An entry field provides the text-editing capabilities of a simple text editor and is useful whenever an application requires a short line of text from the user.

If the application requires more sophisticated text-editing capabilities and multiple lines of text from the user, the application can use a multiple-line entry (MLE) field. See Presentation Manager Programming Guide - Advanced Topics for more information about MLE controls.

Both the user and the application can edit text in an entry field. Applications typically use entry fields in dialog windows, although they can be used in non-dialog windows as well.

An application creates an entry field by specifying either the WC_ENTRYFIELD window class in the WinCreateWindow function or the ENTRYFIELD statement in a resource-definition file.