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NAME

       iwidgets::selectionbox - Create and manipulate a selection box widget

SYNOPSIS

       iwidgets::selectionbox pathName ?options?

INHERITANCE

       itk::Widget <- iwidgets::Selectionbox

STANDARD OPTIONS

       activeBackground  background         borderWidth     cursor
       exportSelection   foreground         highlightColor  highlightThickness
       insertBackground  insertBorderWidth  insertOffTime   insertOnTime
       insertWidth       relief             repeatDelay     repeatInterval
       selectBackground  selectBorderWidth  selectForeground

       See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

       textBackground  textFont

       See  the  "entryfield"  widget  class  manual  entry  for  details on the above associated
       options.

       labelFont       labelMargin

       See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

       activeRelief    elementBorderWidth             jumptroughColor

       See the "scrollbar" widget class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

       dblClickCommand hscrollMode    sbWidth         scrollMargin
       textBackground  textFont       vscrollMode

       See the "scrolledlistbox" widget class manual entry for details on  the  above  associated
       options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       Name:           childSitePos
       Class:          Position
       Command-Line Switch:           -childsitepos

              Specifies  the  position  of  the child site in the selection box: n, s, e, w, or .
              The default is center

       Name:           height
       Class:          Height
       Command-Line Switch:           -height

              Specifies the height of the selection box.  The value may be specified  in  any  of
              the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels.  The default is 320 pixels.

       Name:           itemsCommand
       Class:          Command
       Command-Line Switch:           -itemscommand

              Specifies a command to be evaluated following selection of an item.

       Name:           itemsLabel
       Class:          Text
       Command-Line Switch:           -itemslabel

              Specifies the text of the label for the items list.  The default is "List".

       Name:           itemsLabelPos
       Class:          Position
       Command-Line Switch:           -itemslabelpos

              Specifies the position of the label along the side of the items list: n, ne, e, se,
              s, sw, w, or nw.  The default is nw.

       Name:           itemsOn
       Class:          ItemsOn
       Command-Line Switch:           -itemson

              Specifies whether or not to display the items list in any of the  forms  acceptable
              to Tcl_GetBoolean.  The default is true.

       Name:           margin
       Class:          Margin
       Command-Line Switch:           -margin

              Specifies  distance  between the items list and selection entry in any of the forms
              acceptable to Tk_GetPixels.  The default is 7 pixels.

       Name:           selectionCommand
       Class:          Command
       Command-Line Switch:           -selectioncommand

              Specifies a Tcl procedure to be associated with a return key  press  event  in  the
              selection entry field.

       Name:           selectionLabel
       Class:          Text
       Command-Line Switch:           -selectionlabel

              Specifies  the  text  of  the  label for the selection entry field.  The default is
              "Selection".

       Name:           selectionLabelPos
       Class:          Position
       Command-Line Switch:           -selectionlabelpos

              Specifies the position of the label along the side of the selection: n, ne, e,  se,
              s, sw, w, or nw.  The default is nw.

       Name:           selectionOn
       Class:          SelectionOn
       Command-Line Switch:           -selectionon

              Specifies  whether  or  not  to  display  the  selection  entry in any of the forms
              acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean.  The default is true.

       Name:           width
       Class:          Width
       Command-Line Switch:           -width

              Specifies the width of the selection box.  The value may be specified in any of the
              forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels.  The default is 260 pixels.

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DESCRIPTION

       The  iwidgets::selectionbox command creates a scrolled list of items and a selection entry
       field.  The user  may  choose  any  of  the  items  displayed  in  the  scrolled  list  of
       alternatives  and  the  selection  field will be filled with the choice.  The user is also
       free to enter a new value in the selection entry field.  Both the  list  and  entry  areas
       have  labels.  A child site is also provided in which the user may create other widgets to
       be used in conjunction with the selection box.

METHODS

       The iwidgets::selectionbox command creates a new Tcl command whose name is pathName.  This
       command  may  be  used  to  invoke various operations on the widget.  It has the following
       general form: pathName option ?arg arg ...?  Option  and  the  args  determine  the  exact
       behavior of the command.

ASSOCIATED METHODS

       curselection    delete         index           nearest
       scan            selection      size

       See the "listbox" widget class manual entry for details on the associated methods.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS

       pathName cget option
              Returns  the current value of the configuration option given by option.  Option may
              have any of the values accepted by the iwidgets::selectionbox command.

       pathName childsite
              Returns the child site widget path name.

       pathName clear component
              Delete the contents of either the  selection  entry  widget  or  items  list.   The
              component argument may be either items or selection.

       pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
              Query  or  modify  the  configuration  options  of  the  widget.   If  no option is
              specified, returns a list describing all of the available options for pathName (see
              Tk_ConfigureInfo  for  information  on  the  format  of  this  list).  If option is
              specified with no value, then the command returns a list describing the  one  named
              option  (this  list  will  be  identical  to the corresponding sublist of the value
              returned if no option is  specified).   If  one  or  more  option-value  pairs  are
              specified,  then  the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given
              value(s);  in this case the command returns an empty string.  Option may  have  any
              of the values accepted by the iwidgets::selectionbox command.

       pathName get
              Returns the current value of the selection entry widget.

       pathName insert component args
              Insert  element(s)  into  either  the  selection  entry  widget or items list.  The
              component argument may be either items or selection.  The args follow the rules  of
              either an entry or list widget depending on the component value.

       pathName selectitem
              Replace the selection entry field contents with the currently selected items value.

COMPONENTS

       Name:           childsite
       Class:          Frame

              The  childsite  component  is  the  user child site for the selection box.  See the
              "frame" widget manual entry for details on the childsite component item.

       Name:           items
       Class:          Scrolledlistbox

              The items component provides the scrolled list box of items for the selection  box.
              See  the  "scrolledlistbox"  widget manual entry for details on the items component
              item.

       Name:           selection
       Class:          Entryfield

              The selection component provides the entry field in the selection box  for  display
              of  the  selected  item in the items component.  See the "entryfield" widget manual
              entry for details on the selection component item.

EXAMPLE

        package require Iwidgets 4.0
        option add *textBackground white

        iwidgets::selectionbox .sb -items {Hello {Out There} World}
        pack .sb -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes

        set cs [label [.sb childsite].label -text "Child Site"]
        pack $cs -fill x -padx 10 -pady 10

        .sb insert items 2 {Cruel Cruel}

        .sb selection set 1

AUTHOR

       Mark L. Ulferts

KEYWORDS

       selectionbox, widget