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Xfc::Gtk::Entry Class Reference

A GtkEntry C++ wrapper class. More...

#include <xfc/gtk/entry.hh>

Inheritance diagram for Xfc::Gtk::Entry:
Xfc::Gtk::Widget Xfc::Gtk::Editable Xfc::Gtk::CellEditable Xfc::Gtk::Object Xfc::Atk::Implementor Xfc::G::TypeInterface Xfc::G::TypeInterface Xfc::G::Object Xfc::G::TypeInterface Xfc::G::TypeInstance Xfc::G::TypeInstance Xfc::G::TypeInstance Xfc::G::TypeInstance Xfc::Trackable Xfc::Trackable Xfc::Trackable Xfc::Trackable Xfc::Gtk::SpinButton

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Detailed Description

A GtkEntry C++ wrapper class.

The Entry widget is a single line text entry widget. A fairly large set of key bindings are supported by default. If the entered text is longer than the allocation of the widget, the widget will scroll so that the cursor position is visible. Entry implements the Editable and CellEditable interfaces

See also: the Entry Widget HOWTO and example.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Xfc::Gtk::Entry::Entry ( GtkEntry *  entry,
bool  owns_reference = false 
) [explicit, protected]

Construct a new Entry from an existing GtkEntry.

Parameters:
entryA pointer to a GtkEntry.
owns_referenceSet false if the initial reference count is floating, set true if it's not.

The entry can be a newly created GtkEntry or an existing GtkEntry (see G::Object::Object).

Xfc::Gtk::Entry::Entry ( int  max_length) [explicit]

Construct a new Entry that accepts at most max_length characters.

Parameters:
max_lengthThe maximum length of the entry, or 0 for no maximum.

The value passed max_length in will be clamped to the range 0-65536.


Member Function Documentation

Convenience method that creates an EntryCompletion object using the specified model and sets it to be the auxillary completion object for the entry.

Parameters:
modelThe model for the entry completion.
Returns:
The new EntryCompletion object.

The returned completion object is owned by the entry widget and should not be unreferenced. Calling this method is equivalent to creating an entry completion yourself and calling set_completion().

Gets the value set by set_alignment().

Returns:
The alignment.

Gets the auxiliary completion object currently in use by the entry.

Returns:
The auxiliary completion object currently in use by entry.

Retrieves the character displayed in place of the real characters for entries with visisbility set to false (see set_invisible_char()).

Returns:
The current invisible char, or 0, if the entry does not show invisible text at all.

Gets the Pango::Layout used to display the entry.

Returns:
The PangoLayout for this entry.

The layout is useful to e.g. convert text positions to pixel positions, in combination with get_layout_offsets(). The returned layout is owned by the entry and must not be unreferenced by the caller.

void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::get_layout_offsets ( int *  x,
int *  y 
) const

Obtains the position of the Pango::Layout used to render text in the entry, in widget coordinates.

Parameters:
xThe location to store the X offset of the layout, or null.
yThe location to store the Y offset of the layout, or null.

Useful if you want to line up the text in an entry with some other text, e.g. when using the entry to implement editable cells in a sheet widget. Also useful to convert mouse events into coordinates inside the Pango::Layout, e.g. to take some action if some part of the entry text is clicked.

Returns the maximum allowed length of the text in the Entry, or 0 if there is no maximum (see set_max_length()).

Retrieves the contents of the widget (see also Gtk::Editable::get_chars()).

Returns:
A String that contains the contents of the widget.

Converts from a position in the entry contents (returned by get_text()) to a position in the entry's PangoLayout (returned by get_layout(), with text retrieved via Pango::Layout::get_text()).

Parameters:
layout_indexThe byte index into the entry layout text.
Returns:
The byte index into the entry contents.

If setting is true, pressing Enter in the entry will activate the default widget for the window containing the entry.

Parameters:
settingtrue to activate the default widget on Enter keypress.

If setting is true, this usually means that the dialog box containing the entry will be closed, since the default widget is usually one of the dialog buttons.

void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::set_alignment ( float  xalign)

Sets the alignment for the contents of the entry.

Parameters:
xalignThe horizontal alignment, from 0 (left) to 1 (right).

This controls the horizontal positioning of the contents when the displayed text is shorter than the width of the entry. The alignment is reversed for RTL layouts.

Sets completion to be the auxiliary completion object to use with the entry.

Parameters:
completionThe EntryCompletion.

All further configuration of the completion mechanism is done on completion using the Gtk::EntryCompletion API.

void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::set_has_frame ( bool  setting)

Sets whether the entry has a beveled frame around it.

Parameters:
settingThe new value.

Sets the character to use in place of the actual text when set_visibility() has been called to set text visibility to false.

Parameters:
chA Unicode character.

The ch character is used in "password mode" to show the user how many characters have been typed. The default invisible char is an asterisk ('*'). If you set the invisible char to 0, then the user will get no feedback at all; there will be no text on the screen as they type.

Sets the maximum allowed length of the contents of the widget.

Parameters:
maxThe maximum length of the entry, or 0 for no maximum.

The value passed in will be clamped to the range 0-65536. If the current contents are longer than the given length, then they will be truncated to fit.

void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::set_text ( const String text)

Sets the text in the widget to the given value, replacing the current contents.

Parameters:
textThe new text.
void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::set_visibility ( bool  visible)

Sets whether the contents of the entry are visible or not.

Parameters:
visibletrue if the contents of the entry are displayed as plain text.

When visibility is set to false, characters are displayed as the invisible char, and will also appear that way when the text in the entry widget is copied elsewhere. The default invisible char is the asterisk '*', but it can be changed with set_invisible_char().

void Xfc::Gtk::Entry::set_width_chars ( int  n_chars)

Changes the size request of the entry to be about the right size for n_chars characters.

Parameters:
n_charsThe width in chars.

Note that this method changes the size request, the size can still be affected by how you pack the widget into containers. If n_chars is -1, the size reverts to the default entry size.

Connect to the insert_at_cursor_signal; emitted when text is inserted into the Entry at the current cursor position.

Converts from a position in the entry's Pango::Layout (returned by get_layout()) to a position in the entry contents (returned by get_text()).

Parameters:
text_indexThe byte index into the entry contents.
Returns:
The byte index into the entry layout text.

Member Data Documentation

Actviate signal (see signal_activate()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

< void function();
<

Insert at cursor signal (see signal_insert_at_cursor()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

< void function(const String& text);
< // text: The new text to insert.
<

Populate popup signal (see signal_populate_popup()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

< void function(Gtk::Menu& menu);
< // menu: The popup menu.
<

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