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Spinner
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.Gtk





.. class:: Spinner(**properties: ~typing.Any)
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Superclasses: :class:`~gi.repository.Gtk.Widget`, :class:`~gi.repository.GObject.InitiallyUnowned`, :class:`~gi.repository.GObject.Object`



Implemented Interfaces: :class:`~gi.repository.Gtk.Accessible`, :class:`~gi.repository.Gtk.Buildable`, :class:`~gi.repository.Gtk.ConstraintTarget`



A ``GtkSpinner`` widget displays an icon-size spinning animation.

It is often used as an alternative to a :obj:`~gi.repository.Gtk.ProgressBar`
for displaying indefinite activity, instead of actual progress.


.. image:: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk4/spinner.png


To start the animation, use :obj:`~gi.repository.Gtk.Spinner.start`, to stop it
use :obj:`~gi.repository.Gtk.Spinner.stop`.

CSS nodes
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``GtkSpinner`` has a single CSS node with the name spinner.
When the animation is active, the :checked pseudoclass is
added to this node.



Constructors
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: Spinner
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   .. classmethod:: new() -> ~gi.repository.Gtk.Widget

      Returns a new spinner widget. Not yet started.














Methods
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: Spinner
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   .. method:: get_spinning() -> bool

      Returns whether the spinner is spinning.










   .. method:: set_spinning(spinning: bool) -> None

      Sets the activity of the spinner.







      :param spinning: whether the spinner should be spinning





   .. method:: start() -> None

      Starts the animation of the spinner.










   .. method:: stop() -> None

      Stops the animation of the spinner.














Properties
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: Spinner
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   .. attribute:: props.spinning
      :type: bool

      Whether the spinner is spinning