---
name: "wxTextEntryDialog"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxTextEntryDialog"
---

# wxTextEntryDialog(3erl)

Functions for wxTextEntryDialog class

## NAME

wxTextEntryDialog - Functions for wxTextEntryDialog class

## DESCRIPTION

This class represents a dialog that requests a one-line text string from the user. It is implemented as a generic wxWidgets dialog.

See: Overview cmndlg

This class is derived (and can use functions) from: *wxDialog* *wxTopLevelWindow* *wxWindow* *wxEvtHandler*

wxWidgets docs: wxTextEntryDialog

## DATA TYPES

```
wxTextEntryDialog() = wx:wx_object()
```

## EXPORTS

```
new() -> wxTextEntryDialog()
```

Default constructor.

Call *Create()* (not implemented in wx) to really create the dialog later.

Since: 2.9.5

```
new(Parent, Message) -> wxTextEntryDialog()
```

Types:

Parent = wxWindow:wxWindow()\
 Message = unicode:chardata()\

```
new(Parent, Message, Options :: [Option]) -> wxTextEntryDialog()
```

Types:

Parent = wxWindow:wxWindow()\
 Message = unicode:chardata()\
 Option = \
\
     {caption, unicode:chardata()} \|\
\
     {value, unicode:chardata()} \|\
\
     {style, integer()} \|\
\
     {pos, {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}}\

Constructor.

Use *wxDialog:showModal/1* to show the dialog.

See *Create()* (not implemented in wx) method for parameter description.

```
destroy(This :: wxTextEntryDialog()) -> ok
```

Destructor.

```
getValue(This) -> unicode:charlist()
```

Types:

This = wxTextEntryDialog()\

Returns the text that the user has entered if the user has pressed OK, or the original value if the user has pressed Cancel.

```
setValue(This, Value) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxTextEntryDialog()\
 Value = unicode:chardata()\

Sets the default text value.