getstring -
A string dialog
package require Tcl 8.4
package require getstring ? 0.1 ?
::getstring::tk_getString pathName variable text ? options ?
This package provides a dialog which consists of an Entry, OK, and
Cancel 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 indicating if the user pressed OK or
not. If -geometry is not specified, 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
package require getstring
namespace import getstring::*
if {[tk_getString .gs text "Feed me a string please:"]} {
puts "user entered: $text"
}
entry, dialog, string