ttk_combobox - text field with popdown selection list
ttk::combobox pathName ?options?
ttk::combobox(1t) Tk Themed Widget ttk::combobox(1t) ______________________________________________________________________________ NAME ttk::combobox - text field with popdown selection list SYNOPSIS ttk::combobox pathName ?options? ______________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION A ttk::combobox combines a text field with a pop-down list of values; the user may select the value of the text field from among the values in the list. STANDARD OPTIONS -class -cursor -takefocus -style See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options. WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS Command-Line Name:-exportselection Database Name: exportSelection Database Class: ExportSelection Boolean value. If set, the widget selection is linked to the X selection. Command-Line Name:-justify Database Name: justify Database Class: Justify Specifies how the text is aligned within the widget. Must be one of left, center, or right. Command-Line Name:-height Database Name: height Database Class: Height Specifies the height of the pop-down listbox, in rows. Command-Line Name:-postcommand Database Name: postCommand Database Class: PostCommand A Tcl script to evaluate immediately before displaying the list- box. The -postcommand script may specify the -values to dis- play. Command-Line Name:-state Database Name: state Database Class: State One of normal, readonly, or disabled. In the readonly state, the value may not be edited directly, and the user can only select one of the -values from the dropdown list. In the normal state, the text field is directly editable. In the disabled state, no interaction is possible. Command-Line Name:-textvariable Database Name: textVariable Database Class: TextVariable Specifies the name of a global variable whose value is linked to the widget value. Whenever the variable changes value the wid- get value is updated, and vice versa. Command-Line Name:-values Database Name: values Database Class: Values Specifies the list of values to display in the drop-down list- box. Command-Line Name:-width Database Name: width Database Class: Width Specifies an integer value indicating the desired width of the entry window, in average-size characters of the widget's font. WIDGET COMMAND The following subcommands are possible for combobox widgets: pathName current ?newIndex? If newIndex is supplied, sets the combobox value to the element at position newIndex in the list of -values. Otherwise, returns the index of the current value in the list of -values or -1 if the current value does not appear in the list. pathName get Returns the current value of the combobox. pathName set value Sets the value of the combobox to value. The combobox widget also supports the following ttk::entry widget sub- commands (see ttk::entry(n) for details): bbox delete icursor index insert selection xview The combobox widget also supports the following generic ttk::widget widget subcommands (see ttk::widget(n) for details): cget configure identify instate state VIRTUAL EVENTS The combobox widget generates a <<ComboboxSelected>> virtual event when the user selects an element from the list of values. If the selection action unposts the listbox, this event is delivered after the listbox is unposted. ATTRIBUTES See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes: +---------------+------------------+ |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +---------------+------------------+ |Availability | runtime/tk-8 | +---------------+------------------+ |Stability | Uncommitted | +---------------+------------------+ SEE ALSO ttk::widget(n), ttk::entry(n) KEYWORDS choice, entry, list box, text box, widget NOTES Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source- code-downloads.html. This software was built from source available at https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community source was downloaded from https://source- forge.net/projects/tcl/files/Tcl/8.6.7/tk8.6.7-src.tar.gz/download. Further information about this software can be found on the open source community website at https://www.tcl.tk/. Tk 8.5 ttk::combobox(1t)