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href="#~TQLineEdit"><b>~TQLineEdit</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#text"><b>text</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#displayText"><b>displayText</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#maxLength"><b>maxLength</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#frame"><b>frame</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>enum <a href="#EchoMode-enum"><b>EchoMode</b></a> { Normal, NoEcho, Password }</li> <li class=fn>EchoMode <a href="#echoMode"><b>echoMode</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#isReadOnly"><b>isReadOnly</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>const TQValidator * <a href="#validator"><b>validator</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>virtual TQSize <a href="#sizeHint"><b>sizeHint</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>virtual TQSize <a href="#minimumSizeHint"><b>minimumSizeHint</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#cursorPosition"><b>cursorPosition</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool validateAndSet ( const TQString & newText, int newPos, int newMarkAnchor, int newMarkDrag ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#alignment"><b>alignment</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>void cursorLeft ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>void cursorRight ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#cursorForward"><b>cursorForward</b></a> ( bool mark, int steps = 1 )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#cursorBackward"><b>cursorBackward</b></a> ( bool mark, int steps = 1 )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#cursorWordForward"><b>cursorWordForward</b></a> ( bool mark )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#cursorWordBackward"><b>cursorWordBackward</b></a> ( bool mark )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#backspace"><b>backspace</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#del"><b>del</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#home"><b>home</b></a> ( bool mark )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#end"><b>end</b></a> ( bool mark )</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#isModified"><b>isModified</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#clearModified"><b>clearModified</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>bool edited () const <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>void setEdited ( bool ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#hasSelectedText"><b>hasSelectedText</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#selectedText"><b>selectedText</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#selectionStart"><b>selectionStart</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#isUndoAvailable"><b>isUndoAvailable</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#isRedoAvailable"><b>isRedoAvailable</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>bool hasMarkedText () const <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>TQString markedText () const <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#dragEnabled"><b>dragEnabled</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#inputMask"><b>inputMask</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#setInputMask"><b>setInputMask</b></a> ( const TQString & inputMask )</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#hasAcceptableInput"><b>hasAcceptableInput</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>int characterAt ( int xpos, TQChar * chr ) const <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool getSelection ( int * start, int * end ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> </ul> <h2>Public Slots</h2> <ul> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setText"><b>setText</b></a> ( const TQString & )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#selectAll"><b>selectAll</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#deselect"><b>deselect</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#clearValidator"><b>clearValidator</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#insert"><b>insert</b></a> ( const TQString & newText )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#clear"><b>clear</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#undo"><b>undo</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#redo"><b>redo</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setMaxLength"><b>setMaxLength</b></a> ( int )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setFrame"><b>setFrame</b></a> ( bool )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setEchoMode"><b>setEchoMode</b></a> ( EchoMode )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setReadOnly"><b>setReadOnly</b></a> ( bool )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setValidator"><b>setValidator</b></a> ( const TQValidator * v )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setSelection"><b>setSelection</b></a> ( int start, int length )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setCursorPosition"><b>setCursorPosition</b></a> ( int )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setAlignment"><b>setAlignment</b></a> ( int flag )</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#cut"><b>cut</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#copy"><b>copy</b></a> () const</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#paste"><b>paste</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setDragEnabled"><b>setDragEnabled</b></a> ( bool b )</li> </ul> <h2>Signals</h2> <ul> <li class=fn>void <a href="#textChanged"><b>textChanged</b></a> ( const TQString & )</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#returnPressed"><b>returnPressed</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#lostFocus"><b>lostFocus</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>void <a href="#selectionChanged"><b>selectionChanged</b></a> ()</li> </ul> <h2>Properties</h2> <ul> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#acceptableInput-prop"><b>acceptableInput</b></a> - whether the input satisfies the inputMask and the validator <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>Alignment <a href="#alignment-prop"><b>alignment</b></a> - the alignment of the line edit</li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#cursorPosition-prop"><b>cursorPosition</b></a> - the current cursor position for this line