Add 'get' method to Variable and switch it from internal class to
standard class (it is now useful because it doesn't constrain the type
of the value).
diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
index bd36d10..2a822a1 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@
_varnum = 0
class Variable:
- """Internal class. Base class to define value holders for e.g. buttons."""
+ """Class to define value holders for e.g. buttons.
+
+ Subclasses StringVar, IntVar, DoubleVar, BooleanVar are specializations
+ that constrain the type of the value returned from get()."""
_default = ""
def __init__(self, master=None):
"""Construct a variable with an optional MASTER as master widget.
@@ -186,6 +189,9 @@
def set(self, value):
"""Set the variable to VALUE."""
return self._tk.globalsetvar(self._name, value)
+ def get(self):
+ """Return value of variable."""
+ return self._tk.globalgetvar(self._name)
def trace_variable(self, mode, callback):
"""Define a trace callback for the variable.