VtGet(1vtcl)
VtGet --
return value of specified option for given widget
VtGetValues-
synonym of VtGet
Synopsis
VtGet widgetName [option]
VtGetValues widgetName [option]
Description
Returns the value of the specified option for the given widget.
Only options which have a "G" next to the option name in the command
reference can be retrieved with VtGet. VtGet
can retrieve multiple options from a single widget in a single command.
The options are retrieved in the order in which they appear on the
command line.
Options
Any valid options for the particular widget.
For example, to
return the label string for the widget $myLabel:
set label [VtGet $myLabel -label]
You can specify one of the dialog options -apply,
-cancel, -help,-ok, or -reset
to retrieve the widget name of the corresponding built-in button on a form.
For example, to get the widget name of the Help button on the form
$myForm:
set helpbutton [VtGet $myForm -help]
Return values
If VtGet fails,
it returns one of the following error messages:
NOT_GETTABLE-
the option is not gettable
OPTION_COUNT-
too many or too few options specified
Standard errors-
See
``Tcl widget creation errors'' in Developing Visual Tcl applications.
References
25 April 2004
© 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004