trusty (3) combobox.3tcl.gz

NAME

       ttk::combobox - text field with popdown selection list

SYNOPSIS

       ttk::combobox pathName ?options?  -class    -cursor   -takefocus     -style

OPTIONS

       [-exportselection exportSelection]  Boolean  value.   If  set,  the  widget  selection is linked to the X
       selection.  [-justify justify] Specifies how the text is aligned within the widget.  One of left, center,
       or    right.    [-height height]   Specifies   the   height   of   the   pop-down   listbox,   in   rows.
       [-postcommand postCommand] A Tcl script to evaluate  immediately  before  displaying  the  listbox.   The
       -postcommand  script  may  specify  the  -values  to display.  [-state state] One of normal, readonly, or
       disabled.  In the readonly state, the value may not be edited directly, and the user can only select  one
       of the -values from the dropdown list.  In the normal state, the text field is directly editable.  In the
       disabled state, no interaction  is  possible.   [-textvariable textVariable]  Specifies  the  name  of  a
       variable whose value is linked to the widget value.  Whenever the variable changes value the widget value
       is updated, and vice versa.  [-values values] Specifies the list of values to display  in  the  drop-down
       listbox.   [-width width] Specifies an integer value indicating the desired width of the entry window, in
       average-size characters of the widget's font.

DESCRIPTION

       A combobox combines a text field with a pop-down list of values; the user may select  the  value  of  the
       text field from among the values in the list.

WIDGET COMMAND

       pathName cget option
              Returns the current value of the specified option.  See widget(n).

       pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
              Modify or query widget options.  See widget(n).

       pathName current ?newIndex?
              If  newIndex  is supplied, sets the combobox value to the element at position newIndex in the list
              of -values.  Otherwise, returns the index of the current value in the list of -values or -1 if the
              current value does not appear in the list.

       pathName get
              Returns the current value of the combobox.

       pathName identify x y
              Returns  the  name  of  the  element  at position x, y, or the empty string if the coordinates are
              outside the window.

       pathName instate statespec ?script?
              Test the widget state.  See widget(n).

       pathName set value
              Sets the value of the combobox to value.

       pathName state ?stateSpec?
              Modify or query the widget state.  See widget(n).

       The combobox widget also supports the  following  entry  widget  commands  (see  entry(n)  for  details):
       bbox                  delete               icursor   index                 insert               selection
       xview

VIRTUAL EVENTS

       The combobox widget generates a <<ComboboxSelected>> virtual event when the user selects an element  from
       the list of values.  This event is generated after the listbox is unposted.

SEE ALSO

       widget(n), entry(n)