
=head1 NAME

Win32::GUI::Textfield - Create and manipulate textfield controls

=head1 DESCRIPTION

[TBD]

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=head1 METHODS

L<Common methods|Win32::GUI::Reference::Methods> apply to most windows, controls and resources.

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=head2 new

B<new(PARENT, %OPTIONS)>

Creates a new Textfield object;
can also be called as PARENT->AddTextfield(%OPTIONS).
Class specific %OPTIONS are:

  -align         => left/center/right (default left)
      aligns the text in the control accordingly.
  -keepselection => 0/1 (default 0)
      the selection is not hidden when the control loses focus.
  -multiline     => 0/1 (default 0)
      the control can have more than one line (note that newline
      is "\r\n", not "\n"!).
  -password      => 0/1 (default 0)
      masks the user input (like password prompts).
  -passwordchar  => CHAR (default '*')
      The specified CHAR that is shown instead of the text with -password => 1
  -lowercase     => 0/1 (default 0)
      Convert all caracter into lowercase
  -uppercase     => 0/1 (default 0)
      Convert all caracter into uppercase
  -autohscroll   => 0/1 (default 1 (0 for a multiline Textfield))
      Automatically scroll to right as text is typed past the right
      margin;  If 0 for a multiline Textfield, then wrap to the next
      line.
  -autovscroll   => 0/1 (default 1)
      For a multiline Textfiled automatically scroll down as lines
      pass the bottom of the control.
  -number        => 0/1 (default 0)
      Allows only digits to be entered into the edit control
  -prompt        => (see below)
  -readonly      => 0/1 (default 0)
      text can't be changed.
  -wantreturn    => 0/1 (default 0)
      when dialogui => 1 is in effect, stops the <ENTER> key
      behaving as a click on the default button, and allows the
      key to be entered in a multi-line Textfield

The C<-prompt> option is very special; if a string is passed, a
Win32::GUI::Label object (with text set to the string passed) is created
to the left of the Textfield.
Example:

    $Window->AddTextfield(
        -name   => "Username",
        -left   => 75,
        -top    => 150,
        -prompt => "Your name:",
    );

Furthermore, the value to -prompt can be a reference to a list containing
the string and an additional parameter, which sets the width for
the Label (eg. [ STRING, WIDTH ] ). If WIDTH is negative, it is calculated
relative to the Textfield left coordinate. Example:

    -left => 75,                          (Label left) (Textfield left)
    -prompt => [ "Your name:", 30 ],       75           105 (75+30)

    -left => 75,
    -prompt => [ "Your name:", -30 ],      45 (75-30)   75

Note that the Win32::GUI::Label object is named like the Textfield, with
a "_Prompt" suffix (in the example above, the Label is named
"Username_Prompt").

See also the L<common options|Win32::GUI::Reference::Options>.

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=head2 Append

B<Append(TEXT)>

[TBD]

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=head2 CanPaste

B<CanPaste()>

Text data availlable in clibboard for a Paste.

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=head2 CanUndo

B<CanUndo()>

Determine whether an Textfield can be undone

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=head2 CharFromPos

B<CharFromPos(X, Y)>

Returns a two elements array identifying the character nearest to the
position specified by X and Y.
The array contains the zero-based index of the character and its line
index.

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=head2 Clear

B<Clear()>

[TBD]

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=head2 Copy

B<Copy()>

[TBD]

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=head2 Cut

B<Cut()>

[TBD]

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=head2 EmptyUndoBuffer

B<EmptyUndoBuffer()>

Reset the undo flag of an Textfield.

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=head2 FmtLines

B<FmtLines(FLAG)>

Set the inclusion flag of soft line break characters on or off within a multiline TextField.
A soft line break consists of two carriage returns and a linefeed and is inserted at the end of a line that is broken because of word wrapping.

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=head2 GetFirstVisibleLine

B<GetFirstVisibleLine()>

Return the uppermost visible line.

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=head2 GetLimitText

B<GetLimitText()>

Return current text limit, in characters.

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=head2 GetLine

B<GetLine(LINE)>

Return line of text.

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=head2 GetLineCount

B<GetLineCount()>

Return the number of lines in a multiline Textfield.

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=head2 GetMargins

B<GetMargins()>

Return an array with right and left margins.

