ComboBox

This is the ComboBox class. It extends the dropdown functionality with editable text input,allowing users to either select from a list or type their own custom text.

Extends: DropDown

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
editable	boolean	true	Whether the ComboBox allows text input
text	string	""	The current text content of the ComboBox
cursorPos	number	1	The current cursor position in the text
viewOffset	number	0	The horizontal scroll offset for viewing long text
placeholder	string	"..."	Text to display when input is empty
placeholderColor	color	gray	Color of the placeholder text
focusedBackground	color	blue	Background color when ComboBox is focused
focusedForeground	color	white	Foreground color when ComboBox is focused
autoComplete	boolean	false	Whether to enable auto-complete filtering when typing
manuallyOpened	boolean	false	Whether the dropdown was manually opened (not by auto-complete)

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
ComboBox.new	ComboBox	Creates a new ComboBox instance
ComboBox:setText	ComboBox	Sets the text content
ComboBox:getText	string	Gets the text content
ComboBox:setEditable	ComboBox	Sets editable state
ComboBox:char	-	Handles character input
ComboBox:key	-	Handles key input
ComboBox:render	-	Renders the ComboBox
ComboBox:focus	-	Called when gaining focus
ComboBox:blur	-	Called when losing focus

ComboBox.new()

Creates a new ComboBox instance

Returns

• ComboBox self The newly created ComboBox instance

ComboBox:setText(text)

Sets the text content of the ComboBox

Parameters

• text string The text to set

Returns

• ComboBox self

ComboBox:getText()

Gets the current text content

Returns

• string text The current text

ComboBox:setEditable(editable)

Sets whether the ComboBox is editable

Parameters

• editable boolean Whether the ComboBox should be editable

Returns

• ComboBox self

ComboBox:char(char)

Handles character input when editable

Parameters

• char string The character that was typed

ComboBox:key(key, held)

Handles key input when editable

Parameters

• key number The key code that was pressed
• held boolean Whether the key is being held

ComboBox:render()

Renders the ComboBox

ComboBox:focus()

Called when the ComboBox gains focus

ComboBox:blur()

Called when the ComboBox loses focus