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ttk::spinbox(n)                Tk Themed Widget                ttk::spinbox(n)

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NAME

ttk::spinbox - Selecting text field widget

SYNOPSIS

ttk::spinbox pathName ?options? ______________________________________________________________________________

DESCRIPTION

A ttk::spinbox widget is a ttk::entry widget with built-in up and down buttons that are used to either modify a numeric value or to select among a set of values. The widget implements all the features of the ttk::entry widget including support of the -textvariable option to link the value displayed by the widget to a Tcl variable.

STANDARD OPTIONS

-class -cursor -state-style -takefocus -xscrollcommand See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

STANDARD OPTIONS

-validate -validatecommand See the ttk_entry manual entry for details on the standard options. WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS Command-Line Name:-command Database Name: command Database Class: Command Specifies a Tcl command to be invoked whenever a spinbutton is invoked. Command-Line Name:-format Database Name: format Database Class: Format Specifies an alternate format to use when setting the string value when using the -from and -to range. This must be a format specifier of the form %<pad>.<pad>f, as it will format a floating-point number. Command-Line Name:-from Database Name: from Database Class: From A floating-point value specifying the lowest value for the spinbox. This is used in conjunction with -to and -increment to set a numerical range. Command-Line Name:-increment Database Name: increment Database Class: Increment A floating-point value specifying the change in value to be applied each time one of the widget spin buttons is pressed. The up button applies a positive increment, the down button applies a negative increment. Command-Line Name:-to Database Name: to Database Class: To A floating-point value specifying the highest permissible value for the widget. See also -from and -increment. range. Command-Line Name:-values Database Name: values Database Class: Values This must be a Tcl list of values. If this option is set then this will override any range set using the -from, -to and -increment options. The widget will instead use the values specified beginning with the first value. Command-Line Name:-wrap Database Name: wrap Database Class: Wrap Must be a proper boolean value. If on, the spinbox will wrap around the values of data in the widget.

INDICES

See the ttk::entry manual for information about indexing characters.

VALIDATION

See the ttk::entry manual for information about using the -validate and -validatecommand options.

WIDGET COMMAND

The following subcommands are possible for spinbox widgets in addition to the commands described for the ttk::entry widget: pathName get Returns the spinbox's current value. pathName set value Set the spinbox string to value. If a -format option has been configured then this format will be applied. If formatting fails or is not set or the -values option has been used then the value is set directly.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

The spinbox widget generates a <<Increment>> virtual event when the user presses <Up>, and a <<Decrement>> virtual event when the user presses <Down>.

STYLING OPTIONS

The class name for a ttk::spinbox is TSpinbox. Dynamic states: active, disabled, focus, readonly. TSpinbox styling options configurable with ttk::style are: -arrowcolor color -arrowsize amount -background color For backwards compatibility, when using the aqua theme (for macOS), this option behaves as an alias for the -fieldbackground provided that no value is specified for -fieldbackground. Otherwise it is ignored. -bordercolor color -darkcolor color -fieldbackground color -foreground color -insertcolor color -insertwidth amount -lightcolor color -padding padding -selectbackground color -selectforeground color Some options are only available for specific themes. See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.

SEE ALSO

ttk::widget(n), ttk::entry(n), spinbox(n)

KEYWORDS

entry, spinbox, widget, text field Tk 8.5 ttk::spinbox(n)

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