edit</li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#displayText-prop"><b>displayText</b></a> - the displayed text <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#dragEnabled-prop"><b>dragEnabled</b></a> - whether the lineedit starts a drag if the user presses and moves the mouse on some selected text</li> <li class=fn>EchoMode <a href="#echoMode-prop"><b>echoMode</b></a> - the line edit's echo mode</li> <li class=fn>bool edited - whether the line edit has been edited. Use modified instead <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#frame-prop"><b>frame</b></a> - whether the line edit draws itself with a frame</li> <li class=fn>bool hasMarkedText - whether part of the text has been selected by the user. Use hasSelectedText instead <em>(read only)</em> <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#hasSelectedText-prop"><b>hasSelectedText</b></a> - whether there is any text selected <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#inputMask-prop"><b>inputMask</b></a> - the validation input mask</li> <li class=fn>TQString markedText - the text selected by the user. Use selectedText instead <em>(read only)</em> <em>(obsolete)</em></li> <li class=fn>int <a href="#maxLength-prop"><b>maxLength</b></a> - the maximum permitted length of the text</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#modified-prop"><b>modified</b></a> - whether the line edit's contents has been modified by the user <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#readOnly-prop"><b>readOnly</b></a> - whether the line edit is read only</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#redoAvailable-prop"><b>redoAvailable</b></a> - whether redo is available <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#selectedText-prop"><b>selectedText</b></a> - the selected text <em>(read only)</em></li> <li class=fn>TQString <a href="#text-prop"><b>text</b></a> - the line edit's text</li> <li class=fn>bool <a href="#undoAvailable-prop"><b>undoAvailable</b></a> - whether undo is available <em>(read only)</em></li> </ul> <h2>Protected Members</h2> <ul> <li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#keyPressEvent"><b>keyPressEvent</b></a> ( TQKeyEvent * e )</li> <li class=fn>virtual TQPopupMenu * <a href="#createPopupMenu"><b>createPopupMenu</b></a> ()</li> <li class=fn>void repaintArea ( int from, int to ) <em>(obsolete)</em></li> </ul> <hr><a name="details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2> The TQLineEdit widget is a one-line text editor. <p> <p> A line edit allows the user to enter and edit a single line of plain text with a useful collection of editing functions, including undo and redo, cut and paste, and drag and drop. <p> By changing the <a href="#echoMode">echoMode</a>() of a line edit, it can also be used as a "write-only" field, for inputs such as passwords. <p> The length of the text can be constrained to <a href="#maxLength">maxLength</a>(). The text can be arbitrarily constrained using a <a href="#validator">validator</a>() or an <a href="#inputMask">inputMask</a>(), or both. <p> A related class is <a href="ntqtextedit.html">TQTextEdit</a> which allows multi-line, rich-text editing. <p> You can change the text with <a href="#setText">setText</a>() or <a href="#insert">insert</a>(). The text is retrieved with <a href="#text">text</a>(); the displayed text (which may be different, see <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a>) is retrieved with <a href="#displayText">displayText</a>(). Text can be selected with <a href="#setSelection">setSelection</a>() or <a href="#selectAll">selectAll</a>(), and the selection can be <a href="#cut">cut</a>(), <a href="#copy">copy</a>()ied and <a href="#paste">paste</a>()d. The text can be aligned with <a href="#setAlignment">setAlignment</a>(). <p> When the text changes the <a href="#textChanged">textChanged</a>() signal is emitted; when the Return or Enter key is pressed the <a href="#returnPressed">returnPressed</a>() signal is emitted. Note that if there is a validator set on the line edit, the returnPressed() signal will only be emitted if the validator returns <tt>Acceptable</tt>. <p> By default, TQLineEdits have a frame as specified by the Windows and <a href="motif-extension.html#Motif">Motif</a> style guides; you can turn it off by calling <a href="#setFrame">setFrame</a>(FALSE). <p> The default key bindings are described below. The line edit also provides a context menu (usually invoked by a right mouse click) that presents some of these editing options. <a name="desc"></a> <center><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#a2c511"> <th valign="top">Keypress <th valign="top">Action <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Left Arrow <td valign="top">Moves the cursor one character to the left. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Shift+Left Arrow <td valign="top">Moves and selects text one character to the left. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Right Arrow <td valign="top">Moves the cursor one character to the right. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Shift+Right Arrow <td valign="top">Moves and selects text one character to the right. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Home <td valign="top">Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">End <td valign="top">Moves the cursor to the end of the line. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Backspace <td valign="top">Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+Backspace <td valign="top">Deletes the word to the left of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Delete <td valign="top">Deletes the character to the right of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+Delete <td valign="top">Deletes the word to the right of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+A <td valign="top">Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+B <td valign="top">Moves the cursor one character to the left. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+C <td valign="top">Copies the selected text to the clipboard. (Windows also supports Ctrl+Insert for this operation.) <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+D <td valign="top">Deletes the character to the right of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+E <td valign="top">Moves the cursor to the end of the line. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+F <td valign="top">Moves the cursor one character to the right. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+H <td valign="top">Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+K <td valign="top">Deletes to the end of the line. