GTK Text Entries

GTK Text Entries (gtk_entry, defined in gtkentry.h) are used to allow the user to type a single line of text. Here are some ways to play with them:

/* create a new text entry. */
GtkWidget* entry = gtk_entry_new_with_max_length(20);

/* insert the following text into the text entry, as */
/* its initial value.                                */
gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), "hello there");

/* print the contents of the text entry. */
printf("Entry: '%s'\n", gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry)));

/* disable any further editing of the text entry. */
gtk_entry_set_editable(GTK_ENTRY(entry), FALSE);

The window would look like this: