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GFC::Gtk::Entry Class Reference

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

#include <gfc/gtk/entry.hh>

Inheritance diagram for GFC::Gtk::Entry:

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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


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GFC::Gtk::Entry::Entry GtkEntry *  entry,
bool  owns_reference = false
[explicit, protected]
 

Construct a new Entry from an existing GtkEntry.

Parameters:
entry A pointer to a GtkEntry.
owns_reference Set 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).

GFC::Gtk::Entry::Entry int  max_length  )  [explicit]
 

Construct a new Entry that accepts at most max_length characters.

Parameters:
max_length The 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

float GFC::Gtk::Entry::get_alignment  )  const
 

Gets the value set by set_alignment().

Returns:
The alignment.

EntryCompletion* GFC::Gtk::Entry::get_completion  )  const
 

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

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

G::Unichar GFC::Gtk::Entry::get_invisible_char  )  const
 

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.

Pango::Layout* GFC::Gtk::Entry::get_layout  )  const
 

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 GFC::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:
x The location to store the X offset of the layout, or null.
y The 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.

String GFC::Gtk::Entry::get_text  )  const
 

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

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

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_activates_default bool  setting  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
setting true 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 GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_alignment float  xalign  ) 
 

Sets the alignment for the contents of the entry.

Parameters:
xalign The 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.

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_completion EntryCompletion completion  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
completion The EntryCompletion.

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

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_has_frame bool  setting  ) 
 

Sets whether the entry has a beveled frame around it.

Parameters:
setting The new value.

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_invisible_char G::Unichar  ch  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
ch A 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.

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_max_length int  max  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
max The 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 GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_text const String text  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
text The new text.

void GFC::Gtk::Entry::set_visibility bool  visible  ) 
 

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

Parameters:
visible true 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 GFC::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_chars The 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.


Member Data Documentation

const ActviateSignalType GFC::Gtk::Entry::activate_signal [static, protected]
 

Actviate signal (see sig_activate()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

             void function();

const InsertAtCursorSignalType GFC::Gtk::Entry::insert_at_cursor_signal [static, protected]
 

Insert at cursor signal (see sig_insert_at_cursor()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

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

const PopulatePopupSignalType GFC::Gtk::Entry::populate_popup_signal [static, protected]
 

Populate popup signal (see sig_populate_popup()).

Calls a slot with the signature:

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


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