Kodi Development  20.0
for Binary and Script based Add-Ons
Subclass - ControlTextBox

Detailed Description

Used to show a multi-page piece of text.

Class: ControlTextBox(x, y, width, height[, font, textColor])

The text box is used for showing a large multipage piece of text in Kodi. You can choose the position, size, and look of the text.

Note
This class include also all calls from Control
Parameters
xinteger - x coordinate of control.
yinteger - y coordinate of control.
widthinteger - width of control.
heightinteger - height of control.
font[opt] string - font used for text. (e.g. 'font13')
textColor[opt] hexstring - color of textbox's text. (e.g. '0xFFFFFFFF')
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments and skip certain optional arguments.
Once you use a keyword, all following arguments require the keyword.
After you create the control, you need to add it to the window with addControl().

Example:

...
# ControlTextBox(x, y, width, height[, font, textColor])
self.textbox = xbmcgui.ControlTextBox(100, 250, 300, 300, textColor='0xFFFFFFFF')
...

As stated above, the GUI control is only created once added to a window. The example below shows how a ControlTextBox can be created, added to the current window and have some of its properties changed.

Extended example:

...
textbox = xbmcgui.ControlTextBox(100, 250, 300, 300, textColor='0xFFFFFFFF')
window = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
window.addControl(textbox)
textbox.setText("My Text Box")
textbox.scroll()
...

Function Documentation

◆ setText()

setText (   ...)

Function: setText(text)


Sets the text for this textbox.

Parameters
textstring - text string.

v19 Python API changes:
setText can now be used before adding the control to the window (the defined value is taken into consideration when the control is created)

Example:

...
# setText(text)
self.textbox.setText('This is a line of text that can wrap.')
...

◆ getText()

getText ( )

Function: getText()


Returns the text value for this textbox.

Returns
To get text from box

v19 Python API changes:
getText() can now be used before adding the control to the window

Example:

...
# getText()
text = self.text.getText()
...

◆ reset()

reset ( )

Function: reset()


Clear's this textbox.


v19 Python API changes:
reset() will reset any text defined for this control even before you add the control to the window

Example:

...
# reset()
self.textbox.reset()
...

◆ scroll()

scroll (   ...)

Function: scroll(id)


Scrolls to the given position.

Parameters
idinteger - position to scroll to.
Note
scroll() only works after the control is added to a window.

Example:

...
# scroll(position)
self.textbox.scroll(10)
...

◆ autoScroll()

autoScroll (   ...)

Function: autoScroll(delay, time, repeat)


Set autoscrolling times.

Parameters
delayinteger - Scroll delay (in ms)
timeinteger - Scroll time (in ms)
repeatinteger - Repeat time
Note
autoScroll only works after you add the control to a window.

v15 Python API changes:
New function added.

Example:

...
self.textbox.autoScroll(1, 2, 1)
...