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+V <td valign="top">Pastes the clipboard text into line edit. (Windows also supports Shift+Insert for this operation.) <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+X <td valign="top">Deletes the selected text and copies it to the clipboard. (Windows also supports Shift+Delete for this operation.) <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+Z <td valign="top">Undoes the last operation. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top">Ctrl+Y <td valign="top">Redoes the last undone operation. </table></center> <p> Any other key sequence that represents a valid character, will cause the character to be inserted into the line edit. <p> <img src=qlined-m.png> <img src=qlined-w.png> <p> <p>See also <a href="ntqtextedit.html">TQTextEdit</a>, <a href="ntqlabel.html">TQLabel</a>, <a href="ntqcombobox.html">TQComboBox</a>, <a href="guibooks.html#fowler">GUI Design Handbook: Field, Entry</a>, and <a href="basic.html">Basic Widgets</a>. <hr><h2>Member Type Documentation</h2> <h3 class=fn><a name="EchoMode-enum"></a>TQLineEdit::EchoMode</h3> <p> This enum type describes how a line edit should display its contents. <ul> <li><tt>TQLineEdit::Normal</tt> - Display characters as they are entered. This is the default. <li><tt>TQLineEdit::NoEcho</tt> - Do not display anything. This may be appropriate for passwords where even the length of the password should be kept secret. <li><tt>TQLineEdit::Password</tt> - Display asterisks instead of the characters actually entered. </ul><p> <p>See also <a href="#echoMode-prop">echoMode</a> and <a href="#echoMode-prop">echoMode</a>. <hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2> <h3 class=fn><a name="TQLineEdit"></a>TQLineEdit::TQLineEdit ( <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * parent, const char * name = 0 ) </h3> Constructs a line edit with no text. <p> The maximum text length is set to 32767 characters. <p> The <em>parent</em> and <em>name</em> arguments are sent to the <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> constructor. <p> <p>See also <a href="#text-prop">text</a> and <a href="#maxLength-prop">maxLength</a>. <h3 class=fn><a name="TQLineEdit-2"></a>TQLineEdit::TQLineEdit ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & contents, <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * parent, const char * name = 0 ) </h3> Constructs a line edit containing the text <em>contents</em>. <p> The cursor position is set to the end of the line and the maximum text length to 32767 characters. <p> The <em>parent</em> and <em>name</em> arguments are sent to the <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> constructor. <p> <p>See also <a href="#text-prop">text</a> and <a href="#maxLength-prop">maxLength</a>. <h3 class=fn><a name="TQLineEdit-3"></a>TQLineEdit::TQLineEdit ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & contents, const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & inputMask, <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * parent, const char * name = 0 ) </h3> Constructs a line edit with an input <em>inputMask</em> and the text <em>contents</em>. <p> The cursor position is set to the end of the line and the maximum text length is set to the length of the mask (the number of mask characters and separators). <p> The <em>parent</em> and <em>name</em> arguments are sent to the <a href="ntqwidget.html">TQWidget</a> constructor. <p> <p>See also <a href="ntqwidget.html#setMask">setMask</a>() and <a href="#text-prop">text</a>. <h3 class=fn><a name="~TQLineEdit"></a>TQLineEdit::~TQLineEdit () </h3> Destroys the line edit. <h3 class=fn>int <a name="alignment"></a>TQLineEdit::alignment () const </h3><p>Returns the alignment of the line edit. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#alignment-prop">"alignment"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="backspace"></a>TQLineEdit::backspace () </h3> If no text is selected, deletes the character to the left of the text cursor and moves the cursor one position to the left. If any text is selected, the cursor is moved to the beginning of the selected text and the selected text is deleted. <p> <p>See also <a href="#del">del</a>(). <h3 class=fn>int <a name="characterAt"></a>TQLineEdit::characterAt ( int xpos, <a href="qchar.html">TQChar</a> * chr ) const </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> <h3 class=fn>void <a name="clear"></a>TQLineEdit::clear ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Clears the contents of the line edit. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="clearModified"></a>TQLineEdit::clearModified () </h3> Resets the modified flag to FALSE. <p> <p>See also <a href="#modified-prop">modified</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="clearValidator"></a>TQLineEdit::clearValidator ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> This slot is equivalent to <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>(0). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="copy"></a>TQLineEdit::copy () const<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Copies the selected text to the clipboard, if there is any, and if <a href="#echoMode">echoMode</a>() is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Normal</a>. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cut">cut</a>() and <a href="#paste">paste</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqpopupmenu.html">TQPopupMenu</a> * <a name="createPopupMenu"></a>TQLineEdit::createPopupMenu ()<tt> [virtual protected]</tt> </h3> This function is called to create the popup menu which is shown when the user clicks on the line edit with the right mouse button. If you want to create a custom popup menu, reimplement this function and return the popup menu you create. The popup menu's ownership is transferred to the caller. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorBackward"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorBackward ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) </h3> Moves the cursor back <em>steps</em> characters. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE each character moved over is added to the selection; if <em>mark</em> is FALSE the selection is cleared. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cursorForward">cursorForward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorForward"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorForward ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) </h3> Moves the cursor forward <em>steps</em> characters. