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gtk2::editable

Gtk2::Editable(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					 Gtk2::Editable(3)

NAME

       Gtk2::Editable

HIERARCHY

	 Glib::Interface
	 +----Gtk2::Editable

METHODS

   string = $editable->get_chars ($start_pos, $end_pos)
       o   $start_pos (integer)

       o   $end_pos (integer)

   $editable->copy_clipboard
   $editable->cut_clipboard
   $editable->delete_selection
   $editable->delete_text ($start_pos, $end_pos)
       o   $start_pos (integer)

       o   $end_pos (integer)

   boolean = $editable->get_editable
   $editable->set_editable ($is_editable)
       o   $is_editable (boolean)

   new_position = $editable->insert_text (new_text, position)
       o   $new_text (string)

       o   ... (list)

   $editable->paste_clipboard
   integer = $editable->get_position
   $editable->set_position ($position)
       o   $position (integer)

   $editable->select_region ($start, $end)
       o   $start (integer)

       o   $end (integer)

   (start, end) = $editable->get_selection_bounds
       Returns integers, start and end.

SIGNALS

       changed (Gtk2::Editable)
       insert-text (Gtk2::Editable, string, integer, gpointer)
       delete-text (Gtk2::Editable, integer, integer)

SEE ALSO

       Gtk2, Glib::Interface

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2003-2008 by the gtk2-perl team.

       This software is licensed under the LGPL.  See Gtk2 for a full notice.

perl v5.12.1							    2010-07-05							 Gtk2::Editable(3)

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