A widget that provides a single line edit. More...

#include <Wt/WLineEdit.h>

Inheritance diagram for Wt::WLineEdit:

Public Member Functions
	WLineEdit ()
	Creates a line edit with empty content.

	WLineEdit (const WString &content)
	Creates a line edit with given content.

void	setTextSize (int chars)
	Specifies the width of the line edit in number of characters. More...

int	textSize () const
	Returns the current width of the line edit in number of characters. More...

virtual void	setText (const WString &text)
	Sets the content of the line edit. More...

const WString &	text () const
	Returns the current content. More...

WString	displayText () const
	Returns the displayed text. More...

void	setMaxLength (int length)
	Specifies the maximum length of text that can be entered. More...

int	maxLength () const
	Returns the maximum length of text that can be entered. More...

void	setEchoMode (EchoMode echoMode)
	Sets the echo mode. More...

EchoMode	echoMode () const
	Returns the echo mode. More...

void	setAutoComplete (bool enabled)
	Sets (built-in browser) autocomplete support. More...

bool	autoComplete () const
	Returns auto-completion support. More...

int	selectionStart () const
	Returns the current selection start. More...

WString	selectedText () const
	Returns the currently selected text. More...

bool	hasSelectedText () const
	Returns whether there is selected text. More...

void	setSelection (int start, int length)
	Selects length characters starting from the start position. More...

int	cursorPosition () const
	Returns the current cursor position. More...

virtual WString	valueText () const override
	Returns the current value. More...

virtual void	setValueText (const WString &value) override
	Sets the current value. More...

WString	inputMask () const
	Returns the input mask. More...

void	setInputMask (const WString &mask="", WFlags< InputMaskFlag > flags=None)
	Sets the input mask. More...

virtual ValidationState	validate () override
	Validates the field. More...

EventSignal &	textInput ()
	Event signal emitted when the text in the input field changed. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WFormWidget
	WFormWidget ()
	Creates a WFormWidget.

	~WFormWidget ()
	Destructor.

WLabel *	label () const
	Returns the label associated with this widget. More...

virtual void	setHidden (bool hidden, const WAnimation &animation=WAnimation()) override
	Sets the hidden state of this widget. More...

void	setValidator (const std::shared_ptr< WValidator > &validator)
	Sets a validator for this field. More...

virtual std::shared_ptr< WValidator >	validator () const
	Returns the validator.

void	setEnabled (bool enabled)
	Sets whether the widget is enabled. More...

virtual void	setReadOnly (bool readOnly)
	Sets the element read-only. More...

bool	isReadOnly () const
	Returns whether the form element is read-only. More...

virtual void	setPlaceholderText (const WString &placeholder)
	Sets the placeholder text. More...

const WString &	placeholderText () const
	Returns the placeholder text. More...

EventSignal &	changed ()
	Signal emitted when the value was changed. More...

Signal< WValidator::Result > &	validated ()
	Signal emitted when the widget is being validated. More...

virtual void	refresh () override
	Refresh the widget. More...

virtual void	setToolTip (const WString &text, TextFormat textFormat=TextFormat::Plain) override
	Sets a tooltip. More...

virtual bool	canReceiveFocus () const override
	Returns whether the widget can receive focus. More...

virtual int	tabIndex () const override
	Returns the tab index. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WInteractWidget
	WInteractWidget ()
	Create an InteractWidget.

EventSignal< WKeyEvent > &	keyWentDown ()
	Event signal emitted when a keyboard key is pushed down. More...

EventSignal< WKeyEvent > &	keyPressed ()
	Event signal emitted when a "character" was entered. More...

EventSignal< WKeyEvent > &	keyWentUp ()
	Event signal emitted when a keyboard key is released. More...

EventSignal &	enterPressed ()
	Event signal emitted when enter was pressed. More...