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE each character moved over is added to the selection; if <em>mark</em> is FALSE the selection is cleared. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cursorBackward">cursorBackward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorLeft"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorLeft ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> For compatibilty with older applications only. Use <a href="#cursorBackward">cursorBackward</a>() instead. <p>See also <a href="#cursorBackward">cursorBackward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>int <a name="cursorPosition"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorPosition () const </h3><p>Returns the current cursor position for this line edit. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#cursorPosition-prop">"cursorPosition"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorRight"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorRight ( bool mark, int steps = 1 ) </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> <p> Use <a href="#cursorForward">cursorForward</a>() instead. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cursorForward">cursorForward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorWordBackward"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorWordBackward ( bool mark ) </h3> Moves the cursor one word backward. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE, the word is also selected. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cursorWordForward">cursorWordForward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cursorWordForward"></a>TQLineEdit::cursorWordForward ( bool mark ) </h3> Moves the cursor one word forward. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE, the word is also selected. <p> <p>See also <a href="#cursorWordBackward">cursorWordBackward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="cut"></a>TQLineEdit::cut ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Copies the selected text to the clipboard and deletes it, if there is any, and if <a href="#echoMode">echoMode</a>() is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Normal</a>. <p> If the current validator disallows deleting the selected text, <a href="#cut">cut</a>() will copy without deleting. <p> <p>See also <a href="#copy">copy</a>(), <a href="#paste">paste</a>(), and <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="del"></a>TQLineEdit::del () </h3> If no text is selected, deletes the character to the right of the text cursor. If any text is selected, the cursor is moved to the beginning of the selected text and the selected text is deleted. <p> <p>See also <a href="#backspace">backspace</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="deselect"></a>TQLineEdit::deselect ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Deselects any selected text. <p> <p>See also <a href="#setSelection">setSelection</a>() and <a href="#selectAll">selectAll</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="displayText"></a>TQLineEdit::displayText () const </h3><p>Returns the displayed text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#displayText-prop">"displayText"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="dragEnabled"></a>TQLineEdit::dragEnabled () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the lineedit starts a drag if the user presses and moves the mouse on some selected text; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#dragEnabled-prop">"dragEnabled"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqlineedit.html#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> <a name="echoMode"></a>TQLineEdit::echoMode () const </h3><p>Returns the line edit's echo mode. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#echoMode-prop">"echoMode"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="edited"></a>TQLineEdit::edited () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the line edit has been edited. Use modified instead; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#edited-prop">"edited"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="end"></a>TQLineEdit::end ( bool mark ) </h3> Moves the text cursor to the end of the line unless it is already there. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE, text is selected towards the last position; otherwise, any selected text is unselected if the cursor is moved. <p> <p>See also <a href="#home">home</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="frame"></a>TQLineEdit::frame () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the line edit draws itself with a frame; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#frame-prop">"frame"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="getSelection"></a>TQLineEdit::getSelection ( int * start, int * end ) </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. use <a href="#selectedText">selectedText</a>(), <a href="#selectionStart">selectionStart</a>() <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasAcceptableInput"></a>TQLineEdit::hasAcceptableInput () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the input satisfies the inputMask and the validator; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#acceptableInput-prop">"acceptableInput"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasMarkedText"></a>TQLineEdit::hasMarkedText () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if part of the text has been selected by the user. Use hasSelectedText instead; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#hasMarkedText-prop">"hasMarkedText"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasSelectedText"></a>TQLineEdit::hasSelectedText () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if there is any text selected; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#hasSelectedText-prop">"hasSelectedText"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="home"></a>TQLineEdit::home ( bool mark ) </h3> Moves the text cursor to the beginning of the line unless it is already there. If <em>mark</em> is TRUE, text is selected towards the first position; otherwise, any selected text is unselected if the cursor is moved. <p> <p>See also <a href="#end">end</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="inputMask"></a>TQLineEdit::inputMask () const </h3><p>Returns the validation input mask. