KLayout 0.30.11 (2026-08-23 2e2af5cc4) [master]

API reference - Class CellViewSelectionComboBox

Notation used in Ruby API documentation

Module: lay

Description: A widget to select a cell view from a view

Class hierarchy: CellViewSelectionComboBox » QComboBox » QWidget » QObject

To use the widget, first associate it to a view by using layout_view=. The widget will show the cell views available inside the layout view and allows selecting one of them.

This class has been introduced in version 0.30.11.

Public constructors

new CellViewSelectionComboBox ptrnew(QWidget ptr parent)Creates a new cell view selection combo box

Public methods

[const]CellViewSelectionComboBox ptr_const_castReturns a non-const reference to self.
void_createEnsures the C++ object is created
void_destroyExplicitly destroys the object
[const]bool_destroyed?Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed
[const]bool_is_const_object?Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference
void_manageMarks the object as managed by the script side.
void_unmanageMarks the object as no longer owned by the script side.
[const]intcurrent_cell_view_indexGets the index of the currently selected cell view
voidcurrent_cell_view_index=(int cv_index)Sets the index of the current cell view
[signal]voidcurrent_cv_index_changed(int cell_view_index)This signal is emitted when a different cell view is selected.
[const]const LayoutView ptrlayout_viewGets the view object this widget is associated with.
voidlayout_view=(const LayoutView ptr view)Associates the selection widget with a specific view.

Detailed description

_const_cast

Signature: [const] CellViewSelectionComboBox ptr _const_cast

Description: Returns a non-const reference to self.

Basically, this method allows turning a const object reference to a non-const one. This method is provided as last resort to remove the constness from an object. Usually there is a good reason for a const object reference, so using this method may have undesired side effects.

This method has been introduced in version 0.29.6.

_create

Signature: void _create

Description: Ensures the C++ object is created

Use this method to ensure the C++ object is created, for example to ensure that resources are allocated. Usually C++ objects are created on demand and not necessarily when the script object is created.

_destroy

Signature: void _destroy

Description: Explicitly destroys the object

Explicitly destroys the object on C++ side if it was owned by the script interpreter. Subsequent access to this object will throw an exception. If the object is not owned by the script, this method will do nothing.

_destroyed?

Signature: [const] bool _destroyed?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed

This method returns true, if the object was destroyed, either explicitly or by the C++ side. The latter may happen, if the object is owned by a C++ object which got destroyed itself.

_is_const_object?

Signature: [const] bool _is_const_object?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference

This method returns true, if self is a const reference. In that case, only const methods may be called on self.

_manage

Signature: void _manage

Description: Marks the object as managed by the script side.

After calling this method on an object, the script side will be responsible for the management of the object. This method may be called if an object is returned from a C++ function and the object is known not to be owned by any C++ instance. If necessary, the script side may delete the object if the script's reference is no longer required.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

_unmanage

Signature: void _unmanage

Description: Marks the object as no longer owned by the script side.

Calling this method will make this object no longer owned by the script's memory management. Instead, the object must be managed in some other way. Usually this method may be called if it is known that some C++ object holds and manages this object. Technically speaking, this method will turn the script's reference into a weak reference. After the script engine decides to delete the reference, the object itself will still exist. If the object is not managed otherwise, memory leaks will occur.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

current_cell_view_index

Signature: [const] int current_cell_view_index

Description: Gets the index of the currently selected cell view

See current_cell_view= for details of this attribute.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a readable attribute 'current_cell_view_index'. This is the getter.

current_cell_view_index=

Signature: void current_cell_view_index= (int cv_index)

Description: Sets the index of the current cell view

A negative value corresponds to 'no view selected'. The cell view index addresses a CellView inside the LayoutView associated with this selection widget through layout_view=.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a writable attribute 'current_cell_view_index'. This is the setter.

current_cv_index_changed

Signature: [signal] void current_cv_index_changed (int cell_view_index)

Description: This signal is emitted when a different cell view is selected.

The signal is also emitted if the cell view is changed programmatically.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a readable attribute 'current_cv_index_changed'. This is the getter.
The object exposes a writable attribute 'current_cv_index_changed'. This is the setter.

layout_view

Signature: [const] const LayoutView ptr layout_view

Description: Gets the view object this widget is associated with.

See layout_view= for details about this attribute.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a readable attribute 'layout_view'. This is the getter.

layout_view=

Signature: void layout_view= (const LayoutView ptr view)

Description: Associates the selection widget with a specific view.

The view provides the list of selectable cell views. Hence, only selection widgets that are associated with a view are useful. Set this attribute to attach the widget to a specific view.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a writable attribute 'layout_view'. This is the setter.

new

Signature: [static] new CellViewSelectionComboBox ptr new (QWidget ptr parent)

Description: Creates a new cell view selection combo box

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.