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NAME
ttk::entry - Editable text field widget
SYNOPSIS
ttk::entry pathName ?options?
DESCRIPTION
An entry widget displays a one-line text string and allows that string to be edited by the
user. The value of the string may be linked to a Tcl variable with the -textvariable
option. Entry widgets support horizontal scrolling with the standard -xscrollcommand
option and xview widget command. -class -cursor -style -takefocus -xscrollcommand
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
[-exportselection exportSelection] A boolean value specifying whether or not a selection
in the widget should be linked to the X selection. If the selection is exported, then
selecting in the widget deselects the current X selection, selecting outside the widget
deselects any widget selection, and the widget will respond to selection retrieval
requests when it has a selection. [-invalidcommand invalidCommand] A script template to
evaluate whenever the validateCommand returns 0. See VALIDATION below for more
information. [-justify justify] Specifies how the text is aligned within the entry
widget. One of left, center, or right. [-show show] If this option is specified, then
the true contents of the entry are not displayed in the window. Instead, each character
in the entry's value will be displayed as the first character in the value of this option,
such as ``*''. This is useful, for example, if the entry is to be used to enter a
password. If characters in the entry are selected and copied elsewhere, the information
copied will be what is displayed, not the true contents of the entry. [-state state]
Compatibility option; see widget(n) for details. Specifies one of three states for the
entry, normal, disabled, or readonly. See WIDGET STATES, below.
[-textvariable textVariable] Specifies the name of a variable whose value is linked to the
entry widget's contents. Whenever the variable changes value, the widget's contents are
updated, and vice versa. [-validate validate] Specifies the mode in which validation
should operate: none, focus, focusin, focusout, key, or all. Default is none, meaning
that validation is disabled. See VALIDATION below. [-validatecommand validateCommand] A
script template to evaluate whenever validation is triggered. If set to the empty string
(the default), validation is disabled. The script must return a boolean value. See
VALIDATION below. [-width width] Specifies an integer value indicating the desired width
of the entry window, in average-size characters of the widget's font.
NOTES
A portion of the entry may be selected as described below. If an entry is exporting its
selection (see the exportSelection option), then it will observe the standard X11
protocols for handling the selection; entry selections are available as type STRING.
Entries also observe the standard Tk rules for dealing with the input focus. When an
entry has the input focus it displays an insert cursor to indicate where new characters
will be inserted.
Entries are capable of displaying strings that are too long to fit entirely within the
widget's window. In this case, only a portion of the string will be displayed; commands
described below may be used to change the view in the window. Entries use the standard
xScrollCommand mechanism for interacting with scrollbars (see the description of the
xScrollCommand option for details).
INDICES
Many of the entry widget commands take one or more indices as arguments. An index
specifies a particular character in the entry's string, in any of the following ways:
number Specifies the character as a numerical index, where 0 corresponds to the first
character in the string.
@number
In this form, number is treated as an x-coordinate in the entry's window; the
character spanning that x-coordinate is used. For example, ``@0'' indicates the
left-most character in the window.
end Indicates the character just after the last one in the entry's string. This is
equivalent to specifying a numerical index equal to the length of the entry's
string.
insert Indicates the character adjacent to and immediately following the insert cursor.
sel.first
Indicates the first character in the selection. It is an error to use this form if
the selection isn't in the entry window.
sel.last
Indicates the character just after the last one in the selection. It is an error
to use this form if the selection isn't in the entry window.
Abbreviations may be used for any of the forms above, e.g. ``e'' or ``sel.f''. In
general, out-of-range indices are automatically rounded to the nearest legal value.
WIDGET COMMAND
The following commands are possible for entry widgets:
pathName bbox index
Returns a list of four numbers describing the bounding box of the character given
by index. The first two elements of the list give the x and y coordinates of the
upper-left corner of the screen area covered by the character (in pixels relative
to the widget) and the last two elements give the width and height of the
character, in pixels. The bounding box may refer to a region outside the visible
area of the window.
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 delete first ?last?
