Text Input is used to write value to a PV and display the readback PV value. It does not supports multi-line text. It supports parsing String as a Double or Long Integer array.
If setting its Style property to native,
it will use the native text widget provided by the operating system, so it can support
native border looking, password input, Tab traverse and selecting text at Runtime.
ESC key to abort editing.
If there is no PV Name set for the widget, lost focus or clicking other place on the OPI
will set the text. If PV Name is set, it requires explicitly
hitting Enter or Ctrl+Enter to write the PV.
If Multi-line Input property is no,
press Enter key to submit text.
If Multi-line Input property is yes,
press Ctrl+Enter to submit text.
Note: Even if you did not change the text, press Enter or Ctrl+Enter will
still write the text to PV.
If the Format Type is not String,
it allows to write numeric array to numeric array PV with text format like 13 22 33 24.
Besides its own special properties, the widget has all the special properties of TextUpdate.
Properties only visible to File selector:
Properties only visible to Datetime selector:
yyyy (year), MM (month),
dd (day),
HH (hour), mm (minute) and ss (seconds).
yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss would look like 2011-04-26 14:43:00
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss would look like 04/26/2011 15:04:00
MM/dd/yyyy would look like 04/26/2011.
Properties only visible to Native Style