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#inputMask-prop">"inputMask"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="insert"></a>TQLineEdit::insert ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & newText )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Deletes any selected text, inserts <em>newText</em>, and validates the result. If it is valid, it sets it as the new contents of the line edit. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isModified"></a>TQLineEdit::isModified () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the line edit's contents has been modified by the user; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#modified-prop">"modified"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isReadOnly"></a>TQLineEdit::isReadOnly () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if the line edit is read only; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#readOnly-prop">"readOnly"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isRedoAvailable"></a>TQLineEdit::isRedoAvailable () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if redo is available; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#redoAvailable-prop">"redoAvailable"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isUndoAvailable"></a>TQLineEdit::isUndoAvailable () const </h3><p>Returns TRUE if undo is available; otherwise returns FALSE. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#undoAvailable-prop">"undoAvailable"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="keyPressEvent"></a>TQLineEdit::keyPressEvent ( <a href="qkeyevent.html">TQKeyEvent</a> * e )<tt> [virtual protected]</tt> </h3> Converts key press event <em>e</em> into a line edit action. <p> If Return or Enter is pressed and the current text is valid (or can be <a href="ntqvalidator.html#fixup">made valid</a> by the validator), the signal <a href="#returnPressed">returnPressed</a>() is emitted. <p> The default key bindings are listed in the <a href="#desc">detailed description.</a> <p>Reimplemented from <a href="ntqwidget.html#keyPressEvent">TQWidget</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="lostFocus"></a>TQLineEdit::lostFocus ()<tt> [signal]</tt> </h3> <p> This signal is emitted when the line edit has lost focus. <p> <p>See also <a href="ntqwidget.html#focus-prop">focus</a>, <a href="ntqwidget.html#focusInEvent">TQWidget::focusInEvent</a>(), and <a href="ntqwidget.html#focusOutEvent">TQWidget::focusOutEvent</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="markedText"></a>TQLineEdit::markedText () const </h3><p>Returns the text selected by the user. Use selectedText instead. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#markedText-prop">"markedText"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>int <a name="maxLength"></a>TQLineEdit::maxLength () const </h3><p>Returns the maximum permitted length of the text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#maxLength-prop">"maxLength"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqsize.html">TQSize</a> <a name="minimumSizeHint"></a>TQLineEdit::minimumSizeHint () const<tt> [virtual]</tt> </h3> Returns a minimum size for the line edit. <p> The width returned is enough for at least one character. <p>Reimplemented from <a href="ntqwidget.html#minimumSizeHint">TQWidget</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="paste"></a>TQLineEdit::paste ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Inserts the clipboard's text at the cursor position, deleting any selected text, providing the line edit is not <a href="#readOnly-prop">read-only</a>. <p> If the end result would not be acceptable to the current <a href="#setValidator">validator</a>, nothing happens. <p> <p>See also <a href="#copy">copy</a>() and <a href="#cut">cut</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="redo"></a>TQLineEdit::redo ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Redoes the last operation if redo is <a href="#redoAvailable-prop">available</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="repaintArea"></a>TQLineEdit::repaintArea ( int from, int to )<tt> [protected]</tt> </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> Repaints all characters from <em>from</em> to <em>to</em>. If cursorPos is between from and to, ensures that cursorPos is visible. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="returnPressed"></a>TQLineEdit::returnPressed ()<tt> [signal]</tt> </h3> <p> This signal is emitted when the Return or Enter key is pressed. Note that if there is a <a href="#validator">validator</a>() or <a href="#inputMask">inputMask</a>() set on the line edit, the <a href="#returnPressed">returnPressed</a>() signal will only be emitted if the input follows the inputMask() and the validator() returns <tt>Acceptable</tt>. <p>Example: <a href="popup-example.html#x1610">popup/popup.cpp</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="selectAll"></a>TQLineEdit::selectAll ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Selects all the text (i.e. highlights it) and moves the cursor to the end. This is useful when a default value has been inserted because if the user types before clicking on the widget, the selected text will be deleted. <p> <p>See also <a href="#setSelection">setSelection</a>() and <a href="#deselect">deselect</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="selectedText"></a>TQLineEdit::selectedText () const </h3><p>Returns the selected text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#selectedText-prop">"selectedText"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="selectionChanged"></a>TQLineEdit::selectionChanged ()<tt> [signal]</tt> </h3> <p> This signal is emitted whenever the selection changes. <p> <p>See also <a href="#hasSelectedText-prop">hasSelectedText</a> and <a href="#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a>. <h3 class=fn>int <a name="selectionStart"></a>TQLineEdit::selectionStart () const </h3> <a href="#selectionStart">selectionStart</a>() returns the index of the first selected character in the line edit or -1 if no text is selected. <p> <p>See also <a href="#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setAlignment"></a>TQLineEdit::setAlignment ( int flag )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets the alignment of the line edit to <em>flag</em>. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#alignment-prop">"alignment"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setCursorPosition"></a>TQLineEdit::setCursorPosition ( int )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets the current cursor position for this line edit. