Entry widget

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#!/usr/bin/gjs
Gtk = imports.gi.Gtk;
Gtk.init(null, 0);

myW = new Gtk.Window({type: Gtk.WindowType.TOPLEVEL});
myW.title = "Entry";
myW.connect("destroy", function(){Gtk.main_quit()});
grid = new Gtk.Grid();
myW.add(grid);

//create the entry widget
var entry = new Gtk.Entry();
entry.set_placeholder_text("Write something here");
entry.set_width_chars(50);
//create the first label
var label = new Gtk.Label({label: "Entry widget: "});
//create the button for connecting
var connectionbutton = new Gtk.Button({label: "Click to update label"});
//create the label for updating the entrys information
this.resultlabel = new Gtk.Label({
  label: "Entry contents go here after the click"
});
//create a connection between the button and the result label
connectionbutton.connect("clicked", function(widget, event) {
  //getting the text from the entry widget and updating the label
  var whatWasTyped = entry.get_text();
  this.resultlabel.set_text(whatWasTyped); 
});

grid.attach(label, 1, 1, 1, 1);
grid.attach_next_to(entry,label,1,1,1);
grid.attach_next_to(connectionbutton,label,3,1,1);
grid.attach_next_to(resultlabel,entry,3,1,1);myW.show_all();
Gtk.main();