EventSignal &	escapePressed ()
	Event signal emitted when escape was pressed. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	clicked ()
	Event signal emitted when the primary mouse button was clicked on this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	doubleClicked ()
	Event signal emitted when the primary mouse button was double clicked on this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseWentDown ()
	Event signal emitted when a mouse button was pushed down on this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseWentUp ()
	Event signal emitted when a mouse button was released on this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseWentOut ()
	Event signal emitted when the mouse went out of this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseWentOver ()
	Event signal emitted when the mouse entered this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseMoved ()
	Event signal emitted when the mouse moved over this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseDragged ()
	Event signal emitted when the mouse is dragged over this widget. More...

EventSignal< WMouseEvent > &	mouseWheel ()
	Event signal emitted when the mouse scroll wheel was used. More...

EventSignal< WTouchEvent > &	touchStarted ()
	Event signal emitted when a finger is placed on the screen. More...

EventSignal< WTouchEvent > &	touchEnded ()
	Event signal emitted when a finger is removed from the screen. More...

EventSignal< WTouchEvent > &	touchMoved ()
	Event signal emitted when a finger, which is already placed on the screen, is moved across the screen. More...

EventSignal< WGestureEvent > &	gestureStarted ()
	Event signal emitted when a gesture is started. More...

EventSignal< WGestureEvent > &	gestureChanged ()
	Event signal emitted when a gesture is changed. More...

EventSignal< WGestureEvent > &	gestureEnded ()
	Event signal emitted when a gesture is ended. More...

void	setDraggable (const std::string &mimeType, WWidget dragWidget=nullptr, bool isDragWidgetOnly=false, WObject sourceWidget=nullptr)
	Configure dragging for drag and drop. More...

void	unsetDraggable ()
	Disable drag & drop for this widget. More...

void	setMouseOverDelay (int delay)
	Sets a delay for the mouse over event. More...

int	mouseOverDelay () const
	Returns the mouse over signal delay. More...

virtual void	setPopup (bool popup) override
	Lets the widget overlay over other sibling widgets. More...

virtual void	load () override
	Loads content just before the widget is used. More...

virtual bool	isEnabled () const override
	Returns whether the widget is enabled. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
	WWebWidget ()
	Construct a WebWidget.

virtual std::vector< WWidget * >	children () const override
	Returns child widgets. More...

Signal &	childrenChanged ()
	Signal emitted when children have been added or removed. More...

virtual void	setPositionScheme (PositionScheme scheme) override
	Sets the CSS position scheme. More...

virtual PositionScheme	positionScheme () const override
	Returns the CSS position scheme. More...

virtual void	setOffsets (const WLength &offset, WFlags< Side > sides=AllSides) override
	Sets CSS offsets for a non-statically positioned widget. More...

virtual WLength	offset (Side s) const override
	Returns a CSS offset. More...

virtual void	resize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height) override
	Resizes the widget. More...

virtual WLength	width () const override
	Returns the width. More...

virtual WLength	height () const override
	Returns the height. More...

virtual void	setMinimumSize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height) override
	Sets a minimum size. More...

virtual WLength	minimumWidth () const override
	Returns the minimum width. More...

virtual WLength	minimumHeight () const override
	Returns the minimum height. More...

virtual void	setMaximumSize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height) override
	Sets a maximum size. More...

virtual WLength	maximumWidth () const override
	Returns the maximum width. More...

virtual WLength	maximumHeight () const override
	Returns the maximum height. More...

virtual void	setLineHeight (const WLength &height) override
	Sets the CSS line height for contained text.

virtual WLength	lineHeight () const override
	Returns the CSS line height for contained text. More...

virtual void	setFloatSide (Side s) override
	Specifies a CSS float side. More...

virtual Side	floatSide () const override
	Returns the CSS float side. More...

virtual void	setClearSides (WFlags< Side > sides) override
	Sets the sides that should be cleared of floats. More...

virtual WFlags< Side >	clearSides () const override
	Returns the sides that should remain empty. More...

virtual void	setMargin (const WLength &margin, WFlags< Side > sides=AllSides) override
	Sets CSS margins around the widget. More...

virtual WLength	margin (Side side) const override
	Returns a CSS margin set. More...

virtual void	setHiddenKeepsGeometry (bool enabled) override
	Sets whether the widget keeps its geometry when hidden. More...