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#cursorPosition-prop">"cursorPosition"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setDragEnabled"></a>TQLineEdit::setDragEnabled ( bool b )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets whether the lineedit starts a drag if the user presses and moves the mouse on some selected text to <em>b</em>. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#dragEnabled-prop">"dragEnabled"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setEchoMode"></a>TQLineEdit::setEchoMode ( <a href="ntqlineedit.html#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets the line edit's echo mode. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#echoMode-prop">"echoMode"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setEdited"></a>TQLineEdit::setEdited ( bool ) </h3><p>Sets whether the line edit has been edited. Use modified instead. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#edited-prop">"edited"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setFrame"></a>TQLineEdit::setFrame ( bool )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets whether the line edit draws itself with a frame. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#frame-prop">"frame"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setInputMask"></a>TQLineEdit::setInputMask ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & inputMask ) </h3><p>Sets the validation input mask to <em>inputMask</em>. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#inputMask-prop">"inputMask"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setMaxLength"></a>TQLineEdit::setMaxLength ( int )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets the maximum permitted length of the text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#maxLength-prop">"maxLength"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setReadOnly"></a>TQLineEdit::setReadOnly ( bool )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets whether the line edit is read only. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#readOnly-prop">"readOnly"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setSelection"></a>TQLineEdit::setSelection ( int start, int length )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Selects text from position <em>start</em> and for <em>length</em> characters. <p> Note that this function sets the cursor's position to the end of the selection regardless of its current position. <p> <p>See also <a href="#deselect">deselect</a>(), <a href="#selectAll">selectAll</a>(), <a href="#getSelection">getSelection</a>(), <a href="#cursorForward">cursorForward</a>(), and <a href="#cursorBackward">cursorBackward</a>(). <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setText"></a>TQLineEdit::setText ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3><p>Sets the line edit's text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#text-prop">"text"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="setValidator"></a>TQLineEdit::setValidator ( const <a href="ntqvalidator.html">TQValidator</a> * v )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Sets this line edit to only accept input that the validator, <em>v</em>, will accept. This allows you to place any arbitrary constraints on the text which may be entered. <p> If <em>v</em> == 0, <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>() removes the current input validator. The initial setting is to have no input validator (i.e. any input is accepted up to <a href="#maxLength">maxLength</a>()). <p> <p>See also <a href="#validator">validator</a>(), <a href="qintvalidator.html">TQIntValidator</a>, <a href="qdoublevalidator.html">TQDoubleValidator</a>, and <a href="qregexpvalidator.html">TQRegExpValidator</a>. <p>Examples: <a href="lineedits-example.html#x180">lineedits/lineedits.cpp</a> and <a href="wizard-example.html#x7">wizard/wizard.cpp</a>. <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqsize.html">TQSize</a> <a name="sizeHint"></a>TQLineEdit::sizeHint () const<tt> [virtual]</tt> </h3> Returns a recommended size for the widget. <p> The width returned, in pixels, is usually enough for about 15 to 20 characters. <p>Example: <a href="addressbook-example.html#x583">addressbook/centralwidget.cpp</a>. <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="text"></a>TQLineEdit::text () const </h3><p>Returns the line edit's text. See the <a href="ntqlineedit.html#text-prop">"text"</a> property for details. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="textChanged"></a>TQLineEdit::textChanged ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & )<tt> [signal]</tt> </h3> <p> This signal is emitted whenever the text changes. The argument is the new text. <p>Examples: <a href="qaxserver-example-simple.html#x2523">simple/main.cpp</a>, <a href="wizard-example.html#x9">wizard/wizard.cpp</a>, and <a href="xform-example.html#x1231">xform/xform.cpp</a>. <h3 class=fn>void <a name="undo"></a>TQLineEdit::undo ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> </h3> Undoes the last operation if undo is <a href="#undoAvailable-prop">available</a>. Deselects any current selection, and updates the selection start to the current cursor position. <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="validateAndSet"></a>TQLineEdit::validateAndSet ( const <a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> & newText, int newPos, int newMarkAnchor, int newMarkDrag ) </h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. Use <a href="#setText">setText</a>(), <a href="#setCursorPosition">setCursorPosition</a>() and <a href="#setSelection">setSelection</a>() instead. <h3 class=fn>const <a href="ntqvalidator.html">TQValidator</a> * <a name="validator"></a>TQLineEdit::validator () const </h3> Returns a pointer to the current input validator, or 0 if no validator has been set. <p> <p>See also <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>(). <p>Example: <a href="wizard-example.html#x10">wizard/wizard.cpp</a>. <hr><h2>Property Documentation</h2> <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="acceptableInput-prop"></a>acceptableInput</h3> <p>This property holds whether the input satisfies the inputMask and the validator. <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#hasAcceptableInput">hasAcceptableInput</a>(). <p><p>See also <a href="#inputMask-prop">inputMask</a> and <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>(). <h3 class=fn>Alignment <a name="alignment-prop"></a>alignment</h3> <p>This property holds the alignment of the line edit. <p>Possible Values are <a href="ntqt.html#AlignmentFlags-enum">TQt::AlignAuto</a>, <a href="ntqt.html#AlignmentFlags-enum">TQt::AlignLeft</a>, <a href="ntqt.html#AlignmentFlags-enum">TQt::AlignRight</a> and <a href="ntqt.html#AlignmentFlags-enum">TQt::AlignHCenter</a>. <p> Attempting to set the alignment to an illegal flag combination does nothing. <p> <p>See also <a href="ntqt.html#AlignmentFlags-enum">TQt::AlignmentFlags</a>. