Class TextField

Text data entry widget

Inheritance
System.Object
Responder
View
TextField
Inherited Members
Namespace: Terminal.Gui
Assembly: Terminal.Gui.dll
Syntax
public class TextField : Terminal.Gui.View
Remarks

The Entry widget provides Emacs-like editing functionality, and mouse support.

Constructors

TextField(ustring)

Public constructor that creates a text field, with layout controlled with X, Y, Width and Height.

Declaration
public TextField (NStack.ustring text);
Parameters
Type Name Description
NStack.ustring text

Initial text contents.

TextField(String)

Public constructor that creates a text field, with layout controlled with X, Y, Width and Height.

Declaration
public TextField (string text);
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

Initial text contents.

TextField(Int32, Int32, Int32, ustring)

Public constructor that creates a text field at an absolute position and size.

Declaration
public TextField (int x, int y, int w, NStack.ustring text);
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 x

The x coordinate.
System.Int32 y

The y coordinate.
System.Int32 w

The width.
NStack.ustring text

Initial text contents.

Properties

CanFocus

Declaration
public override bool CanFocus { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

To be added.

CursorPosition

The current cursor position.

Declaration
public int CursorPosition { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

To be added.

Frame

Declaration
public override Terminal.Gui.Rect Frame { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Rect

To be added.

Secret

Sets the secret property.

Declaration
public bool Secret { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

To be added.
Remarks

This makes the text entry suitable for entering passwords.

Text

Sets or gets the text in the entry.

Declaration
public NStack.ustring Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
NStack.ustring

To be added.

Methods

MouseEvent(MouseEvent)

Declaration
public override bool MouseEvent (Terminal.Gui.MouseEvent ev);
Parameters
Type Name Description
MouseEvent ev

To be added.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

To be added.

PositionCursor()

Sets the cursor position.

Declaration
public override void PositionCursor ();

ProcessKey(KeyEvent)

Declaration
public override bool ProcessKey (Terminal.Gui.KeyEvent kb);
Parameters
Type Name Description
KeyEvent kb

To be added.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

To be added.

Redraw(Rect)

Declaration
public override void Redraw (Terminal.Gui.Rect region);
Parameters
Type Name Description
Rect region

To be added.

Events

Changed

Changed event, raised when the text has clicked.

Declaration
public event EventHandler Changed;
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler

To be added.
Remarks

Client code can hook up to this event, it is raised when the text in the entry changes.