virtual bool	hiddenKeepsGeometry () const override
	Returns whether the widget keeps its geometry when hidden. More...

virtual bool	isHidden () const override
	Returns whether the widget is set hidden. More...

virtual bool	isVisible () const override
	Returns whether the widget is visible. More...

virtual void	setDisabled (bool disabled) override
	Sets whether the widget is disabled. More...

virtual bool	isDisabled () const override
	Returns whether the widget is set disabled. More...

virtual bool	isPopup () const override
	Returns whether the widget is overlayed. More...

virtual void	setInline (bool isInline) override
	Sets whether the widget is displayed inline or as a block. More...

virtual bool	isInline () const override
	Returns whether the widget is displayed inline or as block. More...

virtual void	setDecorationStyle (const WCssDecorationStyle &style) override
	Sets a CSS decoration style. More...

virtual WCssDecorationStyle &	decorationStyle () override
	Returns the decoration style of this widget. More...

virtual void	setStyleClass (const WString &styleClass) override
	Sets (one or more) CSS style classes. More...

virtual WString	styleClass () const override
	Returns the CSS style class. More...

virtual void	addStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool force=false) override
	Adds a CSS style class. More...

virtual void	removeStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool force=false) override
	Removes a CSS style class. More...

virtual bool	hasStyleClass (const WString &styleClass) const override
	Returns whether the widget has a style class.

virtual void	setVerticalAlignment (AlignmentFlag alignment, const WLength &length=WLength()) override
	Sets the vertical alignment. More...

virtual AlignmentFlag	verticalAlignment () const override
	Returns the vertical alignment. More...

virtual WLength	verticalAlignmentLength () const override
	Returns the fixed vertical alignment that was set. More...

virtual void	setDeferredToolTip (bool enable, TextFormat textFormat=TextFormat::Plain) override
	Enable deferred tooltip. More...

virtual WString	toolTip () const override
	Returns the tooltip.

virtual void	setAttributeValue (const std::string &name, const WString &value) override
	Sets an attribute value. More...

virtual WString	attributeValue (const std::string &name) const override
	Returns an attribute value. More...

virtual void	setJavaScriptMember (const std::string &name, const std::string &value) override
	Sets a JavaScript member. More...

virtual std::string	javaScriptMember (const std::string &name) const override
	Returns the value of a JavaScript member. More...

virtual void	callJavaScriptMember (const std::string &name, const std::string &args) override
	Calls a JavaScript member. More...

virtual bool	loaded () const override
	Returns whether this widget has been loaded. More...

virtual void	setId (const std::string &id) override
	Sets the CSS Id. More...

virtual WWidget *	find (const std::string &name) override
	Finds a descendent widget by name. More...

virtual WWidget *	findById (const std::string &id) override
	Finds a descendent widget by id.

virtual void	setSelectable (bool selectable) override
	Sets as selectable. More...

virtual void	doJavaScript (const std::string &javascript) override
	Executes the given JavaScript statements when the widget is rendered or updated. More...

virtual const std::string	id () const override
	Returns the (unique) identifier for this object. More...

void	setLoadLaterWhenInvisible (bool)
	Change the way the widget is loaded when invisible. More...

std::string	htmlTagName () const
	returns the current html tag name More...

void	setHtmlTagName (const std::string &tag)
	set the custom HTML tag name More...

virtual void	setCanReceiveFocus (bool enabled) override
	Sets whether the widget can receive focus. More...

virtual bool	setFirstFocus () override
	Set focus on the widget's first descendant. More...

virtual void	setFocus (bool focus) override
	Sets focus. More...

virtual bool	hasFocus () const override
	Returns whether the widget currently has the focus.

virtual void	setTabIndex (int index) override
	Sets the tab index. More...

EventSignal &	blurred ()
	Signal emitted when the widget lost focus. More...

