Package nMOLDYN :: Package GUI :: Module Widgets :: Class StringEntry
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Class StringEntry

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  Tkinter.Misc --+                
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Tkinter.BaseWidget --+            
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      Tkinter.Pack --+            
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     Tkinter.Place --+            
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      Tkinter.Grid --+            
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        Tkinter.Widget --+        
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             Tkinter.Entry --+    
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               ValidatingEntry --+
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                                StringEntry

Sets up a Tkinter Entry widget that accepts only string values.


Note: subclass of nMOLDYN.GUI.Widgets.ValidatingEntry class.

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Inherited from Tkinter.Misc: getdouble, getint

Instance Methods [hide private]
 
__init__(self, master, contents='', pattern=None, **kwargs)
The constructor.
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checkValue(self, event=None, contents=None)
Check that the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget is actually a string that possibly match the |self.pattern| pattern it is not None..
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getValue(self)
Returns the value of the control variable linked to the Tkinter Entry widget if it is a string otherwise throws an error.
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Inherited from ValidatingEntry: setValue

Inherited from Tkinter.Entry: delete, get, icursor, index, insert, scan_dragto, scan_mark, select_adjust, select_clear, select_from, select_present, select_range, select_to, selection_adjust, selection_clear, selection_from, selection_present, selection_range, selection_to, xview, xview_moveto, xview_scroll

Inherited from Tkinter.BaseWidget: destroy

Inherited from Tkinter.BaseWidget (private): _do, _setup

Inherited from Tkinter.Misc: __getitem__, __setitem__, __str__, after, after_cancel, after_idle, bbox, bell, bind, bind_all, bind_class, bindtags, cget, clipboard_append, clipboard_clear, clipboard_get, colormodel, columnconfigure, config, configure, deletecommand, event_add, event_delete, event_generate, event_info, focus, focus_displayof, focus_force, focus_get, focus_lastfor, focus_set, getboolean, getvar, grab_current, grab_release, grab_set, grab_set_global, grab_status, grid_bbox, grid_columnconfigure, grid_location, grid_propagate, grid_rowconfigure, grid_size, grid_slaves, image_names, image_types, keys, lift, lower, mainloop, nametowidget, option_add, option_clear, option_get, option_readfile, pack_propagate, pack_slaves, place_slaves, propagate, quit, register, rowconfigure, selection_get, selection_handle, selection_own, selection_own_get, send, setvar, size, slaves, tk_bisque, tk_focusFollowsMouse, tk_focusNext, tk_focusPrev, tk_menuBar, tk_setPalette, tk_strictMotif, tkraise, unbind, unbind_all, unbind_class, update, update_idletasks, wait_variable, wait_visibility, wait_window, waitvar, winfo_atom, winfo_atomname, winfo_cells, winfo_children, winfo_class, winfo_colormapfull, winfo_containing, winfo_depth, winfo_exists, winfo_fpixels, winfo_geometry, winfo_height, winfo_id, winfo_interps, winfo_ismapped, winfo_manager, winfo_name, winfo_parent, winfo_pathname, winfo_pixels, winfo_pointerx, winfo_pointerxy, winfo_pointery, winfo_reqheight, winfo_reqwidth, winfo_rgb, winfo_rootx, winfo_rooty, winfo_screen, winfo_screencells, winfo_screendepth, winfo_screenheight, winfo_screenmmheight, winfo_screenmmwidth, winfo_screenvisual, winfo_screenwidth, winfo_server, winfo_toplevel, winfo_viewable, winfo_visual, winfo_visualid, winfo_visualsavailable, winfo_vrootheight, winfo_vrootwidth, winfo_vrootx, winfo_vrooty, winfo_width, winfo_x, winfo_y

Inherited from Tkinter.Misc (private): _bind, _configure, _displayof, _getboolean, _getdoubles, _getints, _grid_configure, _nametowidget, _options, _register, _report_exception, _root, _substitute

Inherited from Tkinter.Pack: forget, info, pack, pack_configure, pack_forget, pack_info

Inherited from Tkinter.Place: place, place_configure, place_forget, place_info

Inherited from Tkinter.Grid: grid, grid_configure, grid_forget, grid_info, grid_remove, location

Class Variables [hide private]

Inherited from Tkinter.Misc: _noarg_

Inherited from Tkinter.Misc (private): _subst_format, _subst_format_str, _tclCommands

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__init__(self, master, contents='', pattern=None, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

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The constructor.

Parameters:
  • master - the parent widget.
  • contents (string) - the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget.
  • pattern (string) - if not None, a string specifying a pattern the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget has to fulfill.
Overrides: Tkinter.BaseWidget.__init__

checkValue(self, event=None, contents=None)

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Check that the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget is actually a string that possibly match the |self.pattern| pattern it is not None..

Parameters:
  • event (a Tkinter.Event object) - the keyboard event that triggers the checking of the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget.
  • contents (string) - the contents of the Tkinter Entry widget to check.
Overrides: ValidatingEntry.checkValue

getValue(self)

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Returns the value of the control variable linked to the Tkinter Entry widget if it is a string otherwise throws an error.

Overrides: ValidatingEntry.getValue