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A wxformedittext object is an area of a form where a piece of text is displayed, and the user can enter or modify that text.
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| _ | type(*) | This property is provided for use by the user to attach any object of any type to the type in which this property is provided. | ||||||||||
| __ | type(*) | This property is provided for use by the user to attach any object of any type to the type in which this property is provided. It has the additional feature of being marked with the resolve keyword, so that object resolution can continue down this property. | ||||||||||
| alignment | string |
The alignment of the content of the control. This will either be
"left", "right", or
"" if the content is centered. This must be set at
the time the control is created.
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| backgroundrgb | rgb | Gives the color of the background of the edit control. | ||||||||||
| captureable | boolean |
Specifies whether or not the control events can be captured by the
form when the controlcapture() method is
called.
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| editstyle | string |
The edit style of the control. This will be any combination of:
"", "hscroll",
"multiline", "readonly", and
"password". For details on the valid and/or usable
combinations, see the section about the
addcontrol() method of the
wxform type in: the section called “wxform”.
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| enabled | boolean | Specifies whether or not the control is enabled. | ||||||||||
| focusable | boolean |
Specifies whether or not the control can have the input focus. For
wxformedittext objects this is always
.true.
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| font | wxfont | This is a reference to the wxfont object that describes how the text in the control is formatted. | ||||||||||
| form | wxform | Specifies the wxform object to which this edit control belongs. | ||||||||||
| height | integer | Gives the height of the edit control, in pixels. | ||||||||||
| left | integer | Gives the position of the left side of the edit control relative to the left side of the form, in pixels. | ||||||||||
| maxlength | integer | Specifies the maximum length of the text allowed in the control. | ||||||||||
| name | string | The name of the wxformedittext object. | ||||||||||
| next | type(wxformcontrol) |
Specifies the next wxformcontrol on the same
form.
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| ongotfocus | event | An event which is triggered when the edit control receives input focus. The event handling function will receive the following parameters: (wxformedittext me[, type(*) reference]). The reference is only passed if it is provided by the user. | ||||||||||
| onlostfocus | event | An event which is triggered when the edit control loses input focus. The event handling function will receive the following parameters: (wxformedittext me[, type(*) reference]). The reference is only passed if it is provided by the user. | ||||||||||
| onmouse | event |
An event that is triggered each time a mouse event occurs that
matches the bits set in the onmousemask
property. The onmouse event handling function should be defined as
follows:
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| onmousemask | integer | Holds the mask that decides which mouse events are captured and sent to the onmouse event handler. | ||||||||||
| text | string |
The current text for the wxformedittext object, which
is displayed on the form. During editing and also during any
onlostfocus event for this edit control the
text property is still set to the original text of
the control, before editing started. The gettext
method can be used to retrieve the new text which the user has
entered into the control.
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| textrgb | rgb | Gives the color of the text in the control. | ||||||||||
| tooltip | string | Contains the test that is displayed as a tooltip for the control. | ||||||||||
| top | integer | Gives the position of the top edge of the edit control relative to the top edge of the form, in pixels. | ||||||||||
| type | type | Specifies the wxformedittext type object. | ||||||||||
| visible | boolean | Specifies whether or not the control is visible. | ||||||||||
| width | integer | Gives the width of the edit control, in pixels. |
Gets the current position within the text contained by the control where the cursor is located.
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
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| start | None | integer |
This must be a pre-initialized integer variable. It will contain
the starting position of the selected text in the edit control.
If no text is selected, it will return the value
.nul.
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| end | None | integer |
This must be a pre-initialized integer variable. It will contain
the ending position of the selected text in the edit control. If
no text is selected, it will return the value
.nul.
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Gets the most recent text for the control. During editing and also
during any onlostfocus event for this edit control
the gettext method will retrieve the current text
visible in the control. The text property can be
used to access the original text which was in place before editing
began.
Removes the control from the form. If any object has a reference to the control, those references will no longer be valid. It is not safe to attempt to use a control after this method has been called.
Sets the background color of the edit control. The
wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow
multiple setting methods to be put into one expression. It is an
error to specify both the rgb argument and one or
more of the red, green or
blue arguments.
wxformedittextvar.setbackgroundrgb (
integer rgbredgreenblue
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rgb | The current value of the backgroundrgb
property | integer | The new background color of the edit control. It is inadvisable to specify any value for this argument that is not the value of an existing rgb object. |
| red | The current value of the
backgroundrgb.red property | integer | The red component in the new background color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
| green | The current value of the
backgroundrgb.green property | integer | The green component in the new background color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
| blue | The current value of the
backgroundrgb.blue property | integer | The blue component in the new background color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
This method is used to determine whether the events for the control can be captured and passed to the form or not. By default, events can be captured.
Sets the enabled state of the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets focus to the control, provided that it is not invisible or disabled. If this is called for a form that is not yet in a container, then nothing will happen except that the focuscontrol of the wxform object will be set. Once the form is placed in a container, the control will get focus and the ongotfocus event will fire. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets the font to be used for the text in the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets the position within the text contained by the control where the cursor should be located. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| insertionpoint | None | integer |
This is the position within the text in the edit control where
the cursor is to be placed. To place the cursor at the end, enter
a value that is equal to or greater than the length of the
content, or use the value .inf. To place the
cursor at the beginning, use the value 0.
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Sets the maximum length of the text that will be accepted by the control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets the name of the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| next | None | type(wxformcontrol) |
Calling the method with the value .nul sets a
control to be the last one in the ring (the one before
form.firstcontrol) and so has the highest z-order, and passing
any other control as the argument puts the target control
immediately below the one specified as the parameter. The visible
stacking of controls on a form is such that the earliest in the
ring is the furthest back in the z-order.
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Sets the mask that is used to decide which mouse events will be trapped for the control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
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| onmousemask | None | integer |
The definition of which events should be handled by the
onmouse event handler. The
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Sets the size and/or position of the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
wxformedittextvar.setposition (
integer lefttopwidthheight
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | The current value of the left
property | integer | The new position of the left side of the edit control on the form. |
| top | The current value of the top
property | integer | The new position of the top edge of the edit control on the form. |
| width | The current value of the width
property | integer | The new width of the edit control on the form. |
| height | The current value of the height
property | integer | The new height of the edit control on the form. |
Selects the text contained by the control within the range specified. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| start | None | integer |
This is the starting position within the text in the edit
control for the text that will be selected. To start at the
beginning of the text, enter the value 0.
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| end | None | integer |
This is the ending position within the text in the edit control
for the text that will be selected. To mark until the end of the
text, enter either a value greater than or equal to the length of
the text, or the value .inf.
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Sets the text in the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets the color of the text in the edit control. The
wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow
multiple setting methods to be put into one expression. It is an
error to specify both the rgb argument and one or
more of the red, green or
blue arguments.
| Parameter | Default value | Type name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rgb | The current value of the textrgb
property | integer | The new color of the text in the edit control. It is inadvisable to specify any value for this argument that is not the value of an existing rgb object. |
| red | The current value of the textrgb.red
property | integer | The red component in the new text color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
| green | The current value of the textrgb.green
property | integer | The green component in the new text color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
| blue | The current value of the text.blue
property | integer | The blue component in the new text color of the edit control. This must be between 0 and 255 inclusive. |
Sets the text for the tooltip associated with the control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
Sets the visibility of the edit control. The wxformedittext object itself is returned, to allow multiple setting methods to be put into one expression.
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