How do you set (or clear) the content of an input field?

[kerabromsmu]

dirtylarry:input() doesn't have a parameter to control the content of input field. I tried to set the text of input_field/content by using gui.set_text(), but it didn't do anything.

[andsve]

I haven't added a function to modify the content of an input field, but it feels like there is some really good uses for it. There was a thread about it in the Defold forums: https://forum.defold.com/t/i-want-to-use-input-in-dirty-larry-gui-solved/5989/2?u=sven

Here is a copy of what was said in the forum post;

Try adding this function below your require statement for dirtylarry;

local dirtylarry = require "dirtylarry.dirtylarry"

function dirtylarry.set_input(self, node, txt)
    local node_content = gui.get_node(node .. "/content")
    local url = msg.url()
    local key = tostring(url.socket) .. hash_to_hex(url.path) .. hash_to_hex(url.fragment or hash("")) .. node
    dirtylarry.input_nodes[key].data = txt
    gui.set_text(node_content, txt)
end

Again, it makes sense to have this function natively in the library, I'll see when I have time to add it, unless you feel the urge to make a PR for it. 🙂

[kerabromsmu]

Just created a pull request for that. In the spirit of the rest of the library (as I understand it), the text is set through an extra parameter to the dirtylarry:input() method. The existing Lua code that uses the library should still work without any changes.