Class Entry

Lib/tkinter/ttk.py:626–665

Ttk Entry widget displays a one-line text string and allows that string to be edited by the user.

class Entry(Widget, tkinter.Entry):
    """Ttk Entry widget displays a one-line text string and allows that
    string to be edited by the user."""

    def __init__(self, master=None, widget=None, **kw):
        """Constructs a Ttk Entry widget with the parent master.

        STANDARD OPTIONS

            class, cursor, style, takefocus, xscrollcommand

        WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

            exportselection, invalidcommand, justify, show, state,
            textvariable, validate, validatecommand, width

        VALIDATION MODES

            none, key, focus, focusin, focusout, all
        """
        Widget.__init__(self, master, widget or "ttk::entry", kw)


    def bbox(self, index):
        """Return a tuple of (x, y, width, height) which describes the
        bounding box of the character given by index."""
        return self._getints(self.tk.call(self._w, "bbox", index))


    def identify(self, x, y):
        """Returns the name of the element at position x, y, or the
        empty string if the coordinates are outside the window."""
        return self.tk.call(self._w, "identify", x, y)


    def validate(self):
        """Force revalidation, independent of the conditions specified
        by the validate option. Returns False if validation fails, True
        if it succeeds. Sets or clears the invalid state accordingly."""
        return self.tk.getboolean(self.tk.call(self._w, "validate"))


class Combobox(Entry):