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## NAME

dateentry - Create and manipulate a dateentry widget

## SYNOPSIS

dateentry pathName ?options?

## INHERITANCE

itk::Widget <- LabeledWidget <- Datefield <- Dateentry

## STANDARD OPTIONS

background borderWidth cursor exportSelection

foreground
  highlightColor highlightThicknessinsertBackground

justify
  relief

See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

## INHERITED OPTIONS

disabledForeground
  labelBitmap labelFontlabelImage labelMargin labelPos labelText labelVariable state

See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on these inherited options.

command iq state textBackground textFont

See the "datefield" class manual entry for details on these inherited options.

## ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

backwardImage buttonForeground commandcurrentDateFont dateFont dayFont days forwardImage

outline
  selectColor selectThickness startDay titleFont weekdayBackground weekendBackground

See the "calendar" manual entry for details on the associated options.

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Name:
  grab

Class:
  Grab

Command-Line Switch:
  -grab

Specifies the grab level, local or global, to be obtained before bringing up the popup calendar. The default is global. For more information concerning grab levels, consult the documentation for Tk's grab command.

Name:
  icon

Class:
  Icon

Command-Line Switch:
  -icon

Specifies the calendar icon image to be used in the dateentry. This image must have been created previously with the image create command. Should one not be provided, then one will be generated, pixmap if possible, bitmap otherwise.

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## DESCRIPTION

The dateentry command creates a quicken style date entry field with a popup calendar by combining the datefield and calendar widgets together. This allows a user to enter the date via the keyboard or by using the mouse and selecting the calendar icon which brings up a popup calendar.

## METHODS

The dateentry command creates a new Tcl command whose name is pathName. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form:

pathName option ?arg arg ...?

Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for dateentry widgets:

## INHERITED METHODS

get
  isvalid show

See the "datefield" manual entry for details on the associated methods.

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS

pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the dateentry command.

pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...? Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a list describing all of the available options for pathName (see Tk_ConfigureInfo for information on the format of this list). If option is specified with no value, then the command returns a list describing the one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding sublist of the value returned if no option is specified). If one or more option - value pairs are specified, then the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s); in this case the command returns an empty string. Option may have any of the values accepted by the dateentry command.

## COMPONENTS

Name:
  label

Class:
  Label

The label component provides a label component to used to identify the date. See the "label" widget manual entry for details on the label component item.

Name:
  iconbutton

Class:
  Label

The iconbutton component provides a labelbutton component to act as a lightweight button displaying the calendar icon. Upon pressing the labelbutton, the calendar appears. See the "label" widget manual entry for details on the labelbutton component item.

Name:
  date

Class:
  Entry

The date component provides the entry field for date input and display. See the "entry" widget manual entry for details on the date component item.

## EXAMPLE

dateentry .de
pack .de

## AUTHOR

Mark L. Ulferts

## KEYWORDS

dateentry, widget

Table of Contents

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- INHERITANCE
- STANDARD OPTIONS
- INHERITED OPTIONS
- ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
- WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
- DESCRIPTION
- METHODS
- INHERITED METHODS
- WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS
- COMPONENTS
- EXAMPLE
- AUTHOR
- KEYWORDS