ipentry • man page

ipentry - An IP address entry widget

package require Tcl 8.4

package require Tk 8.4

package require ipentry ?0.3?

::ipentry::ipentry pathName ?option value...?

::ipentry::ipentry6 pathName ?option value...?

pathName complete

pathName get

pathName insert iplist

pathName icursor index

pathName configure option value...

pathName cget option

This package provides a widget for the entering of a IP address.

::ipentry::ipentry pathName ?option value...?: Creates a new IPv4 ipentry widget and configures it with the given options and their values.
::ipentry::ipentry6 pathName ?option value...?: Creates a new ipentry widget for the entry of an IPv6 address. All options are the same as the IPv4 widget.

Each widget created with the command above supports the following methods:

pathName complete: Returns a boolean value. True indicates that the entry contains a complete IP address, meaning all fields have a value. In some cases IPv6 address are valid when fields are missing. You will need to do your own validation to detect this.
pathName get: Returns the contents of the entry as a list consisting of 4 or 8 elements.
pathName insert iplist: IPv4 Takes a list of 4 elements and inserts one into each quad of the entry, in order. All values in the list must be empty or integers. Values outside the range 0 to 255 are modified to be within the range. IPv6 Takes a list of 8 elements and inserts one into each quad of the entry, in order. All values in the list must be empty or 1 to 4 hex digits.
pathName icursor index: Sets the position of the widgets insertion cursor. Only integer values between 0 and 15 are valid for ipentry and 0 to 31 for ipentry6. Setting the icursor will only have an effect if the widget already has the input focus.
pathName configure option value...: Modifies the configuration of the widget. For options and their meaning see the widget options section.
pathName cget option: Returns information about the current configuration of the widget, for the specified option. For options and their meaning see the widget options section.


Command-Line Switch:-textvariable
Database Name:textvariable
Database Class:Variable

: The name of a variable which holds the value of the IP address. The value must be a string of the form NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN for IPv4 or HHHH:HHHH:HHHH:HHHH:HHHH:HHHH:HHHH:HHHH for IPv6 where H is a hex digit. The variable will be modified to represent a valid IP address if it is not already.


Command-Line Switch:-state
Database Name:state
Database Class:State

: Specifies one of three states for the entry: normal, disabled, or readonly.


Command-Line Switch:-font
Database Name:font
Database Class:Font


Command-Line Switch:-bd
Database Name:borderWidth
Database Class:BorderWidth


Command-Line Switch:-fg
Database Name:foreground
Database Class:Foreground


Command-Line Switch:-bg
Database Name:background
Database Class:Background


Command-Line Switch:-relief
Database Name:relief
Database Class:Relief


Command-Line Switch:-highlightthickness
Database Name:highlightThickness
Database Class:HighlightThickness


Command-Line Switch:-highlightcolor
Database Name:highlightColor
Database Class:HighlightColor


Command-Line Switch:-highlightbackground
Database Name:highlightBackground
Database Class:HighlightBackground


Command-Line Switch:-selectbackground
Database Name:selectBackground
Database Class:Background


Command-Line Switch:-selectforeground
Database Name:selectForeground
Database Class:Foreground


Command-Line Switch:-selectborderwidth
Database Name:selectBorderWidth
Database Class:BorderWidth


Command-Line Switch:-disabledbackground
Database Name:disabledBackground
Database Class:DisabledBackground


Command-Line Switch:-disabledforeground
Database Name:disabledForeground
Database Class:DisabledForeground


Command-Line Switch:-readonlybackground
Database Name:readonlyBackground
Database Class:ReadonlyBackground


Command-Line Switch:-insertbackground
Database Name:insertBackground
Database Class:Background

: Standard widget options. See options for a description of their meanings and values.

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