TextAreaText

TextAreaText

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Text Areas

TextAreaText:String textarea:Int32, pos:Int32=0, len:Int32=-1, units:Int32=1

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
textarea	In	Int32	required	Handle of a text area.
pos	In	Int32	0
len	In	Int32	-1
units	In	Int32	1	1 counts characters, 2 counts lines. Defaults to 1.

Returns: The text.

Description

Reads the text, all of it or a part. Line breaks are given as Chr$(13).

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 32, 2
win  = CreateWindow("Read", 10, 10, 300, 150, Desktop(), 3)
area = CreateTextArea(10, 10, 270, 90, win)
SetGadgetText area, "one" + Chr$(13) + "two" + Chr$(13) + "three"
SetGadgetText win, TextAreaText(area, 1, 1, 2) ; the second line
Repeat
Until WaitEvent() = $803

Related Commands

AddTextAreaText, FormatTextAreaText, SetTextAreaText, TextAreaChar, TextAreaCursor, TextAreaLen, TextAreaLine, TextAreaLineLen

Command Index · BlitzPlus · Text Areas