped.

###### Gtk.Widget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

###### Gtk.Widget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

###### Gtk.Widget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widgets tooltip is about to be shown.

###### Gtk.Widget::realize

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

###### Gtk.Widget::show

Emitted when `widget` is shown.

###### Gtk.Widget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

###### Gtk.Widget::unmap

Emitted when `widget` is going to be unmapped.

###### Gtk.Widget::unrealize

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

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

###### GObject.Object::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.

#### Class structure

    struct AdwPreferencesWindowClass {
      AdwWindowClass parent_class;

    }

###### Class members

`parent_class` |
    AdwWindowClass
| The parent class.