Gtk2::Entry(3)

NAME
Gtk2::Entry

HIERARCHY
  Glib::Object
  +----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
       +----Gtk2::Object
            +----Gtk2::Widget
                 +----Gtk2::Entry

INTERFACES
  Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
  Gtk2::Buildable
  Gtk2::CellEditable
  Gtk2::Editable

METHODS

  widget = Gtk2::Entry->new

  widget = Gtk2::Entry->new_with_max_length ($max)

    * $max (integer)

  boolean = $entry->get_activates_default

  $entry->set_activates_default ($setting)
    * $setting (boolean)

  double = $entry->get_alignment
    Since: gtk+ 2.4

  $entry->set_alignment ($xalign)

    * $xalign (double)

    Since: gtk+ 2.4

  $entry->append_text ($text)

    * $text (string)

  entrycompletion or undef = $entry->get_completion
    Since: gtk+ 2.4

  $entry->set_completion ($completion)

    * $completion (Gtk2::EntryCompletion or undef)

    Since: gtk+ 2.4

  adjustment or undef = $entry->get_cursor_hadjustment
    Since: gtk+ 2.12

  $entry->set_cursor_hadjustment ($adjustment)

    * $adjustment (Gtk2::Adjustment or undef)

    Since: gtk+ 2.12

  $entry->set_editable ($editable)

    * $editable (boolean)

  boolean = $entry->get_has_frame

  $entry->set_has_frame ($setting)
    * $setting (boolean)

  border or undef = $entry->get_inner_border
    Since: gtk+ 2.10

  $entry->set_inner_border ($border)

    * $border (Gtk2::Border or undef)

    Since: gtk+ 2.10

  character = $entry->get_invisible_char

  $entry->set_invisible_char ($ch)

    * $ch (character)

  layout = $entry->get_layout

  integer = $entry->layout_index_to_text_index ($layout_index)
    * $layout_index (integer)

    Since: gtk+ 2.6

  (x, y) = $entry->get_layout_offsets

  integer = $entry->get_max_length

  $entry->set_max_length ($max)

    * $max (integer)

  $entry->set_position ($position)
    * $position (integer)

  $entry->prepend_text ($text)

    * $text (string)

  $entry->select_region ($start, $end)
    * $start (integer)
    * $end (integer)

  string = $entry->get_text

  integer = $entry->text_index_to_layout_index ($text_index)

    * $text_index (integer)

    Since: gtk+ 2.6

  $entry->set_text ($text)

    * $text (string)

  boolean = $entry->get_visibility

  $entry->set_visibility ($visible)
    * $visible (boolean)

  integer = $entry->get_width_chars

  $entry->set_width_chars ($n_chars)

    * $n_chars (integer)

PROPERTIES
'activates-default' (boolean : readable / writable / private)
    Whether to activate the default widget (such as the default button in a dialog) when Enter is pressed

'cursor-position' (integer : readable / private)
    The current position of the insertion cursor in chars

'editable' (boolean : readable / writable / private)
    Whether the entry contents can be edited

'has-frame' (boolean : readable / writable / private)
    FALSE removes outside bevel from entry

'inner-border' (Gtk2::Border : readable / writable / private)
    Border between text and frame. Overrides the inner-border style property

'invisible-char' (Glib::UInt : readable / writable / private)
    The character to use when masking entry contents (in "password mode")

'max-length' (integer : readable / writable / private)
    Maximum number of characters for this entry. Zero if no maximum

'scroll-offset' (integer : readable / private)
    Number of pixels of the entry scrolled off the screen to the left

'selection-bound' (integer : readable / private)
    The position of the opposite end of the selection from the cursor in chars

'shadow-type' (Gtk2::ShadowType : readable / writable / private)
    Which kind of shadow to draw around the entry when has-frame is set

'text' (string : readable / writable / private)
    The contents of the entry

'truncate-multiline' (boolean : readable / writable / private)
    Whether to truncate multiline pastes to one line.

'visibility' (boolean : readable / writable / private)
    FALSE displays the "invisible char" instead of the actual text (password mode)

'width-chars' (integer : readable / writable / private)
    Number of characters to leave space for in the entry

'xalign' (Glib::Float : readable / writable / private)
    The horizontal alignment, from 0 (left) to 1 (right). Reversed for RTL layouts.

SIGNALS

activate (Gtk2::Entry)
move-cursor (Gtk2::Entry, Gtk2::MovementStep, integer, boolean)
insert-at-cursor (Gtk2::Entry, string)
delete-from-cursor (Gtk2::Entry, Gtk2::DeleteType, integer)
backspace (Gtk2::Entry)
cut-clipboard (Gtk2::Entry)
copy-clipboard (Gtk2::Entry)
paste-clipboard (Gtk2::Entry)
toggle-overwrite (Gtk2::Entry)
populate-popup (Gtk2::Entry, Gtk2::Menu)

ENUMS AND FLAGS

  enum Gtk2::DeleteType

* 'chars' / 'GTK_DELETE_CHARS'
* 'word-ends' / 'GTK_DELETE_WORD_ENDS'
* 'words' / 'GTK_DELETE_WORDS'
* 'display-lines' / 'GTK_DELETE_DISPLAY_LINES'
* 'display-line-ends' / 'GTK_DELETE_DISPLAY_LINE_ENDS'
* 'paragraph-ends' / 'GTK_DELETE_PARAGRAPH_ENDS'
* 'paragraphs' / 'GTK_DELETE_PARAGRAPHS'
* 'whitespace' / 'GTK_DELETE_WHITESPACE'

  enum Gtk2::MovementStep

* 'logical-positions' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_LOGICAL_POSITIONS'
* 'visual-positions' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_VISUAL_POSITIONS'
* 'words' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_WORDS'
* 'display-lines' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_DISPLAY_LINES'
* 'display-line-ends' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_DISPLAY_LINE_ENDS'
* 'paragraphs' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_PARAGRAPHS'
* 'paragraph-ends' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_PARAGRAPH_ENDS'
* 'pages' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_PAGES'
* 'buffer-ends' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_BUFFER_ENDS'
* 'horizontal-pages' / 'GTK_MOVEMENT_HORIZONTAL_PAGES'

  enum Gtk2::ShadowType

* 'none' / 'GTK_SHADOW_NONE'
* 'in' / 'GTK_SHADOW_IN'
* 'out' / 'GTK_SHADOW_OUT'
* 'etched-in' / 'GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN'
* 'etched-out' / 'GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_OUT'

SEE ALSO
Gtk2, Glib::Object, Glib::InitiallyUnowned, Gtk2::Object, Gtk2::Widget

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2008 by the gtk2-perl team.

This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gtk2 for a full notice.