TextField

This function creates a textfield widget. A textfield is an editable line of text the user may modify with keyboard input.

Syntax

Parameters

Returns

Returns a new textfield.

Example

local window = Window:Create()
local context = Context:Create(window)
local gui = GUI:Create(context)
local base = gui:GetBase()
base:SetScript("Scripts/GUI/Panel.lua")

x=20
y=20
local sep=30

widget = Widget:TextField("Enter some text here...",x,y,200,20,base)
y=y+sep

while true do
if window:Closed() then return end
if window:KeyHit(Key.Escape) then return end

while EventQueue:Peek() do
local event = EventQueue:Wait()
if event.id == Event.WidgetAction then
System:Print("WidgetAction")
elseif event.id == Event.WidgetSelect then
System:Print("WidgetSelect")
end
end

context:Sync()
end