FormatTextAreaText

FormatTextAreaText

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Text Areas

FormatTextAreaText:Void textarea:Int32, red:Int32, green:Int32, blue:Int32, flags:Int32, pos:Int32=0, len:Int32=-1, units:Int32=1

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
textarea	In	Int32	required	Handle of a text area.
red	In	Int32	required	Red part of the text color, 0 to 255.
green	In	Int32	required	Green part of the text color, 0 to 255.
blue	In	Int32	required	Blue part of the text color, 0 to 255.
flags	In	Int32	required
pos	In	Int32	0
len	In	Int32	-1
units	In	Int32	1	1 counts characters, 2 counts lines. Defaults to 1.

Description

Changes the color and style of a part of the text. The style is 1 for bold, 2 for italic and 3 for both, and 0 for plain. The part starts at a character or line and goes on for a number of them.

Differences

• Underline and strike-through are not supported, as in the original.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 32, 2
win  = CreateWindow("Format", 10, 10, 300, 150, Desktop(), 3)
area = CreateTextArea(10, 10, 270, 90, win)
SetGadgetText area, "Red green bold italic"
FormatTextAreaText area, 255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3
FormatTextAreaText area, 0, 140, 0, 0, 4, 5
FormatTextAreaText area, 0, 0, 0, 1, 10, 4
FormatTextAreaText area, 0, 0, 160, 2, 15, 6
Repeat
Until WaitEvent() = $803

Media

Related Commands

AddTextAreaText, CreateTextArea, LockTextArea, SetTextAreaColor, SetTextAreaFont, SetTextAreaText, TextAreaText, TextFieldText

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Text Areas