godot/doc/classes/LineEdit.xml

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<class name="LineEdit" inherits="Control" category="Core" version="3.0-stable">
	<brief_description>
		Control that provides single line string editing.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		LineEdit provides a single line string editor, used for text fields.
	</description>
	<tutorials>
	</tutorials>
	<demos>
	</demos>
	<methods>
		<method name="append_at_cursor">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="text" type="String">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Adds [code]text[/code] after the cursor. If the resulting value is longer than [member max_length], nothing happens.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="clear">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Erases the [LineEdit] text.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="deselect">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Clears the current selection.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_menu" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PopupMenu">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns the [PopupMenu] of this [code]LineEdit[/code]. By default, this menu is displayed when right-clicking on the [LineEdit].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="menu_option">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="option" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Executes a given action as defined in the MENU_* enum.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="select">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="from" type="int" default="0">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="to" type="int" default="-1">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Selects characters inside [LineEdit] between [code]from[/code] and [code]to[/code]. By default [code]from[/code] is at the beginning and [code]to[/code] at the end.
				[codeblock]
				text = "Welcome"
				select()     # Welcome
				select(4)    # ome
				select(2, 5) # lco
				[/codeblock]
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="select_all">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Selects the whole [String].
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<members>
		<member name="align" type="int" setter="set_align" getter="get_align" enum="LineEdit.Align">
			Text alignment as defined in the ALIGN_* enum.
		</member>
		<member name="caret_blink" type="bool" setter="cursor_set_blink_enabled" getter="cursor_get_blink_enabled">
			If [code]true[/code] the caret (visual cursor) blinks.
		</member>
		<member name="caret_blink_speed" type="float" setter="cursor_set_blink_speed" getter="cursor_get_blink_speed">
			Duration (in seconds) of a caret's blinking cycle.
		</member>
		<member name="caret_position" type="int" setter="set_cursor_position" getter="get_cursor_position">
			The cursor's position inside the [code]LineEdit[/code]. When set, the text may scroll to accommodate it.
		</member>
		<member name="context_menu_enabled" type="bool" setter="set_context_menu_enabled" getter="is_context_menu_enabled">
			If [code]true[/code] the context menu will appear when right clicked.
		</member>
		<member name="editable" type="bool" setter="set_editable" getter="is_editable">
			If [code]false[/code] existing text cannot be modified and new text cannot be added.
		</member>
		<member name="expand_to_text_length" type="bool" setter="set_expand_to_text_length" getter="get_expand_to_text_length">
			If [code]true[/code] the [LineEdit] width will increase to stay longer than the [member text]. It will [b]not[/b] compress if the [member text] is shortened.
		</member>
		<member name="focus_mode" type="int" setter="set_focus_mode" getter="get_focus_mode" enum="Control.FocusMode">
			Defines how the [LineEdit] can grab focus (Keyboard and mouse, only keyboard, or none). See [code]enum FocusMode[/code] in [Control] for details.
		</member>
		<member name="max_length" type="int" setter="set_max_length" getter="get_max_length">
			Maximum amount of characters that can be entered inside the [LineEdit]. If [code]0[/code], there is no limit.
		</member>
		<member name="placeholder_alpha" type="float" setter="set_placeholder_alpha" getter="get_placeholder_alpha">
			Opacity of the [member placeholder_text]. From [code]0[/code] to [code]1[/code].
		</member>
		<member name="placeholder_text" type="String" setter="set_placeholder" getter="get_placeholder">
			Text shown when the [LineEdit] is empty. It is [b]not[/b] the [LineEdit]'s default value (see [member text]).
		</member>
		<member name="secret" type="bool" setter="set_secret" getter="is_secret">
			If [code]true[/code] every character is shown as "*".
		</member>
		<member name="text" type="String" setter="set_text" getter="get_text">
			String value of the [LineEdit].
		</member>
	</members>
	<signals>
		<signal name="text_changed">
			<argument index="0" name="new_text" type="String">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Emitted when the text changes.
			</description>
		</signal>
		<signal name="text_entered">
			<argument index="0" name="new_text" type="String">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Emitted when the user presses KEY_ENTER on the [code]LineEdit[/code].
			</description>
		</signal>
	</signals>
	<constants>
		<constant name="ALIGN_LEFT" value="0" enum="Align">
			Aligns the text on the left hand side of the [LineEdit].
		</constant>
		<constant name="ALIGN_CENTER" value="1" enum="Align">
			Centers the text in the middle of the [LineEdit].
		</constant>
		<constant name="ALIGN_RIGHT" value="2" enum="Align">
			Aligns the text on the right hand side of the [LineEdit].
		</constant>
		<constant name="ALIGN_FILL" value="3" enum="Align">
			Stretches whitespaces to fit the [LineEdit]'s width.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_CUT" value="0" enum="MenuItems">
			Cuts (Copies and clears) the selected text.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_COPY" value="1" enum="MenuItems">
			Copies the selected text.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_PASTE" value="2" enum="MenuItems">
			Pastes the clipboard text over the selected text (or at the cursor's position).
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_CLEAR" value="3" enum="MenuItems">
			Erases the whole [Linedit] text.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_SELECT_ALL" value="4" enum="MenuItems">
			Selects the whole [Linedit] text.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_UNDO" value="5" enum="MenuItems">
			Undoes the previous action.
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_REDO" value="6" enum="MenuItems">
		</constant>
		<constant name="MENU_MAX" value="7" enum="MenuItems">
		</constant>
	</constants>
	<theme_items>
		<theme_item name="cursor_color" type="Color">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="focus" type="StyleBox">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="font" type="Font">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="font_color" type="Color">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="font_color_selected" type="Color">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="minimum_spaces" type="int">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="normal" type="StyleBox">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="read_only" type="StyleBox">
		</theme_item>
		<theme_item name="selection_color" type="Color">
		</theme_item>
	</theme_items>
</class>