EventSignal &	focussed ()
	Signal emitted when the widget recieved focus. More...

virtual bool	scrollVisibilityEnabled () const final override
	Returns whether scroll visibility detection is enabled for this widget. More...

virtual void	setScrollVisibilityEnabled (bool enabled) final override
	Sets whether scroll visibility detection is enabled for this widget. More...

virtual int	scrollVisibilityMargin () const final override
	Returns the margin around the viewport within which the widget is considered visible. More...

virtual void	setScrollVisibilityMargin (int margin) final override
	Sets the margin around the viewport within which the widget is considered visible. More...

virtual Signal< bool > &	scrollVisibilityChanged () final override
	Signal triggered when the scroll visibility of this widget changes. More...

virtual bool	isScrollVisible () const final override
	Returns whether this widget is currently considered scroll visible. More...

virtual void	setThemeStyleEnabled (bool enabled) final override
	Sets whether theme styling for a widget is enabled or disabled. More...

virtual bool	isThemeStyleEnabled () const final override
	Returns whether this widget is currently styled by the chosen theme. More...

virtual void	setObjectName (const std::string &name) override
	Sets an object name. More...

void	setFocus ()
	Sets focus. More...

virtual void	setFocus (bool focus)=0
	Sets focus. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
virtual	~WWidget ()
	Destructor. More...

WWidget *	parent () const
	Returns the parent widget.

virtual std::unique_ptr< WWidget >	removeWidget (WWidget *widget)
	Removes a child widget.

template<typename Widget >
std::unique_ptr< Widget >	removeWidget (Widget *widget)
	Removes a child widget. More...

std::unique_ptr< WWidget >	removeFromParent ()
	Removes the widget from its parent. More...

void	setWidth (const WLength &width)
	Sets the width. More...

void	setHeight (const WLength &height)
	Sets the height. More...

virtual void	positionAt (const WWidget *widget, Orientation orientation=Orientation::Vertical)
	Positions a widget next to another widget. More...

virtual void	toggleStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool add, bool force=false)
	Toggles a CSS style class.

std::string	jsRef () const
	Returns a JavaScript expression to the corresponding DOM node. More...

void	setFocus ()
	Sets focus. More...

virtual void	acceptDrops (const std::string &mimeType, const WString &hoverStyleClass=WString())
	Sets a mime type to be accepted for dropping. More...

virtual void	stopAcceptDrops (const std::string &mimeType)
	Indicates that a mime type is no longer accepted for dropping. More...

virtual void	htmlText (std::ostream &out)
	Streams the (X)HTML representation. More...

bool	isRendered () const
	Returns whether the widget is rendered. More...

void	hide ()
	Hides the widget. More...

void	animateHide (const WAnimation &animation)
	Hides the widget using an animation. More...

void	show ()
	Shows the widget. More...

void	animateShow (const WAnimation &animation)
	Shows the widget using an animation. More...

void	enable ()
	Enables the widget. More...

void	disable ()
	Disable thes widget. More...

bool	layoutSizeAware () const
	Returns whether the widget is layout size aware. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WObject
void	addChild (std::unique_ptr< WObject > child)
	Add a child WObject whose lifetime is determined by this WObject.

template<typename Child >
Child *	addChild (std::unique_ptr< Child > child)
	Add a child WObject, returning a raw pointer. More...

std::unique_ptr< WObject >	removeChild (WObject *child)
	Remove a child WObject, so its lifetime is no longer determined by this WObject.

template<typename Child >
std::unique_ptr< Child >	removeChild (Child *child)
	Remove a child WObject, so its lifetime is no longer determined by this WObject. More...

virtual std::string	objectName () const
	Returns the object name. More...

void	resetLearnedSlots ()
	Resets learned stateless slot implementations. More...

template<class T >
void	resetLearnedSlot (void(T::*method)())
	Resets a learned stateless slot implementation. More...

template<class T >
WStatelessSlot *	implementStateless (void(T::*method)())
	Declares a slot to be stateless and learn client-side behaviour on first invocation. More...

template<class T >
WStatelessSlot *	implementStateless (void(T::method)(), void(T::undoMethod)())
	Declares a slot to be stateless and learn client-side behaviour in advance. More...

void	isNotStateless ()
	Marks the current function as not stateless. More...

template<class T >
WStatelessSlot *	implementJavaScript (void(T::*method)(), const std::string &jsCode)
	Provides a JavaScript implementation for a method. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::Core::observable
	observable () noexcept
	Default constructor.