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=head2 GetModify

B<GetModify()>

Determine whether the content of a Textfield has been modified.

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=head2 GetPasswordChar

B<GetPasswordChar()>

Return the password character displayed .

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=head2 GetRect

B<GetRect()>

Return formatting rectangle is the limiting rectangle of the text.

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=head2 GetSel

B<GetSel()>

Returns a 2 item list giving the index of the start and end of the current
selection

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=head2 GetThumb

B<GetThumb()>

Return  the position of the scroll box (thumb) in a multiline Textfield.

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=head2 HaveSel

B<HaveSel()>

Check if a selection is availlable.

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=head2 LimitText

B<LimitText([CHARS])>

[TBD]

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=head2 LineFromChar

B<LineFromChar(INDEX)>

[TBD]

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=head2 LineIndex

B<LineIndex(INDEX)>

[TBD]

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=head2 LineLength

B<LineLength(INDEX)>

[TBD]

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=head2 LineScroll

B<LineScroll(X,Y)>

[TBD]

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=head2 MaxLength

B<MaxLength([CHARS])>

See L<LimitText()|Win32::GUI::Textfield/LimitText>

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=head2 Modified

B<Modified([FLAG])>

[TBD]

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=head2 Modify

B<Modify([FLAG])>

See L<Modified()|Win32::GUI::Textfield/Modified>

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=head2 PasswordChar

B<PasswordChar([CHAR])>

[TBD]

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=head2 Paste

B<Paste()>

[TBD]

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=head2 PosFromChar

B<PosFromChar(INDEX)>

[TBD]

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=head2 ReadOnly

B<ReadOnly([FLAG])>

[TBD]

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=head2 ReplaceSel

B<ReplaceSel(STRING, [FLAG])>

Replaces the current selection with the given STRING.
The optional FLAG parameter can be set to zero to tell the control that
the operation cannot be undone; see also L<Undo()|Win32::GUI::Textfield/Undo>.

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=head2 Scroll

B<Scroll(COMMAND | LINE | HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL)>

[TBD]

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=head2 ScrollCaret

B<ScrollCaret()>

[TBD]

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=head2 Select

B<Select(START,END)>

See L<SetSel()|Win32::GUI::Textfield/SetSel>

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=head2 SelectAll

B<SelectAll()>

[TBD]

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=head2 Selection

B<Selection()>

See L<GetSel()|Win32::GUI::Textfield/GetSel>

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=head2 SetLimitText

B<SetLimitText(SIZE)>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetMargins

B<SetMargins([LEFT],[RIGHT])>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetModify

B<SetModify(FLAG)>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetPasswordChar

B<SetPasswordChar(CHAR)>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetReadOnly

B<SetReadOnly(FLAG)>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetRect

B<SetRect(LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM,[REDRAW])>

[TBD]

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=head2 SetSel

B<SetSel(START,END)>

Selects the specified range of characters.

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=head2 SetTabStops

B<SetTabStops( ...)>

[TBD]

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=head2 Undo

B<Undo()>

[TBD]




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=head1 EVENTS

L<Common events|Win32::GUI::Reference::Events> apply to most windows and controls.

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=head2 Change

B<Change()>

Sent when the text in the field is changed by the user.

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=head2 GotFocus

B<GotFocus()>

Sent when the control is activated.

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=head2 LostFocus

B<LostFocus()>

Sent when the control is deactivated.

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=head2 MaxText

B<MaxText()>

Sent when text has exceeded the specified number of characters

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=head2 Scroll

B<Scroll(SCROLLBAR)>

Sent when one of the window scrollbars is moved. SCROLLBAR identifies
which bar was moved, 0 for horizontal and 1 for vertical.

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=head2 Update

B<Update()>

Sent when an edit control is about to display altered text.





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=head1 VERSION

Documentation for Win32::GUI v1.04 created 29 Oct 2006

This document is autogenerated by the build process. Edits made here will be lost.
Edit F<docs/per_package.tpl> instead.

=head1 SUPPORT

Homepage: L<http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/>.

For further support join the users mailing list(C<perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net>) from the website
at L<http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users>.  There is a searchable list archive at L<http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=16572>.

=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENCE

Copyright (c) 1997..2006 Aldo Calpini. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


