datefield(n)

NAME
datefield - Tk datefield widget

SYNOPSIS
package require Tk

package require datefield ?0.3?

::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

-format

DESCRIPTION
The datefield package provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced text entry widget for the purpose of date entry. There are three valid formats for the dates which can be entered:

[1] English form MM/DD/YYYY using -format "%m/%d/%Y" (default)

[2] German form DD.MM.YYYY using -format "%d.%m.%Y"

[3] ISO form YYYY-MM-DD using -format "%Y-%m-%d"

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

-format
    One of "%m/%d/%Y" (English, default if option left), "%d.%m.%Y" (German), or "%Y-%m-%d" (ISO).

See the entry manual entry for details on all remaining/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 -format "%m/%d/%Y"
 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

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category datefield of the Tklib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

SEE ALSO
clock(n), entry(n)

KEYWORDS
clock, date, dateentry, entry, widget

CATEGORY
Widget

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>
Copyright (c) Thomas Wunderlich <tcl.tk@blindenfreizeiten.de>