#include <TGUI/Widgets/TextArea.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for tgui::TextArea:

Public Types
using	Ptr = std::shared_ptr< TextArea >
	Shared widget pointer.

using	ConstPtr = std::shared_ptr< const TextArea >
	Shared constant widget pointer.

Public Types inherited from tgui::Widget
using	Ptr = std::shared_ptr< Widget >
	Shared widget pointer.

using	ConstPtr = std::shared_ptr< const Widget >
	Shared constant widget pointer.

Public Member Functions
	TextArea (const char *typeName=StaticWidgetType, bool initRenderer=true)

TGUI_NODISCARD TextAreaRenderer *	getSharedRenderer () override
	Returns the renderer, which gives access to functions that determine how the widget is displayed.

TGUI_NODISCARD const TextAreaRenderer *	getSharedRenderer () const override

TGUI_NODISCARD TextAreaRenderer *	getRenderer () override
	Returns the renderer, which gives access to functions that determine how the widget is displayed.

void	setSize (const Layout2d &size) override
	Changes the size of the text area.

void	setText (String text)
	Changes the text of the text area.

void	addText (String text)
	Appends some text to the text that was already in the text area.

TGUI_NODISCARD String	getText () const
	Returns the text of the text area.

void	setDefaultText (const String &text)
	Changes the default text of the text area. This is the text drawn when the text area is empty.

TGUI_NODISCARD const String &	getDefaultText () const
	Returns the default text of the text area. This is the text drawn when the text area is empty.

void	setSelectedText (std::size_t selectionStartIndex, std::size_t selectionEndIndex)
	Changes which part of the text is selected.

TGUI_NODISCARD String	getSelectedText () const
	Returns the text that you currently have selected.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getSelectionStart () const
	Returns the index where the selection starts.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getSelectionEnd () const
	Returns the index where the selection ends.

void	setMaximumCharacters (std::size_t maxChars=0)
	Changes the maximum character limit.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getMaximumCharacters () const
	Returns the maximum character limit.

void	setTabString (String tabText)
	Changes the string that is inserted when the Tab key is pressed.

TGUI_NODISCARD String	getTabString () const
	Returns the string that is inserted when the Tab key is pressed.

void	setCaretPosition (std::size_t charactersBeforeCaret)
	Sets the blinking caret to after a specific character.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getCaretPosition () const
	Returns after which character the blinking cursor is currently located.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getCaretLine () const
	Returns which line the blinking cursor is currently located on.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getCaretColumn () const
	Returns which column the blinking cursor is currently located on.

void	setReadOnly (bool readOnly=true)
	Makes the text area read-only or make it writable again.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isReadOnly () const
	Checks if the text area read-only or writable.

void	setVerticalScrollbarPolicy (Scrollbar::Policy policy)
	Changes when the vertical scrollbar should be displayed.

TGUI_NODISCARD Scrollbar::Policy	getVerticalScrollbarPolicy () const
	Returns when the vertical scrollbar should be displayed.

void	setHorizontalScrollbarPolicy (Scrollbar::Policy policy)
	Changes when the horizontal scrollbar should be displayed.

TGUI_NODISCARD Scrollbar::Policy	getHorizontalScrollbarPolicy () const
	Returns when the horizontal scrollbar should be displayed.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getLinesCount () const
	Returns the amount of lines that the text occupies in the TextArea.

void	setFocused (bool focused) override
	Focus or unfocus the widget.

void	enableMonospacedFontOptimization (bool enable=true)
	Changes whether an optimization is made that only works when using a monospaced font.

void	setVerticalScrollbarValue (unsigned int value)
	Changes the thumb position of the vertical scrollbar.

TGUI_NODISCARD unsigned int	getVerticalScrollbarValue () const
	Returns the thumb position of the vertical scrollbar.

void	setHorizontalScrollbarValue (unsigned int value)
	Changes the thumb position of the horizontal scrollbar.

TGUI_NODISCARD unsigned int	getHorizontalScrollbarValue () const
	Returns the thumb position of the horizontal scrollbar.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isMouseOnWidget (Vector2f pos) const override
	Returns whether the mouse position (which is relative to the parent widget) lies on top of the widget.

bool	leftMousePressed (Vector2f pos) override
	Called by the parent when the left mouse button goes down on top of the widget.

void	leftMouseReleased (Vector2f pos) override

void	mouseMoved (Vector2f pos) override

void	keyPressed (const Event::KeyEvent &event) override

bool	canHandleKeyPress (const Event::KeyEvent &event) override
	Called by the parent of the widget to check if keyPressed would process the event.

void	textEntered (char32_t key) override

bool	scrolled (float delta, Vector2f pos, bool touch) override
	Called by the parent on scroll event (either from mouse wheel of from two finger scrolling on a touchscreen)

void	mouseNoLongerOnWidget () override

void	leftMouseButtonNoLongerDown () override

virtual void	setSize (const Layout2d &size)
	Changes the size of the widget.

void	setSize (Layout width, Layout height)
	Changes the size of the widget.

