Icon

This feature is supported in wearable applications only.

The icon component inherits from the image component, which means that image functions can be used on the icon component.

For more information, see the Icon API.

Figure: Icon hierarchy

Adding an Icon Component

To create an icon component, use the elm_icon_add() function.

Evas_Object *icon;
Evas_Object *parent;

icon = elm_icon_add(parent);

Changing the Image File

To change the image file:

• You can use an image in the filesystem (for example, /tmp/Home.png):

  elm_image_file_set(icon, "/tmp/Home.png", NULL);
  

  You can also use a group in an Edje file (for example, /tmp/Home.edj):

  elm_image_file_set(icon, "/tmp/Home.edj", "elm/icon/Home/default");
  

• You can generate and use a thumbnail:

  elm_icon_thumb_set(icon, "/tmp/Home.png", NULL);
  

  The elm_icon_thumb_set() function sets the file in the icon and enables the use of a cached thumbnail, if it already exists. Otherwise, it creates a new thumbnail and caches it for future use. The Ethumb library support is required for the thumbnail usage.

Using the Icon Callbacks

To receive notifications about the icon events, listen for the following signals:

• thumb,done: The elm_icon_thumb_set() function is completed with success.
• thumb,error: The elm_icon_thumb_set() function fails.

Note
The signal list in the API reference can be more extensive, but only the above signals are actually supported in Tizen.

In both cases, the event_info callback parameter is NULL.

Note
Except as noted, this content is licensed under LGPLv2.1+.

Related Information

• Dependencies
  • Tizen 2.3.1 and Higher for Wearable