wxTextEntry

Methods

• WriteText
  Writes the text into the text control at the current insertion position.
• Undo
  If there is an undo facility and the last operation can be undone, undoes the last operation.
• SetValue
  Sets the new text control value.
• SetSelection
  Selects the text starting at the first position up to (but not including) the character at the last position.
• SetMaxLength
  This function sets the maximum number of characters the user can enter into the control.
• SetMargins
  Attempts to set the control margins.
• SetInsertionPointEnd
  Sets the insertion point at the end of the text control.
• SetInsertionPoint
  Sets the insertion point at the given position.
• SetHint
  Sets a hint shown in an empty unfocused text control.
• SetEditable
  Makes the text item editable or read-only, overriding the wxTE_READONLY flag.
• SelectAll
  Selects all text in the control.
• Replace
  Replaces the text starting at the first position up to (but not including) the character at the last position with the given text.
• Remove
  Removes the text starting at the first given position up to (but not including) the character at the last position.
• Redo
  If there is a redo facility and the last operation can be redone, redoes the last operation.
• Paste
  Pastes text from the clipboard to the text item.
• IsEditable
  Returns true if the controls contents may be edited by user (note that it always can be changed by the program).
• GetValue
  Gets the contents of the control.
• GetStringSelection
  Gets the text currently selected in the control.
• GetSelection
  Gets the current selection span.
• GetRange
  Returns the string containing the text starting in the positions from and up to to in the control.
• GetMargins
  Returns the margins used by the control.
• GetLastPosition
  Returns the zero based index of the last position in the text control, which is equal to the number of characters in the control.
• GetInsertionPoint
  Returns the insertion point, or cursor, position.
• GetHint
  Returns the current hint string.
• Copy
  Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
• Clear
  Clears the text in the control.
• ChangeValue
  Sets the new text control value.
• CanUndo
  Returns true if there is an undo facility available and the last operation can be undone.
• CanRedo
  Returns true if there is a redo facility available and the last operation can be redone.
• CanPaste
  Returns true if the contents of the clipboard can be pasted into the text control.
• CanCut
  Returns true if the selection can be cut to the clipboard.
• CanCopy
  Returns true if the selection can be copied to the clipboard.
• AutoCompleteFileNames
  Call this function to enable auto-completion of the text typed in a single-line text control using all valid file system paths.
• AutoCompleteDirectories
  Call this function to enable auto-completion of the text using the file system directories.
• AutoComplete
  Enable auto-completion using the provided completer object.
• AppendText
  Appends the text to the end of the text control.

WriteText

WriteText ( string $text )

Writes the text into the text control at the current insertion position.

Undo

Undo ( )

If there is an undo facility and the last operation can be undone, undoes the last operation.

SetValue

SetValue ( string $value )

Sets the new text control value.

SetSelection

SetSelection ( integer $from, integer $to )

Selects the text starting at the first position up to (but not including) the character at the last position.

SetMaxLength

SetMaxLength ( integer $len )

This function sets the maximum number of characters the user can enter into the control.

SetMargins

bool SetMargins ( integer $left, integer $top=-1 )

Attempts to set the control margins.
bool SetMargins ( wxPoint $pt )

Attempts to set the control margins.

SetInsertionPointEnd

SetInsertionPointEnd ( )

Sets the insertion point at the end of the text control.

SetInsertionPoint

SetInsertionPoint ( integer $pos )

Sets the insertion point at the given position.

SetHint

bool SetHint ( string $hint )

Sets a hint shown in an empty unfocused text control.

SetEditable

SetEditable ( bool $editable )

Makes the text item editable or read-only, overriding the wxTE_READONLY flag.

SelectAll

SelectAll ( )

Selects all text in the control.

Replace

Replace ( integer $from, integer $to, string $value )

Replaces the text starting at the first position up to (but not including) the character at the last position with the given text.

Remove

Remove ( integer $from, integer $to )

Removes the text starting at the first given position up to (but not including) the character at the last position.

Redo

Redo ( )

If there is a redo facility and the last operation can be redone, redoes the last operation.

Paste

Paste ( )

Pastes text from the clipboard to the text item.

IsEditable

bool IsEditable ( )

Returns true if the controls contents may be edited by user (note that it always can be changed by the program).

GetValue

string GetValue ( )

Gets the contents of the control.

GetStringSelection

string GetStringSelection ( )

Gets the text currently selected in the control.

GetSelection

GetSelection ( integer &$from, integer &$to )

Gets the current selection span.

GetRange

string GetRange ( integer $from, integer $to )

Returns the string containing the text starting in the positions from and up to to in the control.

GetMargins

wxPoint GetMargins ( )

Returns the margins used by the control.

GetLastPosition

integer GetLastPosition ( )

Returns the zero based index of the last position in the text control, which is equal to the number of characters in the control.

GetInsertionPoint

integer GetInsertionPoint ( )

Returns the insertion point, or cursor, position.

GetHint

string GetHint ( )

Returns the current hint string.

Copy

Copy ( )

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Clear

Clear ( )

Clears the text in the control.

ChangeValue

ChangeValue ( string $value )

Sets the new text control value.

CanUndo

bool CanUndo ( )

Returns true if there is an undo facility available and the last operation can be undone.

CanRedo

bool CanRedo ( )

Returns true if there is a redo facility available and the last operation can be redone.

CanPaste

bool CanPaste ( )

Returns true if the contents of the clipboard can be pasted into the text control.

CanCut

bool CanCut ( )

Returns true if the selection can be cut to the clipboard.

CanCopy

bool CanCopy ( )

Returns true if the selection can be copied to the clipboard.

AutoCompleteFileNames

bool AutoCompleteFileNames ( )

Call this function to enable auto-completion of the text typed in a single-line text control using all valid file system paths.

AutoCompleteDirectories

bool AutoCompleteDirectories ( )

Call this function to enable auto-completion of the text using the file system directories.

AutoComplete

bool AutoComplete ( wxTextCompleter &$completer )

Enable auto-completion using the provided completer object.
bool AutoComplete ( array $choices )

Call this function to enable auto-completion of the text typed in a single-line text control using the given choices.

AppendText

AppendText ( string $text )

Appends the text to the end of the text control.