GadgetText

GadgetText

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Gadgets

GadgetText:String gadget:Int32

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
gadget	In	Int32	required	Handle of the gadget.

Returns: The text of the gadget.

Description

Reads the text of a gadget, such as the caption of a button or label, or the title of a window. For text fields and text areas, use TextFieldText and TextAreaText to read what the user typed. The official help lists the command as undocumented.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 32, 2
win = CreateWindow("Text", 10, 10, 300, 100, Desktop(), 3)
b   = CreateButton("Hello", 10, 10, 120, 28, win)
Repeat
	e = WaitEvent()
	If e = $401 Then SetGadgetText win, GadgetText(b) + " again"
Until e = $803

Related Commands

GadgetFont, GadgetGroup, GadgetHeight, GadgetItemText, GadgetWidth, GadgetX, GadgetY, SetGadgetText

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Gadgets