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setAlignment">setAlignment</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#alignment">alignment</a>(). <h3 class=fn>int <a name="cursorPosition-prop"></a>cursorPosition</h3> <p>This property holds the current cursor position for this line edit. <p>Setting the cursor position causes a repaint when appropriate. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setCursorPosition">setCursorPosition</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#cursorPosition">cursorPosition</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="displayText-prop"></a>displayText</h3> <p>This property holds the displayed text. <p>If <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Normal</a> this returns the same as <a href="#text">text</a>(); if <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Password</a> it returns a string of asterisks text().length() characters long, e.g. "******"; if <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">NoEcho</a> returns an empty string, "". <p> <p>See also <a href="#echoMode-prop">echoMode</a>, <a href="#text-prop">text</a>, and <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a>. <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#displayText">displayText</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="dragEnabled-prop"></a>dragEnabled</h3> <p>This property holds whether the lineedit starts a drag if the user presses and moves the mouse on some selected text. <p> <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setDragEnabled">setDragEnabled</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#dragEnabled">dragEnabled</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqlineedit.html#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> <a name="echoMode-prop"></a>echoMode</h3> <p>This property holds the line edit's echo mode. <p>The initial setting is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Normal</a>, but TQLineEdit also supports <a href="#EchoMode-enum">NoEcho</a> and <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Password</a> modes. <p> The widget's display and the ability to copy or drag the text is affected by this setting. <p> <p>See also <a href="#EchoMode-enum">EchoMode</a> and <a href="#displayText-prop">displayText</a>. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setEchoMode">setEchoMode</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#echoMode">echoMode</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="edited-prop"></a>edited</h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> <p>This property holds whether the line edit has been edited. Use modified instead. <p> <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setEdited">setEdited</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#edited">edited</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="frame-prop"></a>frame</h3> <p>This property holds whether the line edit draws itself with a frame. <p>If enabled (the default) the line edit draws itself inside a two-pixel frame, otherwise the line edit draws itself without any frame. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setFrame">setFrame</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#frame">frame</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasMarkedText-prop"></a>hasMarkedText</h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> <p>This property holds whether part of the text has been selected by the user. Use hasSelectedText instead. <p> <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#hasMarkedText">hasMarkedText</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasSelectedText-prop"></a>hasSelectedText</h3> <p>This property holds whether there is any text selected. <p>hasSelectedText() returns TRUE if some or all of the text has been selected by the user; otherwise returns FALSE. <p> <p>See also <a href="#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a>. <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#hasSelectedText">hasSelectedText</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="inputMask-prop"></a>inputMask</h3> <p>This property holds the validation input mask. <p>If no mask is set, <a href="#inputMask">inputMask</a>() returns <a href="ntqstring.html#TQString-null">TQString::null</a>. <p> Sets the TQLineEdit's validation mask. Validators can be used instead of, or in conjunction with masks; see <a href="#setValidator">setValidator</a>(). <p> Unset the mask and return to normal TQLineEdit operation by passing an empty string ("") or just calling <a href="#setInputMask">setInputMask</a>() with no arguments. <p> The mask format understands these mask characters: <center><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#a2c511"> <th valign="top">Character <th valign="top">Meaning <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>A</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII alphabetic character required. A-Z, a-z. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>a</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII alphabetic character permitted but not required. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>N</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII alphanumeric character required. A-Z, a-z, 0-9. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>n</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII alphanumeric character permitted but not required. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>X</tt> <td valign="top">Any character required. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><a href="ntqwidget.html#x-prop">x</a> <td valign="top">Any character permitted but not required. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>9</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII digit required. 0-9. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>0</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII digit permitted but not required. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>D</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII digit required. 1-9. