# lineedit class

Simple line editor for inputting short text

Inherits
object widget
Description
This is a simple, one-line editor usually used for inputting short text like names, phone numbers etc. It can display text in three echo modes (see $setEchoMode() for details).
Functions

`$text()`
Returns text contained by the widget. See also $setText().
`$setText(<text>)`
Sets editor text to <text>. See also $text().
`$maxLength()`
Returns the current maximum length of the text that can be typed in the editor. See also $setMaxLength().
`$setMaxLength(<value>)`
Sets maximum length of the text that can be typed in the editor. See also $maxLength().
`$frame()`
Returns '1' if the editor is drawn inside a frame, which is 2 pixels wide, '0' otherwise. See also $setFrame().
`$setFrame(<bool>)`
Sets editor frame drawing to <bool>. See also $frame().
`$cursorPosition()`
Returns current cursor position in the editor. See also $setCursorPosition().
`$setCursorPosition(<index>)`
Moves the cursor to place pointed by <index>. See also $cursorPosition().
`$selectAll()`
Selects whole text inside the editor. See also $setSelection(), $cut(), $copy(), $paste().
`$setSelection(<start>, <length>)`
Selects <length> characters in the editor starting at position <start>. See also $selectAll(), $cut(), $copy(), $paste().
`$copy()`
Copies selected text in the editor to the clipboard. See also $setSelection(), $cut(), $paste().
`$cut()`
Cuts selected text from the editor to the clipboard. See also $setSelection(), $copy(), $paste().
`$paste()`
Pastes text from the clipboard into the editor. The pasted text will start at cursor position. See also $setSelection(), $copy(), $cut().
`$clear()`

Deletes all text from the editor. Equal to calling $setText(""). !fn $setDragEnabled(<bool>) With this property user can drag text in the lineedit.
!fn $setInputMask(); Sets the validation input mask to inputMask.
Es:
%esempio->$setInputMask( "+99 99 99 99 99;_" );
%esempio->$setInputMask( "000.000.000.000;_" );
%esempio->Ip Number Mask.
%esempio->setInputMask( ">AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA;#" );
The mask format understands these mask characters:
Character Meaning
A ASCII alphabetic character required. A-Z, a-z.
a ASCII alphabetic character permitted but not required.
N ASCII alphanumeric character required. A-Z, a-z, 0-9.
n ASCII alphanumeric character permitted but not required.
X Any character required.
x Any character permitted but not required.
9 ASCII digit required. 0-9.
0 ASCII digit permitted but not required.
D ASCII digit required. 1-9.
d ASCII digit permitted but not required.
# ASCII digit or plus/minus sign permitted but not required.
> All following alphabetic characters are uppercased.
< All following alphabetic characters are lowercased.
! Switch off case conversion.
\ Use \ to escape the special characters listed above to use them as separators.
The mask consists of a string of mask characters and separators, optionally
followed by a semi-colon and the character used for blanks: the blank characters
are always removed from the text after editing. The default blank character is space.

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