Public Member Functions inherited from tgui::Widget
	Widget (const char *typeName, bool initRenderer)

	Widget (const Widget &)
	Copy constructor.

	Widget (Widget &&) noexcept
	Move constructor.

virtual	~Widget ()
	Destructor.

Widget &	operator= (const Widget &)
	Overload of copy assignment operator.

Widget &	operator= (Widget &&) noexcept
	Move assignment.

void	setRenderer (std::shared_ptr< RendererData > rendererData)
	Sets a new renderer for the widget. The renderer determines how the widget looks.

virtual void	setPosition (const Layout2d &position)
	sets the position of the widget

void	setPosition (Layout x, Layout y)
	Sets the position of the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getPosition () const
	Gets the position of the widget.

void	setSize (Layout width, Layout height)
	Changes the size of the widget.

void	setWidth (Layout width)
	Changes the width of the widget.

void	setHeight (Layout height)
	Changes the height of the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getSize () const
	Returns the size of the widget.

virtual TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getFullSize () const
	Returns the entire size that the widget is using.

virtual TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getAbsolutePosition (Vector2f offset={}) const
	Get the absolute position of the widget instead of the relative position to its parent.

virtual TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getWidgetOffset () const
	Returns the distance between the position where the widget is drawn and where the widget is placed.

void	setAutoLayout (AutoLayout layout)

TGUI_NODISCARD AutoLayout	getAutoLayout () const

void	setOrigin (float x, float y)
	Sets the origin point on which the position, scale and rotation is based.

void	setOrigin (Vector2f origin)
	Sets the origin point on which the position, scale and rotation is based.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getOrigin () const
	Returns the relative origin point on which the position, scale and rotation is based.

void	setScale (Vector2f scaleFactors)
	Sets the scaling to be applied to the widget.

void	setScale (Vector2f scaleFactors, Vector2f origin)
	Sets the scaling to be applied to the widget.

void	setScale (float scaleFactor)
	Sets the scaling to be applied to the widget.

void	setScale (float scaleFactor, Vector2f origin)
	Sets the scaling to be applied to the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getScale () const
	Returns the scaling to be applied to the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getScaleOrigin () const
	Returns the origin used for scaling.

void	setRotation (float angle)
	Sets the rotation to be applied to the widget.

void	setRotation (float angle, Vector2f origin)
	Sets the rotation to be applied to the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD float	getRotation () const
	Returns the rotation to be applied to the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getRotationOrigin () const
	Returns the origin used for rotations.

void	showWithEffect (ShowEffectType type, Duration duration)
	Shows the widget by introducing it with an animation.

void	hideWithEffect (ShowEffectType type, Duration duration)
	Hides the widget by making it leave with an animation.

void	moveWithAnimation (Layout2d position, Duration duration)
	Moves the widget from its current position to the given position, over a given duration.

void	resizeWithAnimation (Layout2d size, Duration duration)
	Resizes the widget from its current size to the given size, over a given duration.

virtual void	setVisible (bool visible)
	Shows or hides a widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isVisible () const
	Returns true when the widget is visible.

virtual void	setEnabled (bool enabled)
	Enables or disables the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isEnabled () const
	Returns true when the widget is enabled.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isFocused () const
	Returns true when the widget is focused and false otherwise.

TGUI_NODISCARD const String &	getWidgetType () const
	Returns the type of the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Container *	getParent () const
	Returns a pointer to the parent widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD BackendGui *	getParentGui () const
	Returns a pointer to the gui to which this widget belongs.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isAnimationPlaying () const
	Returns whether there is an active animation (started with showWithEffect or hideWithEffect)

void	moveToFront ()
	Places the widget before all other widgets.

void	moveToBack ()
	Places the widget behind all other widgets.

void	setUserData (Any userData)
	Stores some data into the widget.

template<typename DataType >
TGUI_NODISCARD DataType	getUserData () const
	Returns data stored in the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	hasUserData () const
	Returns whether data stored in the widget.

void	setInheritedFont (const Font &font)
	Sets the font of the widget that is used when no font is set in the renderer.

TGUI_NODISCARD const Font &	getInheritedFont () const
	Returns the font of the widget that is used when no font is set in the renderer.

void	setInheritedOpacity (float opacity)
	Sets the opacity of the widget that will be multiplied with the opacity set in the renderer.

