=head1 NAME Tk::Optionmenu - Let the user select one of some predefined options values =for pm Tk/Optionmenu.pm =for category Tk Widget Classes =head1 SYNOPSIS use Tk::Optionmenu; $opt = $w->Optionmenu( -options => REFERENCE_to_OPTIONLIST, -command => CALLBACK, -variable => SCALAR_REF, ); $opt->addOptions( OPTIONLIST ); # OPTION LIST is # a) $val1, $val2, $val3,... # b) [ $lab1=>$val1], [$lab2=>val2], ... ] # c) combination of a) and b), e.g., # val1, [$lab2=>val2], val3, val4, [...], ... =head1 DESCRIPTION The B widget allows the user chose between a given set of options. If the user should be able to change the available option have a look at L. =head1 OPTIONS =over 4 =item -options (Re)sets the list of options presented. =item -command Defines the L that is invokes when a new option is selected. =item -variable Reference to a scalar that contains the current value of the selected option. =item -textvariable Reference to a scalar that contains the text label of the current value of the selected option. =back =head1 METHODS =over 4 =item addOptions Adds OPTION_LIST to the already available options. =back =head1 EXAMPLE use Tk; my $mw = MainWindow->new(); my ($var, $tvar); my $opt = $mw->Optionmenu( -options => [[jan=>1], [feb=>2], [mar=>3], [apr=>4]], -command => sub { print "got: ", shift, "\n" }, -variable => \$var, -textvariable => \$tvar )->pack; $opt->addOptions([may=>5],[jun=>6],[jul=>7],[aug=>8]); my $f = $mw->Frame(-relief=>'groove', -borderwidth => 2)->pack; $f->Label(-textvariable=>\$tvar)->pack(-side => 'left'); $f->Label(-text => " -> ")->pack(-side => 'left'); $f->Label(-textvariable=>\$var)->pack(-side => 'left'); $mw->Button(-text=>'Exit', -command=>sub{$mw->destroy})->pack; MainLoop; =head1 SEE ALSO L, L =cut