public class

TextBox

extends TextBoxBase
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
     ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
       ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget
         ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase<T>
           ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBoxBase
             ↳ com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBox
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

A standard single-line text box.

CSS Style Rules

  • .gwt-TextBox { primary style }
  • .gwt-TextBox-readonly { dependent style set when the text box is read-only }

Built-in Bidi Text Support

This widget is capable of automatically adjusting its direction according to the input text. This feature is controlled by setDirectionEstimator(boolean), and is available by default when at least one of the application's locales is right-to-left.

Example

{@example com.google.gwt.examples.TextBoxExample}

Summary

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Inherited Constants
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
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Inherited Fields
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBoxBase
Public Constructors
TextBox()
Creates an empty text box.
Protected Constructors
TextBox(Element element)
This constructor may be used by subclasses to explicitly use an existing element.
Public Methods
int getMaxLength()
Gets the maximum allowable length of the text box.
int getVisibleLength()
Gets the number of visible characters in the text box.
void setMaxLength(int length)
Sets the maximum allowable length of the text box.
void setVisibleLength(int length)
Sets the number of visible characters in the text box.
static TextBox wrap(Element element)
Creates a TextBox widget that wraps an existing <input type='text'> element.
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Inherited Methods
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBoxBase
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
From class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
From class java.lang.Object
From interface com.google.gwt.editor.client.IsEditor
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasBlurHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasChangeHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasClickHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasDoubleClickHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasFocusHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasGestureChangeHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasGestureEndHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasGestureStartHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasKeyDownHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasKeyPressHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasKeyUpHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseDownHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseMoveHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseOutHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseOverHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseUpHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasMouseWheelHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasTouchCancelHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasTouchEndHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasTouchMoveHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasTouchStartHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.HasAttachHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.HasValueChangeHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers
From interface com.google.gwt.i18n.client.HasDirection
From interface com.google.gwt.i18n.shared.HasDirectionEstimator
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.EventListener
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.TakesValue
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Focusable
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasEnabled
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasName
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasText
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasValue
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.IsWidget
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesChangeEvents
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesClickEvents
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesFocusEvents
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesKeyboardEvents
From interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesMouseEvents

Public Constructors

public TextBox ()

Creates an empty text box.

Protected Constructors

protected TextBox (Element element)

This constructor may be used by subclasses to explicitly use an existing element. This element must be an <input> element whose type is 'text'.

Parameters
element the element to be used

Public Methods

public int getMaxLength ()

Gets the maximum allowable length of the text box.

Returns
  • the maximum length, in characters

public int getVisibleLength ()

Gets the number of visible characters in the text box.

Returns
  • the number of visible characters

public void setMaxLength (int length)

Sets the maximum allowable length of the text box.

Parameters
length the maximum length, in characters

public void setVisibleLength (int length)

Sets the number of visible characters in the text box.

Parameters
length the number of visible characters

public static TextBox wrap (Element element)

Creates a TextBox widget that wraps an existing <input type='text'> element. This element must already be attached to the document. If the element is removed from the document, you must call detachNow(Widget).

Parameters
element the element to be wrapped