I’m feeling rather dense ATM, but I’m using the standard example that comes with Control5P for text fields, and I cannot seem to highlight text that I enter. I want to the user to be able to type something, then highlight it if they wish, perhaps delete what they typed and retype, as I do when I’m entering text/making changes…
But it seems that highlighting is not possible? There’s a million methods/properties listed, but nothing for highlighting?
In the documentation there’s one mention of a HIGHLIGHT for the textfield, but much googling/trolling around has not yielded any answers as of yet.
Here’s the standard example that comes with the library. If anyone can help me figure out how to implement or unlock basic highlighting of entered text, I would be grateful.
Thank you,
Mike
/**
* ControlP5 Textfield
*
*
* find a list of public methods available for the Textfield Controller
* at the bottom of this sketch.
*
* by Andreas Schlegel, 2012
* www.sojamo.de/libraries/controlp5
*
*/
import controlP5.*;
ControlP5 cp5;
String textValue = "";
void setup() {
size(700,400);
PFont font = createFont("arial",20);
cp5 = new ControlP5(this);
cp5.addTextfield("input")
.setPosition(20,100)
.setSize(200,40)
.setFont(font)
.setFocus(true)
.setColor(color(255,0,0))
;
cp5.addTextfield("textValue")
.setPosition(20,170)
.setSize(200,40)
.setFont(createFont("arial",20))
.setAutoClear(false)
;
cp5.addBang("clear")
.setPosition(240,170)
.setSize(80,40)
.getCaptionLabel().align(ControlP5.CENTER, ControlP5.CENTER)
;
cp5.addTextfield("default")
.setPosition(20,350)
.setAutoClear(false)
;
textFont(font);
}
void draw() {
background(0);
fill(255);
text(cp5.get(Textfield.class,"input").getText(), 360,130);
text(textValue, 360,180);
}
public void clear() {
cp5.get(Textfield.class,"textValue").clear();
}
void controlEvent(ControlEvent theEvent) {
if(theEvent.isAssignableFrom(Textfield.class)) {
println("controlEvent: accessing a string from controller '"
+theEvent.getName()+"': "
+theEvent.getStringValue()
);
}
}
public void input(String theText) {
// automatically receives results from controller input
println("a textfield event for controller 'input' : "+theText);
}
/*
a list of all methods available for the Textfield Controller
use ControlP5.printPublicMethodsFor(Textfield.class);
to print the following list into the console.
You can find further details about class Textfield in the javadoc.
Format:
ClassName : returnType methodName(parameter type)
controlP5.Controller : CColor getColor()
controlP5.Controller : ControlBehavior getBehavior()
controlP5.Controller : ControlWindow getControlWindow()
controlP5.Controller : ControlWindow getWindow()
controlP5.Controller : ControllerProperty getProperty(String)
controlP5.Controller : ControllerProperty getProperty(String, String)
controlP5.Controller : ControllerView getView()
controlP5.Controller : Label getCaptionLabel()
controlP5.Controller : Label getValueLabel()
controlP5.Controller : List getControllerPlugList()
controlP5.Controller : Pointer getPointer()
controlP5.Controller : String getAddress()
controlP5.Controller : String getInfo()
controlP5.Controller : String getName()
controlP5.Controller : String getStringValue()
controlP5.Controller : String toString()
controlP5.Controller : Tab getTab()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield addCallback(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield addListener(ControlListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield addListenerFor(int, CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield align(int, int, int, int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield bringToFront()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield bringToFront(ControllerInterface)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield hide()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield linebreak()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield listen(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield lock()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onChange(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onClick(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onDoublePress(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onDrag(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onDraw(ControllerView)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onEndDrag(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onEnter(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onLeave(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onMove(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onPress(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onRelease(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onReleaseOutside(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onStartDrag(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield onWheel(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield plugTo(Object)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield plugTo(Object, String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield plugTo(Object[])
controlP5.Controller : Textfield plugTo(Object[], String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield registerProperty(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield registerProperty(String, String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield registerTooltip(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeBehavior()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeCallback()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeCallback(CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeListener(ControlListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeListenerFor(int, CallbackListener)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeListenersFor(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeProperty(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield removeProperty(String, String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setArrayValue(float[])
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setArrayValue(int, float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setBehavior(ControlBehavior)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setBroadcast(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setCaptionLabel(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColor(CColor)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorActive(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorBackground(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorCaptionLabel(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorForeground(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorLabel(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorValue(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setColorValueLabel(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setDecimalPrecision(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setDefaultValue(float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setHeight(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setId(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setImage(PImage)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setImage(PImage, int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setImages(PImage, PImage, PImage)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setImages(PImage, PImage, PImage, PImage)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setLabel(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setLabelVisible(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setLock(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setMax(float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setMin(float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setMouseOver(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setMoveable(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setPosition(float, float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setPosition(float[])
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setSize(PImage)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setSize(int, int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setStringValue(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setUpdate(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setValue(float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setValueLabel(String)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setValueSelf(float)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setView(ControllerView)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setVisible(boolean)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield setWidth(int)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield show()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield unlock()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield unplugFrom(Object)
controlP5.Controller : Textfield unplugFrom(Object[])
controlP5.Controller : Textfield unregisterTooltip()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield update()
controlP5.Controller : Textfield updateSize()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isActive()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isBroadcast()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isInside()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isLabelVisible()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isListening()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isLock()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isMouseOver()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isMousePressed()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isMoveable()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isUpdate()
controlP5.Controller : boolean isVisible()
controlP5.Controller : float getArrayValue(int)
controlP5.Controller : float getDefaultValue()
controlP5.Controller : float getMax()
controlP5.Controller : float getMin()
controlP5.Controller : float getValue()
controlP5.Controller : float[] getAbsolutePosition()
controlP5.Controller : float[] getArrayValue()
controlP5.Controller : float[] getPosition()
controlP5.Controller : int getDecimalPrecision()
controlP5.Controller : int getHeight()
controlP5.Controller : int getId()
controlP5.Controller : int getWidth()
controlP5.Controller : int listenerSize()
controlP5.Controller : void remove()
controlP5.Controller : void setView(ControllerView, int)
controlP5.Textfield : String getText()
controlP5.Textfield : String[] getTextList()
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield clear()
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield keepFocus(boolean)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setAutoClear(boolean)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setColor(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setColorCursor(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setFocus(boolean)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setFont(ControlFont)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setFont(PFont)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setFont(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setHeight(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setInputFilter(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setPasswordMode(boolean)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setSize(int, int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setText(String)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setValue(String)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setValue(float)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield setWidth(int)
controlP5.Textfield : Textfield submit()
controlP5.Textfield : boolean isAutoClear()
controlP5.Textfield : boolean isFocus()
controlP5.Textfield : int getIndex()
controlP5.Textfield : void draw(PGraphics)
controlP5.Textfield : void keyEvent(KeyEvent)
java.lang.Object : String toString()
java.lang.Object : boolean equals(Object)
created: 2015/03/24 12:21:31
*/