rsc3/doc-schelp/HelpSource/Classes/TextField.schelp

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CLASS:: TextField
summary:: A view displaying editable text
categories:: GUI>Views
DESCRIPTION::
A view displaying editable text.
CLASSMETHODS::
PRIVATE:: key
INSTANCEMETHODS::
SUBSECTION:: Data
METHOD:: string
The text displayed in the view.
argument::
A String.
METHOD:: object
If link::#-setBoth:: is true, setting this variable also sets link::#-string:: to the value interpreted link::Classes/Object#-asString#as String::.
argument::
Any object, typically one which makes sense to display as a string, such as a Float.
METHOD:: setBoth
A variable stating whether setting link::#-object:: will also set link::#-string::.
argument::
A Boolean.
METHOD:: value
Gets the same as link::#-string::, but when setting also sets link::#-string:: to the value interpreted link::Classes/Object#-asString#as String:: regardless of the link::#-setBoth:: flag.
argument::
Any object, typically one which makes sense to display as a string, such as a Float.
METHOD:: valueAction
Sets link::#-value:: and triggers link::#-action::.
SUBSECTION:: Appearance
METHOD:: align
The alignment of the displayed text. See link::Reference/gui_alignments:: for possible values.
METHOD:: font
The font used to display the text.
argument::
A Font.
METHOD:: stringColor
The color used to display the text.
argument::
A Color.
METHOD:: background
Setting this variable colors the inside of the field under the text with the given color.
argument::
A Color.
SUBSECTION:: Actions
METHOD:: action
The action object evaluated whenever the user changes the text.
SUBSECTION:: Drag and drop
METHOD:: defaultGetDrag
returns::
The displayed link::#-string::.
METHOD:: defaultCanReceiveDrag
returns::
Always true.
METHOD:: defaultReceiveDrag
Sets link::#-valueAction:: to the current drag data.
EXAMPLES::
code::
(
w = Window.new.front;
a = TextField(w, Rect(10, 10, 150, 20));
a.string = "hi there";
a.action = {arg field; field.value.postln; };
)
// does not do the action
a.value = "yo";
a.string = "oy";
a.valueAction_("this is not a pipe"); //does the action, if the value has changed
a.doAction; //evaluates the action with the content of the text field as an argument
a.background_(Color.grey);
a.stringColor_(Color.white);
a.align_(\center);
::