TGUI_NODISCARD float	getInheritedOpacity () const
	Returns the opacity of the widget that is multiplied with the opacity set in the renderer.

void	setTextSize (unsigned int size)
	Changes the character size of text in this widget if it uses text.

TGUI_NODISCARD unsigned int	getTextSize () const
	Returns the character size of text in this widget.

void	setToolTip (Widget::Ptr toolTip)
	Sets the tool tip that should be displayed when hovering over the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	getToolTip () const
	Returns the tool tip that is displayed when hovering over the widget.

void	setWidgetName (const String &name)
	Changes the name of a widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD String	getWidgetName () const
	Returns the name of a widget.

void	setMouseCursor (Cursor::Type cursor)
	Changes which mouse cursor is shown when hovering over the widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Cursor::Type	getMouseCursor () const
	Returns which mouse cursor is shown when hovering over the widget.

void	setFocusable (bool focusable)
	Changes whether a widget could be focused.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isFocusable () const
	Returns whether a widget could be focused.

void	setNavigationUp (const Widget::Ptr &widgetAbove)
	Changes which widget should become focused when navigating upwards from this widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	getNavigationUp () const
	Returns which widget would become focused when navigating upwards from this widget.

void	setNavigationDown (const Widget::Ptr &widgetBelow)
	Changes which widget should become focused when navigating downwards from this widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	getNavigationDown () const
	Returns which widget would become focused when navigating downwards from this widget.

void	setNavigationLeft (const Widget::Ptr &widgetLeft)
	Changes which widget should become focused when navigating to the left from this widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	getNavigationLeft () const
	Returns which widget would become focused when navigating to the left from this widget.

void	setNavigationRight (const Widget::Ptr &widgetRight)
	Changes which widget should become focused when navigating to the right from this widget.

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	getNavigationRight () const
	Returns which widget would become focused when navigating to the right from this widget.

void	finishAllAnimations ()
	Makes all animations of the widget finish immediately.

virtual TGUI_NODISCARD bool	canGainFocus () const
	Returns whether the widget can currently gain focus.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isContainer () const
	Returns whether the widget is a container widget or not.

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isDraggableWidget () const
	Returns whether the widget has something to drag (e.g. slider or scrollbar thumbs)

TGUI_NODISCARD bool	isMouseDown () const
	Returns whether the left mouse button has been pressed on top of the widget.

virtual void	setParent (Container *parent)

void	setAutoLayoutUpdateEnabled (bool enabled)

virtual void	rightMousePressed (Vector2f pos)

virtual void	rightMouseReleased (Vector2f pos)

virtual void	mouseReleased (Event::MouseButton button, Vector2f pos)

virtual void	rightMouseButtonNoLongerDown ()

virtual TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	askToolTip (Vector2f mousePos)

TGUI_NODISCARD const Layout2d &	getPositionLayout () const

TGUI_NODISCARD const Layout2d &	getSizeLayout () const

void	bindPositionLayout (Layout *layout)

void	unbindPositionLayout (Layout *layout)

void	bindSizeLayout (Layout *layout)

void	unbindSizeLayout (Layout *layout)

template<typename WidgetType >
TGUI_NODISCARD std::shared_ptr< const WidgetType >	cast () const
	Downcast const widget.

template<typename WidgetType >
TGUI_NODISCARD std::shared_ptr< WidgetType >	cast ()
	Downcast widget.

void	rendererChangedCallback (const String &property)

Static Public Member Functions
static TGUI_NODISCARD TextArea::Ptr	create ()
	Creates a new text area widget.

static TGUI_NODISCARD TextArea::Ptr	copy (const TextArea::ConstPtr &textArea)
	Makes a copy of another text area.

Public Attributes
SignalString	onTextChange = {"TextChanged"}
	The text was changed. Optional parameter: new text.

Signal	onSelectionChange = {"SelectionChanged"}
	Selected text changed.

Signal	onCaretPositionChange = {"CaretPositionChanged"}
	Caret position changed.

Public Attributes inherited from tgui::Widget
SignalVector2f	onPositionChange = {"PositionChanged"}
	The position of the widget changed. Optional parameter: new position.

SignalVector2f	onSizeChange = {"SizeChanged"}
	The size of the widget changed. Optional parameter: new size.

Signal	onFocus = {"Focused"}
	The widget was focused.

Signal	onUnfocus = {"Unfocused"}
	The widget was unfocused.

Signal	onMouseEnter = {"MouseEntered"}
	The mouse entered the widget.

