$listbox->focus();
my $selected = $listbox->get();
DESCRIPTION
Curses::UI::Listbox is a widget that can be used to create
a couple of different kinds of listboxes. These are:
* default listbox
A list of values through which can be browsed. One of these
values can be selected. The selected value will be
highlighted. This kind of listbox looks somewhat like this:
+------+
|One |
|Two |
|Three |
+------+
* multi-select listbox
This is also a list of values, but now more than one
value can be selected at once. This kind of listbox
looks somewhat like this:
+----------+
|[X] One |
|[ ] Two |
|[X] Three |
+----------+
* radiobutton listbox
This looks a lot like the default listbox (only one
value can be selected), but now there is clear
visual feedback on which value is selected. Before
each value ``< >'' is printed. If a value is selected,
``<o>'' is printed instead. This kind of listbox
looks somewhat like this:
+----------+
|< > One |
|<o> Two |
|< > Three |
+----------+
* Listbox Markup
The listbox supports a primitive markup language to emphasize
entries:
<reverse>reverse text</reverse>
<bold>bold text</bold>
<underline>underlined text</underline>
<blink>blinking text</blink>
<dim>dim text</dim>
By using this markup tokens in the values array, you can make the
listbox draw the text in the according way. To enable the parser,
you have to create the listbox with the -htmltext option.
For an explanation of these standard options, see
Curses::UI::Widget.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
* -values < LIST >
This option sets the values to use.
Unless a label is set for the value (see -labels),
this value will be shown in the list.
* -labels < HASHREF >
The keys of this hash reference correspond to the values of
the listbox (see -values). The values of the hash are the
labels to show in the listbox. It's not obligatory to have
a label defined for each value. You may even omit -labels
completely.
* -selected < INDEX >
In case the -multi option is not set, INDEX is the index
of the value that should be selected.
In case the -multi option is set, INDEX is a hash reference
in which the keys are the indices of the -values which are
selected and the values are any true value.
* -multi < BOOLEAN >
If BOOLEAN has a true value, the listbox will be a multi-select
listbox (see DESCRIPTION).
* -radio < BOOLEAN >
If BOOLEAN has a true value, the listbox will be a radiobutton
listbox (see DESCRIPTION).
* -wraparound < BOOLEAN >
If BOOLEAN has a true value, wraparound is enabled. This means
that if the listbox is on its last value and a key is pressed
to go to the next value, the first value will be selected.
Also the last value will be selected if this first value is
selected and ``goto previous value'' is pressed.
* -onchange < CODEREF >
This sets the onChange event handler for the listbox widget.
If a new item is selected, the code in CODEREF will be executed.
It will get the widget reference as its argument.
* -onselchange < CODEREF >
This sets the onSelectionChange event handler for the listbox widget.
If a new item is marked as active CODEREF will be executed.
It will get the widget reference as its argument.
* -htmltext < BOOLEAN >
Make the Listbox parse primitive markup to change the items
appearence. See above.
METHODS
* new ( OPTIONS )
* layout ( )
* draw ( BOOLEAN )
* intellidraw ( )
* focus ( )
* onFocus ( CODEREF )
* onBlur ( CODEREF )
These are standard methods. See Curses::UI::Widget
for an explanation of these.
* get ( )
This method will return the values of the currently selected items
in the list. If the listbox is not a multi-select listbox only one
value will be returned of course.
* id ( )
This method will return the index of the currently selected items
in the list. If the listboy is not a multi-select listbox it will
only return one value.
* get_active_value ( )
This method will return the value of the currently active (i.e
highlighted line).
* get_active_id ( )
This method will return the index of the currently active (i.e
highlighted line).
* set_selection ( LIST )
This method marks the items at the positions specified in LIST
as selected. In a multi-select listbox you can set multiple items
with giving multiple values, in a single-select listbox only the
last item in LIST will be selected
* clear_selection ( )
This method clears the selected objects of a multi and radiobutton
listbox.
* values ( LIST )
This method sets the values to use.
* insert_at < POS, ARRAYREF|SCALAR >
This method adds ARRAYREF or SCALAR into the list of values at
pos.
* labels [ HASHREF ]
This method sets the labels to use.
* add_labels [ HASHREF ]
This method adds the given labels to the already defined ones.
* onChange ( CODEREF )
This method can be used to set the -onchange event handler
(see above) after initialization of the listbox.
* onSelectionChange ( CODEREF )
This method can be used to set the -onselchange event handler
(see above) after initialization of the listbox.
DEFAULT BINDINGS
* <cursor-left>, <h>, <tab>
Call the 'loose-focus' routine. This will have the widget
loose its focus.
* <cursor-right, <l>, <enter>, <space>
Call the 'option-select' routine. This will select the
active item in the listbox.
* <1>, <y>
Call the 'option-check' routine. If the listbox is a
multi-select listbox, the active item will become checked
and the next item will become active.
* <0>, <n>
Call the 'option-uncheck' routine. If the listbox is a
multi-select listbox, the active item will become unchecked
and the next item will become active.
* <cursor-down>, <j>
Call the 'option-next' routine. This will make the next
item of the list active.
* <cursor-up>, <k>
Call the 'option-prev' routine. This will make the previous
item of the list active.
* <page-up>
Call the 'option-prevpage' routine. This will make the item
on the previous page active.
* <page-down>
Call the 'option-nextpage' routine. This will make the item
on the next page active.
* <home>, <CTRL+A>
Call the 'option-first' routine. This will make the first
item of the list active.
* <end>, <CTRL+E>
Call the 'option-last' routine. This will make the last
item of the list active.
* </>
Call the 'search-forward' routine. This will make a 'less'-like
search system appear in the listbox. A searchstring can be
entered. After that the user can search for the next occurance
using the 'n' key or the previous occurance using the 'N' key.
* <?>
Call the 'search-backward' routine. This will do the same as
the 'search-forward' routine, only it will search in the
opposite direction.
This package is free software and is provided ``as is'' without express
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