virtual	~observable ()
	Destructor. More...

template<typename... Args, typename C >
auto	bindSafe (void(C::*method)(Args...)) noexcept
	Protects a method call against object destruction. More...

template<typename... Args, typename C >
auto	bindSafe (void(C::*method)(Args...) const) const noexcept
	Protects a const method call against object destruction. More...

template<typename Function >
auto	bindSafe (const Function &function) noexcept
	Protects a function against object destruction. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual int	boxPadding (Orientation orientation) const override
	Returns the widget's built-in padding. More...

virtual int	boxBorder (Orientation orientation) const override
	Returns the widget's built-in border width. More...

virtual void	render (WFlags< RenderFlag > flags) override
	Renders the widget. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WFormWidget
virtual void	enableAjax () override
	Progresses to an Ajax-enabled widget. More...

virtual void	propagateSetEnabled (bool enabled) override
	Propagates that a widget was enabled or disabled through children. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
virtual WStatelessSlot *	getStateless (Method method) override
	On-demand stateless slot implementation. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
void	setLayoutSizeAware (bool sizeAware)
	Sets the widget to be aware of its size set by a layout manager. More...

virtual void	layoutSizeChanged (int width, int height)
	Virtual method that indicates a size change. More...

	WWidget ()
	Creates a widget.

virtual void	dropEvent (WDropEvent dropEvent)
	Handles a drop event. More...

void	scheduleRender (WFlags< RepaintFlag > flags=None)
	Schedules rerendering of the widget. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from Wt::WObject
typedef void(WObject::*	Method) ()
	Typedef for a WObject method without arguments.

Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
static std::string	jsStringLiteral (const std::string &v, char delimiter='\'')
	Turn a CharEncoding::UTF8 encoded string into a JavaScript string literal. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
static WString	tr (const char *key)
	Short hand for WString::tr() More...

Detailed Description

A widget that provides a single line edit.

To act upon text changes, connect a slot to the changed() signal. This signal is emitted when the user changed the content, and subsequently removes the focus from the line edit.

To act upon editing, connect a slot to the keyWentUp() signal because the keyPressed() signal is fired before the line edit has interpreted the keypress to change its text.

At all times, the current content may be accessed with the text() method.

You may specify a maximum length for the input using setMaxLength(). If you wish to provide more detailed input validation, you may set a validator using the setValidator(const std::shared_ptr<WValidator> &) method. Validators provide, in general, both client-side validation (as visual feed-back only) and server-side validation when calling validate().

Usage example:

auto w = std::make_unique<Wt::WContainerWidget>();
Wt::WLabel *label = w->addWidget(std::make_unique<Wt::WLabel>("Age:"));
Wt::WLineEdit *edit = w->addWidget(std::make_unique<Wt::WLineEdit>("13"));
edit->setValidator(std::make_shared<Wt::WIntValidator>(0, 200));
label->setBuddy(edit);

The widget corresponds to the HTML <input type="text"> or <input type="password"> tag.

WLineEdit is an inline widget.

CSS

The emptyText style can be configured via .Wt-edit-emptyText, other styling can be done using inline or external CSS as appropriate.

See also: WTextArea

Member Function Documentation

◆ autoComplete()

bool Wt::WLineEdit::autoComplete ( ) const

Returns auto-completion support.

See also: setAutoComplete()

◆ boxBorder()

int Wt::WLineEdit::boxBorder ( Orientation orientation ) const

overrideprotectedvirtual

Returns the widget's built-in border width.

This is used by the layout managers to correct for a built-in border which interferes with setting a widget's width (or height) to 100%.

A layout manager needs to set the width to 100% only for form widgets (WTextArea, WLineEdit, WComboBox, etc...). Therefore, only for those widgets this needs to return the border width (the default implementation returns 0).

For form widgets, the border width depends on the specific browser/platform combination, unless an explicit border is set for the widget.

When setting an explicit border for the widget using a style class, you will want to reimplement this method to return this border width, in case you want to set the widget inside a layout manager.

