getstring - A string dialog
package require Tcl 8.4
package require getstring ?0.1?
::getstring::tk_getString pathName variable
text ?options?
This package provides a dialog which consists of an Entry, OK, and
Cancel buttons.
- ::getstring::tk_getString pathName variable
text ?options?
- Creates a dialog which prompts the user with text to input a text
string. The contents of the entry are put in the variable upon
closure of the dialog. The command returns a boolean indicating if the
user pressed OK or not. If -geometry is not specified, the dialog is
centered in its parent toplevel unless its parent is . in which case the
dialog is centered in the screen. Options: -title -allowempty a boolean
argument indicating if the dialog should accept an empty entry
-entryoptions simply passes its arguments through to the entry widget.
This is valuble for performing extra validation using the Entry widget
validation hooks. -geometry specifies the geometry of the window
package require getstring
namespace import getstring::*
if {[tk_getString .gs text "Feed me a string please:"]} {
puts "user entered: $text"
}