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Button
======

**Inherits:** :ref:`BaseButton<class_BaseButton>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`CheckBox<class_CheckBox>`, :ref:`CheckButton<class_CheckButton>`, :ref:`ColorPickerButton<class_ColorPickerButton>`, :ref:`MenuButton<class_MenuButton>`, :ref:`OptionButton<class_OptionButton>`, :ref:`ToolButton<class_ToolButton>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Standard themed Button.

Properties
----------

+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`TextAlign<enum_Button_TextAlign>` | :ref:`align<class_Button_property_align>`             | 1     |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                 | :ref:`clip_text<class_Button_property_clip_text>`     | false |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                 | :ref:`expand_icon<class_Button_property_expand_icon>` | false |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                 | :ref:`flat<class_Button_property_flat>`               | false |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>`           | :ref:`icon<class_Button_property_icon>`               |       |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`String<class_String>`             | :ref:`text<class_Button_property_text>`               | ""    |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------+

Theme Properties
----------------

+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | disabled            |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | focus               |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Font<class_Font>`         | font                |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | font_color          | Color( 0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1 ) |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | font_color_disabled | Color( 0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.2 )  |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | font_color_hover    | Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 ) |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | font_color_pressed  | Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )          |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | hover               |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`           | hseparation         | 2                            |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | normal              |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | pressed             |                              |
+---------------------------------+---------------------+------------------------------+

Enumerations
------------

.. _enum_Button_TextAlign:

.. _class_Button_constant_ALIGN_LEFT:

.. _class_Button_constant_ALIGN_CENTER:

.. _class_Button_constant_ALIGN_RIGHT:

enum **TextAlign**:

- **ALIGN_LEFT** = **0** --- Align the text to the left.

- **ALIGN_CENTER** = **1** --- Align the text to the center.

- **ALIGN_RIGHT** = **2** --- Align the text to the right.

Description
-----------

Button is the standard themed button. It can contain text and an icon, and will display them according to the current :ref:`Theme<class_Theme>`.

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_Button_property_align:

- :ref:`TextAlign<enum_Button_TextAlign>` **align**

+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Default* | 1                     |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_text_align(value) |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_text_align()      |
+-----------+-----------------------+

Text alignment policy for the button's text, use one of the ``ALIGN_*`` constants.

----

.. _class_Button_property_clip_text:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **clip_text**

+-----------+----------------------+
| *Default* | false                |
+-----------+----------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_clip_text(value) |
+-----------+----------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_clip_text()      |
+-----------+----------------------+

When this property is enabled, text that is too large to fit the button is clipped, when disabled the Button will always be wide enough to hold the text.

----

.. _class_Button_property_expand_icon:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **expand_icon**

+-----------+------------------------+
| *Default* | false                  |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_expand_icon(value) |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Getter*  | is_expand_icon()       |
+-----------+------------------------+

When enabled, the button's icon will expand/shrink to fit the button's size while keeping its aspect.

----

.. _class_Button_property_flat:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **flat**

+-----------+-----------------+
| *Default* | false           |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Setter*  | set_flat(value) |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Getter*  | is_flat()       |
+-----------+-----------------+

Flat buttons don't display decoration.

----

.. _class_Button_property_icon:

- :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` **icon**

+----------+------------------------+
| *Setter* | set_button_icon(value) |
+----------+------------------------+
| *Getter* | get_button_icon()      |
+----------+------------------------+

Button's icon, if text is present the icon will be placed before the text.

----

.. _class_Button_property_text:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **text**

+-----------+-----------------+
| *Default* | ""              |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Setter*  | set_text(value) |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Getter*  | get_text()      |
+-----------+-----------------+

The button's text that will be displayed inside the button's area.