See also: boxPadding()

Reimplemented from Wt::WWidget.

◆ boxPadding()

int Wt::WLineEdit::boxPadding ( Orientation orientation ) const

overrideprotectedvirtual

Returns the widget's built-in padding.

This is used by the layout managers to correct for a built-in padding which interferes with setting a widget's width (or height) to 100%.

A layout manager needs to set the width to 100% only for form widgets (WTextArea, WLineEdit, WComboBox, etc...). Therefore, only for those widgets this needs to return the padding (the default implementation returns 0).

For form widgets, the padding depends on the specific browser/platform combination, unless an explicit padding is set for the widget.

When setting an explicit padding for the widget using a style class, you will want to reimplement this method to return this padding in case you want to set the widget inside a layout manager.

See also: boxBorder()

Reimplemented from Wt::WWidget.

Reimplemented in Wt::WAbstractSpinBox.

◆ cursorPosition()

int Wt::WLineEdit::cursorPosition ( ) const

Returns the current cursor position.

Returns -1 if the widget does not have the focus.

◆ displayText()

WString Wt::WLineEdit::displayText ( ) const

Returns the displayed text.

If echoMode() is set to Normal, and no input mask is defined, this returns the same as text().

If an input mask is defined, then the text is returned including space characters.

If echoMode() is set to Password, then a string of asterisks is returned equal to the length of the text.

See also: setText()

◆ echoMode()

EchoMode Wt::WLineEdit::echoMode ( ) const

Returns the echo mode.

See also: setEchoMode(EchoMode)

◆ hasSelectedText()

bool Wt::WLineEdit::hasSelectedText ( ) const

Returns whether there is selected text.

See also: selectedtext()

◆ inputMask()

WString Wt::WLineEdit::inputMask ( ) const

Returns the input mask.

See also: setInputMask()

◆ maxLength()

int Wt::WLineEdit::maxLength ( ) const

Returns the maximum length of text that can be entered.

See also: setMaxLength(int)

◆ render()

void Wt::WLineEdit::render ( WFlags< RenderFlag > flags )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Renders the widget.

This function renders the widget (or an update for the widget), after this has been scheduled using scheduleRender().

The default implementation will render the widget by serializing changes to JavaScript and HTML. You may want to reimplement this widget if you have been postponing some of the layout / rendering implementation until the latest moment possible. In that case you should make sure you call the base implementation however.

Reimplemented from Wt::WFormWidget.

Reimplemented in Wt::WTimeEdit, Wt::WDoubleSpinBox, Wt::WDateEdit, and Wt::WAbstractSpinBox.

◆ selectedText()

WString Wt::WLineEdit::selectedText ( ) const

Returns the currently selected text.

Returns an empty string if there is currently no selected text.

See also: hasSelectedText()

◆ selectionStart()

int Wt::WLineEdit::selectionStart ( ) const

Returns the current selection start.

Returns -1 if there is no selected text.

See also: hasSelectedText(), selectedText()

◆ setAutoComplete()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setAutoComplete ( bool enabled )

Sets (built-in browser) autocomplete support.

Depending on the user agent, this may assist the user in filling in text for common input fields (e.g. address information) based on some heuristics.

The default value is true.

◆ setEchoMode()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setEchoMode ( EchoMode echoMode )

Sets the echo mode.

The default echo mode is Normal.

◆ setInputMask()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setInputMask	(	const WString &	mask = `""`,
		WFlags< InputMaskFlag >	flags = `None`
	)

Sets the input mask.

If no input mask is supplied, or the given input mask is empty, no input mask is applied.

The following characters can be used in the input mask:

Character	Description
A	ASCII alphabetic character: A-Z, a-z (required)
a	ASCII alphabetic character: A-Z, a-z (optional)
N	ASCII alphanumeric character: A-Z, a-z, 0-9 (required)
n	ASCII alphanumeric character: A-Z, a-z, 0-9 (optional)
X	Any character (required)
x	Any character (optional)
9	Digit: 0-9 (required)
0	Digit: 0-9 (optional)
D	Nonzero digit: 1-9 (required)
d	Nonzero digit: 1-9 (optional)
#	Digit or sign: 0-9, -, + (required)
H	Hexadecimal character: A-F, a-f, 0-9 (required)
h	Hexadecimal character: A-F, a-f, 0-9 (optional)
B	Binary digit: 0-1 (required)
b	Binary digit: 0-1 (optional)

The distinction between required and optional characters won't be apparent on the client side, but will affect the result of validate().

There are also a few special characters, that won't be checked against, but modify the value in some way:

Character	Description
>	The following characters are uppercased
<	The following characters are lowercased
!	The casing of the following characters remains the same

A backslash ('\') can be used to escape any of the mask characters or modifiers, so that they can be used verbatim in the input mask.

If the mask ends with a semicolon (';') followed by a character, this character will be used on the client side to display spaces. This defaults to the space (' ') character. The space character will be removed from the value of this WLineEdit.

Examples:

Input mask	Notes
009.009.009.009;_	IP address. Spaces are denoted by '_'. Will validate if there is at least one digit per segment.
9999-99-99	Date, in yyyy-MM-dd notation. Spaces are denoted by ' '. Will validate if all digits are filled in.
>HH:HH:HH:HH:HH:HH;_	MAC address. Spaces are denoted by '_'. Will validate if all hexadecimal characters are filled in. All characters will be formatted in uppercase.

Input masks are enforced by JavaScript on the client side. Without JavaScript or using setText(), however, non-compliant strings can be entered. This does not result in an error: any non-compliant characters will be removed from the input and this action will be logged.

◆ setMaxLength()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setMaxLength ( int length )

Specifies the maximum length of text that can be entered.

A value <= 0 indicates that there is no limit.

The default value is -1.

◆ setSelection()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setSelection	(	int	start,
		int	length
	)

Selects length characters starting from the start position.

See also: selectedtext()

◆ setText()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setText ( const WString & text )

virtual

Sets the content of the line edit.

The default value is "".

See also: text()

Reimplemented in Wt::WAbstractSpinBox.

◆ setTextSize()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setTextSize ( int chars )

Specifies the width of the line edit in number of characters.

This specifies the width of the line edit that is roughly equivalent with chars characters. This does not limit the maximum length of a string that may be entered, which may be set using setMaxLength(int).

The default value is 10.

◆ setValueText()

void Wt::WLineEdit::setValueText ( const WString & value )

overridevirtual

Sets the current value.

Calls setText().

Implements Wt::WFormWidget.

◆ text()

const WString& Wt::WLineEdit::text ( ) const

Returns the current content.

See also: setText()

◆ textInput()

EventSignal & Wt::WLineEdit::textInput ( )

Event signal emitted when the text in the input field changed.

This signal is emitted whenever the text contents has changed. Unlike the changed() signal, the signal is fired on every change, not only when the focus is lost. Unlike the keyPressed() signal, this signal is fired also for other events that change the text, such as paste actions.

See also: keyPressed(), changed()

◆ textSize()

int Wt::WLineEdit::textSize ( ) const

Returns the current width of the line edit in number of characters.

See also: setTextSize(int)

◆ validate()

ValidationState Wt::WLineEdit::validate ( )

overridevirtual

Validates the field.

See also: validated()

Reimplemented from Wt::WFormWidget.

Reimplemented in Wt::WAbstractSpinBox.

◆ valueText()

WString Wt::WLineEdit::valueText ( ) const

overridevirtual

Returns the current value.

Returns text().

Implements Wt::WFormWidget.

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

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Member Function Documentation

◆ autoComplete()

◆ boxBorder()

◆ boxPadding()

◆ cursorPosition()

◆ displayText()

◆ echoMode()

◆ hasSelectedText()

◆ inputMask()

◆ maxLength()

◆ render()

◆ selectedText()

◆ selectionStart()

◆ setAutoComplete()

◆ setEchoMode()

◆ setInputMask()

◆ setMaxLength()

◆ setSelection()

◆ setText()

◆ setTextSize()

◆ setValueText()

◆ text()

◆ textInput()

◆ textSize()

◆ validate()

◆ valueText()