Added convenience method update_menubutton(),

which tries to keep the menu synchronized with the Fl_Input field,
assuming there's a match.



git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.4@12908 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121

FL/Fl_Input_Choice.H

@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ public:
   void resize(int X, int Y, int W, int H);
 
   /** Adds an item to the menu.
+    When any item is selected, the Fl_Input_Choice callback() is invoked,
+    which can do something with the selected item.
+
     You can access the more complex Fl_Menu_Button::add() methods
-    (setting callbacks, userdata, etc), via menubutton(). Example:
+    (setting item-specific callbacks, userdata, etc), via menubutton(). Example:
     \code
     Fl_Input_Choice *choice = new Fl_Input_Choice(100,10,120,25,"Fonts");
     Fl_Menu_Button *mb = choice->menubutton();             // use Fl_Input_Choice's Fl_Menu_Button
@@ -143,8 +146,14 @@ public:
   const char* value() const { return (inp_->value()); }
 
   /** Sets the Fl_Input text field's contents to \p val.
-    Does not affect the menu selection.
+
-    \see void value(int val)
+    Note it is possible to set the value() to one that is not
+    in the menubutton's list of choices.
+
+    Setting the value() does NOT affect the menubutton's selection.
+    If that's needed, call update_menubutton() after setting value().
+
+    \see void value(int val), update_menubutton()
   */
   void value(const char *val) { inp_->value(val); }
 
@@ -152,6 +161,8 @@ public:
     to that value. Any previous text is cleared. */
   void value(int val);
 
+  int update_menubutton();
+
   /** Returns a pointer to the internal Fl_Menu_Button widget.
     This can be used to access any of the methods of the menu button, e.g.
     \code

src/Fl_Input_Choice.cxx

@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@
   #include <FL/Fl_Double_Window.H>
   #include <FL/Fl_Input_Choice.H>
   void choice_cb(Fl_Widget *w, void *userdata) {
+
     // Show info about the picked item
     Fl_Input_Choice *choice = (Fl_Input_Choice*)w;
-    const Fl_Menu_Item *item = choice->menubutton()->mvalue();
     printf("*** Choice Callback:\n");
+    printf("    widget's text value='%s'\n", choice->value());   // normally all you need
+
+    // Access the menu via menubutton()..
+    const Fl_Menu_Item *item = choice->menubutton()->mvalue();
     printf("    item label()='%s'\n", item ? item->label() : "(No item)");
     printf("    item value()=%d\n", choice->menubutton()->value());
     printf("    input value()='%s'\n", choice->input()->value());
@@ -214,6 +218,48 @@ void Fl_Input_Choice::clear_changed() {
   Fl_Widget::clear_changed();
 }
 
+/** Updates the menubutton with the string value in Fl_Input.
+
+    If the string value currently in Fl_Input matches one of the
+    menu items in menubutton(), that menu item will become the
+    current item selected.
+
+    Call this method after setting value(const char*) if you need
+    the menubutton() to be synchronized with the Fl_Input field.
+
+    \code
+    // Add items
+    choice->add(".25");
+    choice->add(".50");
+    choice->add("1.0");
+    choice->add("2.0");
+    choice->add("4.0");
+
+    choice->value("1.0");            // sets Fl_Input to "1.0"
+    choice->update_menubutton();     // cause menubutton to reflect this value too
+                                     // (returns 1 if match was found, 0 if not)
+    // Verify menubutton()'s value.
+    printf("menu button choice index=%d, value=%s\n", 
+                                choice->menubutton()->value(),    // would be -1 if update not done
+                                choice->menubutton()->text());    // would be NULL if update not done
+    \endcode
+
+    \returns 1 if a matching menuitem was found and value set, 0 if not.
+    \version 1.4.0
+*/
+int Fl_Input_Choice::update_menubutton() {
+  // Find item in menu
+  for ( int i=0; i<menu_->size(); i++ ) {
+    const Fl_Menu_Item &item = menu_->menu()[i];
+    if (item.flags & (FL_SUBMENU|FL_SUBMENU_POINTER)) continue;   // ignore submenus
+    const char *name = menu_->text(i);
+    if ( name && strcmp(name, inp_->value()) == 0) {
+      menu_->value(i);
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;		// not found
+}
 
 //
 // End of "$Id$".