Tk - Top Level Widgets

Top level widget is used to create a frame that is a new top level window. The syntax for top level widget is shown below −

toplevel topLevelName options

Options

The options available for the top level widget are listed below in table −

Sr.No.	Syntax & Description
1	-background color Used to set background color for widget.
2	-borderwidth width Used to draw with border in 3D effects.
3	-height number Used to set height for widget.
4	-padx number Sets the padx for the widget.
5	-pady number Sets the pady for the widget.
6	-relief condition Sets the 3D relief for this widget. The condition may be raised, sunken, flat, ridge, solid, or groove.
7	-width number Sets the width for widget.

A simple example for top level widget is shown below −

#!/usr/bin/wish

toplevel .top -width 400 -height 100 -background red -relief ridge
   -borderwidth 8 -padx 10 -pady 10

When we run the above program, we will get the following output −

tk_basic_widgets.htm

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