Entry
Description
An entry is most useful for retrieving a single line of text as input from the user.
A thin wrapper around Gtk.Entry.
Inherits
Functions
constructor
Creates a shiny new Entry
Definition
ui.Entry()
Parameters
None
Returns
A shiny new Entry
set_text
Sets some text into the entry
Definition
ui.Entry.set_text(string text)
Parameters
text- Type: string The text to put into the entry
Returns
No return value
get_text
Gets the text from the entry
Definition
ui.Entry.get_text()
Parameters
None
Returns
The entry text as a string.
set_input_purpose
Sets the style of the Entry. The options are
- ui.InputPurpose.ALPHA - alphabet characters only
- ui.InputPurpose.DIGITS - numeric characters only
- ui.InputPurpose.EMAIL
- ui.InputPurpose.FREE_FORM
- ui.InputPurpose.NAME
- ui.InputPurpose.NUMBER
- ui.InputPurpose.PASSWORD
- ui.InputPurpose.PHONE
- ui.InputPurpose.PIN
- ui.InputPurpose.TERMINAL
- ui.InputPurpose.URL
Most of these should be self explanatory but as this is a wrapper around Gtk.Entry, check out the Gtk Entry docs for more details.
Definition
ui.Entry.set_input_purpose(ui.InputPurpose purpose);
Parameters
purpose- Type: ui.InputPurpose The input purpose
Returns
No return value