Signal	onMouseLeave = {"MouseLeft"}
	The mouse left the widget.

SignalShowEffect	onShowEffectFinish = {"ShowEffectFinished"}
	A show or hide effect finished. Optional parameters: effect type, new widget visibility or both.

SignalAnimationType	onAnimationFinish = {"AnimationFinished"}
	An animation has finished.

Static Public Attributes
static constexpr const char	StaticWidgetType [] = "TextArea"
	Type name of the widget.

Protected Member Functions
TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2< std::size_t >	findCaretPosition (Vector2f position) const

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t	getIndexOfSelectionPos (Vector2< std::size_t > selectionPos) const

void	deleteSelectedCharacters ()

void	insertTextAtCaretPosition (String text)

void	rearrangeText (bool keepSelection, const bool emitCaretChangedPosition=true)

void	updateScrollbars ()

void	updateSelectionTexts ()

void	backspaceKeyPressed ()

void	deleteKeyPressed ()

void	copySelectedTextToClipboard ()

void	cutSelectedTextToClipboard ()

void	pasteTextFromClipboard ()

void	selectAllText ()

void	moveCaretPageUp ()

void	moveCaretPageDown ()

void	moveCaretLeft (bool shiftPressed)

void	moveCaretRight (bool shiftPressed)

void	moveCaretWordBegin ()

void	moveCaretWordEnd ()

void	draw (BackendRenderTarget &target, RenderStates states) const override
	Draw the widget to a render target.

TGUI_NODISCARD Vector2f	getInnerSize () const

bool	updateTime (Duration elapsedTime) override

void	recalculatePositions ()

void	recalculateVisibleLines ()

TGUI_NODISCARD Signal &	getSignal (String signalName) override
	Retrieves a signal based on its name.

void	rendererChanged (const String &property) override
	Function called when one of the properties of the renderer is changed.

TGUI_NODISCARD std::unique_ptr< DataIO::Node >	save (SavingRenderersMap &renderers) const override
	Saves the widget as a tree node in order to save it to a file.

void	load (const std::unique_ptr< DataIO::Node > &node, const LoadingRenderersMap &renderers) override
	Loads the widget from a tree of nodes.

void	updateTextSize () override
	Called when the text size is changed (either by setTextSize or via the renderer)

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr	clone () const override
	Makes a copy of the widget if you don't know its exact type.

void	updateSelEnd (const Vector2< std::size_t > &newValue)

Protected Member Functions inherited from tgui::Widget
virtual void	mouseEnteredWidget ()
	This function is called when the mouse enters the widget.

virtual void	mouseLeftWidget ()
	This function is called when the mouse leaves the widget.

void	recalculateBoundPositionLayouts ()
	Calls recalculateValue() on each layout in m_boundPositionLayouts.

void	recalculateBoundSizeLayouts ()
	Calls recalculateValue() on each layout in m_boundSizeLayouts.

Protected Attributes
String	m_text

float	m_lineHeight = 24

float	m_maxLineWidth = 0

std::vector< String >	m_lines

std::size_t	m_maxChars = 0

std::size_t	m_topLine = 1

std::size_t	m_visibleLines = 1

Vector2< std::size_t >	m_selStart

Vector2< std::size_t >	m_selEnd

std::pair< Vector2< std::size_t >, Vector2< std::size_t > >	m_lastSelection

Vector2f	m_caretPosition

bool	m_caretVisible = true

String	m_tabText = U"\t"

Text	m_textBeforeSelection

Text	m_textSelection1

Text	m_textSelection2

Text	m_textAfterSelection1

Text	m_textAfterSelection2

Text	m_defaultText

std::vector< FloatRect >	m_selectionRects

CopiedSharedPtr< ScrollbarChildWidget >	m_verticalScrollbar

CopiedSharedPtr< ScrollbarChildWidget >	m_horizontalScrollbar

Scrollbar::Policy	m_verticalScrollbarPolicy = Scrollbar::Policy::Automatic

Scrollbar::Policy	m_horizontalScrollbarPolicy = Scrollbar::Policy::Never

bool	m_possibleDoubleClick = false

bool	m_readOnly = false

bool	m_monospacedFontOptimizationEnabled = false

Sprite	m_spriteBackground

Borders	m_bordersCached

Padding	m_paddingCached

Color	m_borderColorCached

Color	m_backgroundColorCached

Color	m_caretColorCached

Color	m_selectedTextBackgroundColorCached

float	m_caretWidthCached = 1

Protected Attributes inherited from tgui::Widget
String	m_type

String	m_name

Layout2d	m_position
	Stores the position of this widget.

