BBjEditBox::getSelectedText

Description

Returns the text that is selected in the BBjEditBox.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

string

getSelectedText()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns the text that is selected or an empty string if there is no selection.

Example

rem 'Get selected text in an edit box

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 edit box on the window
myEditBox! = myWindow!.addEditBox(101,50,100,90,30,"Edit Box")

rem 'Add a button to get selected text in Edit Box
myButton! = myWindow!.addMenuButton(102,50,50,100,30,"Get Selected Text",$4000$)

rem 'Register the CALLBACK routines
CALLBACK(ON_BUTTON_PUSH,SELECT_TEXT,mySysGui!.getContext(),102)
CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())

rem 'Process Events
process_events

SELECT_TEXT:
    text$ = myEditBox!.getSelectedText()
    print text$
    i = msgbox(text$,0,"getSelectedText")
return

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

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjEditBox

BBjControl

Object Variables

EVENTMASK Mnemonic - Change Event Mask

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