Entry

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Description:

Content:

Properties:

• public string prefix { owned get; set; }
• public string suffix { owned get; set; }

Creation methods:

• public Entry (string? prefix, string? suffix)
  Creates a new Entry widget.

Methods:

• public virtual void assume_delete (int virt_start_pos, int virt_end_pos, int offset)
  To be defined by children classes to handle delete themselves
• public virtual void assume_insert (string text, int text_length, int virt_pos, int offset)
  To be defined by children classes to handle insert themselves
• public virtual string get_empty_text ()
  If defined, sould return a text suitable to display EMPTY value, it will be called when entry was set to NULL and is becomming not NULL
• public string get_text ()
  Get a new string containing the contents of the widget as a string without the prefix and/or suffix and/or format if they have been specified.
• public void set_max_length (int max)
  Sets the maximum allowed length of the contents of the widget.
• public void set_prefix (string prefix)
  Sets prefix as a prefix string of this: that string will always be displayed in the text entry, will not be modifiable, and won't be part of the returned text
• public void set_suffix (string suffix)
  Sets suffix as a suffix string of this: that string will always be displayed in the text entry, will not be modifiable, and won't be part of the returned text
• public void set_text (string? text)
  Sets text into this.
• public void set_width_chars (int max_width)
  Sets this's maximum width in characters, without taking into account any prefix or suffix (which will automatically be handled).

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