Layout2d	m_size
	Stores the size of this widget.

unsigned int	m_textSize = 0

Vector2f	m_origin

Optional< Vector2f >	m_rotationOrigin

Optional< Vector2f >	m_scaleOrigin

Vector2f	m_scaleFactors = {1, 1}

float	m_rotationDeg = 0

Vector2f	m_prevPosition

Vector2f	m_prevSize

std::unordered_set< Layout * >	m_boundPositionLayouts

std::unordered_set< Layout * >	m_boundSizeLayouts

bool	m_enabled = true
	Stores the flag indicating whether this widget is enabled.

bool	m_visible = true
	Stores the flag indicating whether this widget is visible.

Container *	m_parent = nullptr

BackendGui *	m_parentGui = nullptr

bool	m_mouseHover = false

bool	m_mouseDown = false

bool	m_focused = false

bool	m_focusable = true

std::weak_ptr< Widget >	m_navWidgetUp

std::weak_ptr< Widget >	m_navWidgetDown

std::weak_ptr< Widget >	m_navWidgetRight

std::weak_ptr< Widget >	m_navWidgetLeft

Duration	m_animationTimeElapsed

bool	m_containerWidget = false

Widget::Ptr	m_toolTip = nullptr

aurora::CopiedPtr< WidgetRenderer >	m_renderer = nullptr

std::vector< std::unique_ptr< priv::Animation > >	m_showAnimations

Font	m_inheritedFont

float	m_inheritedOpacity = 1

Any	m_userData

Cursor::Type	m_mouseCursor = Cursor::Type::Arrow

AutoLayout	m_autoLayout = AutoLayout::Manual

bool	m_autoLayoutUpdateEnabled = true

Font	m_fontCached = Font::getGlobalFont()

float	m_opacityCached = 1

bool	m_transparentTextureCached = false

unsigned int	m_textSizeCached = 0

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Types inherited from tgui::Widget
using	SavingRenderersMap = std::map< const Widget *, std::pair< std::unique_ptr< DataIO::Node >, String > >

using	LoadingRenderersMap = std::map< String, std::shared_ptr< RendererData > >

Detailed Description

Text area widget.

A text area is a multi-line input box which supports word-wrap and a vertical scrollbar. If you are looking for a single line input field then check out the EditBox class.

Member Function Documentation

◆ addText()

void tgui::TextArea::addText ( String text )

Appends some text to the text that was already in the text area.

Parameters

text	Text that will be added to the text that is already in the text area

◆ canHandleKeyPress()

bool tgui::TextArea::canHandleKeyPress ( const Event::KeyEvent & event )

overridevirtual

Called by the parent of the widget to check if keyPressed would process the event.

Parameters

event Key event that took place

Returns: True if the event would be handled by the widget, false if the key event doesn't affect the widget

Since: TGUI 1.1

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ clone()

TGUI_NODISCARD Widget::Ptr tgui::TextArea::clone ( ) const

overrideprotectedvirtual

Makes a copy of the widget if you don't know its exact type.

This function should only be used when you don't know the type of the widget. If you know what kind of widget you are copying, you should use the copy function.

Returns: Copy of the widget

Implements tgui::Widget.

◆ copy()

static TGUI_NODISCARD TextArea::Ptr tgui::TextArea::copy ( const TextArea::ConstPtr & textArea )

static

Makes a copy of another text area.

Parameters

textArea The other text area

Returns: The new text area

◆ create()

static TGUI_NODISCARD TextArea::Ptr tgui::TextArea::create ( )

static

Creates a new text area widget.

Returns: The new text area

◆ draw()

void tgui::TextArea::draw	(	BackendRenderTarget &	target,
		RenderStates	states
	)		const

overrideprotectedvirtual

Draw the widget to a render target.

Parameters

target	Render target to draw to
states	Current render states

Implements tgui::Widget.

◆ enableMonospacedFontOptimization()

void tgui::TextArea::enableMonospacedFontOptimization ( bool enable = true )

Changes whether an optimization is made that only works when using a monospaced font.

Parameters

enable Whether the optimization should be enabled

Rearranging text when a horizontal scrollbar is enabled can be almost as expensive as the word-wrap which is performed when there is no horizontal scrollbar. When using a monospaced font there is no need for such expensive calculation. Call this function when using a monospaced font to make changing the text faster.

This function has no effect when the horizontal scrollbar is disabled (default).

◆ getCaretColumn()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getCaretColumn ( ) const

Returns which column the blinking cursor is currently located on.

Returns: Characters before the caret on the caret's current line

This function will take word-wrap into account. So, if a caret is on a line that is currently wrapping, the caret will still register as being on the same line even if that line spans many lines in the TextArea.

