GtkEntry Class

The GtkEntry class is the class for instantiating text entry widgets.

The class heirarchy

   Object
      +---GtkWidget
         +---GtkEntry

The methods for the GtkEntry class are documented below.

GtkButton Method Table of Contents

new - Create and initialize the widget
maxlength - Get the max length of text
maxlength = - Get the max length of text
text - Get the text in the entry widget
text = - Set the text in the entry widget
widthchars = - Set the visible width of the widget

Method: new

This method creates and initializes the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to create a text entry widget.

myentry = .GtkEntry~new()

Method Parameters

None.

Method Results

The new GtkEntry object.

Method: maxlength

This method retrieves the maximum text length from the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to retrieve the maximum text length.

len = myentry~maxlength()

Method Parameters

None.

Method Results

len: The maximum text length in characters.

Method: maxlength =

This method sets the maximum text length for the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to set the maximum text length.

len = 10
myentry~maxlength = len

Method Parameters

len: The maximum text length in characters.

Method Results

None.

Method: text

This method retrieves the text from the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to retrieve the text.

text = myentry~text()

Method Parameters

None.

Method Results

text: The text from the widget.

Method: text =

This method sets the text for the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to set the text.

text = 'David'
myentry~text = text

Method Parameters

text: The text to set.

Method Results

None.

Method: widthchars =

This method sets the maximum visible width for the widget.

Example

This is a example of how to set the maximum visible width.

width = 10
myentry~widthchars = width

Method Parameters

width: The visible text width in characters.

Method Results

None.