TEXT Gadget

Software Customisation Reference Manual

Summary of Objects, Members and Methods : Object Type Details : TEXT Gadget


Name	Type	Purpose
Val	STRING Get/Set	Set or get the contents of STRING type TEXT field.
Val	REAL Get/Set	Set or get the contents of REAL type TEXT field.
Val	BOOLEAN Get/Set	Set or get the contents of BOOLEAN type TEXT field.
Val	'AS DEFINED Get/Set	Set or get the contents of the field according to the user defined type.
DataType	STRING Get Only	Get the type of the field.
Echo	BOOLEAN Get Only	Get the Echo Status. No-echo means that typed characters will all appear as asterisks.
Format	STRING Get Only	Get the name of the format object associated with the field.
Scroll	REAL Get Only	Get the Scroll Width.
ValidateCall	STRING Get/Set	Set/get user-defined validation callback.
Editable	BOOLEAN Get/Set	Controls the ability to interactively edit the content of a text field.

Table 2: 122.

TEXT Object Members

Methods


Name	Result	Purpose
FullName()	STRING	Get the full gadget name, e.g.'!!Form.gadget'.
Name()	STRING	Get the gadget's name, e.g. 'gadget'.
Owner()	FORM	Get owning form.
Clear()	NO RESULT	Clear gadget contents.
SetEditable(BOOLEAN)	NO RESULT	Sets the editable status for the field.
SetFocus()	NO RESULT	Move keyboard focus to this gadget.
SetToolTip(STRING)	NO RESULT	Sets or edits the text of the TOOLTIP.
Refresh()	NO RESULT	Refreshes the display of the gadget.
SetValue(ANY value, BOOLEAN validate)	NO RESULT	Sets the value of the field, checking for valid type and format. If validate is TRUE, the validation callback will be executed.
GetPickedPopup()	MENU	Returns the last picked popup menu for the gadget.
Shown()	BOOLEAN	Get ‘shown’ status.
Type()	STRING	Get the gadget type as a string i.e. 'TEXT'.
Seteditable( STRING attrib, REAL value)	NO RESULT	Specify value of named attribute. Currently the only attribute supported is HANDLEMODIFY which determines when the text MODIFIED events are fired. It has values: 0 MODIFIED events off (default). 1 Generate MODIFIED event for first user modification. 2 Generate MODIFIED event for all user modifications.

Table 2: 123.

TEXT Object Methods

Command

The TEXT command defines a text field gadget which supports data values of a given type.

The following can also be specified; Gadget position, tag, size, callback, anchor and tooltip; maximum length of the string that may be scrolled in the gadget; the name of a format object which says how a value is to appear as text or be interpreted; that text entered is not echoed as typed, but appears as asterisks (for entering passwords, for example); that the field contents can be seen but not edited.

You can define the TEXT object to be either PML-controlled, or core-code controlled using the gadget qualifier attribute control type, with values ‘PML” or “CORE”.


.--------<-------------. / \| >-- TEXT gname --+-- <fgpos> -------------\| +-- CORE ----------------\| Core managed gadget +-- <fgtagw> ------------\| +-- <fganch> ------------\| +-- TOOLTIP text --------\| +-- CALLback text -------* \| .---------<---------. \| / \| ‘---- WIDth integer ----\| +-- SCRoll integer ---\| +---NOEcho------------ \| ‘-- IS --+-- STRING --. +-- REAL ----\| +-- BOOLEAN -\| ‘-- word ----+- FORMAT gvarnm -. ‘-----------------+- TOOLTIP text -. ‘----------------‘-->

Figure 2:65.

Syntax Graph -: Setting Up a TEXT Object

The IS word syntax allows for any user defined data type to be used, but this will only work satisfactorily if a suitable FORMAT object is supplied.

Note:

The maximum string length (SCROLL integer) is 256 characters, and the default if you do not specify a length is 132.
It is bad practice to place one gadget on top of another. This may lead to gadgets being obscured.