If the caret is at the beginning of a line, the value will be 1.

◆ getCaretLine()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getCaretLine ( ) const

Returns which line the blinking cursor is currently located on.

Returns: The line the caret is currently located on

This function will take word-wrap into account. So, if a caret is on a line that is currently wrapping, the caret will still register as being on the same line even if that line spans many lines in the TextArea.

If the value is at the top, the value will be 1.

◆ getCaretPosition()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getCaretPosition ( ) const

Returns after which character the blinking cursor is currently located.

Returns: Characters before the caret

This function is an alias for getSelectionEnd.

◆ getDefaultText()

TGUI_NODISCARD const String & tgui::TextArea::getDefaultText ( ) const

Returns the default text of the text area. This is the text drawn when the text area is empty.

Returns: The default text of the text area

◆ getHorizontalScrollbarPolicy()

TGUI_NODISCARD Scrollbar::Policy tgui::TextArea::getHorizontalScrollbarPolicy ( ) const

Returns when the horizontal scrollbar should be displayed.

Returns: The policy for displaying the horizontal scrollbar

The default policy is Never, which means word-wrap will be used to keep the text within the TextArea.

◆ getHorizontalScrollbarValue()

TGUI_NODISCARD unsigned int tgui::TextArea::getHorizontalScrollbarValue ( ) const

Returns the thumb position of the horizontal scrollbar.

Returns: Value of the horizontal scrollbar

◆ getLinesCount()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getLinesCount ( ) const

Returns the amount of lines that the text occupies in the TextArea.

Returns: Lines of text

Note that this is the amount of lines after word-wrap is applied.

◆ getMaximumCharacters()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getMaximumCharacters ( ) const

Returns the maximum character limit.

Returns: The character limit The function will return 0 when there is no limit.

There is no character limit by default.

◆ getRenderer()

TGUI_NODISCARD TextAreaRenderer * tgui::TextArea::getRenderer ( )

overridevirtual

Returns the renderer, which gives access to functions that determine how the widget is displayed.

Returns: Temporary pointer to the renderer

Warning: After calling this function, the widget has its own copy of the renderer and it will no longer be shared.

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ getSelectedText()

TGUI_NODISCARD String tgui::TextArea::getSelectedText ( ) const

Returns the text that you currently have selected.

Returns: The selected text of the text area

◆ getSelectionEnd()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getSelectionEnd ( ) const

Returns the index where the selection ends.

The selection end always equals the caret position.

Note that the start of the selection may be behind the end of the selection when the user selected the text from right to left or from bottom to top.

Returns: Amount of characters before the end of the selection

◆ getSelectionStart()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::size_t tgui::TextArea::getSelectionStart ( ) const

Returns the index where the selection starts.

When no text is selected, this function returns the same getSelectionEnd.

Note that the start of the selection may be behind the end of the selection when the user selected the text from right to left or from bottom to top.

Returns: Amount of characters before the start of the selection

◆ getSharedRenderer() [1/2]

TGUI_NODISCARD const TextAreaRenderer * tgui::TextArea::getSharedRenderer ( ) const

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ getSharedRenderer() [2/2]

TGUI_NODISCARD TextAreaRenderer * tgui::TextArea::getSharedRenderer ( )

overridevirtual

Returns the renderer, which gives access to functions that determine how the widget is displayed.

Returns: Temporary pointer to the renderer that may be shared with other widgets using the same renderer

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ getSignal()

TGUI_NODISCARD Signal & tgui::TextArea::getSignal ( String signalName )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Retrieves a signal based on its name.

Parameters

signalName Name of the signal

Returns: Signal that corresponds to the name

Exceptions

Exception when the name does not match any signal

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ getTabString()

TGUI_NODISCARD String tgui::TextArea::getTabString ( ) const

Returns the string that is inserted when the Tab key is pressed.

Returns: The string that's inserted when Tab is pressed.

Defaults to "\t".

◆ getText()

TGUI_NODISCARD String tgui::TextArea::getText ( ) const

Returns the text of the text area.

Returns: The text that is currently inside the text area

◆ getVerticalScrollbarPolicy()

TGUI_NODISCARD Scrollbar::Policy tgui::TextArea::getVerticalScrollbarPolicy ( ) const

Returns when the vertical scrollbar should be displayed.

Returns: The policy for displaying the vertical scrollbar

The default policy is Automatic, which means it only shows when the text doesn't fit inside the TextArea.

◆ getVerticalScrollbarValue()

TGUI_NODISCARD unsigned int tgui::TextArea::getVerticalScrollbarValue ( ) const

Returns the thumb position of the vertical scrollbar.

