NAME

Tk::Optionmenu - Let the user select one of some predefined options values

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
 use Tk::Optionmenu;
 $opt = $w->Optionmenu(
-options => REFERENCE_to_OPTIONLIST,
-command => CALLBACK,
-variable => SCALAR_REF,
);
 $opt->addOptions( OPTIONLIST );
 # OPTION LIST is
 #   a)  $val1, $val2, $val3,...
 #   b)  [ $lab1=>$val1], [$lab2=>val2], ... ]
 #   c)  combination of a) and b), e.g.,
 #       val1, [$lab2=>val2], val3, val4, [...], ...
            
          

DESCRIPTION

The Optionmenu widget allows the user chose between a given set of options.

If the user should be able to change the available option have a look at Tk::BrowseEntry.

OPTIONS

-options

(Re)sets the list of options presented.

-command

Defines the callback that is invokes when a new option is selected.

-variable

Reference to a scalar that contains the current value of the selected option.

-textvariable

Reference to a scalar that contains the text label of the current value of the selected option.

METHODS

addOptions

Adds OPTION_LIST to the already available options.

EXAMPLE

            

              
              
use Tk;
my $mw = MainWindow->new();
my ($var, $tvar);
my $opt = $mw->Optionmenu(
       -options => [[jan=>1], [feb=>2], [mar=>3], [apr=>4]],
       -command => sub { print "got: ", shift, "\n" },
       -variable => \$var,
       -textvariable => \$tvar
      )->pack;
$opt->addOptions([may=>5],[jun=>6],[jul=>7],[aug=>8]);
my $f = $mw->Frame(-relief=>'groove', -borderwidth => 2)->pack;
$f->Label(-textvariable=>\$tvar)->pack(-side => 'left');
$f->Label(-text => " -> ")->pack(-side => 'left');
$f->Label(-textvariable=>\$var)->pack(-side => 'left');
$mw->Button(-text=>'Exit', -command=>sub{$mw->destroy})->pack;
MainLoop;
            
          

SEE ALSO

Tk::Menubutton, Tk::BrowseEntry