Gtk2::Entry

• NAME
• HIERARCHY
• INTERFACES
• METHODS
  • widget = Gtk2::Entry->new
  • widget = Gtk2::Entry->new_with_max_length ($max)
  • boolean = $entry->get_activates_default
  • $entry->set_activates_default ($setting)
  • double = $entry->get_alignment
  • $entry->set_alignment ($xalign)
  • $entry->append_text ($text)
  • entrycompletion or undef = $entry->get_completion
  • $entry->set_completion ($completion)
  • adjustment or undef = $entry->get_cursor_hadjustment
  • $entry->set_cursor_hadjustment ($adjustment)
  • $entry->set_editable ($editable)
  • boolean = $entry->get_has_frame
  • $entry->set_has_frame ($setting)
  • border or undef = $entry->get_inner_border
  • $entry->set_inner_border ($border)
  • character = $entry->get_invisible_char
  • $entry->set_invisible_char ($ch)
  • layout = $entry->get_layout
  • integer = $entry->layout_index_to_text_index ($layout_index)
  • (x, y) = $entry->get_layout_offsets
  • integer = $entry->get_max_length
  • $entry->set_max_length ($max)
  • $entry->set_position ($position)
  • $entry->prepend_text ($text)
  • $entry->select_region ($start, $end)
  • string = $entry->get_text
  • integer = $entry->text_index_to_layout_index ($text_index)
  • $entry->set_text ($text)
  • boolean = $entry->get_visibility
  • $entry->set_visibility ($visible)
  • integer = $entry->get_width_chars
  • $entry->set_width_chars ($n_chars)
• PROPERTIES
• SIGNALS
• ENUMS AND FLAGS
  • enum Gtk2::DeleteType
  • enum Gtk2::ImageType
  • enum Gtk2::MovementStep
  • enum Gtk2::ShadowType
• SEE ALSO
• COPYRIGHT

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)

populate-popup (Gtk2::Entry, Gtk2::Menu)

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)

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::ImageType

• 'empty' / 'GTK_IMAGE_EMPTY'

• 'pixmap' / 'GTK_IMAGE_PIXMAP'

• 'image' / 'GTK_IMAGE_IMAGE'

• 'pixbuf' / 'GTK_IMAGE_PIXBUF'

• 'stock' / 'GTK_IMAGE_STOCK'

• 'icon-set' / 'GTK_IMAGE_ICON_SET'

• 'animation' / 'GTK_IMAGE_ANIMATION'

• 'icon-name' / 'GTK_IMAGE_ICON_NAME'

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

COPYRIGHT

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

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