Returns: Value of the vertical scrollbar

◆ isMouseOnWidget()

TGUI_NODISCARD bool tgui::TextArea::isMouseOnWidget ( Vector2f pos ) const

overridevirtual

Returns whether the mouse position (which is relative to the parent widget) lies on top of the widget.

Returns: Is the mouse on top of the widget?

Implements tgui::Widget.

◆ isReadOnly()

TGUI_NODISCARD bool tgui::TextArea::isReadOnly ( ) const

Checks if the text area read-only or writable.

Returns: Is the text area read-only?

When the text area is read-only, you can no longer delete characters and type text. Selecting text, copying text and even calling the setText function will still work.

◆ keyPressed()

void tgui::TextArea::keyPressed ( const Event::KeyEvent & event )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ leftMouseButtonNoLongerDown()

void tgui::TextArea::leftMouseButtonNoLongerDown ( )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ leftMousePressed()

bool tgui::TextArea::leftMousePressed ( Vector2f pos )

overridevirtual

Called by the parent when the left mouse button goes down on top of the widget.

Parameters

pos	Mouse position in view coordinates relative to the parent widget

Returns: True if the clicked part of the widget is draggable, i.e. if the widget should continue to receive mouse move events until the mouse is released, even when the mouse leaves the widget. When false is returned, the mouse move events will only be sent to the widget as long as the mouse is on top of the widget.

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ leftMouseReleased()

void tgui::TextArea::leftMouseReleased ( Vector2f pos )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ load()

void tgui::TextArea::load	(	const std::unique_ptr< DataIO::Node > &	node,
		const LoadingRenderersMap &	renderers
	)

overrideprotectedvirtual

Loads the widget from a tree of nodes.

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ mouseMoved()

void tgui::TextArea::mouseMoved ( Vector2f pos )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ mouseNoLongerOnWidget()

void tgui::TextArea::mouseNoLongerOnWidget ( )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ rendererChanged()

void tgui::TextArea::rendererChanged ( const String & property )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Function called when one of the properties of the renderer is changed.

Parameters

property Name of the property that was changed

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ save()

TGUI_NODISCARD std::unique_ptr< DataIO::Node > tgui::TextArea::save ( SavingRenderersMap & renderers ) const

overrideprotectedvirtual

Saves the widget as a tree node in order to save it to a file.

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ scrolled()

bool tgui::TextArea::scrolled	(	float	delta,
		Vector2f	pos,
		bool	touch
	)

overridevirtual

Called by the parent on scroll event (either from mouse wheel of from two finger scrolling on a touchscreen)

Parameters

delta	Scroll offset (positive is up, negative is down). High-precision mice may use non-integral offsets.
pos	Mouse position, or the initial position of the touch events
touch	Was this a touch event or a mouse wheel scroll?

Returns: Was the scrolling was handled by the widget?

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ setCaretPosition()

void tgui::TextArea::setCaretPosition ( std::size_t charactersBeforeCaret )

Sets the blinking caret to after a specific character.

Parameters

charactersBeforeCaret The new position

This function will set both the selection start and selection end to the requested value.

◆ setDefaultText()

void tgui::TextArea::setDefaultText ( const String & text )

Changes the default text of the text area. This is the text drawn when the text area is empty.

Parameters

text	The new default text

◆ setFocused()

void tgui::TextArea::setFocused ( bool focused )

overridevirtual

Focus or unfocus the widget.

Parameters

focused Is the widget focused?

When a widget is focused, the previously focused widget will be unfocused.

Warning: This function only works properly when the widget was already added to its parent (e.g. the Gui).

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ setHorizontalScrollbarPolicy()

void tgui::TextArea::setHorizontalScrollbarPolicy ( Scrollbar::Policy policy )

Changes when the horizontal scrollbar should be displayed.

Parameters

policy The policy for displaying the horizontal scrollbar

The default policy is Never, which means word-wrap will be used to keep the text within the TextArea.

◆ setHorizontalScrollbarValue()

void tgui::TextArea::setHorizontalScrollbarValue ( unsigned int value )

Changes the thumb position of the horizontal scrollbar.

Parameters

value New value of the horizontal scrollbar

◆ setMaximumCharacters()

void tgui::TextArea::setMaximumCharacters ( std::size_t maxChars = 0 )

Changes the maximum character limit.

Parameters

maxChars The new character limit. Set it to 0 to disable the limit

This character limit is disabled by default.

◆ setReadOnly()

void tgui::TextArea::setReadOnly ( bool readOnly = true )

Makes the text area read-only or make it writable again.

Parameters

readOnly Should the text area be read-only?

