entry.md

Entry

A simple, single line text entry widget.

var libui = require('libui');

var win = new libui.UiWindow('UiEntry example', 640, 480, true);

var widget = new libui.UiEntry();
win.setChild(widget);

win.onClosing(function () {
	win.close();
	libui.stopLoop();
});

win.show();

libui.startLoop();

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Constructor

new libui.UiEntry()

Create a new UiEntry object.

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Properties

See properties implementation for generic details on how properties are implemented.

visible: Boolean

Whether the widget should be visible or hidden. Read write. Defaults to true.

enabled: Boolean

Whether the widget should be enabled or disabled. Read write. Defaults to true.

readOnly: Boolean

Whether the user is allowed to change the entry text. Read write. Defaults to true.

text: String

The current text of the entry. Read write.

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Methods

destroy

Destroy and free the control.

setParent

Change the parent of the control

Arguments

• parent: UiControl - the new parent of the widget or null to detach it.

toplevel

Return whether the control is a top level one or not.

setVisible

Set the value of property visible

Arguments

• value: Boolean - The new value for visible property.

getVisible

Return the value of property visible

setEnabled

Set the value of property enabled

Arguments

• value: Boolean - The new value for enabled property.

getEnabled

Return the value of property enabled

setReadOnly

Set the value of property readOnly

Arguments

• value: Boolean - The new value for readOnly property.

getReadOnly

Return the value of property readOnly

setText

Set the value of property text

Arguments

• value: String - The new value for text property.

getText

Return the value of property text

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Events

See events implementation for generic details on how events are implemented.

onChanged

Emitted whenever property text change.