multi-edit.md

Multi Edit

Overview

A MultiEdit is a field used to show or alter text in various disposed line

Source Code

{% code title="MultiEditSample.java" %}

import totalcross.sys.Settings;
import totalcross.ui.MainWindow;
import totalcross.ui.MultiEdit;

public class MultiEditSample extends MainWindow {
	public MultiEditSample() {
		setUIStyle(Settings.MATERIAL_UI);
		Settings.uiAdjustmentsBasedOnFontHeight = true;
	}

	public void initUI() {
		MultiEdit multiEdit = new MultiEdit();
		multiEdit.caption = "MultiEdit";
		add(multiEdit, LEFT + 100,CENTER, FILL - 100, DP + 48);
	}
}

{% endcode %}

Attributes

Type	Name	Description
boolean	autoSelect	When true, the text will be selected when the MultiEdit is foccused
String	caption	The MultiEdit's placeholder text
boolean	justify	Justify the text when the MultiEdit is not editable
boolean	drawDots	If true, a dotted line will be drawn on each line

Methods

Type	Name	Description
Constructor	MultEdit( )	Creates a MultiEdit for user input with the default size and spacing
Constructor	MultiEdit(int rowCount, int spaceBetweenLines)	Creates a MultiEdit for user input with the passed row quantity and line spacing.
Constructor	MultiEdit(String mask, int rowCount, int spaceBetweenLines)	Creates a MultiEdit for user input with the passed row quantity and line spacing, but with a mask.
void	setEditable(boolean on)	Will enable or disable the MultiEdit. Can be used as a way to make sure the user don't modify something that was already saved on server and can't be modified without proper authorization
String	getText( )	Returns the text within the MultiEdit
void	setMaxLength(int length)	Is used to limit the characters number the user can digit on the text field

References

• See the MultiEdit Java Docs for more information.