Class: TextBox

• Inheritance
• Description
• Class protocol
  • common dialogs
  • defaults
• Instance protocol
  • accessing
  • accessing-contents
  • initialization
  • queries
• Examples

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--GraphicsMedium
      |
      +--DisplaySurface
         |
         +--SimpleView
            |
            +--View
               |
               +--TopView
                  |
                  +--StandardSystemView
                     |
                     +--ModalBox
                        |
                        +--DialogBox
                           |
                           +--EnterBox
                              |
                              +--TextBox

Package:

stx:libwidg2

Category:

Views-DialogBoxes

Version:

rev: 1.26 date: 2017/02/04 21:18:40

user: cg

file: TextBox.st directory: libwidg2

module: stx stc-classLibrary: libwidg2

Description:

this class implements a pop-up box to enter some text with 2 buttons,
one to cancel, another to start some action.
It is basically an enterBox, but allows entering of more than one line
of text.

Class protocol:

 openOn: someText

open a textBox on some text,
return (the possibly modified) text if accepted; nil otherwise.

usage example(s):

TextBox openOn:'hello'

 openOn: someText title: titleString

open a textBox on some text, the titleString is shown above the text area as information
return (the possibly modified) text if accepted; nil otherwise.

usage example(s):

TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there this is a very long title but only the first line is shown in the caption. '

 openOn: someText title: titleString readOnly: readOnly

open a textBox on some text,
return (the possibly modified) text if accepted; nil otherwise.

usage example(s):

TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' readOnly:true TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' readOnly:false

 openOn: someText title: titleString windowTitle: windowTitle readOnly: readOnly

open a textBox on some text, the optional titleString is shown as label
above the text areay. The optional windowTitle is used as title in the caption.
return (the possibly modified) text if accepted; nil otherwise.

usage example(s):

TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' windowTitle:'some Box' readOnly:true TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' windowTitle:'some Box' readOnly:false TextBox openOn:'hello' title:'hi there' windowTitle:nil readOnly:false TextBox openOn:'hello' title:nil windowTitle:'some Box' readOnly:false TextBox openOn:'hello' title:nil windowTitle:nil readOnly:false TextBox openOn:'hello' title:nil windowTitle:'foo' readOnly:false

 defaultExtent

Instance protocol:

 contents

return my contents (i.e. possibly modified text after accept)

 initialText: aString

define the initial text in the texteditor

 readOnly: aBoolean

make my text readOnly or readWrite

 textView

 textViewClass: something

 initialize

kludge: preset extent to something useful since other subviews
depend on it (extent blocks are not evaluated until view is realized)
- avoid visible resizing when realized the first time

 preferredExtent

return the extent needed to make everything visible

usage example(s):

If I have an explicit preferredExtent..

usage example(s):

If I have a cached preferredExtent value..

Examples:

  |textBox|

  textBox := TextBox new.
  textBox title:'enter some text'.
  textBox action:[:text | Transcript showCR:('the entered text was:\' , text) withCRs].
  textBox showAtPointer.

  |textBox|

  textBox := TextBox new.
  textBox title:'enter some text'.
  textBox showAtPointer.
  textBox accepted ifTrue:[
      Transcript showCR:'accepted text is:'.
      Transcript showCR:textBox contents
  ].

  |textBox|

  textBox := TextBox new.
  textBox initialText:('Makefile' asFilename contents).
  textBox title:'Makefile:'.
  textBox readOnly:true.
  textBox noCancel.
  textBox label:'Makefile'.
  textBox extent:(600@250); sizeFixed:true.
  textBox showAtPointer.