## GtkSourceMark GtkSourceMark — Mark object for GtkSourceBuffer |

## Functions

GtkSourceMark * | gtk_source_mark_new ()
const gchar * | gtk_source_mark_get_category ()
GtkSourceMark * | gtk_source_mark_next ()
GtkSourceMark * | gtk_source_mark_prev ()

## Properties

gchar * | category | Read / Write / Construct Only

## Types and Values

| GtkSourceMark

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GtkTextMark
            ╰── GtkSourceMark

## Includes

    #include <gtksourceview/gtksource.h>

## Description

A GtkSourceMark marks a position in the text where you want to display additional info. It is based on GtkTextMark and thus is still valid after the text has changed though its position may change.

GtkSourceMarks are organised in categories which you have to set when you create the mark. Each category can have a priority, a pixbuf and other associated attributes. See `gtk_source_view_set_mark_attributes()`. The pixbuf will be displayed in the margin at the line where the mark residents if the “show-line-marks” property is set to `TRUE`. If there are multiple marks in the same line, the pixbufs will be drawn on top of each other. The mark with the highest priority will be drawn on top.

## Functions

### gtk_source_mark_new ()

    GtkSourceMark *
    gtk_source_mark_new (const gchar *name,
                         const gchar *category);

Creates a text mark. Add it to a buffer using `gtk_text_buffer_add_mark()`. If name is NULL, the mark is anonymous; otherwise, the mark can be retrieved by name using `gtk_text_buffer_get_mark()`. Normally marks are created using the utility function `gtk_source_buffer_create_source_mark()`.

#### Parameters

name | Name of the GtkSourceMark or `NULL`. | [nullable]
category | is used to classify marks according to common characteristics (e.g. all the marks representing a bookmark could belong to the "bookmark" category, or all the marks representing a compilation error could belong to "error" category). |

#### Returns

a new GtkSourceMark that can be added using `gtk_text_buffer_add_mark()`.

Since: 2.2

### gtk_source_mark_get_category ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_source_mark_get_category (GtkSourceMark *mark);

Returns the mark category.

#### Parameters

mark | a GtkSourceMark. |

#### Returns

the category of the GtkSourceMark.

Since: 2.2

### gtk_source_mark_next ()

    GtkSourceMark *
    gtk_source_mark_next (GtkSourceMark *mark,
                          const gchar *category);

Returns the next GtkSourceMark in the buffer or `NULL` if the mark was not added to a buffer. If there is no next mark, `NULL` will be returned.

If `category` is `NULL`, looks for marks of any category.

#### Parameters

mark | a GtkSourceMark. |
category | a string specifying the mark category, or `NULL`. | [nullable]

#### Returns

the next GtkSourceMark, or `NULL`.

[nullable][transfer none]

Since: 2.2

### gtk_source_mark_prev ()

    GtkSourceMark *
    gtk_source_mark_prev (GtkSourceMark *mark,
                          const gchar *category);

Returns the previous GtkSourceMark in the buffer or `NULL` if the mark was not added to a buffer. If there is no previous mark, `NULL` is returned.

If `category` is `NULL`, looks for marks of any category

#### Parameters

mark | a GtkSourceMark. |
category | a string specifying the mark category, or `NULL`. |

#### Returns

the previous GtkSourceMark, or `NULL`.

[nullable][transfer none]

Since: 2.2

## Types and Values

### GtkSourceMark

    typedef struct _GtkSourceMark GtkSourceMark;

## Property Details

### The `“category”` property

      “category”                 gchar *

The category of the GtkSourceMark, classifies the mark and controls which pixbuf is used and with which priority it is drawn.

Owner: GtkSourceMark

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

## See Also

GtkSourceBuffer