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datefield(n)                                 Tk datefield widget                                datefield(n)



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NAME
       datefield - Tk datefield widget

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tk

       package require datefield  ?0.2?

       ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

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DESCRIPTION
       The  datefield  package  provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced text entry widget for the
       purpose of date entry. Only valid dates of the form MM/DD/YYYY can be entered.

       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
       See the entry manual entry for details on all 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
        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


SEE ALSO
       clock(n), entry(n)

KEYWORDS
       clock, entry, widget

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>




datefield                                            0.2                                        datefield(n)