NAME

combo - Create and manipulate an entry widget with a drop down list

SYNOPSIS

combo ?-option optionVal ...?

OPTIONS

-variable
name of a (global) variable which is changed whenever the entry is changed
type: string
default: ""
-strings
Members of the drop down list
type: list of strings
default: ""
-mustMatch
Whether or not the value must match a member of the drop down list
type: boolean
default: false
-okIfEmpty
Whether or not the value can be the empty string
type: boolean
default: false
-caseSensitive
Whether or not the matching is case sensitive
type: boolean
default: false
-editable
Whether or not the the entry is editable
type: boolean
default: true
-maxLength
maximum length of entry value (-1 means not limited)
type: integer
default: -1
-tooltip
Message that appear next to this widget when the mouse pointer is held over it for a short amount of time.
type: string
default: ""

DESCRIPTION

WIDGET COMMANDS

The combo command creates a new Tcl command whose name is an ID returned on widget creation. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form:

ID option ?arg arg ...?

option and arg determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for combo widgets:
ID getValue
Returns the contents of the entry.
ID setValue text
Sets the contents of the entry.

KEYWORDS


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