ttk::combobox(n) Tk Themed Widget ttk::combobox(n)______________________________________________________________________________NAME
ttk::combobox - text field with popdown selection list
SYNOPSIS
ttk::combobox pathName ?options?
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
A ttk::combobox combines a text field with a pop-down list of values;
the user may select the value of the text field from among the values
in the list.
STANDARD OPTIONS-class-cursor-takefocus
-style
See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
[-exportselection exportSelection] Boolean value. If set, the widget
selection is linked to the X selection. [-justify justify] Specifies
how the text is aligned within the widget. One of left, center, or
right. [-height height] Specifies the height of the pop-down listbox,
in rows. [-postcommand postCommand] A Tcl script to evaluate immedi‐
ately before displaying the listbox. The -postcommand script may spec‐
ify the -values to display. [-state state] One of normal, readonly, or
disabled. In the readonly state, the value may not be edited directly,
and the user can only select one of the -values from the dropdown list.
In the normal state, the text field is directly editable. In the dis‐
abled state, no interaction is possible. [-textvariable textVariable]
Specifies the name of a variable whose value is linked to the widget
value. Whenever the variable changes value the widget value is
updated, and vice versa. [-values values] Specifies the list of values
to display in the drop-down listbox. [-width width] Specifies an inte‐
ger value indicating the desired width of the entry window, in average-
size characters of the widget's font.
WIDGET COMMAND
pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the specified option. See
ttk::widget(n).
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
Modify or query widget options. See ttk::widget(n).
pathName current ?newIndex?
If newIndex is supplied, sets the combobox value to the element
at position newIndex in the list of -values. Otherwise, returns
the index of the current value in the list of -values or -1 if
the current value does not appear in the list.
pathName get
Returns the current value of the combobox.
pathName identify x y
Returns the name of the element at position x, y. See ttk::wid‐
get(n).
pathName instate stateSpec ?script?
Test the widget state. See ttk::widget(n).
pathName set value
Sets the value of the combobox to value.
pathName state ?stateSpec?
Modify or query the widget state. See ttk::widget(n).
The combobox widget also supports the following ttk::entry widget com‐
mands (see ttk::entry(n) for details):
bbox delete icursor
index insert selection xview
VIRTUAL EVENTS
The combobox widget generates a <<ComboboxSelected>> virtual event when
the user selects an element from the list of values. If the selection
action unposts the listbox, this event is delivered after the listbox
is unposted.
SEE ALSOttk::widget(n), ttk::entry(n)KEYWORDS
choice, entry, list box, text box, widget
Tk 8.5 ttk::combobox(n)
