Basalt2/docs/references/elements/Input.md

Input : VisualElement

This is the input class. It provides a text input field that can handle user input with various features like cursor movement, text manipulation, placeholder text, and input validation.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
text	string	-	The current text content of the input
cursorPos	number	1	The current cursor position in the text
viewOffset	number	0	The horizontal scroll offset for viewing long text
maxLength	number?	nil	Maximum length of input text (optional)
placeholder	string	...	Text to display when input is empty
placeholderColor	color	gray	Color of the placeholder text
focusedBackground	color	blue	Background color when input is focused
focusedForeground	color	white	Foreground color when input is focused
pattern	string?	nil	Regular expression pattern for input validation
cursorColor	number	nil	Color of the cursor

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Input:blur	-
Input:focus	-
Input:setCursor	-
Input:updateViewport	Input	Updates the input's viewport

Protected Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Input:char	boolean	Handles char events
Input:init	Input	Initializes the Input instance
Input:key	boolean	Handles key events
Input:mouse_click	boolean	Handles mouse click events
Input:render	-	Renders the input element

Input:blur()

Input:focus()

Input:setCursor()

Input:updateViewport()

Updates the input's viewport

Returns

• Input self The updated instance