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>d</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII digit permitted but not required (1-9). <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>#</tt> <td valign="top">ASCII digit or plus/minus sign permitted but not required. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>></tt> <td valign="top">All following alphabetic characters are uppercased. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt><</tt> <td valign="top">All following alphabetic characters are lowercased. <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>!</tt> <td valign="top">Switch off case conversion. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>\</tt> <td valign="top">Use <tt>\</tt> to escape the special characters listed above to use them as separators. </table></center> <p> The mask consists of a string of mask characters and separators, optionally followed by a semi-colon and the character used for blanks: the blank characters are always removed from the text after editing. The default blank character is space. <p> Examples: <center><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#a2c511"> <th valign="top">Mask <th valign="top">Notes <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>000.000.000.000;_</tt> <td valign="top">IP address; blanks are <tt>_</tt>. <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td valign="top"><tt>0000-00-00</tt> <td valign="top">ISO Date; blanks are <tt>space</tt> <tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0"> <td valign="top"><tt>>AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA;#</tt> <td valign="top">License number; blanks are <tt>-</tt> and all (alphabetic) characters are converted to uppercase. </table></center> <p> To get range control (e.g. for an IP address) use masks together with <a href="#setValidator">validators</a>. <p> <p>See also <a href="#maxLength-prop">maxLength</a>. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setInputMask">setInputMask</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#inputMask">inputMask</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="markedText-prop"></a>markedText</h3> <b>This function is obsolete.</b> It is provided to keep old source working. We strongly advise against using it in new code. <p> <p>This property holds the text selected by the user. Use selectedText instead. <p> <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#markedText">markedText</a>(). <h3 class=fn>int <a name="maxLength-prop"></a>maxLength</h3> <p>This property holds the maximum permitted length of the text. <p>If the text is too long, it is truncated at the limit. <p> If truncation occurs any selected text will be unselected, the cursor position is set to 0 and the first part of the string is shown. <p> If the line edit has an input mask, the mask defines the maximum string length. <p> <p>See also <a href="#inputMask-prop">inputMask</a>. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setMaxLength">setMaxLength</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#maxLength">maxLength</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="modified-prop"></a>modified</h3> <p>This property holds whether the line edit's contents has been modified by the user. <p>The modified flag is never read by TQLineEdit; it has a default value of FALSE and is changed to TRUE whenever the user changes the line edit's contents. <p> This is useful for things that need to provide a default value but do not start out knowing what the default should be (perhaps it depends on other fields on the form). Start the line edit without the best default, and when the default is known, if modified() returns FALSE (the user hasn't entered any text), insert the default value. <p> Calling <a href="#clearModified">clearModified</a>() or <a href="#setText">setText</a>() resets the modified flag to FALSE. <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#isModified">isModified</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="readOnly-prop"></a>readOnly</h3> <p>This property holds whether the line edit is read only. <p>In read-only mode, the user can still copy the text to the clipboard or drag-and-drop the text (if <a href="#echoMode">echoMode</a>() is <a href="#EchoMode-enum">Normal</a>), but cannot edit it. <p> TQLineEdit does not show a cursor in read-only mode. <p> <p>See also <a href="ntqwidget.html#enabled-prop">enabled</a>. <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setReadOnly">setReadOnly</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#isReadOnly">isReadOnly</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="redoAvailable-prop"></a>redoAvailable</h3> <p>This property holds whether redo is available. <p> <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#isRedoAvailable">isRedoAvailable</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="selectedText-prop"></a>selectedText</h3> <p>This property holds the selected text. <p>If there is no selected text this property's value is <a href="ntqstring.html#TQString-null">TQString::null</a>. <p> <p>See also <a href="#hasSelectedText-prop">hasSelectedText</a>. <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#selectedText">selectedText</a>(). <h3 class=fn><a href="ntqstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="text-prop"></a>text</h3> <p>This property holds the line edit's text. <p>Note that setting this property clears the selection, clears the undo/redo history, moves the cursor to the end of the line and resets the <a href="#modified-prop">modified</a> property to FALSE. The text is not validated when inserted with <a href="#setText">setText</a>(). <p> The text is truncated to <a href="#maxLength">maxLength</a>() length. <p> <p>See also <a href="#insert">insert</a>(). <p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setText">setText</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#text">text</a>(). <h3 class=fn>bool <a name="undoAvailable-prop"></a>undoAvailable</h3> <p>This property holds whether undo is available. <p> <p>Get this property's value with <a href="#isUndoAvailable">isUndoAvailable</a>(). <!-- eof --> <hr><p> This file is part of the <a href="index.html">TQt toolkit</a>. Copyright © 1995-2007 <a href="http://www.trolltech.com/">Trolltech</a>. All Rights Reserved.<p><address><hr><div align=center> <table width=100% cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td>Copyright © 2007 <a href="troll.html">Trolltech</a><td align=center><a href="trademarks.html">Trademarks</a> <td align=right><div align=right>TQt 3.3.8</div> </table></div></address></body> </html>