Delete one or more elements of the entry. First is the index of the first
character to delete, and last is the index of the character just after the last one
to delete. If last isn't specified it defaults to first+1, i.e. a single character
is deleted. This command returns the empty string.
pathName get
Returns the entry's string.
pathName icursor index
Arrange for the insert cursor to be displayed just before the character given by
index. Returns the empty string.
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 index index
Returns the numerical index corresponding to index.
pathName insert index string
Insert string just before the character indicated by index. Returns the empty
string.
pathName instate statespec ?script?
Test the widget state. See widget(n).
pathName selection option arg
This command is used to adjust the selection within an entry. It has several
forms, depending on option:
pathName selection clear
Clear the selection if it is currently in this widget. If the selection
isn't in this widget then the command has no effect. Returns the empty
string.
pathName selection present
Returns 1 if there is are characters selected in the entry, 0 if nothing is
selected.
pathName selection range start end
Sets the selection to include the characters starting with the one indexed
by start and ending with the one just before end. If end refers to the same
character as start or an earlier one, then the entry's selection is cleared.
pathName state ?stateSpec?
Modify or query the widget state. See widget(n).
pathName validate
Force revalidation, independent of the conditions specified by the -validate
option. Returns 0 if validation fails, 1 if it succeeds. Sets or clears the
invalid state accordingly.
pathName xview args
This command is used to query and change the horizontal position of the text in the
widget's window. It can take any of the following forms:
pathName xview
Returns a list containing two elements. Each element is a real fraction
between 0 and 1; together they describe the horizontal span that is visible
in the window. For example, if the first element is .2 and the second
element is .6, 20% of the entry's text is off-screen to the left, the middle
40% is visible in the window, and 40% of the text is off-screen to the
right. These are the same values passed to scrollbars via the
-xscrollcommand option.
pathName xview index
Adjusts the view in the window so that the character given by index is
displayed at the left edge of the window.
pathName xview moveto fraction
Adjusts the view in the window so that the character fraction of the way
through the text appears at the left edge of the window. Fraction must be a
fraction between 0 and 1.
pathName xview scroll number what
This command shifts the view in the window left or right according to number
and what. Number must be an integer. What must be either units or pages.
If what is units, the view adjusts left or right by number average-width
characters on the display; if it is pages then the view adjusts by number
screenfuls. If number is negative then characters farther to the left
become visible; if it is positive then characters farther to the right
become visible.
VALIDATION
The -validate, -validatecommand, and -invalidcommand options are used to enable entry
widget validation.
VALIDATION MODES
There are two main validation modes: prevalidation, in which the -validatecommand is
evaluated prior to each edit and the return value is used to determine whether to accept
or reject the change; and revalidation, in which the -validatecommand is evaluated to
determine whether the current value is valid.
The -validate option determines when validation occurs; it may be set to any of the
following values:
none Default. This means validation will only occur when specifically requested by the
validate widget command.
key The entry will be prevalidated prior to each edit (specifically, whenever the
insert or delete widget commands are called). If prevalidation fails, the edit is
rejected.
focus The entry is revalidated when the entry receives or loses focus.
focusin
The entry is revalidated when the entry receives focus.
focusout
The entry is revalidated when the entry loses focus.
all Validation is performed for all above conditions.
The -invalidcommand is evaluated whenever the -validatecommand returns a false value.
The -validatecommand and -invalidcommand may modify the entry widget's value via the
widget insert or delete commands, or by setting the linked -textvariable. If either does
so during prevalidation, then the edit is rejected regardless of the value returned by the
-validatecommand.
If -validatecommand is empty (the default), validation always succeeds.
VALIDATION SCRIPT SUBSTITUTIONS
It is possible to perform percent substitutions on the -validatecommand and
invalidCommand, just as in a bind script. The following substitutions are recognized:
%d Type of action: 1 for insert prevalidation, 0 for delete prevalidation, or -1 for
revalidation.
%i Index of character string to be inserted/deleted, if any, otherwise -1.
%P In prevalidation, the new value of the entry if the edit is accepted. In
revalidation, the current value of the entry.
%s The current value of entry prior to editing.
%S The text string being inserted/deleted, if any, {} otherwise.
