getstring(n) A dialog which prompts for a string input getstring(n)______________________________________________________________________________NAME
getstring - A string dialog
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.4
package require getstring ?0.1?
::getstring::tk_getString pathName variable text ?options?
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
This package provides a dialog which consists of an Entry, OK, and Can‐
cel buttons.
::getstring::tk_getString pathName variable text ?options?
Creates a dialog which prompts the user with text to input a
text string. The contents of the entry are put in the variable
upon closure of the dialog. The command returns a boolean indi‐
cating if the user pressed OK or not. If -geometry is not speci‐
fied, the dialog is centered in its parent toplevel unless its
parent is . in which case the dialog is centered in the screen.
Options: -title -allowempty a boolean argument indicating if the
dialog should accept an empty entry -entryoptions simply passes
its arguments through to the entry widget. This is valuble for
performing extra validation using the Entry widget validation
hooks. -geometry specifies the geometry of the window
EXAMPLE
package require getstring
namespace import getstring::*
if {[tk_getString .gs text "Feed me a string please:"]} {
puts "user entered: $text"
}
KEYWORDS
dialog, entry, string
getstring 0.1 getstring(n)
