class TK_ENTRY < $TK_WIDGET
****
 Entry widget Example usage:
___e_:=_#TK_ENTRY;
___e.set_text("Some_initial_text");
___e.bind_enter_key(bind(entered_text));
The routine "entered_text" may be defined as below entered_text is
___#OUT+"Entered_text_into_entry_widget:"+e.get_data+"\n";
end;

Ancestors
$TK_WIDGET


Public


Readable Attributes
attr name: STR; .. Included as name
**** name of the full path to the widget proper
attr parent: $TK_WIDGET; .. Included as parent
**** which may contain scrollbars etc.
attr path_name: STR; .. Included as path_name
**** refers to the path to the outermost frame which may contain scrollbars etc.

Constants
const tk_widget_type: STR := "entry";

Features
act_on(id: INT,args: ARRAY{STR}) .. Included as act_on
**** Peform the action associated with the index "id".
bind_enter_key(action: ROUT{TK_EVENT_INFO})
bind_event(event: $TK_EVENT,action: ROUT{TK_EVENT_INFO}) .. Included as bind_event
**** Bind the event "event" to the action "action", a bound routine which takes an EVENT_INFO as an argument The first argument to the callback is an index in to the list of bindings that corresponds to this "action"
configure(cf: CFGINFO) .. Included as configure
**** Reconfigure the widget with the new configuration "cf" Unstated parameters of "cf" remain unchanged
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget, specifying a particular parent widget/window.
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET,np: STR): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget, specifying a particular parent and a name for the widget. The name "np" controls what tcl name is used and is only useful just for debugging purposes
create(parent:$TK_WIDGET,np:STR,cf: CFGINFO,pack:TK_PACK): SAME .. Included as create
**** Actual widget creation routine. All the rest are wrappers.
___Arg_parent_specifies_the_container_parent_window/widget
___Arg_np_is_used_to_specify_a_widget_name_for_debugging
___Arg_cf_specifies_configuration_options_(a_parameter_of
___TK_WIDGET_INCL)
___Arg_pack_specifies_the_packing_options
___Returns_a_configured,_packed_widget
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET,np: STR, pack: TK_PACK): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget.
___Arg_parent_specifies_the_container_parent_window/widget
___Arg_np_is_used_to_specify_a_widget_name_for_debugging
___Arg_pack_specifies_the_packing_options
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET,cf: CFGINFO): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget
__Arg_parent_specifies_the_parent_window/widget._This_could
____be_a_#TK_ROOTWINDOW_or_a_TK_TOPLEVEL
____toplevel_win_::=_#TK_TOPLEVEL;
____this_win_:=_#<some_widget_class>(toplevel_win,
__Arg_cf_specifies_a_configuration_option_that_should_be_used
____by_this_widget._This_routine_is_declared_in_TK_WIDGET_INCL
____where_the_type_of_the_configuration_option_is_a_type_parameter
____CFGINFO,_which_is_usually_set_to_<widget_name>TK__CFG
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET,cf: CFGINFO,pack: TK_PACK): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget.
___Arg_parent_specifies_the_container_parent_window/widget
___Arg_cf_specifies_configuration_options_(a_parameter_of
___TK_WIDGET_INCL)
___Arg_pack_specifies_the_packing_options
create(parent: $TK_WIDGET,pack: TK_PACK): SAME .. Included as create
**** Create a new widget
__Arg_parent_specifies_the_container_parent_window/widget
__Arg_pack_specifies_the_location_of_the_widget_within_the
___parent_(packing).
create: SAME .. Included as create
destroy .. Included as destroy
**** Destroy the widget associated with self
get_text: STR
is_eq(o:$TK_WIDGET): BOOL .. Included as is_eq
set_text(s:STR)
widget_name: STR .. Included as widget_name
**** In the default case the path and widget names are the same

Private

actual_widget_name: STR .. Included as actual_widget_name
**** Sometimes the "real" tk widget is nested within an outer frame. Configuration options must then be passed to the "actual" widget.
arr_str(a: ARRAY{STR}): STR .. Included as arr_str
**** Print out an array version of the string, since ARRAY does not have a .str routien in the standar library.
attr bindings: A_LIST{ROUT{TK_EVENT_INFO}}; .. Included as bindings
**** Store the bindings
attr bindings: A_LIST{ROUT{TK_EVENT_INFO}}; .. Included as bindings
**** Store the bindings
attr command: ROUT;
attr command: ROUT;
deb(s: STR) .. Included as deb
**** Print out a debugging message
debug: BOOL .. Included as debug
**** Return the value of the debug flag
default_config: TK_ENTRY_CFG
default_init(c: CFGINFO) .. Included as default_init
**** Default initialization hook
default_packing: TK_PACK .. Included as default_packing
err(s: STR) .. Included as err
**** Print out an error message.
eval(a1: $STR) .. Included as eval
eval(a1,a2: $STR) .. Included as eval
eval(a1,a2,a3: $STR) .. Included as eval
eval(a1,a2,a3,a4: $STR) .. Included as eval
eval(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5: $STR) .. Included as eval
fix_tcl_name(s: STR): STR .. Included as fix_tcl_name
**** SEF:Eliminate problems with tcl name, returning the empty string if necessary.
flt_if_poss(s: STR,default: FLT): FLT .. Included as flt_if_poss
**** Convert the string "s" to a float and return it, if possible. If an error occurs in the conversion, return the "default" value
init(prnt: $TK_WIDGET,nm: STR,cf: CFGINFO) .. Included as init
int_if_poss(s: STR,default: INT): INT .. Included as int_if_poss
**** Convert the string "s" to an integer and return it, if possible. If an error occurs in the conversion, return the "default" value
join(a1,a2: $STR): STR .. Included as join
attr name: STR; .. Included as name
**** name of the full path to the widget proper
attr parent: $TK_WIDGET; .. Included as parent
**** which may contain scrollbars etc.
attr path_name: STR; .. Included as path_name
**** refers to the path to the outermost frame which may contain scrollbars etc.
quote(s:STR): STR .. Included as quote
**** Return a (tcl) quoted version of the string "s"
register .. Included as register
**** Register this widget with the widget map so that subsequent callbacks that belong to this widget may be directed here.
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