When the text area is read-only, you can no longer delete characters and type text. Selecting text, copying text and even calling the setText function will still work.

◆ setSelectedText()

void tgui::TextArea::setSelectedText	(	std::size_t	selectionStartIndex,
		std::size_t	selectionEndIndex
	)

Changes which part of the text is selected.

Parameters

selectionStartIndex	Amount of characters before the start of the selection
selectionEndIndex	Amount of characters before the end of the selection

◆ setSize() [1/3]

virtual void tgui::Widget::setSize ( const Layout2d & size )

virtual

Changes the size of the widget.

Parameters

size	Size of the widget

Usage examples:

// Give the widget an exact size
widget->setSize({40, 30});
 
// Give the widget a size relative to the size of its parent
widget->setSize({"20%", "5%"});
 
// Make the widget 50 pixels higher than some other widget and automatically resize it when the other widget resizes
widget->setSize({200, tgui::bindHeight(otherWidget) + 50});

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ setSize() [2/3]

void tgui::TextArea::setSize ( const Layout2d & size )

overridevirtual

Changes the size of the text area.

This size does not include the borders.

Parameters

size	The new size of the text area

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ setSize() [3/3]

void tgui::Widget::setSize	(	Layout	width,
		Layout	height
	)

inline

Changes the size of the widget.

Parameters

width	Width of the widget
height	Height of the widget

Warning: This setSize overload must never be used from internal TGUI code or by custom widget implementations

◆ setTabString()

void tgui::TextArea::setTabString ( String tabText )

Changes the string that is inserted when the Tab key is pressed.

Parameters

tabText The string to insert when Tab is pressed.

Defaults to "\t".

Warning: Any cartridge return characters given in this string (\r) will be removed!; Pressing the Tab key will not affect the TextArea unless BackendGui::setTabKeyUsageEnabled(false) is called.

◆ setText()

void tgui::TextArea::setText ( String text )

Changes the text of the text area.

Parameters

text New text

◆ setVerticalScrollbarPolicy()

void tgui::TextArea::setVerticalScrollbarPolicy ( Scrollbar::Policy policy )

Changes when the vertical scrollbar should be displayed.

Parameters

policy The policy for displaying the vertical scrollbar

The default policy is Automatic, which means it only shows when the text doesn't fit inside the TextArea.

◆ setVerticalScrollbarValue()

void tgui::TextArea::setVerticalScrollbarValue ( unsigned int value )

Changes the thumb position of the vertical scrollbar.

Parameters

value New value of the vertical scrollbar

◆ textEntered()

void tgui::TextArea::textEntered ( char32_t key )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ updateTextSize()

void tgui::TextArea::updateTextSize ( )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Called when the text size is changed (either by setTextSize or via the renderer)

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

◆ updateTime()

bool tgui::TextArea::updateTime ( Duration elapsedTime )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Reimplemented from tgui::Widget.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

include/TGUI/Widgets/TextArea.hpp

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◆ addText()

◆ canHandleKeyPress()

◆ clone()

◆ copy()

◆ create()

◆ draw()

◆ enableMonospacedFontOptimization()

◆ getCaretColumn()

◆ getCaretLine()

◆ getCaretPosition()

◆ getDefaultText()

◆ getHorizontalScrollbarPolicy()

◆ getHorizontalScrollbarValue()

◆ getLinesCount()

◆ getMaximumCharacters()

◆ getRenderer()

◆ getSelectedText()

◆ getSelectionEnd()

◆ getSelectionStart()

◆ getSharedRenderer() [1/2]

◆ getSharedRenderer() [2/2]

◆ getSignal()

◆ getTabString()

◆ getText()

◆ getVerticalScrollbarPolicy()

◆ getVerticalScrollbarValue()

◆ isMouseOnWidget()

◆ isReadOnly()

◆ keyPressed()

◆ leftMouseButtonNoLongerDown()

◆ leftMousePressed()

◆ leftMouseReleased()

◆ load()

◆ mouseMoved()

◆ mouseNoLongerOnWidget()

◆ rendererChanged()

◆ save()

◆ scrolled()

◆ setCaretPosition()

◆ setDefaultText()

◆ setFocused()

◆ setHorizontalScrollbarPolicy()

◆ setHorizontalScrollbarValue()

◆ setMaximumCharacters()

◆ setReadOnly()

◆ setSelectedText()

◆ setSize() [1/3]

◆ setSize() [2/3]

◆ setSize() [3/3]

◆ setTabString()

◆ setText()

◆ setVerticalScrollbarPolicy()

◆ setVerticalScrollbarValue()

◆ textEntered()

◆ updateTextSize()

◆ updateTime()