%v The current value of the -validate option.
%V The validation condition that triggered the callback (key, focusin, focusout, or
forced).
%W The name of the entry widget.
DIFFERENCES FROM TK ENTRY WIDGET VALIDATION
• The standard Tk entry widget automatically disables validation (by setting
-validate to none) if the -validatecommand or -invalidcommand modifies the entry's
value. The Tile entry widget only disables validation if one of the validation
scripts raises an error, or if -validatecommand does not return a valid boolean
value. (Thus, it is not necessary to reenable validation after modifying the entry
value in a validation script).
• The standard entry widget invokes validation whenever the linked -textvariable is
modified; the Tile entry widget does not.
DEFAULT BINDINGS
The entry widget's default bindings enable the following behavior. In the descriptions
below, ``word'' refers to a contiguous group of letters, digits, or ``_'' characters, or
any single character other than these.
• Clicking mouse button 1 positions the insert cursor just before the character
underneath the mouse cursor, sets the input focus to this widget, and clears any
selection in the widget. Dragging with mouse button 1 down strokes out a selection
between the insert cursor and the character under the mouse.
• Double-clicking with mouse button 1 selects the word under the mouse and positions
the insert cursor at the end of the word. Dragging after a double click strokes
out a selection consisting of whole words.
• Triple-clicking with mouse button 1 selects all of the text in the entry and
positions the insert cursor at the end of the line.
• The ends of the selection can be adjusted by dragging with mouse button 1 while the
Shift key is down. If the button is double-clicked before dragging then the
selection will be adjusted in units of whole words.
• Clicking mouse button 1 with the Control key down will position the insert cursor
in the entry without affecting the selection.
• If any normal printing characters are typed in an entry, they are inserted at the
point of the insert cursor.
• The view in the entry can be adjusted by dragging with mouse button 2. If mouse
button 2 is clicked without moving the mouse, the selection is copied into the
entry at the position of the mouse cursor.
• If the mouse is dragged out of the entry on the left or right sides while button 1
is pressed, the entry will automatically scroll to make more text visible (if there
is more text off-screen on the side where the mouse left the window).
• The Left and Right keys move the insert cursor one character to the left or right;
they also clear any selection in the entry. If Left or Right is typed with the
Shift key down, then the insertion cursor moves and the selection is extended to
include the new character. Control-Left and Control-Right move the insert cursor
by words, and Control-Shift-Left and Control-Shift-Right move the insert cursor by
words and also extend the selection. Control-b and Control-f behave the same as
Left and Right, respectively.
• The Home key and Control-a move the insert cursor to the beginning of the entry and
clear any selection in the entry. Shift-Home moves the insert cursor to the
beginning of the entry and extends the selection to that point.
• The End key and Control-e move the insert cursor to the end of the entry and clear
any selection in the entry. Shift-End moves the cursor to the end and extends the
selection to that point.
• Control-/ selects all the text in the entry.
• Control-\ clears any selection in the entry.
• The standard Tk <<Cut>>, <<Copy>>, <<Paste>>, and <<Clear>> virtual events operate
on the selection in the expected manner.
• The Delete key deletes the selection, if there is one in the entry. If there is no
selection, it deletes the character to the right of the insert cursor.
• The BackSpace key and Control-h delete the selection, if there is one in the entry.
If there is no selection, it deletes the character to the left of the insert
cursor.
• Control-d deletes the character to the right of the insert cursor.
• Control-k deletes all the characters to the right of the insertion cursor.
WIDGET STATES
In the disabled state, the entry cannot be edited and the text cannot be selected. In the
readonly state, no insert cursor is displayed and the entry cannot be edited
(specifically: the insert and delete commands have no effect). The disabled state is the
same as readonly, and in addition text cannot be selected.
Note that changes to the linked -textvariable will still be reflected in the entry, even
if it is disabled or readonly.
Typically, the text is "grayed-out" in the disabled state, and a different background is
used in the readonly state.
The entry widget sets the invalid state if revalidation fails, and clears it whenever
validation succeeds.
KEYWORDS
entry, widget, text field