BBjCEdit::setOvertypeMode

Description

Sets whether the overtype mode is used in the BBjCEdit control.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

void

setOvertypeMode(boolean overtype)

Parameters

Variable

Description

overtype

Specifies whether to use overtype mode.

0 = Not in Overtype Mode

1 = In Overtype Mode

Return Value

None.

Remarks

If overtype is false then insert mode is used.

By default, the BBjCEdit is not in overtype mode.

Example

rem 'Set the mode of a custom edit box to overtype

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjAPI object
let myAPI! = BBjAPI()

rem 'Open the SysGui device
SYSGUI = UNT
OPEN (SYSGUI) "X0"

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjSysGui object
let mySysGui! = myAPI!.getSysGui()

rem 'Set addWindow param values
X = 10
Y = 10
WIDTH = 200
HEIGHT = 200
TITLE$ = "BBj Window"

rem 'Set the current context
mySysGui!.setContext(0)

rem 'Create a window
myWindow! = mySysGui!.addWindow(X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT,TITLE$)

rem 'Add a CEDIT control on the window
myCEdit! = myWindow!.addCEdit(101,30,100,140,30,"")

rem 'Add a paragraph at index 0 to the CEdit control
myCEdit!.addParagraph(0,"This is a paragraph")

rem 'Set the mode of a custom edit box to overtype
myCEdit!.setOvertypeMode(mySysGui!.TRUE)

rem 'Register the CALLBACK routines
CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())

rem 'Process Events
process_events

rem 'Callback routine called when the user closes the application window
APP_CLOSE:
release

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjSysGui

BBjControl

BBjWindow

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.