datefield(3tk) Tk datefield widget datefield(3tk)
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NAME
datefield - Tk datefield widget
SYNOPSIS
package require Tk
package require datefield ?0.2?
::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?
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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 wid-
get 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>
datefield 0.2 datefield(3tk)
