NAME¶
datefield - Tk datefield widget
SYNOPSIS¶
package require
Tk
package require
datefield ?0.2?
::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?
options?
DESCRIPTION¶
The
datefield package provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced
text entry widget for the purpose of date entry. Only valid dates of the form
MM/DD/YYYY can be entered.
The datefield widget is, in fact, just an entry widget with specialized
bindings. This means all the command and options for an entry widget apply
equally here.
COMMANDS¶
- ::datefield::datefield widgetpath
?options?
- Creates and configures a date field widget.
OPTIONS¶
See the
entry manual entry for details on all available options.
EXAMPLE¶
package require datefield
wm title . "Datefield example"
proc DayOfWeek {args} {
set now [clock scan $::myDate]
set ::myDate2 [clock format $now -format %A]
}
trace variable myDate w DayOfWeek
::datefield::datefield .df -textvariable myDate
label .l1 -text "Enter a date:" -anchor e
label .l2 -text "That date is a:" -anchor e
label .l3 -textvariable myDate2 -relief sunken -width 12
grid .l1 .df -sticky ew
grid .l2 .l3 -sticky ew
focus .df
SEE ALSO¶
clock(3tcl), entry(3tk)
KEYWORDS¶
clock, entry, widget
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>
