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# datefield(n) 0.2 tklib "Tk datefield widget"

## Name

datefield - Tk datefield widget

## Table Of Contents

## Synopsis

- package require Tk
- package require datefield ?0.2?

- ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

## Description

The datefield package provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced text entry widget for the purpose of date entry. Only valid dates of the form MM/DD/YYYY can be entered.

The datefield widget is, in fact, just an entry widget with specialized bindings. This means all the command and options for an entry widget apply equally here.

## COMMANDS

::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

  Creates and configures a date field widget.

## OPTIONS

See the entry manual entry for details on all available options.

## EXAMPLE

     package require datefield

     wm title . "Datefield example"
     proc DayOfWeek {args} {
         set now [clock scan $::myDate]
         set ::myDate2 [clock format $now -format %A]
     }
     trace variable myDate w DayOfWeek

     ::datefield::datefield .df -textvariable myDate
     label .l1 -text "Enter a date:"   -anchor e
     label .l2 -text "That date is a:" -anchor e
     label .l3 -textvariable myDate2 -relief sunken -width 12

     grid .l1 .df -sticky ew
     grid .l2 .l3 -sticky ew
     focus .df

## See Also

clock(n), entry(n)

## Keywords

clock, date, dateentry, entry, widget

## Category

Widget

## Copyright

Copyright © Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>